Calcaterra, No. 2 UConn pull away in second half to beat Hoyas
STORRS, CONN. » Joey Calcaterra scored all of his 14 points in the second half to help second-ranked UConn rally from its first secondhalf deficit of the season for an 84-73 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Tristan Newton had 17 points and seven assists, while Adama Sanogo added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (13-0, 2-0 Big East). Jordan Hawkins scored 15 points and Andre Jackson finished with seven points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Primo Spears had 19 points and Qudus Wahab 16 points and nine rebounds for Georgetown (58, 0-2).
(9) ALABAMA 84, JACKSON STATE 64 » Noah Gurley scored a seasonhigh 16 points and Mark Sears had 15, all in the second half, to Alabama (10-2) past Jackson State (111).
(12) BAYLOR 58, NORTHWESTERN STATE 48 » Jalen Bridges scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half, and Baylor (9-2) pulled away from Northwestern State (8-4).
WAKE FOREST 81, (14) DUKE 70 » Tyree Appleby had 18 points and eight assists as Wake Forest (9-4, 1-1 ACC) ended Duke’s eight-game road winning streak.
Jaylen Blakes scored a careerhigh 17 points to lead Duke (10-3, 1-1), which never got closer than
seven after the break.
DRAKE 58, (15) MISSISSIPPI STATE 52 » Roman Penn scored 19 points, Sardaar Calhoun made four of his career-high five 3-pointers in the second half, and Drake (9-3) handed Mississippi State (11-1) its first loss.
Calhoun finished with 17 points and Tucker DeVries added 15 for Drake, which beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2013. (18) INDIANA 96, ELON 72 » Race Thompson had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and short-handed Indiana (9-3) beat Elon (2-11).
The Hoosiers were missing their two leading scorers. Center Trayce Jackson-Davis (16.4 points per game) sat for precautionary
reasons with nagging back and hand injuries, and point guard Xavier Johnson (9.9 points) was sidelined by a foot injury. PROVIDENCE 103, (24) MARQUETTE 98 » Bryce Hopkins had 29 points and 23 rebounds — both career highs — and grabbed the offensive board on a missed free throw with 15 seconds left in the second overtime to help Providence (10-3, 2-0 Big East) run out the clock and beat Marquette (9-4, 1-1).
The Friars won their fourth straight game and improved to 4-0 in overtime this season. Devin Carter and Ed Croswell scored 20 points apiece for Providence, which beat a ranked team for the fourth straight season.