KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jabari Brown scored 23 points and Jordan Clarkson added 13 as Missouri defeated Hawaii 92-80 Saturday night in its first game at Kansas City’s Sprint Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jabari Brown scored 23 points and Jordan Clarkson added 13 as Missouri defeated Hawaii 92-80 Saturday night in its first game at Kansas City’s Sprint Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.
The Tigers’ lead remained in single digits for most of the game until Wes Clark fed Ryan Rosburg with a nifty pass for a two-handed dunk and a 10-point lead with just less than 8 minutes remaining. It gave the crowd a dose of energy on a night when both teams struggled to put together any sort of momentum or extended run.
Moments later, Clark drilled a 3-pointer to extend the Tigers’ lead to 13 points. Still, Hawaii’s Garrett Nevels responded with a 3-pointer. But the Rainbow Warriors couldn’t get closer than 7 after that.
Rosburg emphatically ended Hawaii’s upset bid with another dunk with 2 minutes remaining.
Christian Standhardinger led Hawaii with 22 points before fouling out. The Rainbow Warriors lost their fifth-straight game on the mainland.
Missouri held Isaac Fotu, who leads Hawaii in scoring with 16.7 points per game, to only 7 points, helping offset the other four Rainbow Warriors who scored in double figures.
NO. 9 SYRACUSE 69,
COLGATE 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — C.J. Fair scored 20 points for Syracuse, and freshman guard Tyler Ennis hit four 3-pointers for 12 points.
Michael Gbinije had 11 points in 18 minutes and Trevor Cooney scored 10 for the Orange, who outrebounded Colgate 52-34, including a 26-7 advantage on the offensive glass. Syracuse scored 30 points in the paint and forced 21 turnovers.
Syracuse (3-0) has won 48 straight against Colgate for a 121-45 advantage in the longest-running series for both teams.
No. 10 Ohio State 52,
No. 17 Marquette 35
MILWAUKEE — Shannon Scott and Sam Thompson scored 13 points apiece, helping Ohio State pull away from cold-shooting Marquette.
Aaron Craft added 10 points for the Buckeyes (3-0), who ended the Golden Eagles’ 27-game home winning streak, second-longest in the nation.
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NO. 11 FLORIDA 86, UALR 56
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Casey Prather scored 27 points and Dorian Finney-Smith showed great versatility in his Florida debut.
Prather put back a loose ball, scored on a driving layup and capped off a 17-4 run with a dunk off a steal by DeVon Walker as Florida (2-1) woke up from a first-half malaise. The score was tied at 27 after a sloppy opening half.
No. 14 VCU 92,
WINTHROP 71
RICHMOND, Va. — Briante Weber scored 16 points and Virginia Commonwealth pulled away in the second half to remain unbeaten with a victory over visiting Winthrop.
The Rams are 3-0 for the first time since the 2010-11 season, which ended with a trip to the Final Four.
NO. 16 WICHITA STATE 85,
TENNESSEE STATE 71
WICHITA, Kan. — Tekele Cotton scored 18 points to lead Wichita State to the victory.
Cotton was 6 of 8 from the floor as Wichita State (4-0) won its fourth game in eight days despite trailing at halftime for the second straight game. Cleanthony Early had 16 points, and Nick Wiggins scored 10 of his 12 in the second half.
NO. 20 WISCONSIN 69,
GREEN BAY 66
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Frank Kaminsky scored 16 points and Sam Dekker added 13 to help Wisconsin rally for a win over Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The Badgers (3-0) were down seven in the second half and overcame a career-high 32 points by Green Bay junior guard Keifer Sykes. His potential game-tying 3-pointer bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
NO. 25 VIRGINIA 70,
DAVIDSON 57
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mike Tobey had 18 points, and Virginia used a second-half surge to get the win.
Tobey was 8 for 11 from the field. Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who rallied after a tough loss to No. 14 VCU Tuesday.
BY WIRE SOURCES