Hall falls to ’Nova by 1

Ryan Arcidiacono hit a go-ahead layup with 32.4 seconds to play and foul-plagued Daniel Ochefu made a crucial block to preserve the lead as No. 4 Villanova held off another Seton Hall upset bid with a 72-71 victory on Wednesday night.

The victory was the ninth in a row overall and the 22nd straight in the Big East Conference for Villanova (17-2, 7-0), which tried its best to give the game away in the closing seconds.

Isaiah Whitehead scored 21 points for Seton Hall (13-5, 3-3). Khadeen Carrington scored 17 and Desi Rodriguez added 14 for the Pirates.

Antwoine Anderson scored 23 points, Christian Sengfelder 16 and host

Fordham held off George Mason, 73-62, Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Javan Felix scored the final nine points for Texas and led the Longhorns to a 56-49 road victory over No. 6 West Vir

ginia.

Shavon Shields scored 28 points, playing through hip pain, and Denzel Valentine missed a shot just before the buzzer to allow Nebraska to hold on for a 72-71 victory over host No. 11 Michigan State.

PISTONS WIN DESPITE DRUMMOND

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Marcus Morris each scored 22 points and Detroit beat host Houston, 123-114, despite Andre Drummond setting an NBA record by missing 23 free throws. Drummond set a career high and franchise record by attempting 36 free throws on a night he was intentionally fouled 21 times. The previous record for most misses was 22, set by Wilt Chamberlain on Dec. 1, 1967. Drummond finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Stephen Curry scored 25 points, and Golden

State made it look easy again on the road, beating Chicago, 125-94.

PADRES, RODNEY AGREE

The Padres and Fernando Rodney have agreed to a one-year contract, pending a physical exam. Rodney is expected to take over the closer’s role vacated when Craig

Kimbrel was traded to Boston. The Detroit Tigers have finalized their $132.75 million, six-year contract with free-agent outfielder Justin Upton.

The Colorado Rockies finalized a $27.5 million, three-year contract with outfielder Gerardo Parra.