COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : It’s Not Quite as Easy as 1-2-3 for Temple

Temple, which beat No. 1 Kansas last week and Villanova when it was No. 2 earlier this month, couldn’t complete the trifecta Thursday night, losing to No. 3 Memphis, 68-58.

Memphis improved its record to 8-0 with the home-court victory.

Mingo Johnson had 19 points and made three consecutive three-point shots that helped Memphis increase a 25-22 halftime lead to 41-28 with 14 minutes remaining. The Tigers played tough defense throughout as the Owls had to work hard just to shoot 38% from the field.

“We started out playing their game and taking quick shots,” Memphis Coach Larry Finch said. “But in the second half, we were more aggressive and played our kind of basketball.”

Marc Jackson led Temple (3-5) with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 6 Georgetown 88, Duquesne 86--Boubacar Aw scored on a rebound with 30 seconds remaining as the Hoyas (10-1) survived a scare in a neutral-site game at Lakeland, Fla.

Mike James missed a 15-footer with three seconds left that could have tied the game for Duquesne (4-3).

Atlantic 10 Conference scoring leader Tom Pipkins had 30 points for Duquesne.

Othella Harrington led Georgetown with 25 points.

No. 8 Villanova 91, Hofstra 57--The Wildcats (9-1) shot 71% in the first half and overcame a 20-11 deficit in the first five minutes in Philadelphia.

Kerry Kittles’ 16 points led five Villanova players in double figures.

Transfer Lawrence Thomas, playing his first game for Hofstra, led the Flying Dutchmen (2-5) with 20 points. The former Elizabeth, N.J., high school star originally committed to play at Villanova, then changed his mind when coach Rollie Massimino resigned in 1992. Thomas followed Massimino to Nevada Las Vegas, where he played two seasons before transferring to Hofstra.

No. 10 Iowa 100, Colorado 85--Russ Millard had 28 points and five other Hawkeyes scored in double figures at Boulder, Colo.

Iowa (11-1) led by as many as 25 points in the second half.

Colorado (5-4) got 23 points from Martice Moore.

No. 11 North Carolina 66, North Carolina Asheville 49--The Tar Heels (9-1) needed an 18-5 run midway in the second half to pull away from the Bulldogs (4-4) at Asheville, N.C.

North Carolina Coach Dean Smith broke with a long-standing tradition and played a non-Atlantic Coast Conference opponent inside the state. It was a favor to Asheville Coach Randy Wiel, who played for Smith in the 1970s and was a North Carolina assistant coach in the 1980s.

Nevada Las Vegas 66, No. 19 Michigan--Jermaine Smith scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Runnin’ Rebels (2-5) to their upset of the Wolverines (9-3) at Las Vegas.

No. 20 Duke 69, Monmouth 53--Ricky Price broke out of a slump with a career-high 27 points at Durham. N.C.

Price had scored 11 points in the previous two games for the Blue Devils (8-2).

No. 21 Virginia Tech 72, No. 22 Virginia 64--Ace Custis had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hokies (5-1) at Roanoke, Va.

Harold Deane had 20 points for Virginia (4-3), which shot 35% from the field.

The teams were playing while both ranked for the first time since 1983, when No. 7 Virginia defeated No. 17 Virginia Tech, 74-64. Virginia leads the series 66-44.

PACIFIC 10

No. 9 Arizona 88, Texas A&M; 44--Joe McLean scored 10 of his career-high 20 points during a 20-1 run early in the second half that led the Wildcats (9-1) past the Aggies (4-4) in the Fiesta Bowl Classic at Tucson.

Rutgers beat Pacific, 69-68, in an earlier game.

Stanford 80, American 52--Andy Poppink made 11 of 12 shots from the field in equaling a career high of 25 points at Stanford.

The Cardinal (5-2) used a 21-4 run in the first seven minutes and was never seriously threatened by American (4-5).

California 75, Holy Cross 64--Ed Gray had 20 points as the Bears (5-2) bounced back from losses to nationally ranked Cincinnati and Illinois in the Otis Spunkmeyer Tournament at Oakland. Kansas State (7-3) beat Loyola Maryland, 76-69, in an earlier game.

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OTHER GAMES

Purdue (9-2) outshot Iowa State (9-2) in the second half, 59%-27%, for a 79-60 victory in the Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan. . . . Notre Dame (4-4) avenged last season’s 14-point loss to San Diego with a 90-63 victory at South Bend. . . . Minnesota (7-4) held Mount St. Mary’s (5-4) to 18 points in the first half of a 87-62 victory at Minneapolis. . . . Adrian Griffin became the 24th player in Seton Hall history to score 1,000 points in the Pirates’ 93-80 victory over New Hampshire at East Rutherford, N.J. Griffin had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Seton Hall (4-4). . . . Maryland (6-3) forced 25 turnovers in the first half of a 104-66 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore (5-4) at College Park, Md. . . .