College Basketball Roundup : Dayton Upsets Notre Dame, 67-65

Freshman guard Migele Knight sank 6 of 6 free throws in the final minute to give Dayton a 67-65 upset victory over 14th-ranked Notre Dame Wednesday night at Dayton, Ohio.

“It was great to see Migele have such a great game because he’s had trouble,” Dayton Coach Don Donoher said. “But he was tough tonight. He had all the pressure on him.”

Notre Dame Coach Digger Phelps said his team was tired, having played three games in five days, including Tuesday’s victory over Maryland.

“Dayton played well, with a lot of intensity,” Phelps said. “It was a good carry-over from their victory over DePaul (last month). Their outside shooting hurt us, and so did Ed Young.

Dayton (13-8) was led by Young, with 20 points. Notre Dame (14-4) got a career-high 23 points from freshman guard Mark Stevenson.

Oklahoma 106, Oklahoma St. 84--Tim McCalister scored 24 points to lead a parade of six Oklahoma players in double figures as the fifth-ranked Sooners rolled over the Cowboys in the Big Eight Conference game at Norman, Okla.

The victory was the 46th straight at home for the Sooners, who improved to 21-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Eight. Oklahoma State fell to 12-8 and 3-4.

The Sooners blew the game open early, taking an 11-0 lead before Melvin Gilliam hit a running jumper at the 16:40 mark for Oklahoma State’s first points.

After Gilliam’s basket, Oklahoma went on a 10-2 run by making five of six field goal tries and widened the lead to 21-4. Oklahoma State never got closer than 12 points.

Kansas 100, Colorado 64--Danny Manning, a 6-11 sophomore, scored 14 points in the opening six minutes to get sixth-ranked Jayhawks started on the rout in Allen Fieldhouse at Lawrence, Kan.

Lawrence, Kan.

It was the 29th consecutive triumph for the Jayhawks in their home arena, erasing a record that had stood since 1972 for the 30-year-old facility.

Cedric Hunter had seven assists, hiking his season total to 175, five better than the team record set by Darnell Valentine during the 1978-79 season.

The Jayhawks, 21-3 overall and 6-1 in the Big Eight, roared to a 54-28 halftime lead and were never threatened by the outmanned Buffaloes (8-12 and 0-7). It was Colorado’s 20th consecutive conference road defeat.

Syracuse 84, Seton Hall 61--Dwayne Washington scored a season-high 28 points, including nine during an 11-point run late in the second half, as the eighth-ranked Orangemen won the Big East Conference game at East Rutherford, N.J.

It was a close game for 30 minutes, with Seton Hall clinging to a 49-47 lead following a basket by Frank Torruella with 9:58 to play.

Then Washington took over, hitting a three-point play just 14 seconds later, driving along the baseline for a layup and converting the foul shot to put Syracuse ahead for good, 50-49.

Syracuse, which also got 15 points from Sherman Douglas off the bench, was never threatened after that as it won its fifth game in a row and raised its record to 18-2 and 9-1 in the conference.

Mark Bryant topped Seton Hall with 14 points. The Pirates now are 11-12 and 1-8.

Georgetown 80, Connecticut 63--David Wingate scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half as the 11th-ranked Hoyas rolled to the Big East Conference victory at Hartford, Conn.

It was the seventh consecutive victory and sixth straight in the Big East for the Hoyas, who improved to 18-3 overall and 8-2 in the conference.

It was also their 10th straight victory in the Hartford Civic Center, including two wins in the opening round of the NCAA tournament last season.

A combination of poor shooting and tough defense by Georgetown hurt Connecticut, which dropped to 11-7 and 2-6. The Huskies were paced by Earl Kelley’s 22 points.

Kentucky 73, Vanderbilt 65--Junior guard James Blackmon scored a career-high 22 points, including two key baskets in the final five minutes, to lift the 12th-ranked Wildcats to the win in a Southeastern Conference game at Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky improved its record to 19-3 and a conference-leading 10-1, while Vanderbilt fell to 10-10 and 4-7.

Alabama 57, Georgia 54--Buck Johnson, returning from a four-game absence after suffering a bruised thigh, hit a 13-foot hook shot with 24 seconds left to give the Crimson Tide a five-point lead, and 20th-ranked Alabama held on to score the Southeastern Conference victory at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The win, Alabama’s 19th straight at home, gave the Tide a 16-4 overall record and a 9-2 mark in the SEC. The Bulldogs dropped to 12-8 and 5-6.