No. 7 Virginia hands Massachusetts its first defeat
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Virginia’s Braxton Key scored 16 points and No. 7 Virginia used its stifling defense to hand UMass its first loss of the season, 58-46, on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
Kihei Clark added 14 points and Jay Huff chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for the defending national champions (5-0), who limited the Minutemen to just 15 baskets and 30 percent shooting.
Carl Pierre had 14 points and T.J. Weeks added 12 for Massachusetts (5-1).
MEMPHIS 87 MISSISSIPPI 86
Precious Achiuwa scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the 16thranked Tigers held off the Rebels for their third consecutive victory without heralded freshman center James Wiseman at Memphis, Tenn.
Blake Hinson beat the buzzer with a 3 for the final margin after the Rebels (4-1) had trailed Memphis (5-1) by as much as 16.
GONZAGA 77
CAL. ST.-BAKERSFIELD 49
Filip Petrusev scored 15 points, Killian Tillie added 13, and No. 8 Gonzaga won at Spokane, Wash.
Drew Timme had 11 and Admon Gilder and Joel Ayayi each added 10 for Gonzaga (6-0), which has won 26 straight regular season games, longest streak in the nation. Justin Elder-Davis scored 11 points for Cal State Bakersfield (2-4).
VA. COMMONWEALTH 78 FLORIDA GULF COAST 48
Marcus Evans scored 16 first-half points and the No. 21 Rams routed the Eagles at Richmond.
Evans’ total in the opening 20 minutes matched what FGCU managed as a team as VCU (5-0) rolled to a 43-16 lead.
SETON HALL 87 FLORIDA A&M 51
Myles Powell scored 23 points and Jared Rhoden had 10 points and 12 rebounds, to lead the No. 13 Pirates at Newark, N.J.
Quincy McKnight had 14
Virginia's Braxton Key (2) scores two of his 16 points as Massachusetts’ Tre Mitchell (33) defends during Saturday’s game at Uncasville, Conn. points and five assists for Seton Hall (4-1)
TEXAS SOUTHERN 98 NORTHERN KY. 96 (2 OT)
Tyrik Armstong scored 25 points, including a goahead layup with six seconds to play in the second overtime, as the Tigers won at Highland Heights, Ky.
Yahuza Rasas had 18 points and 14 rebounds for
TSU (1-4) and Bryson Etienne added 19 points.
Dantez Walton had 33 points for the host Norsemen (4-2).
TEXAS A&M-CC 69 ST. THOMAS 59
Jashawn Talton had 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Islanders’ win at Corpus Christi.
Nolan Bertain had 13 points for Texas A&MCorpus Christi (2-4).
Women DEPAUL 89, MIAMI 83
Chante Stonewall scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the No. 19 Blue Demons beat the No. 16 Hurricanes to win the Maggie Dixon Classic at Chicago.
Beatrice Mompremier led the Hurricanes (4-1) with 29 points.
TEXAS A&M 74
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 64
Chennedy Carter scored 26 points and Kayla Wells added 16 to lead the No. 6 Aggies to a win at Los Angeles.
Carter had at least 20 points for the third consecutive game for the Aggies (4-0).
Freshmen Endyia Rogers scored 20 points and Alissa Pili added 12 points for USC (3-2).
NOTRE DAME 76 MICHIGAN 72
Destinee Walker scored 27 points and the Fighting Irish upset the No. 21 Wolverines
at Ann Arbor, Mich.
HOUSTON 85 OKLAHOMA 69
Dorian Branch, Jasmyne Harris and Julia BlackshellFair scored 14 points apiece to lead the host Cougars to a victory.
OKLAHOMA ST. 69, RICE 38
Vivian Gray scored 16 points to lead as host Oklahoma St,. improved to 5-0.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 75, WILEY 42
Ke’Asia Williams scored a team-high 13 points with nine rebounds as the Panthers won at home.
The Panthers (2-4) snapped a four-game losing streak.
HOUSTON BAPTIST 74, ORAL ROBERTS 73
Julia Vujakovic hit a game-winning three pointer with six seconds to play to lift the Huskies to a win at Tulsa, Okla.
Vujakovic, who finished with 16 points, helped Houston Baptist (3-2), overcome a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter.