Syracuse beats Miami
By STEVEN WINE
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AP Sports Writer
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With Syracuse and Miami going at it zone to zone, the Orange made the last stand.
No. 2 Syracuse held Miami without a field goal for 7½ minutes down the stretch and made eight consecutive free throws in the final minute to remain unbeaten with a 64-52 victory Saturday.
Both teams played zone defense throughout and made points tough to come by for long stretches. The Hurricanes led 47-46 with less than 7 minutes to go but hit only one field goal the rest of the way.
“When we had to stop them, we stopped them,” Orange coach Jim Boeheim said.
Syracuse (19-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) needs one more victory to tie the school record for most wins to start a season, set two years ago. The ACC newcomers beat defending league champion Miami (10-9, 2-5) for the second time in three weeks.
“I don’t care what our record is — we’ve had seven games, including this one, that could have easily gone the other way,” Boeheim said. “All seven games, somebody has made a play. That’s a good attribute to have, but it also reminds you that you’re perilously close to having three or four losses.”
Miami again forced Syracuse into a methodical pace that made easy shots infrequent. The game was nearly 30 minutes old before either side made a fast-break basket.
Jerami Grant had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Orange.
A 39-24 rebounding advantage helped Syracuse hold off Miami.
Davon Reed scored 16 points for the Hurricanes, who kept it close by shooting 9 of 17 from 3-point range.
No. 21 MICHIGAN 80
No. 3 MICHIGAN STATE 75
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Nik Stauskas made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:12 left and finished with 19 points and freshman Derrick Walton Jr. scored a season-high 19, lifting Michigan to a win over Michigan State to remain the only Big Ten team without a conference loss.
The Wolverines (15-4, 7-0 Big Ten) went on a 10-0 run late in the game to take control and held on to win for just the second time in 15 games at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans (18-2, 7-1) had won 11 straight since losing to North Carolina at home.
Michigan State’s Gary Harris scored a career-high 27 points and didn’t get much help offensively from his team that was without two of its best players.
No. 4 VILLANOVA 94
MARQUETTE 85, OT
MILWAUKEE — Ryan Arcidiacono had 20 points and 11 assists, and coolly guided Villanova in overtime following a frenzied finish to regulation.
Arcidiacono had six points and two assists in the extra period. He hustled for a loose ball with 37.7 seconds left that allowed Villanova coach Jay Wright to call a timeout and avoid a turnover.
James Bell, who finished with 30 points, followed with two free throws to make it a three-possession game for the Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big East).
Todd Mayo had 18 points, including the last 10 in regulation, for Marquette (11-9, 3-4) to help force overtime at 77-77.
A layup by Villanova’s Tony Chennault with 1 second left in regulation was waved off by the officials after Steve Taylor, Jr., drew a charging foul.
Villanova snapped Marquette’s 20-game winning streak in home conference games.
No. 6 FLORIDA 67
TENNESSEE 41
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Michael Frazier II scored 17 points and Scottie Wilbekin added 13 as Florida won its 11th straight.
The Gators (17-2, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak in the series and extended their school record for consecutive home wins to 26.
Florida held the Volunteers (12-7, 3-3) to a season-low in points and shooting percentage (27). The Volunteers’ backcourt really struggled, with leading scorer Jordan McRae, Antonio Barton and Josh Richardson combining to make 2 of 29 shots.
Jarnell Stokes led Tennessee with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Casey Prather chipped in 12 points for Florida, and Patric Young added 10.
No. 10 IOWA 76
NORTHWESTERN 50
EVANSTON, Ill. — Roy Devyn Marble scored 14 points for Iowa, which never trailed.
Gabriel Olaseni had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Mike Gesell added 11 points for the Hawkeyes (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten), who avoided losing consecutive games for the first time this season after falling 75-67 at No. 21 Michigan on Wednesday. They shot 51.9 percent from the field (28 of 54) and won their fourth in five games.
Iowa outrebounded Northwestern 44-20.
Drew Crawford had 20 points for Northwestern (10-11, 3-5), which had won three of four.
No. 11 OKLAHOMA ST. 81
WEST VIRGINIA 75
STILLWATER, Okla. — LeBryan Nash scored a career-high 29 points and had nine rebounds for Oklahoma State.
Nash was 10 of 13 from the field for the Cowboys (16-3, 4-2 Big 12), who swept the season series with the Mountaineers.
Markel Brown had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Phil Forte added 13 points for Oklahoma State.
The Cowboys won despite a subpar performance from star guard Marcus Smart. The sophomore scored a season-low five points on 1-for-7 shooting and played just 25 minutes before fouling out.
Eron Harris scored 21 points and Juwan Staten added 19 for the Mountaineers (11-9, 3-4), who have lost four of five.
Oklahoma State made just 4 of 24 3-point attempts and was outrebounded 41-35, but held the Mountaineers to 37 percent shooting.
No. 14 KENTUCKY 79
GEORGIA 54
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Aaron Harrison scored 15 points as Kentucky pulled away to its third straight win.
Julius Randle added 14 points while James Young had 13 including a couple of second-half 3-pointers for Kentucky (15-4, 5-1 Southeastern Conference).
Georgia (10-8, 4-2) had gotten within 37-31 with 16:18 remaining before the Wildcats steadily built a double-digit lead that rarely got below 20 points.
Georgia outrebounded Kentucky 35-32 but shot just 16 of 49 (33 percent) and was outscored 36-24 in the paint in the only regular season meeting between the schools.
Brandon Morris had 15 points for Georgia, which played without starting guard Kenny Gaines and backup Juwan Parker because of thigh and hamstring injuries, respectively.
No. 16 IOWA ST. 81
No. 22 KANSAS ST. 75
AMES, Iowa — Melvin Ejim scored 20 points and Iowa State snapped a three-game losing streak.
Georges Niang had 18 points and freshman Matt Thomas matched a career high with 14 for the Cyclones (15-3, 3-3 Big 12), who blew a 12-point halftime lead before putting the game away late in the second half.
Ejim blocked a potential game-tying 3 from Shane Southwell and hit two free throws to put the Cyclones ahead 79-73 with 23 seconds left.
Marcus Foster scored 20 points for Kansas State (14-6, 4-3), which lost consecutive games for the first time since November.
No. 18 DUKE 78
FLORIDA ST. 56
DURHAM, N.C. — Rodney Hood scored 18 points to help Duke, giving Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski his 900th victory at the school.
Jabari Parker added 14 points for the Blue Devils (16-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their fourth straight game and extended the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 28 games. Duke used an 11-0 run late in the first half to build a 20-point lead and never let the Seminoles get the margin back to single digits again.
Duke won despite shooting 31 percent, but converted 17 FSU turnovers into 29 points and dominated the offensive glass to score 29 second-chance points against the Seminoles (13-6, 4-3).
Krzyzewski is the all-time leader in career victories in men’s Division I with 973. He joins Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim as the only coaches with at least 900 wins at one program.
TEXAS 74
No. 24 BAYLOR 60
WACO, Texas — Texas freshman guard Isaiah Taylor scored a career-high 27 points and the Longhorns stretched their winning streak to five games.
The Longhorns (16-4, 5-2 Big 12) have won three consecutive games against Top 25 teams for the first time in school history.
Gary Franklin had 14 points and Taurean Prince added 12 for Baylor (13-6, 1-5), which led only once before losing its fourth straight. It is the Bears’ longest losing streak since dropping six in a row five years ago, and they have lost consecutive games at the Ferrell Center after a 13-game home winning streak.
When the Bears got within 46-39 midway through the second half, Taylor scored seven points in a span of 76 seconds.
No. 25 OKLAHOMA 74
TEXAS TECH 65
LUBBOCK, Texas — Buddy Hield scored 18 points, 12 on 3-pointers, to lead Oklahoma.
Cameron Clark added 17 points and Jordan Woodard had 15 to lead the Sooners (16-4, 5-2 Big 12).
Ryan Spangler had 10 of Oklahoma’s 28 rebounds.
Hield was 4 of 7 from beyond the arc and Clark was 8 of 12 from the field.
The Sooners got 14 points off Texas Tech’s 11 turnovers; the Red Raiders got just three points off Oklahoma’s seven turnovers.
Jordan Tolbert and Jaye Crockett scored 14 points each for the Red Raiders (10-10, 2-5).
