The third-ranked Wildcats outlasted Maryland in a game that featured little defense, while the top-ranked Jayhawks’ win over UCLA means the Big 12 claims their series with the Pac 10. BC also opened up the ACC slate with a win over Miami on Sunday.
Sunday Night Hoops: No. 3 Villanova Outlasts Maryland; No. 1 Kansas Tops UCLA
No. 3 Villanova 95, Maryland 86: Reynolds Leads The Way
Washington, DC (Sports Network) – Scottie Reynolds poured in 25 points to go with eight assists, leading No. 3 Villanova to a 95-86 victory over Maryland as part of the BB&T Classic at the Verizon Center.
Corey Stokes hit five of Villanova’s 16 three-pointers en route to an 18- point effort, and Corey Fisher was 4-of-6 from downtown for 20 points, as the Wildcats (8-0) narrowly missed their sixth double-digit win of the season.
Read Article >Oklahoma 79, Arizona 62: Willie Warren Leads Sooners To Easy Win
Norman, OK (Sports Network) – Willie Warren tallied a game-high 25 points and the Oklahoma Sooners rolled to a 79-62 victory over the Arizona Wildcats as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
Warren hit on 10-of-14 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from long distance for Oklahoma (5-3), which has won three straight. Tiny Gallon added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Tony Crocker and Tommy Mason-Griffin checked in with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Read Article >No. 1 Kansas 73, UCLA 61: Jayhawks Keep Bruins At Bay
Xavier Henry hit four three-pointers en route to 16 points and Sherron Collins scored 14 for Kansas (7-0), which had won five of its previous six games by 30 or more points.
Cole Aldrich grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked three shots and added seven points to the win.
Read Article >Boston College 61, Miami 60: Free Throws Are The Difference
Malcolm Grant was the only player to reach double figures for Miami (8-1, 0-1), posting 18 points and four assists off the bench.
The Eagles grabbed a 31-25 halftime lead despite shooting just 27.0 percent from the floor in the opening half. Courtesy of its offensive rebounding, BC was able to get off 13 more shots than Miami in the frame and that helped compensate for the low shooting percentage.
Read Article >Sunday Hoops: ACC Play Starts And No. 1 Kansas Visits Struggling UCLA
If you’ve been reading my daily recap posts over at Blogging the Bracket (and if you aren’t, now would be a great time to start), you know that conference play started in several of the mid-major leagues this week. Sunday afternoon, the ACC gets into the act with Miami’s visit to Boston College.
Both teams are trying to build on big wins in the ACC/Big Ten challenge on Wednesday. The Hurricanes knocked off Minnesota in Miami, while BC won at Michigan.
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