Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Tar Heels
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Wes Washpun scored 21 points and Northern Iowa stunned top-ranked North Carolina 71-67 on Saturday for its first win over the nation’s No. 1 team.
The Panthers used a 29-8 stretch over 12 minutes of the second half to turn a 50-34 deficit into a 63-58 lead, and held on for the upset.
Northern Iowa also got 19 points from Matt Bohannon and 14 points from Paul Jesperson.
Justin Jackson had 25 points for the Tar Heels (3-1), who scheduled a trip to Cedar Falls so senior Marcus Paige could play in his home state.
Paige didn’t play because of a broken bone in his right hand. The Tar Heels could have used him, as Paige’s replacement, Joel Berry, had just five points on 2-of-7 shooting, and the Tar Heels committed 12 turnovers.
The Panthers (2-1), also beat the Tar Heels in the paint, 24-22, after Kennedy Meeks scored the first eight points for UNC.
No. 9 Wichita St. 76 Emporia State 54
WICHITA, Kan. — Ron Baker scored 23 points and No. 9 Wichita State bounced back from its first November loss since 2011 to beat Emporia State.
Landry Shamet and Ty Taylor had nine points each for the Shockers (2-1).
They played without injured senior point guard Fred VanVleet, the preseason Missouri Valley Conference player of the year. He has hamstring and ankle injuries.
Joshua Oswald led NCAA Division II Emporia State (0-2) with 16 points. Charles McKinney scored 10 for the Hornets.
No. 18 Notre Dame 83 UMass Lowell 57
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Zach Auguste had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame.
With no River Hawk taller than 6-foot-8 to challenge him in the post, the 6-10 Auguste found his way to the basket early and often, scoring 15 of his points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting.
Demetrius Jackson had 15 points and five assists for the Irish (3-0). Matt Harris scored 16 points for UMass Lowell (1-2).
No. 19 Connecticut 83 Furman 58
STORRS, Conn. — Shonn Miller had 18 points and seven rebounds for UConn.
Freshman guard Jalen Adams had 14 points and six assists, and Rodney Purvis added 13 points for UConn (3-0). Matt Rafferty had 15 points for Furman (2-2).
No. 21 Purdue 61 Old Dominion 39
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Center A.J. Hammons scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half for Purdue in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
Kendall Stephens sparked a second-half run with nine of his 12 points for Purdue (4-0). Trey Freeman led Old Dominion (3-1) with 17 points.