COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Stanford Gets Physical and Wins Easily

Stanford did exactly what most veteran teams like to do against a group of relative youngsters.

“We got a little physical,” Coach Mike Montgomery said after his 16th-ranked Cardinal’s 82-70 victory over South Carolina on Friday night in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions at Charlotte, N.C.

Stanford grabbed 52 rebounds, including 24 on the offensive end, and harassed the Gamecocks into 37% field-goal shooting.

“It’s great when you can come out and set the tempo, play the game the way you want it,” Stanford’s Dion Cross said.

Cross and Andy Poppink each had six points in the decisive second-half run. Poppink finished with 17 points and Cross had 15 as the Cardinal (3-1) advanced to tonight’s championship game against No. 17 North Carolina. Brevin Knight led Stanford with 20 points.

South Carolina (2-1) was seeking its first 3-0 start since 1988, but made only two field goals over the final four minutes.

Larry Davis led the Gamecocks with 18 points.

No. 11 Iowa 104, East Tennessee State 58--Chris Kingsbury scored 18 points and five others were in double figures as the Hawkeyes (4-1) beat the Division II Buccaneers (2-1) to earn a berth in the title game of the Hawkeye Shootout at Iowa City, Iowa.

The Hawkeyes, seeking their 13th championship in the tournament’s 14 years, face Colgate today. The Red Raiders (1-2) defeated Mississippi (0-2), 53-51, in the opener.

No. 14 Utah 91, Lewis-Clark State 64--The Utes (2-1) used a perfect shooting night from Ben Caton to overpower the Warriors (4-3) in their home opener at Salt Lake City.

Caton, a junior guard, was seven for seven from the field, including four three-point baskets, and made two free throws for 18 points.

Lewis-Clark, an NAIA school from Lewiston, Idaho, was paced by Mike Ross’ 20 points.

No. 17 North Carolina 89, Tulane 71--Vince Carter provided an early spark and fellow freshman Antawn Jamison added a late one as the Tar Heels (4-1) downed the Green Wave (2-1) in the first round of the Tournament of Champions at Charlotte, N.C.

Carter scored eight of his 11 points in the first seven minutes, but injured his left ankle with 17 minutes remaining and did not return. Jamison had 12 of his 18 points in the second half.

Tulane’s top scorer, LeVeldro Simmons, was held to only two points--25.5 below his average.

OTHER GAMES

Chad Austin scored 20 points, including a tournament record six three-point shots, to lead Purdue (2-1) to a 78-67 victory over Illinois-Chicago (2-1) in the opening round of the Boilermaker Invitational at West Lafayette, Ind. . . . Jeff Nordgaard scored 26 points, including eight in the final three minutes as Wisconsin-Green Bay (2-0) shook off a tough Texas A&M; (1-1) 60-49 in the First Bank Classic at Milwaukee. In the other game, Chris Crawford had 12 points to lead Marquette (2-0) to a 72-45 rout of Columbia (1-1). . . . Ronnie Henderson and Landers Nolley each scored 20 points and Louisiana State (2-2) used a 55-44 rebounding edge to defeat McNeese State (1-1), 83-73, at Baton Rouge, La. . . . Brian Earl’s 18 points helped Princeton (3-0) remain unbeaten with a 61-41 victory over Boise State (0-2) in the first round of the Fresno State Classic.