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Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 15 of his team-high 22 factors within the second half, hitting six free throws within the remaining 35 seconds, as No. 17 Tennessee upset third-ranked Houston 76-73 within the Gamers Period males’s match on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Jaylen Carey scored 13 factors and grabbed seven rebounds and Bishop Boswell added 10 factors for the Volunteers (7-0), who avenged a 69-50 loss to the Cougars within the Elite Eight final March.
Freshman Kingston Flemings scored a game-high 25 factors and Milos Uzan added 17 factors for Houston (6-1), which went nearly 7 1/2 minutes and not using a level whereas lacking 11 consecutive photographs halfway by means of the second half.
Houston obtained as shut as 74-73 on a 3-pointer by Flemings with 5.3 seconds left, however Gillespie, who was 9-for-9 on the line, answered with two free throws with 4.1 seconds left. Uzan then missed a shot from behind the half-court line to finish the sport.
No. 7 Michigan 102, No. 21 Auburn 72
Yaxel Lendeborg and Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 17 factors apiece and the Wolverines sailed over the Tigers to succeed in the championship recreation of the Gamers Period males’s match in Las Vegas.
Nimari Burnett and Morez Johnson Jr. every added 15 factors for Michigan (6-0), which earned the spot within the title recreation with their second blowout win in two nights. The Wolverines will face No. 12 Gonzaga for the championship on Wednesday.
Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 factors and Keyshawn Corridor added 15 for Auburn (5-2), which is 1-1 within the match. Filip Jovic put up 13 factors and KeShawn Murphy had 12.
No. 11 Michigan State 89, East Carolina 56
Jaxon Kohler had 16 factors and eight rebounds and the Spartans romped previous the Pirates within the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off.
Divine Ugochukwu additionally scored 16 factors, whereas Coen Carr equipped 13 factors for Michigan State (6-0).
Jordan Riley led East Carolina (2-4) with 13 factors. The Pirates had been held to 33.3% taking pictures from the sphere and dedicated 24 turnovers, which Michigan State cashed in for 31 factors.
No. 12 Gonzaga 100, Maryland 61
Braden Huff scored 20 factors because the Bulldogs overwhelmed the Terrapins with their offensive execution in a wire-to-wire win on the Participant’s Period males’s match in Las Vegas.
Graham Ike added 13 factors, six rebounds and 4 assists for Gonzaga (7-0). The Bulldogs shot 57.8% from the ground, with Huff sinking 9 of 10 makes an attempt. From 3-point vary, Gonzaga made 14 of 33 tries (42.4%).
Pharrel Payne scored 14 factors and pulled down seven rebounds to guide Maryland (5-2), which made 36.4% of its photographs and sank 5 of 21 (23.8%) from 3-point vary.
No. 14 St. John’s 96, Baylor 81
Bryce Hopkins scored 26 factors to spur the Crimson Storm previous the Bears within the second spherical of the Gamers Period males’s match in Las Vegas.
St. John’s (4-2) rebounded from a one-point loss to Iowa State on the primary day of the match, whereas Baylor (4-1) had crushed Creighton to open the week.
Oziyah Sellers scored 22 factors and hit 5 of the Crimson Storm’s 11 3-pointers, whereas Dillon Mitchell chipped in 18 off the bench. Cameron Carr led Baylor with a game-high 27 factors, Tounde Yessoufou racked up 15 factors, and Michael Rataj notched a double-double with 12 factors and 12 rebounds.
No. 15 Iowa State 78, Creighton 60
Freshman Killyan Toure scored a season-high 20 factors to assist lead the Cyclones to a victory over the Bluejays on the second day of the Gamers Period males’s championship in Las Vegas.
Joshua Jefferson had 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Blake Buchanan added 12 factors and 9 boards for Iowa State (6-0), who performed with out preseason All-Massive 12 guard Tamin Lipsey because of a lower-body damage sustained within the remaining minutes of the 83-82 win over No. 14 St. John’s on Monday.
Jasen Inexperienced and Josh Dix scored 15 factors apiece for Creighton (3-3), which dedicated 17 turnovers within the loss.
No. 16 North Carolina 85, St. Bonaventure 70
Henri Veesaar’s profession highs of 24 factors and 13 rebounds led the Tar Heels to a victory in opposition to the Bonnies within the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off.
Caleb Wilson scored 20 factors and snared 12 rebounds. Kyan Evans, who made three 3-point photographs, added 11 factors for the Tar Heels (6-0), who performed away from house for the primary time this season. North Carolina has gained its first six video games in a season for the primary time since 2016-17.
Darryl Simmons II scored 22 factors and Frank Mitchell put up 18 factors and 6 rebounds to guide St. Bonaventure (5-1).
Cal 80, No. 18 UCLA 72
Chris Bell bombed in 5 3-pointers to account for a majority of his game-high 22 factors because the Golden Bears captured the championship of the Empire Traditional with an upset of the Bruins in San Francisco.
Dai Dai Ames saved six of his 14 factors for the ultimate 1:24 and Justin Pippen completed with 13 factors for Cal (6-1).
Trent Perry had 19 factors and Eric Dailey Jr. 17 to tempo UCLA (5-2). Dailey grabbed seven rebounds for the Bruins, who minimize a 13-point deficit down to 5 within the remaining minutes earlier than falling quick.
No. 23 North Carolina State 81, Boise State 70
The Wolfpack pressured 15 Broncos turnovers and pulled away within the second half for a win in a consolation-bracket recreation of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Darrion Williams had a team-high 16 factors on 7-of-13 taking pictures for the Wolfpack (5-1) earlier than fouling out with 3:15 left. Ven-Allen Lubin had 11 factors and a game-high 12 rebounds for NC State.
Dylan Andrews had a game-high 26, together with 5 3-pointers, and stored the Broncos shut down the stretch. Javan Buchanan had 10 factors and 9 rebounds for Boise State (4-3).
No. 25 Indiana 86, Kansas State 69
Reed Bailey scored a game-high 21 factors and Tayton Conerway added 19 because the Hoosiers rolled previous the Wildcats in Bloomington, Ind.
Lamar Wilkerson (14 factors) and Trent Sisley (12) additionally completed in double figures for Indiana (6-0), which shot 47.4% and opened the second half on a 10-2 run to surge forward by 20.
P.J. Haggerty paced the Wildcats (5-2) with 16 factors whereas C.J. Jones (15) and Nate Johnson (13) adopted.
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