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    Saturday, May 04, 2024

    Top 25 college basketball roundup

    Wake Forest's Bryant Crawford goes to the basket as Indiana's Thomas Bryant defends in the first half of Monday's game in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. Wake Forest won, 82-78. (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)

    Men

    Wake Forest 82, No. 13 Indiana 78

    Bryant Crawford and Devin Thomas were having success going to the basket and Wake Forest advanced to the semifinals of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational because of that.

    Crawford, a freshman point guard, made a driving layup with 3.2 seconds to play gave Wake Forest the lead and the Demon Deacons beat Indiana on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

    Crawford had the ball at the head of the key for about 8 seconds before he put his head down and using a screen by Thomas drove to the basket to give Wake Forest (3-1) the lead.

    "That was a great play by Bryant, to turn the corner and to find the seam and score," Wake Forest coach Danny Manning said. "We were fortunate enough to score."

    Wake Forest will face No. 19 Vanderbilt, a 92-55 winner over St. John's, in the semifinals on Tuesday.

    "We won our first game and there's not a lot of time to celebrate," Manning said. "We will celebrate on the bus but once we get to the hotel property we will be getting ready for Vanderbilt, another good team."

    Indiana (3-1) led 75-67 with 4:50 left but the Demon Deacons went on a 9-2 run to take a 78-77 lead on a drive by Crawford with 24 seconds to play.

    Troy Williams made one of two free throws with 13 seconds left to tie the game.

    "We played well for 16 minutes in the second half," Indiana coach Tom Crean said. "You can't beat anybody with 16 good minutes especially at Maui.

    "Once we got the nine-point lead we stopped doing the things that got us that lead. I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed we didn't play the way we should have."

    Thomas led Wake Forest with 21 points while Dinos Mitoglou scored all 18 of his points in the first half. Crawford finished with 13 points and Collins had 10.

    Williams led the Hoosiers with 16 points and Robert Johnson added 14.

    Crean said the final play for the Hoosiers was supposed to be a long pass that would have allowed Max Bielfeldt to find a cutter.

    "They covered it well and we made a bad pass," Crean said.

    Collins had nine rebounds for Wake Forest, which finished with a 43-30 advantage on the boards including 18-11 on the offensive end. The Demon Deacons had three of the offensive rebounds in the final 2:32.

    "We were able to slow it down over the last 8, 9 minutes," Thomas said. "And then we got a great stop at the end."

    An up-and-down first half ended with a 3-pointer by Mitchell Wilbekin that gave the Demon Deacons a 50-45 lead.

    No. 3 Michigan State 89, Eastern Michigan 65

    Javon Bess scored nine of his 13 points in the first half and matched a season high with six rebounds to help Michigan State pull away to beat Eastern Michigan.

    The Spartans (4-0) were sluggish early in the game. But they led 40-25 at halftime and were ahead by 28 midway through the second half.

    The Eagles (2-2) were led by Ty Toney' 18 points and Willie Mangum, who scored 10.

    Michigan State's Denzel Valentine had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Deyonta Davis scored 16 points and blocked five shots, Bryn Forbes scored 12 and Eron Harris added 10 points for the Spartans.

    No. 4 Iowa State 83, Chattanooga 63

    Naz Mitrou-Long scored 24 points, Georges Niang added 19 and Iowa State beat Chattanooga for its third straight win.

    Monte Morris had 14 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double with the Cyclones (3-0). They celebrated their highest ranking since the 1996-97 season by hitting a season-high 14 3s — including six from Mitrou-Long.

    Iowa State stretched a 15-point halftime lead to 23 early in the second half in cruising to their 29th straight non-conference win at home.

    Casey Jones led Chattanooga with 16 points. The Mocs fell a game short of their first 4-0 start in 26 years.

    No. 5 Kansas 123, Chaminade 72

    Wayne Selden Jr. and Sviatoslav Mykhaliuk both scored 18 points to lead seven Kansas players in double figures and the Jayhawks cruised past Chaminade in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

    Devonte Graham had 15 points, Frank Mason III had 14, Landen Lucas had 13 and Hunter Mickelson and Perry Ellis both had 11 for the Jayhawks, who shot 64.4 percent from the field (47 for 73).

    Kansas (2-1) will play the winner of the UNLV-UCLA game in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Jayhawks bounced back from a 79-73 loss to then-No. 13 Michigan State last week in the Champions Classic.

    No. 9 North Carolina 80, Northwestern 69

    Justin Jackson had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead a balanced effort for North Carolina, which bounced back from a surprising loss over the weekend to beat Northwestern in the CBE Classic semifinals.

    Kennedy Meeks and Joel Berry II added 12 points apiece, and Theo Pinson, Isaiah Hicks had Brice Johnson each had 10 for the Tar Heels (4-1), who tumbled from their top spot in the AP poll earlier in the day after their 71-67 loss at Northern Iowa.

    North Carolina will play Kansas State for the tournament title Tuesday night.

    Tre Demps led the Wildcats (3-1) with 21 points.

    No. 14 California 89, Sam Houston State 63

    Freshman Jaylen Brown had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyrone Wallace helped key a big first-half run that led California to its fourth straight win to open the season.

    Jordan Mathews added 18 points and Wallace had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Golden Bears, who now prepare to get tested for the first time this season later this week.

    After opening with four relatively easy opponents, the Bears will play San Diego State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational and then either West Virginia or Richmond on Friday.

    Dakarai Henderson scored 13 points and Jamal Williams added 12 for the Bearkats (1-3), who made just 37 percent of their shots.

    No. 19 Vanderbilt 92, St. John's 55

    Jeff Roberson had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Vanderbilt, which opened the game with a 27-4 run en route to a victory over St. John's in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

    The Commodores (4-0) will meet Wake Forest, who beat No. 13 Indiana 82-78, in the semifinals on Tuesday.

    Vanderbilt scored the game's first nine points and it only got worse from there for the Red Storm (3-1), who lost for the first time under first-year coach Chris Mullin and nearly suffered the worst loss in school history.

    Luke Kornet, one of Vanderbilt's three 7-footers, had 13 points and seven rebounds.

    Federico Mussini led the Red Storm with 14 points.

    Marquette 81, No. 22 LSU 80

    Jajuan Johnson hit the winning free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining and Marquette survived a frenetic finish to defeat LSU in the semifinals of the Legends Classic.

    Marquette will face Arizona State in Tuesday's championship game. Arizona State beat North Carolina State, 79-76.

    LSU (2-1) freshman Ben Simmons collected 21 points and 20 rebounds in front of 51 NBA scouts and gave the Tigers their only lead at 80-79 with a reverse layup with 21.5 seconds remaining.

    But Johnson knocked down the two free throws and Josh Gray missed a 3-pointer as time expired.

    Luke Fischer led four players in double figures with 19 points for Marquette (2-2). Henry Ellenson was among three Golden Warriors with 16 points along with Johnson and Duane Wilson.

    No. 23 Xavier 78, Northern Kentucky 66

    Trevon Bluiett had 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for his second career double-double, and Xavier — playing as a ranked team for the first time in four years — pulled away to a victory over Northern Kentucky.

    The Musketeers (4-0) jumped into the Top 25 with lopsided wins over Missouri and Michigan. They used their balance to shake free of the Norse (1-3) in the second half.

    Six Musketeers reached double figures. Forward James Farr had 13 points and eight rebounds.

    Tyler White scored a career-high 25 points for Northern Kentucky, which is just a short drive away from the other side of the Ohio River.

    Xavier was coming off an 86-70 win at Michigan on Friday night and had a ragged game back home. The Musketeers gave up open 3-point shots in the first half, allowing the Norse to keep it close.

    Women

    No. 3 Notre Dame 110, Valparaiso 54

    Marina Mabrey had the fifth triple-double in Notre Dame history to help the Irish rout Valparaiso.

    The freshman guard finished with 18 points and 10 assists — both career bests — and a school-record 12 steals for the No. 3-ranked Irish (4-0). The last Notre Dame player with a triple-double was Skylar Diggins on Feb. 24, 2013.

    Notre Dame turned Valparaiso turnovers into 51 points in the rout.

    Thanks largely to eight steals and 14 points by Mabrey in the first half, the Irish (4-0) led the Crusaders 53-18 at the break. Notre Dame converted takeaways into 27 points in the first half alone.

    Valparaiso was led in scoring by Meredith Hamlet with 10 points and Jasmyn Walker with nine.

    No. 4 Tennessee 59, Chattanooga 57

    Diamond DeShields scored 17 points and made numerous big plays down the stretch Monday as Tennessee hung on for a victory over Chattanooga after squandering most of a 23-point lead.

    DeShields was coming off a scoreless performance in a victory over No. 23 Syracuse. She had four points, an assist and a steal during a 6-2 run after Chattanooga had cut Tennessee's lead to 53-51 with less than two minutes left.

    Mercedes Russell had 13 points and Bashaara Graves added 10 points and 11 rebounds as Tennessee (4-0) earned its 26th straight home victory.

    Queen Alford had 19 points to lead Chattanooga (3-2), which had beaten Tennessee two of the last three years.

    Tennessee raced to a 19-2 lead and had a 23-point advantage in the second quarter before Chattanooga got back into the game with its defense and 3-point shooting.

    Santa Clara 61, No. 13 Stanford 58

    Devin Hudson scored 12 points, Morgan McGwire and Lori Parkinson each had 11, and Santa Clara got the road win.

    McGwire's layup with 59 seconds left capped a 6-0 run and gave the Broncos (2-2) a 57-50 lead.

    Karlie Samuelson answered with a quick 3, and the Cardinal (3-1) closed to 60-58 on Lili Thompson's 3 with 13 seconds left.

    Savanna Hanson made 1 of 2 free throws for Santa Clara and Thompson missed a potential tying 3 in the final seconds. Thompson finished with 21 points and Erica McCall had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

    No. 23 Syracuse 90, Morgan State 61

    Alexis Peterson scored 17 points, Brianna Butler added 15 and Syracuse made 13 3-pointers in a victory over Morgan State.

    Syracuse has won 70 straight non-conference games at home, with its last loss coming on Dec. 22, 2006.

    The Orange used an 11-0 run in a decisive 23-6 second quarter to take a 42-27 halftime lead. Syracuse made six 3-pointers in the quarter, including three straight by Brittney Sykes, Jade Phillips and Butler.

    Briana Day and Sykes added 11 points apiece for Syracuse (2-1). The Orange made 13 of 43 3-pointers, with five by Butler.

    It was the most points scored by Syracuse since Dec. 1, 2014 against Vermont.

    Tykyrah Williams had 22 points and seven rebounds for Morgan State (1-3). Braennan Farrar added 22 points and seven boards. The Lady Bears were held to 20-of-69 shooting (29 percent) and turned the ball over 21 times.

    No. 24 George Washington 61, Fresno State 53

    George Washington's Jonquel Jones had 13 points and 13 rebounds for her second straight double-double, and Lauren Chase added 12 points, eight boards and seven assists.

    George Washington led by as many as 16 points early in the fourth quarter.

    Caira Washington added nine points and nine rebounds for George Washington (3-1).

    Moriah Faulk led Fresno State (1-3) with 16 points and 11 rebounds for her fifth career double-double. Shauqunna Collins added 14 points and seven rebounds.

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