Texas Christian stunned at home
Ja’Monta Black scored 25 points, Demarcus Sharp added 19 and Northwestern State rallied from 12 points down to stun No. 15 Texas Christian 64-63 on Monday night.
Isaac Haney had 10 rebounds for the Demons (2-2).
Chuck O’Bannon Jr. had 12 points and Micah Peavy scored 10 for the Horned Frogs (2-1), who were without injured leading scorer Mike Miles Jr.
Sharp’s floating jumper with 1:12 left put the Demons ahead 64-63. TCU’s struggles from earlier in the half returned as O’Bannon and Jakobe Coles put up shots that were off in the final minute. Haney secured possession and called a timeout with 35 seconds left.
Northwestern State ran time off the clock before heaving a long-range shot as the shot clock expired. After a timeout, O’Bannon’s desperation three-pointer as time expired rimmed out.
at No. 3 Houston 83, Oral Roberts 45: Tramon Mark scored a career-high 23 points, and Marcus Sasser added 19 points and a careerbest seven rebounds as Houston pummeled Oral Roberts. Mark had 19 points and Sasser scored 15 in the first half as Houston (3-0) built a 51-24 lead at halftime.
at No. 5 Baylor 95, Northern Colorado 62: LJ Cryer scored 20 points as Baylor routed Northern Colorado for coach Scott Drew’s 400th win in his 20 seasons with the Bears. Adam Flagler had 13 points and 10 assists for 3-0 Baylor.
Women
at No. 5 Connecticut 83, No. 3 Texas 76: Azzi Fudd scored 22 of her career-high 32 points in the second half to lead Connecticut in a showdown of top-ranked teams. Aubrey Griffin added 14 points and Lou Lopez Senechal had 12 for the Huskies (2-0), who stayed unbeaten against Texas (1-1) in 10 meetings.
No. 12 Indiana 79, at No.
11 Tennessee 67: Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger had double-doubles and five Indiana players scored in double figures as the Hoosiers won. Holmes had 16 points and 10 rebounds,
and Berger added 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Hoosiers (3-0). Tennessee native Chloe MooreMcNeil had 15 points, five assists and three steals.