HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger scored 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Hawaii to a 72-61 win over Montana on Friday night. ADVERTISING HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger scored 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Hawaii
HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger scored 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Hawaii to a 72-61 win over Montana on Friday night.
HONOLULU — Christian Standhardinger scored 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Hawaii to a 72-61 win over Montana on Friday night.
Hawaii (5-2) jumped out to a 24-8 lead to open the game. Standhardinger scored 8 points to spark that run.
Montana (1-3) fought back, closing the gap to 31-25 at half time. Kareem Jamar scored 5 quick points to open the second half, and Montana tied the game at 33 on a Keron DeShields at the 18-minute mark.
Hawaii once again responded, running off an 11-2 run and taking a 45-35 lead with 12:29 left. Standhardinger once again led the way, scoring 4 points in that stretch. Montana did not get within 8 points for the rest of the game.
Brandon Spearman and Issac Fotu each scored 13 for Hawaii.
No. 1 Michigan State 98, Mount St. Mary’s 65
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Keith Appling came off the bench to score 17 points and Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice added 15 apiece Friday to power Michigan State and help the Spartans continue their domination of non-conference opponents at home during November.
The last time the Spartans (7-0) lost at home in November was to a David Robinson-led Navy team on Nov. 29, 1986. Michigan State has won 74 straight games against unranked non-conference opponents at home.
VILLANOVA 63,
No. 2 KANSAS 59
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Ryan Arcidiacono’s 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left put Villanova on top for good and the Wildcats upset Kansas in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Arcidiacono had missed all five of his previous shots, but made the one that counted — the Wildcats’ only field goal in the final 7 minutes.
Darrun Hilliard and Dylan Ennis each scored 14 for Villanova (6-0).
No. 4 ARIZONA 72,
No. 6 DUKE 66
NEW YORK — Nick Johnson scored all but two of his 15 points in the second half and No. 4 Arizona beat No. 6 Duke in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
The game was expected to be a matchup of two of the best freshmen in the country and, although Aaron Gordon of Arizona and Jabari Parker of Duke didn’t spend a lot of time covering each other, they were both key factors in the outcome.
No. 5 OKLAHOMA STATE
69, BUTLER 67
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Marcus Smart scored 17 points to help the Cowboys survive a major scare against Butler in an Old Spice Classic semifinal.
Oklahoma State (7-0) again came out flat to start the second half one day after watching a 23-point halftime lead dwindle to four with 3 minutes to play before beating Purdue 97-87.
No. 7 OHIO STATE 99,
NORTH FLORIDA 64
COLUMBUS, Ohio — LaQuinton Ross broke out of a frigid shooting spell by scoring 17 points and No. 7 Ohio State rode a 19-point first-half run to a victory over North Florida.
Amir Williams and Amedeo Della each hit career highs for the Buckeyes (6-0), with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Aaron Craft added 16 points, making his first 3-pointer of the season, while Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10.
No. 9 LOUISVILLE 69,
SOUTHERN MISS 38
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Jones came off the bench to score 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and No. 9 Louisville bounced back from its first loss to roll past Southern Mississippi.
Five days after a lackluster effort in a 93-84 loss to North Carolina, the Cardinals (6-1) got a better effort on both ends with the help of two new starters. Freshman point guard Terry Rozier got things going offensively by making his first three from beyond the arc en route to nine points, while redshirt freshman center Mangok Mathiang had seven rebounds and three blocks.
No. 14 OREGON 85,
PACIFIC 62
EUGENE, Ore. — Mike Moser scored 19 points to lead Oregon.
Johnathan Loyd had 13 assists, tied with four others for the second-most ever by an Oregon player.
The Ducks (5-0) scored 20 straight points after halftime to break open a close game. Pacific (4-1) led 36-29 after the break, but then went nearly seven minutes without scoring.
No. 15 FLORIDA 67,
FLORIDA STATE 66
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dorian Finney-Smith made a free throw with 1.3 seconds left, lifting No. 15 Florida over rival Florida State.
Finney-Smith struggled all night from the field, missing 10 of 12 shots, but came up big in the clutch.
No. 19 UCLA, 95,
NORTHWESTERN 79
LAS VEGAS — Jordan Adams, Zach LaVine and Bryce Alford scored 18 points apiece to lead No. 19 UCLA over Northwestern in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational.
The Bruins (7-0) shot 13 of 17 from 3-point range to finish 4-0 in the round-robin tournament for a share of the crown with Missouri.
SAN DIEGO STATE 86,
No. 20 CREIGHTON 80
FULLERTON, Calif. — Xavier Thames scored six of his 26 points in the final 1:18, J.J. O’Brien had 15 points and seven rebounds, and San Diego State overcame 30 points by Doug McDermott to upset Creighton.
No. 21 MEMPHIS 76,
LSU 69
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Austin Nichols scored 19 points and Chris Crawford had 17 to lead No. 21 Memphis to victory over LSU in a semifinal at the Old Spice Classic.
Joe Jackson added 16 points for Memphis (4-1).
No. 22 MICHIGAN 87,
COPPIN STATE 45
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Playing without leading scorer Nik Stauskas, No. 22 Michigan found plenty of offensive firepower to rout Coppin State.
No. 23 IOWA 89, UTEP 53
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Aaron White scored 17 points, Zach McCabe added 14 and No. 23 Iowa rolled into the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis with an easy victory over Texas-El Paso.
No. 25 MARQUETTE 76,
GEORGE WASHINGTON 60
FULLERTON, Calif. — Davante Gardner scored 20 points and had nine rebounds to lead No. 25 Marquette over George Washington in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy.
Women
Colorado State 65,
Hawaii 60, OT
AJ Newton scored half of her 14 points in overtime to lead the Rams.
Kamilah Jackson led UH (3-3) with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Jackson scored 11 points as the Rainbow Wahine closed regulation on a 21-13 run, tying it at 52 on Briana Harris’ jumper with 14 seconds remaining.
By wire sources
