COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

MEN MICHIGAN 73, NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 64

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Eli Brooks and his Michigan teammates kept rolling off screens, whipping the ball past defenders and burying shots with ease against a flummoxed highly ranked opponent.

“Share the game,” first-year coach Juwan Howard calls it.

The plan is working perfectly, too, for these new-look Wolverines — who took down sixth-ranked North Carolina to give Howard his first marquee win.

Brooks matched his career high with 24 points and Michigan ran off 19 unanswered points in the second half to score a big upset, beating the Tar Heels 73-64 on Thursday to reach the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.

NO. 5 MARYLAND 76, TEMPLE 69

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored five of his career-high 30 points in the final 3 minutes, helping Maryland overcome a slow start against Temple in the opening game of the Orlando Invitational.

Eric Ayala had 13 points and Jalen Smith finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Terrapins (6-0).

Alani Moore II led Temple (4-1) with 22 points. J.P. Moorman II had 14 points and nine rebounds.

NO. 8 GONZAGA 73, NO. 11 OREGON 72, OT

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Mark Few knows his Gonzaga team is banged up as its fights through the Battle 4 Atlantis. So far, at least, the eighth-ranked Bulldogs have done enough to earn a trip to the tournament’s championship game regardless.

Drew Timme hit a free throw with 20.6 seconds left in overtime and Gonzaga survived Payton Pritchard’s shot for the win to beat No. 11 Oregon.

It was hardly a highlight-reel type of game for Gonzaga (8-0). The Bulldogs blew a 17-point first-half lead. They shot just 29% in the second half. They used just seven players in a game that saw two highly ranked teams battling in a tense fight to the horn — both in regulation and overtime.

NO. 16 MEMPHIS 83, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 78

NEW YORK — No. 16 Memphis is way ahead of schedule.

“We’ve seen them grow up right before our eyes,” coach Penny Hardaway said. “I thought it was going to be around January. We’re not where we need to be but we’re growing. To see this in November is big.”

The Tigers came up big Thursday, beating North Carolina State 83-78 on Thursday in the Barclays Center Classic.

Boogie Ellis scored 21 points to lead Memphis (6-1). Precious Achiuwa added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Harris had 14.

Markell Johnson led North Carolina State (5-2) with 22 points. Jericole Hellems added 17, and DJ Funderburk had 14.

IOWA STATE 104, ALABAMA 89

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Tyrese Haliburton brought plenty of flair at the helm of Iowa State’s attack, from flashing a hand sign to his ear like he was talking on the phone to another as though he was looking through binoculars after a nifty opencourt pass.

Of course, it was easy for the Cyclones to enjoy Thursday considering they were hitting from outside, playing in a flow and rolling to a huge scoring output.

Haliburton came within an assist of a triple-double while Iowa State posted a record scoring output for the Battle 4 Atlantis by beating Alabama 104-89 on Thursday.

“It’s great to make some shots,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm quipped.

Indeed, the offensive numbers looked great for the Cyclones (4-2), who shook free of their 3-point shooting struggles and fed off the flair of their sophomore point guard.

WOMEN NO. 1 OREGON 89, OKLAHOMA STATE 72

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Ruthy Hebard had 30 points and 18 rebounds and No. 1 Oregon survived a second-half challenge from Oklahoma State in an 89-72 victory Thursday in the Paradise Jam.

Sabrina Ionescu added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Minyon Moore had 14 points and six assists, and Erin Boley finished with 12 points. The Ducks (5-0) led by as many as 29 points in the second half.

Ahead 47-27 at the half, Oregon increased its lead to 61-31 on Ionescu’s 3-pointer with 6:28 left in the third quarter. But the Cowgirls (5-1) closed the quarter with a 19-8 run to pull to 69-50.

Oklahoma State cut it to 86-72 on Bryn Gerlich’s 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but Moore capped off Oregon’s scoring with a three-point play with 2 seconds left.

Natasha Mack had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma State. Vivian Gray added 17.

NO. 2 BAYLOR 89, WASHINGTON STATE 6

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — NaLyssa Smith scored 18 points and Baylor pulled ahead early and cruised past Washington State in the Paradise Jam.

Queen Egbo added 16 points, DiDi Richards had 14 and Te’a Cooper 10 for the Bears (6-0). The defending national champions led by double digits in the first 3 1/2 minutes and went on to their 35th consecutive victory.

Chanelle Molina scored 25 points for the Cougars (4-1).

NO. 8 LOUISVILLE 76, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 67

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Jazmine Jones scored 24 points and Lou- isville fended off Texas-Arlington in the Paradise Jam.

Dana Evans added 19 points and Elizabeth Balogun had 12 for the Cardinals (6-0).

Claire Chastain led the Lady Mavericks (41) with 22 points, and Marie Benson had 16.

NO. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE 73, SAN FRANCISCO 38

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Jordan Danberry had 17 points and four rebounds and Mississippi State beat San Francisco in the Greater Victoria Invitational.

Andra Espinoza-Hunte added 12 points for Mississippi State (7-0), and Chloe Bibby had 10.

Lucie Hoskova led San Francisco (2-4) with 14 points.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 61, NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA 50

CANCUN, Mexico — Myah Selland scored 17 points, Paiton Burckhard had 16 points and nine rebounds and South Dakota State beat South Florida in the Cancun Challenge.

Kallie Theisen added 10 points for South Dakota State (4-2).

Bethy Mununga had 15 points, 12 rebounds and three steals for South Florida (5-2).

CREIGHTON 82, NO. 23 WEST VIRGINIA 75

CANCUN, Mexico — Jaylyn Agnew scored a career-high 34 points and hit six 3-pointers, Tatum Rembao had 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists and Creighton beat West Virginia in the Cancun Challenge.

Agnew scored 23 points in the first half to help Creighton take a 43-41 lead. She finished 13 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 11 3-pointers. Olivia Elger added 17 points, including four 3-pointers, for Creighton (51).

Tynice Martin had 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists for West Virginia (4-1).