Reverse layup in OT seals Kansas win
Jayhawks will face Tennessee in the final of the Battle 4 Atlantis
Bobby Pettiford Jr. made a twisting reverse layup off a loose rebound with 0.2 seconds left in overtime to give No. 3 Kansas a 69-68 win against Wisconsin in a Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal Thursday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Pettiford’s layup marked his only points of the game. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds — and a 3 to force overtime for the Jayhawks (6-0). Tyler Wahl led the
Badgers (4-1) with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Other Top 25 men Tennessee 73, Southern
California 66: Julian Phillips scored a season- high 25 points to help No. 22 Tennessee (4-1) hold off Southern California in overtime in the semifinals at Battle 4 Atlantis. Boogie Ellis led the Trojans (4-2) with 21 points. Duke 54, Oregon State 51: Kyle Filipowski had 19 points and 14 rebounds as
No. 8 Duke (5-1) held off a challenge from Oregon State in the opening game of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament in Portland, Ore. Jordan Pope led the Beavers (3-2) with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. North Carolina 89, Portland 81: Pete Nance scored 28 points, and No. 1 North Carolina (5-0) edged Portland (4-3) in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Ore. Connecticut 83, Oregon 59: Tristen Newton dropped in 23 points for No. 20 Connecticut ( 6- 0) in its win against Oregon (2-3) in the first-round game of the Phil
Knight Invitational. Top 25 women Iowa State 80, Michigan
State 49: Stephanie Soares finished with 23 points, 11 boards and 6 blocks for No. 5 Iowa State in its win in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Ore.
North Carolina 85, Oregon 79: Eva Hodgson scored 14 of her 21 points during a fourth-quarter flurry, and No. 8 North Carolina (5-0) rallied to top No. 18 Oregon in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. Te-Hina Paopao led Oregon ( 4- 1) with 18 points.
Notre Dame 90, American 65: Olivia Miles scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 7 Notre Dame (5-0) cruised to a win against American (0-5) at the Goombay Splash in Bimini, Bahamas. Trinity grad Riley DeRubbo had four points and two rebounds for the Eagles. Latrobe grad Laura Graytok chipped in a point on a made free throw. LSU 80, George Mason 52: Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Tigers (6-0) but No. 12 LSU’s streak of five consecutive 100-point games came to an end in a win against George Mason (34) at the Goombay Splash.
N.C. State 82, Vanderbilt
73: Jakia Browner- Turner scored 18 points, and No. 13 N.C. State (5-1) defeated Vanderbilt (5-2) in the Cancun Classic in Cancun, Mexico.
Kansas State 76, Clemson 38: Gabby Gregory poured in 22 points for No. 25 Kansas State (6-0) in its win against Clemson (3-2) in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. District women West Virginia 64, Central Michigan 33: Madisen Smith led West Virginia (4-0) with 12 points as it defeated Central Michigan (0-5) in the Cancun Classic.