San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Seton Hall stuns Kentucky in OT
Myles Cale hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 9.5 seconds left in overtime and Seton Hall overcame Keldon Johnson’s half-court heave that tied the score at the regulation buzzer, stunning No. 9 Kentucky 84-83 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Johnson had a chance to win it for the Wildcats (7-2), but his three-point try with a second remaining was blocked by Quincy McKnight. The ball went out of bounds as time expired, and Pirates players celebrated.
Myles Powell scored 25 of his 28 points after halftime for Seton Hall (6-3). He hit a tiebreaking three in the final seconds of the second half.
“It took a lot of effort, but ... we were ready,” Powell said. “We fought, we never gave up, we stayed together and we got the job done.”
PJ Washington had 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Kentucky. #2 Kansas 63, New Mexico State 60: Dedric Lawson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Jayhawks (8-0) edged the Aggies (7-2) in the Jayhawk Shootout in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas’ offense stalled after a hot start in their first game without injured center Udoka Azubuike, going scoreless for over five minutes in the first half.
#3 Duke 91, Yale 58: Freshman RJ Barrett had 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the host Blue Devils (9-1) beat the Bulldogs (4-3). Fellow rookie Zion Williamson had 20 points for Duke, which led 41-32 at halftime and then hit its first six shots after the break to stretch out the lead.
#5 Michigan 89, South Carolina 78: Jordan Poole scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and the host Wolverines (10-0) defeated the Gamecocks (4-5). South Carolina scored more points than any team all season against Michigan.
#8 Auburn 82, Dayton 72: Bryce Brown made six three-pointers and scored 34 points to lead the host Tigers (8-1) past the Flyers (5-4).
#10 Michigan State 63, Florida 59: Kyle Ahrens scored the final seven points for the visiting Spartans (8-2), two on a two-handed jam with 8.7 seconds left, as Michigan State downed the Gators (5-4).
Other games: Terance Mann scored 20 points, reserve David Nichols had 16 and No. 11 Florida State (8-1) beat Connecticut 79-71 in Newark, N.J . ... Markus Howard scored 27 points, Joey Hauser added 15 and hit big, late-game shots as Marquette (8-2) grinded out a 74-69 win in overtime over No. 12 Wisconsin (8-2) in Milwaukee . ... Martins Igbanu made a go-ahead jump hook with 1:51 remaining, and host Tulsa (7-3) edged No. 16 Kansas State 47-46. The Wildcats (6-2) had one last chance in the final seconds, but Barry Brown Jr. rimmed out a floater on a drive into the lane. Several tips misfired and the Tulsa students stormed the court to celebrate . ... Jayvon Graves hit five three-pointers and scored 19 points and No. 17 Buffalo remained undefeated with an 80-62 win over host St. Bonaventure. The Bulls (9-0) continue to enjoy their best start to a season since going 15-0 in 1930-31 . ... Eric Paschall had 14 points and nine rebounds as No. 21 Villanova (8-2) earned its 25th straight Philadelphia Big 5 victory by beating visiting St. Joseph’s 70-58 . ... Lamar Peters scored 28 points to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to a wire-to-wire 81-62 win over Clemson in Newark . ... Anthony Cowan scored 17 points as No. 23 Maryland (8-2) beat visiting LoyolaChicago 55-41 . ... James Palmer scored 30 points and No. 24 Nebraska (8-2) beat visiting Creighton 94-75, ending a seven-game losing streak to its instate rival . ... Jordan Lyons had 20 points as No. 25 Furman (10-0) got through the program’s first-ever week in the AP Top 25 unscathed, beating host USC Upstate 74-60.
Pac-12: Yoeli Childs had 31 points and 11 rebounds as visiting BYU (7-4) beat Utah (4-4) for the second straight season, 74-59 . ... McKinley Wright IV tossed in 21 points, scoring 10 straight for host Colorado (7-1) down the stretch, in an 84-72 win over IllinoisChicago . ... Kenny Wooten scored 20 points and Bol Bol had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead host Oregon (5-3) past Omaha 84-61 . ... Kris Wilkes hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 0.1 of a second remaining, lifting host UCLA (7-2) to a 65-62 victory over Notre Dame (6-3) after the Bruins blew a 14-point lead.
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Samuelson powers No. 1 Connecticut
Katie Lou Samuelson had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 1 UConn defeated Seton Hall 99-61. It was the second career double-double for the 6-foot-3 All-American, who had six assists for the host Huskies (9-0) against the Pirates (7-2).
“Over the past few years we’ve had some of the best rebounders in the country, so we didn’t necessarily need that from me,” Samuelson said. “This year, we do and I’ve been trying to add that to my game more and more.”
#2 Notre Dame 72, Toledo 56: Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points as the visiting Irish (8-1) bounced back from a loss to UConn. Mikaela Boyd scored 15 points for the Rockets (6-3).
Other games: Brianna Fraser and Kaila Charles each had 24 points as No. 7 Maryland (9-0) beat visiting James Madison 87-63 . ... Elissa Cunane gad 23 points as No. 10 North Carolina State improved to 10-0 for the first time since 1997-98, beating host Georgetown 76-65 . ... Kate Cain had 16 points and 17 rebounds as host Nebraska (4-5) won 96-63 over San Jose State (1-7), which got 15 points and nine rebounds from Cydni Lewis. PHILADELPHIA — Army coach Jeff Monken hopped on top of a wall and pumped his fist toward stoked cadets set to belt out the alma mater. Monken brought the party to the locker room and waved an “Army Football” flag as the Black Knights bounced around him.
Army ditched its mundane routines and cut loose like a bunch of rowdy civilians. And why not? The setting was right after Army beat Navy for the third straight game, this time in front of a packed house and the president.
“I don’t ever want our guys to stop celebrating,” Monken said. “I promise you, I’ll be celebrating every year if we win this thing because I know how hard it is.”
Monken resuscitated the Black Knights and turned a program that suffered annual losses to the Midshipmen into a bowl-bound team that can keep the Commander-in-Chief ’s Trophy back at West Point.
The No. 22 Black Knights recovered two fumbles in the fourth quarter, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. had two rushing touchdowns and Army beat Navy 17-10 on Saturday to win its third straight game in the series.
President Trump attended the 119th game between the rivals and flipped the coin before spending a half on each side in a show of impartiality. No matter his view, Army (10-2) always had the edge.
Army retained the CIC Trophy — awarded to the team with the best record in games among the three service academies — after winning it for the first time in 22 years last season. Army withstood a late rally by Navy (3-10) to retain possession of the patriotic prize.
With Navy down 10-7, quarterback Zach Abey lost a fumble on 4th-and-12 deep in its own territory. Hopkins would score on a 1-yard run to make it 17-7 and give Army the cushion it needed to win in front of 66,729 fans at Lincoln Financial Field.
Dan Gelston is an Associated Press writer.