Temple holds on for stunning upset of Syracuse
NEW YORK — Khalif Wyatt scored 33 points and Anthony Lee had 21 — both career highs — and Temple, despite not making a field goal over the final 5 minutes, upset No. 3 Syracuse 83-79 on Saturday in the Chevrolet Gotham Classic at Madison Square Garden.
The Owls (9-2), coming off a 10point home loss to Canisius, used the combination of Wyatt from the outside and Lee inside to keep Syracuse at bay. The Orange led by two at halftime but never took a lead in the second half even though there were four ties, the last at 59-59 with 10:23 to play.
C.J. Fair had a career-high 25 points for Syracuse (10-1), which had its 52-game regular-season nonconference winning streak snapped.
More men’s Top 25
No. 5 Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 55: — Russ Smith scored 20 points and the Cardinals (11-1) beat the Hilltoppers (8-5) for their sixth consecutive victory.
No. 9 Kansas 77, No. 7 Ohio State 66: Redshirt freshman Ben McLemore scored 22 points and the Jayhawks (10-1) held off the Buckeyes (9-2).
Kansas State 67, No. 8 Florida 61: Will Spradling had 16 points and five assists, including one that set up Shane Southwell’s 3-pointer in the closing minutes, and the Wildcats (9-2) beat the Gators (8-2).
No. 12 Missouri 82, No. 10 Illinois 73: — Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers (10-1) over the Illini (12-1).
No. 11 Cincinnati 68, Wright State 58: — JaQuon Parker scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Bearcats (12-0) remained unbeaten with a victory over the Raiders (8-4).
No. 13 Minnesota 75, Lafayette 50: — Joe Coleman scored 12 points and the Golden Gophers (12-1) got 42 points from their reserves in a rout of the Leopards (5-9).
No. 15 Georgetown 65, American 48: — Otto Porter had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Hoyas (10-1) pulled away late in the first half over the D.C. neighbor Eagles (4-8).
South Dakota State 70, No. 16 New Mexico 65: Nate Wolters scored 28 points and handed out seven assists, leading the Jackrabbits (10-4) to an upset of the Lobos (12-1).
No. 18 San Diego State 80, San Francisco 58: Chase Tapley made six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 33 points to lead the Aztecs (10-1) over the Dons (5-5) in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic. No. 19 Butler 75, Evansville 67:
— Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith each scored 20 points to lead the Bulldogs (9-2) past the pesky Purple Aces (7-5).
No. 20 Michigan State 67, Texas 56: — Derrick Nix had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Spartans (11-2) surged past the Longhorns (7-5). No. 21 UNLV 89, Canisius 74:
— Anthony Bennett had 21points and seven rebounds to lead the Rebels (11-1) to a victory over the Golden Griffins (8-3).
No. 23 North Carolina 97, McNeese State 63:
— P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 20 points to help the Tar Heels (9-3) beat the Cowboys (6-4).
No. 24 Oklahoma State 78, Tennessee Tech 42: — Freshman Phil Forte scored 22 points to lead the Cowboys (10-1) to a romp over the Golden Eagles (6-6).
No. 25 North Carolina State 92, St. Bonaventure 73:
— C.J. Leslie scored a careerhigh 33 points to lead the Wolfpack (9-2) past the Bonnies (7-4).
Women’s Top10
NAU women
No. 1 Stanford 73, No. 10 Tennessee 60: — Chiney Ogwumike had 21points and 19 rebounds and the Cardinal (11-0) remained unbeaten with a victory over the Volunteers (7-3).
No. 2 Connecticut 102, Hartford 45: — Breanna Stewart scored a seasonhigh 27 points and four teammates also scored in double figures as the Huskies (10) rolled over the Hawks (8-3). No. 4 Duke 75, USC 60:
— Chelsea Gray led five players in double figures with 18 points and the Blue Devils (10-0) remained undefeated with a victory over the Trojans (3-7) in the Women of Troy Classic.
Montana State 69, Northern Arizona 52: — Senior guard Amy Patton scored 15 points to get within four points of the NAU career scoring record, but the Lumberjacks (1-10, 0-2 Big Sky) fell to the Bobcats (7-3, 1-1).