Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Kansas sets 3-pointer record

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Third-ranked Kansas set a school record with 19 3-pointers Tuesday night while routing road-weary Texas Southern 114-71 in Allen Fieldhouse.

Svi Mykhailiuk didn't score a point in the first 10 minutes but poured in 13 in a five-minute span in the first half and finished with 21 points in 26 minutes for the Jayhawks (4-0). He hit 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.

The previous school record of 15 3-pointers was set Jan. 25, 2005, against Baylor. Kansas was within three of that mark at halftime, which was another school record.

The Tigers (0-5), in the midst of a 13-game road trip, jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead but was buried after that under an avalanche of hot Jayhawks shooting. Kansas reeled off runs of 17-3, 18-2 and 15-0 to lead 66-30 at halftime.

NO. 6 WICHITA STATE 80, MARQUETTE 66

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Landry Shamet paced a balanced attack, and Wichita State pulled away from Marquette in the second half in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

Shamet led four Shockers in double figures with 19 points. Conner Frankamp added 13 points, and Shaquille Morris had 11 points for Wichita State (4-0), which advanced to face No. 13 Notre Dame in Wednesday's championship game.

Andrew Rowsey had 26 points, and Markus Howard finished with 25 points to lead the Golden Eagles (2-2), who appeared to wear down late in the second half.

NO. 12 CINCINNATI 75, RICHMOND 48

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Cincinnati advanced to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic behind a fine all-around performance from forward Gary Clark in a rout of Richmond.

Clark finished with eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Reserve Cane Broome added 13 points and Jacob Evans had 12 in the win for the Bearcats (5-0), who play Wyoming in the title game Wednesday at the 2,000-seat John Gray Gymnasium.

The cold-shooting Spiders (1-3) did not have a double-figure scorer until Jacob Gilyard made two free throws with 1:29 remaining. He finished with 12 points.

NO. 13 NOTRE DAME 92, LSU 53

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- T.J. Gibbs scored 26 points and Notre Dame blew past LSU in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

Matt Farrell added 17 points and seven assists, and Bonzie Colson finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for the Fighting Irish (5-0). Gibbs hit six of Notre Dame's 15 3-pointers and also had four assists and three rebounds.

Duop Reath scored 17 points to lead the Tigers (3-1), who will face Marquette in Wednesday's consolation game. Reath was the only LSU player who wound up with double-figure points.

NO. 14 MINNESOTA 100, ALABAMA A&M 57

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jordan Murphy continued his run of double-doubles with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes as Minnesota routed Alabama A&M.

Davonte Fitzgerald had 13 points to lead a strong performance from the Golden Gophers bench. Nate Mason scored 12 points and Reggie Lynch added 11 for Minnesota (5-0). Murphy, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, has posted a double-double in every game this season.

The Golden Gophers shot 61.4 percent from the field. Mohamed Sherif led the Bulldogs (0-4) with 10 points.

NO. 16 TEXAS A&M 98, PENN STATE 87

NEW YORK -- Duane Wilson scored 22 points and Robert Williams added 21 as Texas A&M defeated Penn State in the final of the Legends Classic.

Wilson and Williams were nearly perfect from the field and played a big role in the Aggies (4-0) knocking off the previously unbeaten Nittany Lions (5-1). Wilson made 7 of 10 shots from the field and all seven free throws. Williams hit 10 of 12 from the field and added nine rebounds.

Tony Carr finished with a game-high 31 points while Lamar Stevens added 25 for Penn State.

NO. 19 LOUISVILLE 84, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 42

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville started slowly but used a 20-2 first-half run and a dominant second half to crush visiting Southern Illinois.

Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals (3-0) with 18 points. Deng Adel finished with 16 points and seven rebounds while Darius Perry had 10 points and seven assists for Louisville.

The Salukis (2-1) were led by Armon Fletcher's 11 points and seven rebounds.

NO. 22 BAYLOR 65, CREIGHTON 59

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tournament MVP Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. recorded 15 points and 15 rebounds as Baylor defeated Creighton in the championship game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

King McClure scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half for the Bears (5-0). Terry Maston added 15 points and eight rebounds while leading scorer Manu Lecomte was held to nine points for Baylor.

The Bluejays (4-1) were led by Khyri Thomas with 15 points. Marcus Foster added 12, Martin Krampelj had 11 and Ty-Shon Alexander had 10.

NO. 23 UCLA 72, WISCONSIN 70

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Aaron Holiday hit a layup as time expired to lift UCLA past Wisconsin in the consolation game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

Holiday led the Bruins (4-1) with 18 points. He was joined in double figures by Gyorgy Goloman and Thomas Welsh with 11 points apiece, and Jaylen Hands and Prince Ali with 10 each.

The Badgers (2-3) were led by Ethan Happ with 19 points. Dmitrik Trice, Khalil Iverson and Brad Davison each had 14.

NO. 25 ALABAMA 77, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 76

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama turned up its defensive pressure in the second half to make its return to the Top 25 a successful one -- barely -- with a narrow victory over Texas-Arlington.

The Crimson Tide forced 14 turnovers and held the Mavericks to 39 percent shooting after halftime, and Arlington's Erick Neal missed a potential game-winning shot as time expired.

Collin Sexton, the only player in double figures for Alabama (4-0), scored a game-high 29 points. Kevin Hervey led the Mavericks (2-1) with 24 points. Neal added 16 points and dished out 12 assists.

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