Winston, Michigan St. take out Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Cassius Winston scored a careerhigh 32 points, and Xavier Tillman fell one point short of his career high with 20, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 87-69 victory over No. 12 Michigan on Sunday.
The Spartans (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) were ahead the entire game, leading by as many as 13 points in the first half and earning a bigger cushion in the second, to beat their rivals for a fourth consecutive time.
Michigan State has won seven straight and is the only Big Ten team without a conference loss.
The Wolverines (10-4, 1-2) have lost four of their last seven games after starting 7-0 and going from unranked to No. 4 under first-year coach Juwan Howard.
The former Fab Five star faced Michigan State for the first time as a coach after going 5-1 in the series as a player.
Howard became unhinged after not getting a call he wanted in the second half. He was called for a technical early in the half after leaving the sideline and going onto the court in protest.
Shortly thereafter, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was also called for a technical foul in the highly charged game.
The Wolverines were missing forward Isaiah Livers, who was out for a second straight game with a groin injury. Livers is averaging 13.6 points per game and is the team’s top 3-point shooter.
Brandon Johns replaced Livers in the starting lineup and matched a career high with 12 points.
Michigan center Jon Teske fouled out after scoring four of his 15 points in the second half.
DAYTON 80, SAINT JOSEPH’S 67
Trey Landers and Ryan Mikesell each scored 18 points as the 20th-ranked Flyers fought off some sluggishness and pulled away for a win over the Hawks in Philadelphia.
Ibit Watson and Obi Toppin added 15 points apiece and Jalen Crutcher scored 10 for Dayton.
Ryan Daly scored 22 points to lead Saint Joseph’s. Cameron Brown scored 16 and Myles Douglas had 15.
The Flyers (11-3, 2-0 Atlantic 10) ended a nine-game losing streak at Hawk Hill dating back to a 66-62 win on Jan. 29, 2000. But Saint Joseph’s (3-11, 0-2), which has lost 10 of 11 and was coming off an 84-52 loss at Richmond on Thursday night, managed to keep it close for much of the afternoon.
Dayton struggled from the floor, never getting into the offensive flow it showed on Thursday night during an 84-58 win over La Salle. That allowed Saint Joseph’s to hang around in the first half despite shooting 11-of-27.
The Hawks sprinted out to a six-point lead less than a minute into the second half thanks to two 3-pointers by Brown. Dayton responded with an 11-2 run to reclaim the lead, and the Flyers did not trail again.
NORTHWESTERN ST. 106 HOUSTON BAPTIST 79
Trenton Massner scored 20 points, Jairus Roberson scored a career-high 19 off the bench, and the Demons beat the visiting Huskies.
It was the second time this season Northwestern State topped the century mark.
Brian White’s jumper with 14:55 before halftime gave Northwestern State a 10-9 lead that started a 19-4 run and the Demons led by double digits the rest of the game.
Northwestern State (5-8, 2-2 Southland Conference) led 49-35 at halftime, and the lead reached 21 points (77-56) on Nikos Chougkaz’s basket with 10:34 left.
Ian DuBose led Houston Baptist (1-11, 1-2) with 19 points, Noah Thomasson scored 17, and Jalon Gates had 12.
Women CONNECTICUT 80, SMU 42
Christyn Williams scored 21 points, and Megan Walker added 15 as the top-ranked Huskies eased past the Mustangs in Dallas to remain undefeated heading into Thursday’s showdown against No. 6 Baylor.
Connecticut (12-0, 3-0 American) never trailed and led by as many as 40 points.
SMU (6-7, 0-1) faced its first ranked opponent this season.
The Mustangs were led by Amber Bacon with 12 points and Reagan Bradley with 11. Johnasia Cash, the team’s leading scorer going into Sunday averaging 10.7 points, finished with two points.
OREGON 88, UTAH 51
Sabrina Ionescu scored 17 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists to help the No. 2 Ducks (12-1, 2-0 Pac-12 )rout the Utes in Eugene, Ore.
OREGON ST. 72, COLORADO 60
Mikayla Pivec had 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to lead the No.3 Beavers (14-0, 2-0 Pac-12) to a victory over the visiting Buffaloes.
UCLA 70, ARIZONA 58
Michaela Onyenwere scored 18 points and added 13 rebounds to lead the No. 10 Bruins (14-0, 3-0 Pac-12) to a win over the 18thranked Wildcats (13-1, 2-1) in a matchup that featured undefeated teams.
KENTUCKY 80, TENNESSEE 76
Rhyne Howard scored a career-high 37 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and the No. 13 Wildcats (12-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) held off the 22ndranked Lady Vols (11-2, 1-1) in Lexington, Ky.
HOUSTON 75, MEMPHIS 65
Julia Blackshell-Fair had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Cougars defeated the Tigers in the teams’ American Athletic Conference opener at Fertitta Center. Houston improved to 8-7.
NORTHWESTERN ST. 69 HOUSTON BAPTIST 60
Megan Valdez-Crader scored 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting, but the Huskies were unable to hold off the host Lady Demons. Houston Baptist fell to 4-9 and 0-4 in the Southland Conference.