College Basketball Roundup : Hale, Top-Ranked Tar Heels Show No. 3 Duke the Door, 95-92

They opened the doors of North Carolina’s $33.8-million Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center Saturday, but Steve Hale came in the back way.

Hale scored a career-high 28 points and Brad Daugherty added 23 as the top-ranked Tar Heels disposed of No. 3 Duke, 95-92, in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before a capacity crowd of 21,444 at Chapel Hill, N.C.

During a timeout, North Carolina unfurled a banner that read: “Dean’s Dome--The Tradition Continues.” The Tar Heels picked up where they left off at Carmichael Arena, where they posted a 169-20 record in 20 1/2 seasons.

The 6-4 Hale started the second half with a steal and a layup, then shook loose for three back-door layups as North Carolina (18-0, 4-0) went on a 16-5 run for a 64-48 margin.

“They were overplaying us,” Hale said of his success on the backdoor play. “You have to give a good fake and go.”

Smith said he talked about the play with his team at halftime.

“We thought we could get those backdoor layups,” Smith said. “There was no particular reason it was Hale. It’s part of the offense, and whoever is in that position can get them.”

Despite the 16-point lead, it wasn’t easy for the Tar Heels. Duke (16-1, 4-1) was on the attack throughout the second half and made it close by scoring the game’s last seven points.

Duke had a 26-21 lead when Coach Mike Krzyzewski was hit with a technical foul after Hale was fouled going to the basket.

Hale made four free throws and the Tar Heels got the ball out of bounds because of the technical and added another basket in a 12-point run for a 33-26 lead. Even though they got close at the finish, the Blue Devils never really recovered.

David Henderson had 24 points and Johnny Dawkins added 22 for Duke.

Louisville 83, Syracuse 73--Milt Wagner scored 24 points at Louisville and the 18th-ranked Cardinals handed the No. 4 Orangemen their second straight defeat.

The Cardinals (11-4) piled up a 41-21 lead with 3:23 left in the first half behind Wagner’s outside shooting and a tenacious full-court press that forced several Syracuse turnovers and took the Orangemen (13-2) out of their offense.

Dwayne Washington started a Syracuse comeback with a three-point play at 2:53 and the Orangemen trimmed Louisville’s lead to 13 at the half. Louisville used its fast break to extend the lead to 51-34 early in the second half, but Syracuse got within 63-57 with 7:43 left.

Tony Kimbro and Wagner responded with baskets to put the Cardinals back in control.

Jeff Hall added 18 for the Cardinals and Washington had 16 for Syracuse.

Michigan 61, Iowa 57--Roy Tarpley scored 18 points, including two key baskets in the final minute, as the No. 2 Wolverines held on to beat the Hawkeyes in a Big Ten game at Iowa City.

Iowa (13-5, 3-2) held a 49-44 lead when the Wolverines (17-1, 5-1) responded with a 17-8 flurry to turn the game around and end Iowa’s three-game winning streak.

Tarpley, who played with four fouls for the final 8 1/2 minutes, helped Michigan control the backboards, 45-27, as the Wolverines bounced back from Thursday night’s 73-63 loss to Minnesota.

Andre Banks had 15 points for Iowa.

Kansas 95, Oklahoma State 72--Danny Manning made all 10 shots he took and scored 21 points as the eighth-ranked Jayhawks trounced the Cowboys in a Big Eight game at Lawrence, Kan.

However, Manning didn’t equal his last outing against the Cowboys (9-6, 0-2), when he hit 15 of 16 shots and scored 35 points.

The Jayhawks (15-2, 2-0) made 21 of 26 field-goal attempts (80.8%) on the way to a 45-26 halftime lead.

Alan Bannister, the Cowboys’ 7-4 center, scored 22 points.

Kentucky 72, Florida 55--All-American Kenny Walker scored 25 points and added 10 rebounds as the the 11th-ranked Wildcats overpowered the Gators in a Southeastern Conference game at Gainesville, Fla.

The Wildcats (14-2, 5-1) built a 36-28 halftime lead behind 18 points from Walker, and scored the first 11 points of the second half.

Winston Bennett added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Kentucky, and Vernon Maxwell had 16 points for Florida (8-5, 3-3).

Georgetown 82, Seton Hall 72--David Wingate scored 22 points and Reggie Williams had 21 as the 15th-ranked Hoyas knocked off the Pirates in a Big East Conference game at East Rutherford, N.J.

It was the 16th consecutive victory for Georgetown (13-3, 4-2) over Seton Hall (9-9, 0-3) dating to the 1976-77 season.

Seton Hall led, 69-64, with 7:36 left, but the Hoyas scored the next 16 points to take command.

John Morton and Andre McCloud had 16 points each for Seton Hall.

Bradley 71, Tulsa 58--Hersey Hawkins had 24 points and nine rebounds as the 20th-ranked Braves won their ninth straight game by turning back the Golden Hurricane in a Missouri Valley Conference game at Peoria, Ill.

Tulsa (13-4, 3-2) made seven of its first 10 shots to take a 15-7 lead, but Bradley (18-1, 5-0) eventually rallied for a 32-29 halftime lead.

David Moss made four straight shots to put Tulsa back into the lead, 37-34, but Bradley scored 16 straight points for a 57-45 lead with 3:39 left.

Moss had 31 points for Tulsa.

Oklahoma 95, Iowa State 82--Darryl Kennedy had 30 points and 13 rebounds as the seventh-ranked Sooners defeated the Cyclones in a Big Eight game at Norman, Okla.

The Sooners (17-0, 2-0) stretched their home-court winning streak to 43 games.

Jeff Grayer scored 29 points and Sam Hill added 18 for Iowa State (11-5).

Cincinnati 107, Virginia Tech 104--Myron Hughes scored a career-high 30 points, including a pair of baskets in the second overtime that pushed the Bearcats to an upset of the No. 16 Hokies in a Metro Conference game at Cincinnati.

Hughes hit a seven-foot jumper to give Cincinnati (6-8, 2-3) a 98-92 lead early in the second overtime. The Hokies (14-3, 2-1) cut the lead to 105-104 with 48 seconds left on two free throws by Dell Curry, but Ken Henry put the game away for Cincinnati by making a pair with 13 seconds left.

Curry had 41 for the Hokies.

Georgia Tech 82, Clemson 71--Duane Ferrell scored 21 points and Mark Price added 17 as the No. 5 Yellow Jackets beat the Tigers in an ACC game at Clemson, S.C.

Tech (15-1, 4-0) scored the first nine points and never was threatened.

Horace Grant scored 17 points for Clemson (13-4, 1-3).

Auburn 84, Georgia 69--Jeff Moore scored 21 points, including 16 in the second half, as the Tigers rolled past the Bulldogs in an SEC game at Auburn, Ala.

The Tigers (10-6, 4-2) built a 21-point lead in the first half, and Georgia (10-5, 3-3) was only able to get within 45-34 with 17:08 left before Auburn pulled away again.

Joe Ward had 23 points for Georgia.

Alabama 92, Tennessee 79--Derrick McKey scored 23 points and Buck Johnson added 21 points and 8 rebounds as the Crimson Tide beat the Volunteers in an SEC game at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Tide (11-4, 4-2) shot 66% from the field for the game.

Tony White scored 17 points for Tennessee (9-6, 2-4).

St. John’s 61, Connecticut 60--The Huskies held Walter Berry to eight points, but the ninth-ranked Redmen rallied to win a Big East game at Hartford, Conn.

Ron Rowan scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half as the Redmen (17-2, 5-1) came back from a 13-point deficit.

Connecticut (9-5, 1-4) led, 52-39, but St. John’s ran off 13 straight points, including seven by junior guard Mark Jackson, to tie the game. St. John’s went ahead for good when Jackson, who had 13 points and 12 assists, made two free throws with 2:28 left.

Earl Kelley had 18 points for the Huskies.

Memphis State 68, New Orleans 64--The sixth-ranked Tigers fell behind by 10 points in the first half, but rallied in the final seven minutes to overcome the Privateers at New Orleans.

Dwight Boyd hit a 15-foot jumper--part of a 14-0 run--with 7:09 left in the game to put Memphis State (17-0) ahead for good.

Andre Turner had 20 points for Memphis State, and Michael Porter scored 19 for the Privateers (8-5).

Minnesota 76, Michigan State 71--John Shasky scored 27 points and the Gophers overcame the Spartans in a Big Ten game at Minneapolis despite 45 points by Scott Skiles.

Skiles made 20 of 28 attempts from the field, but Minnesota (12-7, 2-3) built a 62-52 lead with 7:05 left and Michigan State (11-5, 2-4) couldn’t catch up.

LSU 84, Vanderbilt 67--Ricky Blanton scored 16 points and the 14th-ranked Tigers routed the Commodores in a SEC game at Baton Rogue, La.

Freshman Bud Adams scored 22 points for Vanderbilt (9-6, 3-3). Don Redding had 14 for LSU(16-2, 4-2).

DePaul 70, Alabama-Birmingham 61--Marty Embry scored 17 points and Rod Strickland added 15 as the Blue Demons upset the 12th-ranked Blazers at Rosemont, Ill.

The Blue Demons (10-5) built a 39-22 lead early in the second half and took the Blazers (16-4) out of their offense with an aggressive zone defense.

Texas A&M; 58, Texas Tech 57--Jimmie Gilbert converted a three-point play with five seconds left, and the Aggies took sole possession of the Southwest Conference lead by getting past the Red Raiders at Lubbock, Tex.

Don Marbury had 24 points for the Aggies (11-6, 5-0), and Gilbert added 19 points and 14 rebounds. Tony Benford scored 15 points for Tech (9-7, 4-1).

San Diego State 67, Texas El Paso 66--Creon Dorsey’s 23-foot jumper with four seconds left gave the Aztecs (5-11, 4-2) an upset of the 15th-ranked Miners (15-3, 4-2) in a Western Athletic Conference game at San Diego.

San Diego State held on as UTEP’s Dave Feitl missed the front end of a one-and-one situation with three seconds left.