College hoops scores: Syracuse takes home Maui championship

A first-half scoring binge by the Badgers proved too much for West Virginia, as No. 10 Wisconsin defeated the Mountaineers, 70-63, in the Cancun Challenge. Ben Brust hit four threes on his way to 16 points for the Badgers.

West Virginia looked like they could hang with the Big Ten powerhouse, leading Wisconsin, 11-10, to open the game. But the Badgers ripped off a 20-2 run and were able to hang on for the seven-point victory. Forward Sam Dekker had a double-double for Bo Ryan’s team, scoring 21 and pulling down 12 rebounds.

Though Enfield did not immediately comment on the situation, he had some harsh words for Floyd in a recent article in Men’s Journal. When asked about Floyd’s accusations, Enfield took a swipe at Floyd’s job.

Davis explained that when the two confronted each other at the reception, Floyd jabbed his finger into Enfield’s chest as a crowd that included Enfield’s wife looked on. He said that alcohol was served at the event, but it did not appear to be a factor.

The Wildcats advance to face the winner of Duke and Alabama in Friday’s championship game. The Dragons will face the loser in the third-place game.

The Dragons scored the first nine points of the game and cruised from there, building a 19-point lead 14 minutes in. Arizona scored just eight points in that span.

No. 3 Kentucky got another tough game from a non-conference foe on Wednesday, but the Wildcats played a crisp final 10 minutes to cruise to an 81-63 win over Eastern Michigan at Rupp Arena.

Eastern Michigan led for the first six minutes of the game until Harrison made a three to put Kentucky up 10-8. The Wildcats kept the lead for almost the rest of the afternoon, but a 13-6 spurt to end the first half kept the Eagles close.

Mark Few and No. 11 Gonzaga had hoped to play in the Maui Invitational championship game, but the Bulldogs will settle for fifth place instead, with a 91-81 win over Arkansas on Wednesday.

Dayton upset Gonzaga in the opening round before the Bulldogs beat Chaminade to set up their game with Arkansas. The Razorbacks lost to California in the first round and beat Minnesota on Tuesday.