Nevada slips past Hawaii 77-74
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. — Deonte Burton scored 25 points to spark Nevada over Hawaii 77-74 on Saturday.
Olek Czyz added 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (14-3, 4-0 Western Athletic). It was Nevada’s 11th straight win.
Vander Joaquin had 22 points and Joston Thomas 21 for the Warriors (10-7, 2-1).
Hawaii led much of the second half and was up 70-63 with 4:48 to play after a three-point play by Joaquin, but Malik Story hit a 3-pointer and Burton scored the next seven points, including a long 3-pointer to put Nevada up 73-70 with 2:05 left.
The Warriors cut the Nevada lead to a point on a 3-pointer by Zane Johnson with 30 seconds left, but Story hit a pair of free throws with 10.5 seconds left to seal the victory for Nevada.
Seminoles rout No. 3 Tar Heels
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Deividas Dulkys scored a career-high 32 points and Michael Snaer added 17 as Florida State stunned No. 3 North Carolina 90-57, handing the Tar Heels their worst loss under coach Roy Williams.
The Seminoles (11-6, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) started the second half on a 30-8 run to take a 66-36 lead en route to handing North Carolina its most lopsided conference loss since a 96-56 defeat against Maryland in 2003.
The loss also snapped North Carolina’s nine-game win streak.
Dulkys, whose previous career-high was 22 points, was 12 of 14 from the field and 8 of 10 from 3-point range. He added four steals and a blocked shot. His 8 treys were a Florida State record in ACC play.
NO. 1 SYRACUSE 78,
PROVIDENCE 55
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dion Waiters had 12 points, seven coming during a decisive first-half run, Scoop Jardine added 10 points and nine assists.
The victory for the Orange (19-0, 6-0 Big East) matches the school record for wins to start a season, set in 1999-2000. Syracuse will try to break the mark Monday against winless Pitt.
NO. 2 KENTUCKY 65,
TENNESSEE 62
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Darius Miller made two free throws and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added another in the final 20 seconds to help Kentucky hold off Tennessee.
The Wildcats (17-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who trailed by as many as eight points in the second half, took a 62-54 lead with 53 seconds to go. Tennessee’s Skylar McBee hit a 3-pointer and after a timeout, Jeronne Maymon fouled Kentucky’s Doron Lamb, who missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Cameron Tatum hit a 3 to cut the margin to 62-60 with 28 seconds left.
NO. 4 BAYLOR 106,
OKLAHOMA ST. 65
WACO, Texas — Perry Jones III had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Baylor made a season-high 15 3-pointers to beat Oklahoma State and remain undefeated.
Pierre Jackson scored 18 points and made five 3s for the Bears (17-0, 4-0 Big 12), who extended their school-record winning streak to 17. Freshman Quincy Miller had 21 points.
NORTHWESTERN 81,
NO. 6 MICHIGAN ST. 74
EVANSTON, Ill. — John Shurna scored 22 points to help Northwestern end Michigan State’s win streak at 15.
NO. 9 MISSOURI 84,
TEXAS 73
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Phil Pressey had 18 points, including seven straight to get Missouri out of trouble in the second half, and 10 assists to lead the Tigers over Texas.
NO. 10 KANSAS 82,
IOWA STATE 73
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 of his career-high 28 points after halftime, and Kansas used a game-changing second-half run to knock off Iowa State.
NO. 22 SAN DIEGO ST. 69, NO. 12 UNLV 67
SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin made an off-balance layup with three-tenths of a second left to give San Diego State over UNLV in a thrilling Mountain West Conference opener.
IOWA 75,
NO. 13 MICHIGAN 59
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Matt Gatens scored 19 points and Iowa used balanced offense and stout defense snap a two-game losing streak.
NO. 14 LOUISVILLE 76, DEPAUL 59
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Russ Smith scored 25 points, Chris Smith added 20 and Louisville beat DePaul despite not having leading scorer Kyle Kuric.
NO. 15 MURRAY ST. 82,
TENNESSEE TECH 74
MURRAY, Ky. — Donte Poole scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead unbeaten Murray State.
NO. 17 CONNECTICUT 67, NOTRE DAME 53
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Shabazz Napier scored 16 points, and freshman Andre Drummond had 10 points and 13 rebounds to help UConn snap Notre Dame’s 29-game home winning streak.
OKLAHOMA 82,
NO. 18 KANSAS ST. 73
NORMAN, Okla. — Andrew Fitzgerald scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures and Oklahoma beat K-State for its first Big 12 win under coach Lon Kruger.
NO. 19 FLORIDA 79,
SOUTH CAROLINA 65
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kenny Boynton scored 15 points and hit four of No. 19 Florida’s 12 3-pointers in a victory over South Carolina.
NO. 20 MISSISSIPPI ST. 56, ALABAMA 52
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Arnett Moultrie had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Mississippi State rallied in the final minutes to beat Alabama.
NO. 21 GONZAGA 62, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 58
LOS ANGELES — Elias Harris scored 19 points and Gary Bell added 16 to help Gonzaga avoid a second straight upset.
NO. 25 MARQUETTE 62, PITTSBURGH 57
MILWAUKEE — Darius Johnson-Odom scored 18 points and Jae Crowder added 15 to help Marquette send Pittsburgh to its sixth straight loss.
Oregon QB enters NFL draft
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Thomas made the announcement, which caught many by surprise, on Saturday night. He follows Oregon running back LaMichael James, who announced last week that he would skip his final year of eligibility.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior passed for 2,761 yards and a school-record 33 touchdowns this past season, despite missing a game because of an injury. He also ran for three scores. He threw only seven interceptions.
NCAA asks for new proposal on $2,000 stipend
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors still believes scholarship limits should be expanded.
It just wants time to work out the details.
In a surprise move Saturday, the board delayed implementation of a $2,000 expense allowance, opting instead to ask the working group to make a modified proposal in April.
“What I heard was the board’s resolve with the concept (of the miscellaneous expense allowance) and moving forward with it, but giving us a chance to work out concerns of the implementation,” said Middle Tennessee State President Sidney McPhee, who chairs the subcommittee that made recommendations Saturday.
Essentially, the board heeded membership’s advice to slow things down rather than continuing to charge full steam ahead.
Supporters insist that the 14-4 vote wasn’t an outright rejection of the philosophy.
The complaints began pouring in almost as soon as conferences were given the option of providing an additional $2,000 toward the full cost of attendance, money that covers expenses beyond tuition, room and board, books and fees.
The rule was approved by the board in October. By late December, 160 schools had signed onto override legislation, enough opposition to force suspension of the rule and reconsideration Saturday.
Nevada slips past Hawaii 77-74
Associated Press
RENO, Nev. — Deonte Burton scored 25 points to spark Nevada over Hawaii 77-74 on Saturday.
Olek Czyz added 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (14-3, 4-0 Western Athletic). It was Nevada’s 11th straight win.
Vander Joaquin had 22 points and Joston Thomas 21 for the Warriors (10-7, 2-1).
Hawaii led much of the second half and was up 70-63 with 4:48 to play after a three-point play by Joaquin, but Malik Story hit a 3-pointer and Burton scored the next seven points, including a long 3-pointer to put Nevada up 73-70 with 2:05 left.
The Warriors cut the Nevada lead to a point on a 3-pointer by Zane Johnson with 30 seconds left, but Story hit a pair of free throws with 10.5 seconds left to seal the victory for Nevada.
Seminoles rout No. 3 Tar Heels
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Deividas Dulkys scored a career-high 32 points and Michael Snaer added 17 as Florida State stunned No. 3 North Carolina 90-57, handing the Tar Heels their worst loss under coach Roy Williams.
The Seminoles (11-6, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) started the second half on a 30-8 run to take a 66-36 lead en route to handing North Carolina its most lopsided conference loss since a 96-56 defeat against Maryland in 2003.
The loss also snapped North Carolina’s nine-game win streak.
Dulkys, whose previous career-high was 22 points, was 12 of 14 from the field and 8 of 10 from 3-point range. He added four steals and a blocked shot. His 8 treys were a Florida State record in ACC play.
NO. 1 SYRACUSE 78,
PROVIDENCE 55
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dion Waiters had 12 points, seven coming during a decisive first-half run, Scoop Jardine added 10 points and nine assists.
The victory for the Orange (19-0, 6-0 Big East) matches the school record for wins to start a season, set in 1999-2000. Syracuse will try to break the mark Monday against winless Pitt.
NO. 2 KENTUCKY 65,
TENNESSEE 62
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Darius Miller made two free throws and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added another in the final 20 seconds to help Kentucky hold off Tennessee.
The Wildcats (17-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who trailed by as many as eight points in the second half, took a 62-54 lead with 53 seconds to go. Tennessee’s Skylar McBee hit a 3-pointer and after a timeout, Jeronne Maymon fouled Kentucky’s Doron Lamb, who missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Cameron Tatum hit a 3 to cut the margin to 62-60 with 28 seconds left.
NO. 4 BAYLOR 106,
OKLAHOMA ST. 65
WACO, Texas — Perry Jones III had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Baylor made a season-high 15 3-pointers to beat Oklahoma State and remain undefeated.
Pierre Jackson scored 18 points and made five 3s for the Bears (17-0, 4-0 Big 12), who extended their school-record winning streak to 17. Freshman Quincy Miller had 21 points.
NORTHWESTERN 81,
NO. 6 MICHIGAN ST. 74
EVANSTON, Ill. — John Shurna scored 22 points to help Northwestern end Michigan State’s win streak at 15.
NO. 9 MISSOURI 84,
TEXAS 73
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Phil Pressey had 18 points, including seven straight to get Missouri out of trouble in the second half, and 10 assists to lead the Tigers over Texas.
NO. 10 KANSAS 82,
IOWA STATE 73
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 of his career-high 28 points after halftime, and Kansas used a game-changing second-half run to knock off Iowa State.
NO. 22 SAN DIEGO ST. 69, NO. 12 UNLV 67
SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin made an off-balance layup with three-tenths of a second left to give San Diego State over UNLV in a thrilling Mountain West Conference opener.
IOWA 75,
NO. 13 MICHIGAN 59
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Matt Gatens scored 19 points and Iowa used balanced offense and stout defense snap a two-game losing streak.
NO. 14 LOUISVILLE 76, DEPAUL 59
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Russ Smith scored 25 points, Chris Smith added 20 and Louisville beat DePaul despite not having leading scorer Kyle Kuric.
NO. 15 MURRAY ST. 82,
TENNESSEE TECH 74
MURRAY, Ky. — Donte Poole scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead unbeaten Murray State.
NO. 17 CONNECTICUT 67, NOTRE DAME 53
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Shabazz Napier scored 16 points, and freshman Andre Drummond had 10 points and 13 rebounds to help UConn snap Notre Dame’s 29-game home winning streak.
OKLAHOMA 82,
NO. 18 KANSAS ST. 73
NORMAN, Okla. — Andrew Fitzgerald scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures and Oklahoma beat K-State for its first Big 12 win under coach Lon Kruger.
NO. 19 FLORIDA 79,
SOUTH CAROLINA 65
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kenny Boynton scored 15 points and hit four of No. 19 Florida’s 12 3-pointers in a victory over South Carolina.
NO. 20 MISSISSIPPI ST. 56, ALABAMA 52
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Arnett Moultrie had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Mississippi State rallied in the final minutes to beat Alabama.
NO. 21 GONZAGA 62, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 58
LOS ANGELES — Elias Harris scored 19 points and Gary Bell added 16 to help Gonzaga avoid a second straight upset.
NO. 25 MARQUETTE 62, PITTSBURGH 57
MILWAUKEE — Darius Johnson-Odom scored 18 points and Jae Crowder added 15 to help Marquette send Pittsburgh to its sixth straight loss.
Oregon QB enters NFL draft
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Thomas made the announcement, which caught many by surprise, on Saturday night. He follows Oregon running back LaMichael James, who announced last week that he would skip his final year of eligibility.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior passed for 2,761 yards and a school-record 33 touchdowns this past season, despite missing a game because of an injury. He also ran for three scores. He threw only seven interceptions.
NCAA asks for new proposal on $2,000 stipend
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors still believes scholarship limits should be expanded.
It just wants time to work out the details.
In a surprise move Saturday, the board delayed implementation of a $2,000 expense allowance, opting instead to ask the working group to make a modified proposal in April.
“What I heard was the board’s resolve with the concept (of the miscellaneous expense allowance) and moving forward with it, but giving us a chance to work out concerns of the implementation,” said Middle Tennessee State President Sidney McPhee, who chairs the subcommittee that made recommendations Saturday.
Essentially, the board heeded membership’s advice to slow things down rather than continuing to charge full steam ahead.
Supporters insist that the 14-4 vote wasn’t an outright rejection of the philosophy.
The complaints began pouring in almost as soon as conferences were given the option of providing an additional $2,000 toward the full cost of attendance, money that covers expenses beyond tuition, room and board, books and fees.
The rule was approved by the board in October. By late December, 160 schools had signed onto override legislation, enough opposition to force suspension of the rule and reconsideration Saturday.