COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Georgia Tech Loses Again to Richmond

When an unranked team beats Georgia Tech, it’s usually considered an upset. For Richmond, beating the Yellow Jackets is becoming a habit.

The Spiders continued their winning ways over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech in a 73-71 victory Saturday night at Richmond, Va.

It was the Spiders’ fourth victory over Tech in five years, and it gave Richmond a 4-3 edge in the series, which began in 1985.

Jim Springer’s rebound and layin with three seconds left was the decisive basket for Richmond.

Kenny Anderson led Georgia Tech with 25 points.

After Anderson missed a shot that would have given Georgia Tech the lead with 39 seconds left, Richmond got the ball, ran the clock down to 12 seconds and called a timeout.

Richmond set up a jump shot for guard Curtis Blair, but when he missed, the 6-foot-8 Springer grabbed the rebound in the lane and scored the Spiders’ lone basket in the final five minutes.

No. 1 Nevada Las Vegas 109, Alabama Birmingham 68--Larry Johnson scored 26 points and Stacey Augmon had 19 as the Rebels opened their season by routing the Blazers at Vancouver, Canada.

Augmon began the game with a dunk and the Rebels soon went on an 18-point run to take a 25-6 lead after eight minutes. The Rebels led at halftime, 57-25, as their powerful inside game dominated the smaller Blazers.

No. 3 Arkansas 112, Kansas State 88--Oliver Miller scored 22 points and had 16 rebounds and Todd Day scored 20 points to lead the rout at Fayetteville, Ark.

Kansas State stayed close for the first 14 minutes, but the Razorbacks put together a run at the end of the half and opened a 54-38 lead. Day’s baseline jumper and a layup by Miller made it 74-54 with 11:48 left in the game.

No. 4 North Carolina 118, Iowa State 93--The Cyclones gave the Tar Heels a scare in the consolation game of the Tournament of Champions at Charlotte, N.C.

Brian Pearson made back-to-back three-point shots to help Iowa State get to within 99-87 with 4:09 left, but the Tar Heels scored six consecutive points to regain control.

Bowling Green 98, No. 5 Michigan State 85--Joe Moore scored six of his 23 points during a key second-half run as the Falcons surprised the Spartans at Bowling Green, Ohio, handing them their second upset loss of the week.

Michigan State, beaten Wednesday night by Nebraska, pulled to within 88-79 with 1:14 remaining when Mark Montgomery made two free throws.

No. 7 Syracuse 86, Cornell 61--Dave Johnson scored 15 points, matching the Big Red’s entire first-half total, as the Orangemen beat the Big Red for the 22nd consecutive time at Syracuse.

Cornell made only six of 21 shots in the first half and the 15 points were the fewest given up in a half by a Jim Boeheim-coached team, matching the 15 points scored by Harvard in 1976.

No. 8 Duke 111, North Carolina Charlotte 94--The victory by the Blue Devils spoiled the return to Durham, N.C., of 49er Coach Jeff Mullins, who starred for Duke in the early 1960s.

Duke led by as much as 75-58, but Charlotte went on a 23-10 run behind the inside play of freshman Jarvis Lang, who scored 30 points and had 12 rebounds. After Lang’s slam dunk pulled the 49ers to within 85-83, Duke put the game out of reach with a 16-2 run.

No. 9 Georgetown 65, Southern Indiana 45--The Hoyas shot only 39% and committed 16 turnovers, but they were able to dominate the Division II Screaming Eagles at Landover, Md.

Southern Indiana went scoreless for over six minutes midway through the first half as Georgetown scored 11 consecutive points to assume control.

The Hoyas’ surge began after the Screaming Eagles made their first substitution--starting center Ilo Mutombo, older brother of Georgetown’s Dikembe Motumbo, went to the bench with his second foul.

No. 10 Indiana 72, No. 25 Louisville 52--With the Cardinals trailing by 10 points early in the second half, the Hoosiers went on an 18-4 run to take control of the game at Indianapolis.

Indiana’s biggest lead was 57-33, and Louisville got no closer than 15 the rest of the way.

No. 11 Ohio State 112, Youngstown State 67--The Buckeyes topped 100 points for a school-record third consecutive game as they routed the Penguins at Columbus, Ohio.

Mark Baker scored 24 points, including 12 of 12 free throws, to lead Ohio State, which is averaging 113 points a game. The Buckeyes made 34 of 38 free throw attempts.

No. 13 Pittsburgh 91, St. Francis (Pa.) 85--Bobby Martin and Darelle Porter each made three foul shots during an 8-0 run in the final 1:15 as the Panthers, behind by as many as 17 points in the second half, rallied to win at Loretto, Pa.

Porter scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Sean Miller made five three-point baskets and scored 21 as Pitt improved to 16-0 against St. Francis.

No. 16 Virginia 93, Winthrop 47--The Cavaliers, playing their fifth game in nine days, used fullcourt pressure to overpower the Eagles at Charlottesville, Va.

Virginia outscored Winthrop, 8-2, in the first three minutes of the second half to extend its lead to 56-25. Coach Jeff Jones pulled his starters with 15 minutes left and the Cavaliers ahead, 60-27.

No. 18 Oklahoma 162, Angelo State 99--The Sooners made a school record 49 free throws and Brent Price scored a career-high 35 points at Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma tied a school record with its 48th consecutive home victory.

No. 23 Missouri 65, Oregon 58--The Tigers outscored the Ducks, 27-18, in the first 10 minutes of the second half and went on to extend their winning streak at Columbia, Mo., to 34 games.

Doug Smith, last season’s Big Eight player of the year, lead Missouri with 24 points. Oregon guard Terrell Brandon led all scorers with 27 points.

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOURNAMENTS

Kevin Bradshaw, a 6-6 senior forward, scored 33 points to lead USIU to a 72-67 win over Campbell in the consolation game of the Ball State tournament at Muncie, Ind. It was the Gulls’ first win of the season after four losses.

EAST

Doug Overton scored 10 of his career-high 35 points in overtime as La Salle defeated city rival Pennsylvania, 84-80, at Philadelphia. Overton also made a basket with eight seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime at 72-72. . . Danny Doyle, a substitute foul shooter, made two of three free throws with no time left to give Iona a 64-62 victory over Fordham at New Rochelle, N.Y. Doyle was shooting for Shawn Worthy, who injured his neck when he was fouled while attempting a 35-foot shot at the buzzer.

SOUTH

Chris King scored nine of Wake Forest’s final 14 points, including a tie-breaking free throw with 59 seconds left and freshmen Rodney Rogers and Randolph Childress combined to make three free throws in the final 21 seconds to give the Demon Deacons an 81-79 victory over Tulane at New Orleans.

MIDWEST

Utah pulled to within 64-59 of Michigan with 5:11 left at Ann Arbor, Mich., but the Wolverines outscored the Utes, 11-2, and went on to win, 81-65. The teams combined for 41 turnovers (20 by Michigan and 21 by Utah) and 51 fouls (25 on Michigan and 26 on Utah). . . Kentucky made 12 of 26 three-point shots, including four in the first eight minutes of the second half to erase a 40-38 Notre Dame lead and the Wildcats beat the Irish, 98-90, at Indianapolis.

Kansas had a team-record 22 steals and routed Marquette, 108-71, in its home opener. Mark Randall, who was expected to be sidelined as long as a month with a leg injury, made a surprise appearance and scored 11 points.

SOUTHWEST

John Potter’s dunk with 1:05 left gave Oklahoma State the lead for good at 72-70 before Sean Sutton made two free throws and Potter added another as the Cowboys beat Tulsa, 75-73, at Stillwater, Okla. . . Wisconsin, making its first appearance in Texas since defeating Southern Methodist, 78-76, in 1969, beat the Mustangs, 65-49, at Dallas.