College Basketball Roundup : Arizona Beats UNLV as Elliott Has 32 Points, 15 Rebounds

It has been 2 years, but Sean Elliott remembers losing to Nevada Las Vegas.

Elliott had 32 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists Saturday to lead 10th-ranked Arizona to an 86-75 victory over the ninth-ranked Runnin’ Rebels at Tucson.

“I didn’t have anything personal against them, it just looked that way,” Elliott said after the Wildcats avenged that 92-87 defeat to Nevada Las Vegas.

“It was almost like a playground out there. Words were going back and forth, and bodies were flying. UNLV was playing like it was their last day on Earth.”

The Wildcats (3-1) led, 36-35, at halftime, but Elliott made 3 jump shots as Arizona outscored UNLV, 15-5, in the first 5:27 of the second half and increased the lead to 51-40.

The Rebels (2-2) cut the lead to 51-43 on David Butler’s dunk with 12:37 remaining, but the Wildcats stretched their advantage to 71-55 on 4 free throws by Anthony Cook and a dunk by Cook on an assist from Elliott with 5:32 left.

Elliott had 20 points in the second half and also helped the Wildcats consistently break UNLV’s full-court press.

“No one in America can do what Sean Elliott does,” Arizona Coach Lute Olson said.

Arizona made 14 of 21 shots in the second half and finished the game at 45.7%; Las Vegas shot 37% (26 of 70).

Four Las Vegas starters, including forward Stacey Augmon, a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, fouled out in the second half. Augmon, who was guarding Elliott, had 6 points.

Cook added 17 points and 8 rebounds for Arizona. Butler had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Barry Young added 14 points UNLV.

Michigan 107, Western Michigan 60--Glen Rice scored 28 points and the second-ranked Wolverines overpowered the Broncos at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Rice, averaging 22.9 points per game, helped the Wolverines (8-0) expand their 45-24 halftime lead to 77-40 by making his first 5 shots of the second half.

Jerry Overstreet scored 17 points for Western Michigan (3-3).

Syracuse 108, Kentucky State 73--Derrick Coleman collected 23 points, 19 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 blocked shots as the third-ranked Orangemen overwhelmed the Thorobreds at Syracuse.

Sherman Douglas added 29 points for Syracuse (8-0), which got its 25th consecutive non-conference home victory.

Joe Reed had 22 points for Division II Kentucky State (4-4).

Oklahoma 152, Oral Roberts 122--Stacey King and Mookie Blalock scored 28 points each as the sixth-ranked Sooners tied their single-game scoring record by outpointing the Titans at Norman, Okla.

The Sooners (5-1) broke an NCAA record with 87 points in the second half. Jacksonville set the record of 86 against St. Peter’s in 1970 and Lamar equaled it against Portland State in 1980. Oklahoma Coach Billy Tubbs was the coach of that Lamar team.

Haywoode Workman scored a career-high 42 points for Oral Roberts (2-5).

Iowa 91, Iowa State 71--B.J. Armstrong scored 24 points and Roy Marble added 23 and the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes downed the downstate rival Cyclones at Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa State (3-2) never recovered after Iowa (6-0) scored 14 straight points in the opening minutes to take a 16-3 lead.

Sam Mack scored 15 points for Iowa State.

North Carolina 76, Richmond 68--Steve Bucknall made 3 consecutive 3-pointers over a 2 1/2-minute stretch in the second half and the eighth-ranked Tar Heels got past the Spiders at Greensboro, N.C.

Richmond (3-4) had a 48-42 lead midway through the second half until Bucknall started connecting from long range. His first 3-pointer tied the score, 50-50, and his third bomb gave North Carolina (8-1) the lead for good, 56-55.

Jeff Lebo scored 10 of his 15 points in the final 3 minutes for North Carolina. Ken Atkinson and Mike Winieski scored 17 points each for Richmond.

California 73, Villanova 71--Keith Smith basket’s with 9 seconds left gave the Bears an upset victory over the No. 17 Wildcats at Berkeley.

Villanova (4-3) fell behind, 39-27, at halftime and still trailed, 69-62, with 1:47 left. But Mark West, who scored 30 points, made a bank shot with 22 seconds left to tie the score, 71-71.

Smith, who scored 22 points for Cal (6-2), broke Villanova’s press to get free for the game-winning shot.

Georgia Tech 101, Baptist 66--Brian Oliver scored 22 points and Dennis Scott had 21 as the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets trounced the Buccaneers at Atlanta.

Tom Hammonds added 18 points and 10 rebounds got Georgia Tech (4-0), which broke open the game with a 22-3 burst midway through the first half.

Joe Fennell scored 19 points for Baptist (3-3).

Louisville 95, Dayton 68--Everick Sullivan triggered an 11-0 spurt with 2 free throws and a 3-pointer midway through the second half as the No. 15 Cardinals rolled past the Flyers at Louisville.

Dayton (3-2) trimmed Louisville’s 49-39 halftime lead to 54-49 on Wes Coffee’s rebound basket with 13:46 left before Sullivan got Louisville (4-2) going again.

Pervis Ellison had 21 points for Louisville and Bill Uhl scored 18 for Dayton.

Seton Hall 74, St. Johns’ 63--John Morton scored 17 points as the No. 20 Pirates opened the Big East Conference by beating the Redmen at New York.

It was the first victory for Seton Hall (7-0) at St. John’s in 18 games, dating to 1913.

Robert Werdann and Jayson Williams scored 14 each for St. John’s (5-1).

Georgetown 114, Shenandoah 40--Charles Smith scored 25 points and the fourth-ranked Hoyas allowed only 8 points in the second half at Landover, Md.

Smith scored 22 points in the first half as the Hoyas (4-0) built a 56-32 lead over their Division III opponent. Georgetown, which has yet to play a Division I school, has won its first 4 games by an average of 46 points.

Mario Pritchett had 8 points for Shenandoah (7-2).

Missouri 86, Memphis State 74--Byron Irvin scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and No. 11 Missouri downed Memphis State at Columbia, Mo.

Doug Smith, who had 18 points, scored with 12:10 left to give Missouri (7-2) a 55-53 lead and started a 12-5 run that broke open the game.

Elliot Perry had 19 points for Memphis State (3-3).

Ohio State 84, Lafayette 62--Jay Burson scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half and the No. 14 Buckeyes eased past the Leopards at Columbus, Ohio.

Lafayette (4-2) stayed close until Ohio State (4-1) scored the last 11 points of the first half for a 38-25 lead.

Otis Ellis score 19 points for Lafayette.

Connecticut 68, Virginia 61--Cliff Robinson scored 31 points and the No. 18 Huskies scored the last 9 points to defeat the Cavaliers at Charlottesville, Va.

Robinson, who made 12 of 18 shots, tied the score with a basket, and Phil Gamble, who added 15 points for Connecticut (4-1), made a 3-point shot to give the Huskies a 64-61 lead. Robinson and Tate George made 2 free throws each in the final seconds.

Freshman Bryant Stith scored 17 points for Virginia (5-1).

St. Mary’s 70, BYU 69--Al Lewis scored with 5 seconds left and the Gaels knocked off the Cougars in the championship game of the Cougar tournament at Provo, Utah.

BYU (2-4) took a 69-68 lead on Mike Smith’s 2 free throws with 30 seconds left.

Steve Schreiner scored 19 points for BYU, while Lewis had 13 for St. Mary’s.

Indiana 64, Santa Clara 49--Joe Hillman scored 17 points and the Hoosiers pulled away from the Broncos in the final 5 minutes to win the Indiana tournament at Bloomington, Ind.

Santa Clara (4-1) tied the score, 48-48, on Jens Gordon’s basket, but Indiana (5-4) blanked Santa Clara from the field and outscored the Broncos, 16-1, the rest of the way to win its 30th straight game in the tournament.

Mitch Burley scored 16 points and Gordon added 13 for Santa Clara.

Ball State 70, Purdue 56--Billy Butts scored 20 points to help the Cardinals defeat the Boilermakers at Muncie, Ind.

Purdue (4-3), which beat Ball State by 49 points last season, came from 16 points down to within 50-46, but Shawn Parrish made 2 free throws and the Cardinals (6-0) scored 10 straight points to pull away.

Stephen Scheffler scored 13 points for Purdue.

Notre Dame 77, Creighton 64--Freshman forward LaPhonso Ellis scored 17 points and the Irish held off the Bluejays at South Bend, Ind.

Creighton (2-4) rallied from 10 points down to within 67-63 with 2:36 left on a 3-point shot by Todd Eisner. But Ellis made 2 baskets and Tim Singleton had 4 free throws as Notre Dame (4-0) pulled away.

Bob Harstad had 28 points for Creighton.

Kentucky 78, Western Carolina 60--LeRon Ellis scored 19 points and the Wildcats beat the Catamounts at Lexington, Ky.

Bennie Goettie scored 26 points for Western Carolina (1-3).

Richie Farmer added 15 points for Kentucky (3-4), which snapped a 2-game losing streak.

Kansas 95, Temple 78--Mark Randall made all 10 of his shots and the Jayhawks handed the Owls their third defeat without a victory at Atlantic City, N.J.

Temple hasn’t been 0-3 since 1913. Last season, the Owls were 32-2 and ended the regular season as the country’s No. 1-ranked team.

Kevin Pritchard had 26 points, Milt Newton added 24 and Randall had 22 for Kansas (6-1); Mark Macon scored 30 points and Mike Vreeswyk had 18 for Temple.