COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : MacLeod’s Debut a Loss for Irish

John Taylor scored 18 points, leading Butler to a 67-60 victory over Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind., spoiling John MacLeod’s debut as the 15th basketball coach of the Irish Tuesday night.

J.P. Brens made two free throws and Darin Archbold added one in the final minute to end Notre Dame’s hopes for a comeback.

Isaiah Morris, playing in place of All-American Todd Day, who is suspended for two months, scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 2 Arkansas into the finals of the Maui Invitational with a 99-84 victory over Chaminade. . . . Jim Jackson scored 22 points and No. 5 Ohio State’s pressure defense produced 25 turnovers as the Buckeyes beat Miami of Ohio, 94-61, at Columbus. Chris Jent added a career-high 21 points, Mark Baker and Jamie Skelton each scored 15 and Jamaal Brown chipped in with 10 for Ohio State. . . . Terry Dehere scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, including four three-point baskets in a 2:15 stretch, sparking No. 7 Seton Hall to an 89-78 victory over Bridgeport at South Orange, N.J. . . . Alonzo Jamison scored 22 points and Rex Walters added 20 as No. 12 Kansas struggled past Arkansas Little Rock, 91-80, at Lawrence, Kansas. . . . Jeff Webster scored with eight seconds left to rally No. 19 Oklahoma to a 61-60 victory over South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. . . . Acie Earl scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 21 Iowa to a 95-58 victory over Western Illinois at Iowa City. . . . Freshman forward Russell Larson scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Brigham Young to an 82-66 victory over Utah State at Logan, Utah. BYU has beaten Utah State 11 games in a row.