Red Wolves fall on road to Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Troyce Manassa scored 19 points and Brian Pearson’s two free throws late in the game made the difference as Savannah State edged Arkansas State 76-75 on Wednesday night.

Manassa led four players in double figures for the Tigers (20). Chris Martin finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, Lenjo Kilo had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Casey Wells added 11 points and three steals.

Arkansas State took a 22-9 lead early in the first period but Chris Martin sank a pair of three-pointers midway and Casey Wells added two more as part of a 19-4 run that put the Tigers on top on their way to a 43-39 lead at halftime.

Savannah State fell behind 75-74 with 35 seconds to play but Pearson sank two from the line and the team held on for the win.

Anthony Livingston led the Red Wolves (1-1) with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 1 N. Carolina 78 Wofford 58

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 1 North Carolina had a distinct size advantage against Wofford. The Tar Heels used it to eventually wear down the pesky Terriers.

Brice Johnson had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and North Carolina beat Wofford on Wednesday night in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

Kennedy Meeks and Joel Berry II added 16 apiece for the Tar Heels (3-0). They shot 52.5 percent, outscored the Terriers 50-18 in the paint and outrebounded them 42-24 but couldn’t pull away until late.

Wofford didn’t have a starter taller than 6-foot-7 and the only player on the roster taller than 6-8 played just 14 minutes.

Jaylen Allen scored 15 points for the Terriers (0-2).

No. 21 Purdue 96 Incarnate Word 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Isaac Haas scored 17 points and Purdue shot 72 percent from the field during a 53-point first half to rout Incarnate Word in a Hall of Fame Tipoff game.

The Boilermakers (3-0) made 11 of their first 12 twopoint attempts and finished the first 20 minutes 17 of 19 (89.5 percent) inside the arc.

A 3three-pointer from Kyle Hittle with 8:54 left in the half pulled Incarnate Word (2-1) to within 22-17, but during the final 8:38, the Boilermakers outscored

the Cardinals 31-7, building a 5324 lead at intermission.

Rapheal Davis, who finished with 14, had 11 first-half points, and Haas added 10 to go with seven rebounds. Vince Edwards finished with 13, Kendall Stephens had 12 and Caleb Swanigan finished with 10.