Newman says hello, goodbye to Louisville
Clemson’s John Newman III had one goal against No. 5 Louisville — stay aggressive.
That resolve brought the Tigers a stunning 77-62 upset win over the visiting Cardinals — and another major moment in what’s been an up-and-down season.
Newman had a careerhigh 23 points as Clemson beat its second Associated Press top-five opponent this year — something it hadn’t done since the 1975-76 season.
“It’s just crazy for real,” Newman said.
“People that know me just tell me to stay aggressive because sometimes I’m passive,” he continued. “My coaches, my teammates they believe in me.”
Newman made seven of nine shots and went seven of seven from the foul line as Louisville (21-5, 12-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) desperately tried to come back by sending the Tigers to the foul line down the stretch.
Newman hadn’t cracked double-figure points in more than a month, his last time coming when he scored 14 in the 79-72 upset over thenthird-ranked Duke.
at No. 7 Duke 94, Notre Dame 60: Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points, Tre Jones had 19 and the Blue Devils (22-3, 12-2 ACC) won with Zion Williamson sitting behind the bench at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
at No. 1 Baylor 70, No. 14 West Virginia 59: Jared Butler scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half, and the Bears (23-2, 12-0 Big 12) never trailed while tying the longest winning streak in Big 12 history at 22 games without injured secondleading scorer MaCio Teague.
at No. 3 Kansas 87, Oklahoma 70: Marcus Garret sank a career-high six threepointers to highlight a career-best 24 point game, with seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, for the Jayhawks (22-3, 11-1 Big 12).
No. 6 Dayton 71, at Massachusetts 63: Jalen Crutcher scored 11 straight points over a nearly two-minute span and got 15 of his 17 points in the final half as the Flyers (23-2, 12-0 Atlantic 10) recorded their 14th straight win.
at No. 8 Florida State 80, Syracuse 77: MJ Walker scored 16 points, including five three-pointers, after he received 12 stitches from an elbow to his lip earlier in the game, to lead the Seminoles (21-4, 11-3 ACC).
No. 9 Maryland 67, at Michigan State 60: Anthony Cowan scored 11 of his 24 points in the final two-plus minutes, helping the Terrapins (21-4, 11-3 Big Ten) on a 14-0 run to end the game after trailing by seven with 3:24 left.
at Providence 74, No. 10
Seton Hall 71: Alpha Diallo scored a career-high 35 points and the Friars (14-12, 7-6 Big East) avenged a 73-64 loss to the Pirates (18-7, 11-2) last month.
at Missouri 85, No. 11 Auburn 73: Guards Dru Smith and Xavier Pinson each scored 28 points to lead the Tigers (12-13, 4-8 SEC) to the upset. Smith and Pinson combined to score 33 points on 12-of-15 shooting in the first half.
at No. 12 Kentucky 67, Mississippi 62: Nick Richards had 16 points, including two go-ahead free throws with 1:11 remaining, and Immanuel Quickley and Keion Brooks each made two more in the closing seconds to help the Wildcats (20-5, 10-2 SEC) escape with a win.
at No. 13 Penn State 77,
Northwestern 61: Lamar Stevens scored 23 points and Myles Dread added 16 for the Nittany Lions (20-5, 10-4 Big Ten), who led for all but 6:29 to win their eighth straight.
Georgetown 73, at No. 19 Butler 66: Terrell Allen tied a career high with 22 points, including key baskets on back-to-back possessions late, and the short-handed Hoyas (15-10, 5-7 Big East) endured on the road without its top two scorers, Mac McClung and Omer Yurtseven,
at Southern Methodist 73, No. 20 Houston 72 (OT): Emmanuel Bandoumel hit an off-balance three-point shot with 30 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Mustangs (18-6, 8-4 American Athletic Conference) held on for the upset. Houston freshman Marcus Sasser had a career-high 26 points.
at Rutgers 72, No. 22 Illinois 57: Ron Harper Jr. hit all five of his three-pointers and scored 27 points, and the Scarlet Knights (18-8, 9-6 Big Ten) remained unbeaten at home and sent the Illini (16-9, 8-6) to their fourth straight loss.
at No. 23 Creighton 93, DePaul 64: Ty-Shon Alexander matched his season high with 24 points in one of his best all-around games, and the Bluejays (20-6, 9-4 Big East) won their 12th straight in the series.
at Oklahoma State 73, No. 24 Texas Tech 70: Jonathan Laurent and Kalib Boone each scored 16 points, and the Cowboys (13-12, 3-9 Big 12) got their first win over a ranked opponent this season on a day when they honored members from their 1995 Final Four team, including coach Eddie Sutton.
at Alabama 88, No. 25
Louisiana State 82: Kira Lewis Jr. scored 27 points and Jaden Shackelford had 26 with a career-high 17 rebounds as the Crimson Tide (13-12, 6-6 SEC) held offthe Tigers (18-7, 9-3).