Kentucky wins No. 500 at Rupp
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Aaron Harrison scored 22 points, Willie Cauley-Stein added 15, and thirdranked Kentucky earned its 500th Rupp Arena win by beating Eastern Michigan 81-63 on Wednesday.
Two days after escaping Cleveland State with a late rally, the Wildcats (6-1) were more methodical in improving to 500-62 lifetime in the 37-year-old home named for legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Leading just 35-32 at halftime, Kentucky steadily built it to double digits with 12:52 left and led by as many as 18 with three minutes remaining.
Julius Randle helped with all 14 points and nine of his 10 rebounds coming after halftime in posting his seventh double-double. Cauley-Stein had eight rebounds, Aaron Harrison seven and James Young six.
Kentucky also held Eastern Michigan (5-1) to 24of-66 shooting (36 percent) in dealing the Eagles their first loss.
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No. 11 Gonzaga 91, Arkansas 81: At Lahaina, Hawaii — Kevin Pangos scored 32 points and the Bulldogs easily beat the Razorbacks in the Maui Invitational.
Pangos made 7 of 8 3-point attempts, including four during a three-minute stretch in the second half that led the Bulldogs to an 18-point lead.
He did more than just shoot 3s — He had four assists and three rebounds, plus several layups in traffic in moments the game was still close.
Gonzaga (6-1) never trailed and responded each time the Razorbacks tried to string together baskets.
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Tuesday’s late games
Dayton 82, California 64: At Lahaina, Hawaii — Devin Oliver had 21 points and the Flyers (6-1) halted an early second-half surge by the Golden Bears (5-2) to win in the Maui Invitational.
Cory Jefferson had a go-ahead putback with 16 seconds left and No. 18 Baylor (6-0) rallied to beat Dayton (5-1) 67-66 on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. ... Lamar Patterson’s 24 points led five players in double-figure scoring as Pittsburgh (6-0) routed Stanford (5-2) 88-67 in the championship game of the Progressive Legends Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... Senior C.J. Wilcox scored 22 of his 28 points in the second half, leading Washington (3-3) to an 83-79 win over Montana (3-3) in Seattle.
No. 4 Louisville 74, Western Kentucky 61: At Bowling Green, Ky. — Bria Smith scored 16 points to help the Cardinals (7-0) beat the Hilltoppers (4-2). No. 6 Stanford 83, Florida Gulf Coast 59:
— Tara VanDerveer became the fifth women’s coach to reach 900 victories with the Cardinal’s win over the Eagles (3-3).
VanDerveer, who is 900-204 in her career, joined Pat Summitt, Sylvia Hatchell, C. Vivian Stringer and Jody Conradt with the milestone win.
Chiney Ogwumike led the Cardinal (6-1) with 27 points and 13 rebounds. No. 7 Kentucky 117, Bradley 77: —Samarie Walker’s season-high 22 points and 14 rebounds led the Wildcats (7-0) to a rout of the Braves (2-4). No. 10 Nebraska 77, UMass Lowell 42:
— Jordan Hooper scored 25 points and the Cornhuskers (6-0) opened up a 32-point firsthalf lead before rolling over the River Hawks (0-6).