No. 13 Hoosiers fall to Demon Deacons
Bryant Crawford’s driving layup with 3.2 seconds to play gave Wake Forest the lead and the Demon Deacons beat No. 13 Indiana, 8278, on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in Hawaii.
Crawford had the ball at the head of the key for about eight seconds before he drove to the basket to give Wake Forest (3-1) the lead for good. After Indiana turned the ball over on a long pass, John Collins made two free throws with 0.7 seconds left for the final margin.
Wake Forest will face No. 19 Vanderbilt, a 92-55 winner over St. John’s, in the semifinals Tuesday.
Indiana (3-1) led, 75-67, with 4:50 left, but the Demon Deacons went on a 9-2 run to take a 78-77 lead on a drive by Crawford with 24 seconds to play.
Troy Williams made one of two free throws with 13 seconds left to tie the score.
Devin Thomas led Wake Forest with 21 points while Dinos Mitoglou scored all 18 of his points in the first half. Crawford finished with 13 points and Collins had 10.
No. 5 Kansas 123, Chaminade 72: Wayne Selden Jr. and Sviatoslav Mykhaliuk both scored 18 points to lead seven Jayhawks players in double figures and Kansas cruised past the host Silverswords in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
Devonte Graham had 15 points, Frank Mason III had 14, Landen Lucas had 13 and Hunter Mickelson and Perry Ellis both had 11 for the Jayhawks, who shot 64.4% from the field (47 for 73).
Kansas (2-1) will play UCLA on Tuesday.
at No. 14 California 89, Sam Houston State 63: Freshman forward Jaylen Brown had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyrone Wallace helped key a big firsthalf run that led the Golden Bears to their fourth straight win to open the season.
Jordan Mathews added 18 points and Wallace had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for California, which now prepares to get tested for the first time this season later this week.
After opening with four relatively easy opponents, the Bears will play San Diego State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational and then either West Virginia or Richmond on Friday. That should provide a truer test of where they stand.
Marquette 81, No. 22 Louisiana State 80: Jajuan Johnson hit the winning free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining and the Golden Warriors survived a frenetic finish to defeat the Tigers in the semifinals of the Legends Classic in New York.
Marquette will Arizona State in Tuesday’s championship game.
Freshman Ben Simmons collected 21 points and 20 rebounds for LSU (2-1) in front of 51 NBA scouts.