No. 1 Kansas ends skid to No. 17 Villanova with 74-71 win
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Dedric Lawson had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Lagerald Vick scored 29, and top-ranked Kansas made enough free throws down the stretch to beat No. 17 Villanova 74-71 Saturday in a rematch of last season's Final Four showdown won by the Wildcats.
Devon Dotson added 11 points for the Jayhawks (9-0), including four free throws in the final 1:10 to help Kansas end a three-game losing streak to Villanova - the last two in the NCAA Tournament.
Unlike the national semifinals in April, this one came down to the wire.
Collin Gillespie's three-point play drew the Wildcats (8-4) within 69-65 with 31 seconds left, and Vick gave them an opening when he threw the ball away on the ensuing inbounds play. But Vick atoned for the mistake by pulling down a defensive rebound, and then calmly made a pair of free throws.
Phil Booth finished with 29 points for the Wildcats. Eric Paschall scored 17 but was rendered ineffective down the stretch because of foul trouble, and Gillespie finished with 15 but was just 1 for 7 from 3-point range.
(3) TENNESSEE 102
MEMPHIS 92
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Admiral Schofield scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and added 11 rebounds as Tennessee snapped a three-game skid to its in-state rival.
The Volunteers (8-1) avoided any letdown after a weeklong layoff for finals since upsetting then-No. 1 ranked Gonzaga last weekend in Phoenix. Grant Williams added 19 points for Tennessee. Jordan Bone had 17, Jordan Bowden scored 12 and Kyle Alexander added 10.
(5) MICHIGAN 70
WESTERN MICHIGAN 62
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Charles Matthews made a layup just before halftime to give No. 5 Michigan its first lead, and the smooth-shooting guard matched a season high with 25 points to help the undefeated Wolverines beat Western Michigan.
Michigan (11-0) is off to its best start since it was 16-0 six seasons ago.
The Broncos (5-5) were in control for much of the first half and led by eight points with 2:58 remaining after Michael Flowers scored 11 of his career-high 31 points in just over two minutes.
(14) BUFFALO 73
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65
AMHERST, N.Y. - Nick Perkins had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 14 Buffalo beat Southern Illinois to remain undefeated
CJ Massinburg scored 14 points, Davonta Jordan had 11 and the Bulls (10-0) continued their best start since 1930-31, when they finished 15-0. They have won 17 consecutive home games dating to last season.
(15) OHIO STATE 73
BUCKNELL 71
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Kaleb Wesson had a career-high 20 points and Ohio State held off a comeback bid by Bucknell.
Ohio State went on an 11-2 run to take an 11-point lead with under 10 minutes remaining, but Bucknell stormed back to within three with a 10-2 run and a late 3-pointer by Avi Toomer. The Bison got the ball with 14 seconds left, but a 3-point try by Bruce Moore hit the front of the rim and Ohio State survived.
OLD DOMINION 68
(25) sYRACUSE 62
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - B.J. Stith scored all of his 18 points in the second half, and Old Dominion overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to stun Syracuse.
Xavier Green had 15 points and Marquis Godwin added 11 for the Monarchs (8-3), who trailed by 13 points late in the first half and by 11 early in the second before rallying for their sixth straight victory.
From wire report