No. 16 Virginia wins first game after school shooting
Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 16 Virginia used a big second-half run to knock off No. 5 Baylor 86-79 on Friday night in the team’s first game since three Cavaliers football players were killed in a campus shooting.
Virginia’s players wore sweatshirts during warmups that honored the victims from Sunday’s shooting, which led to the cancellation of a scheduled home game a day later.
“We played for them today,” Franklin said. “We played for the whole Charlottesville community. Just trying to be strong for each other. It’s hard not to think about it . ... Just tried to stay locked in, but know what you’re playing for.”
The Cavaliers (3-0) will play No. 19 Illinois in Sunday’s championship of the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas. Baylor (3-1) faces No. 8 UCLA in the consolation game.
Virginia went on a 21-2 run in the second half and twice went ahead by 22 points. Franklin scored 10 points during that burst, and he finished seven of 12 from the field.
at No. 6 Kansas 82, Southern Utah 76:
Jalen Wilson scored a career-high 33 points and the Jayhawks (4-0) survived a letdown against the Thunderbirds (3-2) at Lawrence. Kansas had its biggest lead at 77-69 with 2:11 left, but Southern Utah responded with a 7-0 run to get to within one point with 1:03 left. Gradey Dick’s three-pointer with 40.6 seconds left gave the Jayhawks some breathing room.
No. 12 Indiana 81, at Xavier 79: Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 30 points, Xavier Johnson had 23 and the Hoosiers (3-0) endured a late rally to beat Musketeers (3-1) at Cincinnati. Indiana led 78-70 with 2:25 left, but Xavier rallied within a point in the final minute. Adam Kunkel missed a potential go-ahead layup with two seconds left.
Colorado 103, No. 24 Texas A&M 75:
KJ Simpson had career-highs of 30 points and six steals and the Buffaloes (3-2) routed the Aggies (2-2) in the Myrtle Beach Invitational at Conway, S.C. It was the second ranked opponent Colorado beat in a five-day span after topping then-No. 11 Tennessee 78-66 on Sunday.
Women at No. 18 Arizona 87, Loyola Marymount 51:
Shaine Pellington scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures for the Wildcats (3-0) at Tucson. The Lions (1-3) were led by Alexis Mark’s 15 points.