Colorado Beats Buzzer to Gain First Win vs. Kansas in 10 Years
Askia Booker made a 25-footer at the buzzer Saturday to lift host Colorado to a 75-72 victory over No. 6 Kansas, its first win over the Jayhawks since 2003.
Colorado (9-1) squandered a 6-point lead with 1 minute 44 seconds left, and Kansas tied the game with a basket by Perry Ellis with four seconds left.
After a timeout, Colorado forward Xavier Johnson got the ball to Booker, who dribbled a few paces past half court and launched a shot that hit nothing but net. Colorado fans rushed the court and swarmed Booker, a junior who had 15 points.
Andrew Wiggins had 22 points for the Jayhawks (6-2), who have lost two of their last three.
WISCONSIN 70, MARQUETTE 64 Sam Dekker had 20 points and 10 rebounds as No. 8 Wisconsin withstood a late rally to beat visiting Marquette.
Ben Brust added 13 points, 10 in the second half, and his backcourt mate Traevon Jackson scored 12 for the Badgers (10-0), who are off to their best start in 20 years. Jamil Wilson had 22 points for Marquette (5-4).
LOUISVILLE 113, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 74 Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points and No. 7 Louisville shot 61 percent from the field to win at home.
Chris Jones added 19 points and Russ Smith 16 for the Cardinals (8-1). Shawn Long led the Ragin' Cajuns (6-3) with 25 points.
MEMPHIS 96, NORTHWESTERN STATE 76 Shaq Goodwin scored a career-high 21 points, Memphis shot 54 percent and the No. 16 Tigers won at home.
Joe Jackson had 18 points and 5 assists, and Michael Dixon Jr. added 14 on 6-of-9 shooting for Memphis (6-1). Jalan West had 15 points for Northwestern State (3-4),
UMASS 105, BRIGHAM YOUNG 96 Chaz Williams had career highs of 32 points and 15 assists, and Sampson Carter scored 20 to lead the No. 21 Minutemen in the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase in Springfield, Mass. Massachusetts (8-0) has its longest winning streak since 1998.
Tyler Haws scored 25 points for BYU (7-3).
MISSOURI 80, U.C.L.A. 71 Jabari Brown scored 22 points and Jordan Clarkson added 21 to help host Missouri defeat No. 18 U.C.L.A.
The Tigers trailed for most of the first half and into the second before Earnest Ross made a 3-pointer with 14:46 left. Two free throws by Johnathan Williams III gave Missouri (9-0) a 62-60 lead it did not relinquish. Jordan Adams scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds for the Bruins (8-1).
MICHIGAN 107, HOUSTON BAPTIST 53 Nik Stauskas scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half, and No. 22 Michigan (6-3) overwhelmed visiting Houston Baptist (3-6), reaching its highest point total in more than 15 years.
OHIO ST. 74, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 56 LaQuinton Ross scored 4 of his career-high 23 points in a 10-0 second-half run to lead No. 5 Ohio State to a victory at home.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 17 points and Amir Williams had 11 for the Buckeyes (8-0). Faronte Drakeford led the Blue Devils (2-6) with 12 points.
GEORGETOWN 61, COLGATE 55 Georgetown held visiting Colgate (4-3) scoreless for the first nine minutes and got 12 points each from the senior Nate Lubick and the juniors Josh Smith and Markel Starks.
Smith and Starks each hit two free throws each in the final 16 seconds as Georgetown (6-2) used its interior strength to win its fifth straight.
TEXAS 81, TEMPLE 80 Javan Felix hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds to play in overtime and Texas topped host Temple. The Longhorns (8-1) blew a 16-point lead and trailed with less than three minutes to play.
ST. JOHN'S 104, FORDHAM 58 St. John's (6-2) did not miss a shot for nearly 13 minutes in the first half, making 17 field goals in a row to beat Fordham in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. Mandell Thomas had 15 points for the Rams (4-3).
LA SALLE 65, STONY BROOK 57 Jerrell Wright was 8 of 11 from the field and matched his career high with 21 points, helping La Salle (5-4) beat Stony Brook (6-4) at Madison Square Garden.
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NOTRE DAME 90, U.C.L.A. 48 U.C.L.A. did not find it much easier going against fourth-ranked Notre Dame's backups than its starters.
Madison Cable hit four straight 3-pointers in the second half and finished with a career-high 21 points, and Notre Dame's reserves outscored U.C.L.A.'s bench, 46-0.
The Irish (8-0) outrebounded the Bruins (3-5) by 48-35, outscored them, 46-24, in the lane and had a 12-2 advantage in fast-break points.
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