COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Arkansas Beats LSU at Buzzer

Scotty Thurman stole the ball and passed it to Clint McDaniel, who made the winning shot just before the buzzer sounded Wednesday night to give eighth-ranked Arkansas a 92-90 victory over Louisiana State at Baton Rouge, La.

Arkansas, 22-5 overall and 10-4 in the Southeastern Conference, had to come back repeatedly during the game. The Razorbacks led, 87-86, with 1:39 to play when Corey Beck was called for an intentional foul against Ronnie Henderson. Henderson made one of two free throws to tie the score at 87-87.

Henderson tied the score again with 15 seconds left with a left-handed layup, then gave LSU (11-12, 5-8) a 90-89 lead with a free throw.

The Razorbacks pulled even with five seconds to play on a free throw by Darnell Robinson, setting the stage for the Thurman-to-McDaniel game-winner.

“I just wanted to make something happen,” McDaniel said. “Scotty knocked it from behind right into my hands. I didn’t know how much time was on the clock and I didn’t know whether or not to take it in for a layup or take a quick shot, so I just shot it.”

Corliss Williamson led Arkansas with 29 points.

No. 7 Maryland 84, North Carolina State 71--Joe Smith had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Terrapins (21-5, 10-3) over the Wolfpack (12-11, 4-9) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at College Park, Md.

Duane Simpkins added 16 points for the Terrapins, who are 15-0 at home this season.

All five starters reached double figures for Maryland, which gave Coach Gary Williams his 100th victory at the school.

No. 9 Villanova 78, Pennsylvania 74--Eric Eberz scored 25 points to lead the Wildcats (20-6) over the Quakers (17-5) at Villanova, Pa.

No. 10 Wake Forest 64, Clemson 52--Randolph Childress scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to lead the Demon Deacons (18-5, 9-4) over the Tigers (13-10, 3-10) in an ACC game at Clemson, S.C.

No. 11 Virginia 83, Georgia Tech 60--Harold Deane and Junior Burrough scored 19 points each to lead the Cavaliers (19-6, 11-3), winners of seven in a row, to an ACC victory over the Yellow Jackets (16-10, 6-7) at Atlanta.

James Forrest led Georgia Tech with 17 points in his first start since suffering a broken left hand in an automobile accident almost four weeks ago.

Nebraska 78, No. 14 Missouri 75--Erick Strickland scored 27 points and Tom Wald made two free throws with 17 seconds to play, lifting the Cornhuskers (17-9, 4-7) over the Tigers (18-5, 7-4) in a Big Eight Conference game at Columbia, Mo.

Missouri’s Paul O’Liney, who scored 23 points, missed two free throws with 19 seconds left and the Tigers leading, 75-74, then fouled Wald going for the rebound.

No. 16 Mississippi State 76, Vanderbilt 48--Darryl Wilson scored 23 points and Erick Dampier dominated inside with 17 points and 19 rebounds, leading the Bulldogs (18-5, 10-3) over the Commodores (12-11, 6-7) in an SEC game at Starksville, Miss.

No. 18 Oklahoma State 70, Kansas State 46--Bryant Reeves had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cowboys (19-7, 9-2) over the Wildcats (11-13, 2-10) in a Big Eight Conference game at Stillwater, Okla.

Kansas State, in its first season under former Pepperdine coach Tom Asbury, made only one shot in the last eight minutes and has lost 10 of 11 since upsetting Oklahoma State, 74-66, on Jan. 7.

No. 21 Purdue 64, Ohio State 55--Cuonzo Martin scored 17 points to help the Boilermakers (19-6, 10-3) to a Big Ten Conference victory over the Buckeyes (5-19, 1-13) at Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State’s record is its worst ever through 24 games.

Illinois 94, No. 22 Minnesota 88--Robert Bennett scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Illini (17-8, 8-5) to an overtime victory over the Gophers (17-8, 8-5) in a Big Ten game at Champaign, Ill.

OTHER GAMES

Cherokee Parks scored 25 points to help Duke (12-14, 2-12) end a three-game losing streak with a 72-67 ACC victory over Florida State (12-12, 5-9) at Durham, N.C. . . . Mack Tuck scored 18 points to lead Colorado (12-11) to a 67-64 victory over Washington (7-15) at Boulder, Colo.

College Basketball Notes

The Western Athletic Conference suspended Hawaii junior forward Justice Sueing for the school’s next two regular-season games because of “an intentional and flagrant act of unsportsmanlike conduct” by Sueing during last Saturday’s 63-57 loss to Utah, WAC Commissioner Karl Benson said. . . . Swingman Reggie Garrett was suspended indefinitely by Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson for violation of a team rule.