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Michigan upsets UCLA at 2k Sports Classic
By The Associated Press
Friday, November 21, 2008 | No comments posted.
NEW YORK — John Beilein gave his players one night to celebrate.
That’s all the Michigan coach could afford.
After stunning No. 4 UCLA 55-52 in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic on Thursday night, the once-woeful Wolverines suddenly have a date with No. 10 Duke in the championship game.
“It was great, great for our team,” Beilein said, “but we have a great opponent tomorrow.”
A fitting opponent, too. The win was Michigan’s first over a top 5 team since beating then-No. 1 Duke on Dec. 13, 1997.
The Blue Devils beat Southern Illinois 83-58 in the other semifinal of the tournament benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to lead the Wolverines (3-0), who shut down UCLA’s offense with Beilein’s lockdown, confusing 1-3-1 zone defense.
“We were just impatient. Sometimes we weren’t aggressive enough, sometimes we were too aggressive,” said Darren Collison, who led the Bruins with 13 points.
Michigan trailed 48-46 with 4:16 left when Stu Douglass hit a long 3-pointer to take the lead. Collison was stripped on the other end, leading to a layup by Sims that made it 51-48.
UCLA (2-1) cut the deficit to two when Josh Shipp made a free throw. After Michigan worked the shot clock down, Anthony Wright found Sims on a backdoor cut for a two-handed dunk that gave the Wolverines a four-point lead with 28 seconds left.
Nikola Dragovic’s 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go cut it to 53-52, but Harris hit two free throws and blocked Collison’s potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
“When it got tight, we never hung our head down, even the younger guys,” said Sims, part of a team that went 10-22 in Beilein’s first year last season. “It shows how far we’ve come.”
The Blue Devils also struggled early against Southern Illinois before finally taking control midway through the second half.
Gerald Henderson scored all 20 of his points after the break, and Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler each added 13 as Duke (4-0) overcame 15 first-half turnovers.
“We were really bad on offense in the first half. We had 17 turnovers (total) and they weren’t pressing us,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “They do a really good job on ball-screen defense and you have to keep your composure.”
Carlton Fay had 17 points to lead Southern Illinois (2-1), which spent most of the game in foul trouble. Big man Nick Evans fouled out with 7:59 left, Tony Boyle was gone with just under 7 minutes to go and the Blue Devils wound up shooting 47 free throws.
“That killed us,” Southern Illinois coach Chris Lowery said. “We felt we had a good game plan going in, we just didn’t expect to be in that kind of foul trouble.”
The Salukis were within 55-47 with about 91⁄2 minutes left when Singler hit a 3. A couple of minutes later, Duke’s stellar sophomore was fouled on a breakaway dunk and crashed to the floor.
A referee came from the other end of the court to call an intentional foul, even though it appeared the Southern Illinois player was going for the ball. After Singler made a pair of free throws, Henderson nailed a 3 from the wing to give Duke a 66-49 lead.
No. 13 Memphis 83, Chattanooga 71
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Doneal Mack scored 19 points and Shawn Taggart notched a double-double to help Memphis hold off Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Taggart had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (3-0), who shot 51.7 percent from the field and led by as many as 19 points in the second half.
Stephen McDowell led the Mocs (0-3) with a game-high 27 points, including a 7-for-12 mark from behind the 3-point arc. Nicchaeus Doaks added 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Seton Hall 63, No. 19 USC 61
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jeremy Hazell scored 17 points and Eugene Harvey sank a free throw with 5 seconds left to give Seton Hall a win in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
USC’s Daniel Hackett missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Harvey scored 16 and added a team-high five assists for the Pirates (3-0), who overcame a 43-28 halftime deficit. John Garcia had 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Taj Gibson led the Trojans (2-1) with 19 points and 18 rebounds.
Texas Tech 167, East Central 115
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech gave coach Pat Knight something his famous father never received from the Red Raiders: 167 points.
Trevor Cook scored a career-high 20 and was one of 10 players in double figures for Texas Tech, which shattered the school record for points Thursday night in a 167-115 victory over East Central.
Alan Voskuil and John Roberson each had 17 points, and Mike Singletary and Wally Dunn added 16 apiece for the Red Raiders (3-0). The previous school mark was 128 points, set in a double-overtime win against Texas on Feb. 20, 1994.
Dontae Figgs scored 19 points to lead seven East Central players in double figures. Justin Wilkerson scored 17 and Ian Adams added 15.
“Wow, that was fun, wasn’t it?” East Central coach Terry Shannon said. “We came in with a couple of ideas. We want to play an up-tempo game. We want to force people to play our pace. We didn’t have to force them. They went with us and boy they shot the ball well.”
That’s all the Michigan coach could afford.
After stunning No. 4 UCLA 55-52 in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic on Thursday night, the once-woeful Wolverines suddenly have a date with No. 10 Duke in the championship game.
“It was great, great for our team,” Beilein said, “but we have a great opponent tomorrow.”
A fitting opponent, too. The win was Michigan’s first over a top 5 team since beating then-No. 1 Duke on Dec. 13, 1997.
The Blue Devils beat Southern Illinois 83-58 in the other semifinal of the tournament benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to lead the Wolverines (3-0), who shut down UCLA’s offense with Beilein’s lockdown, confusing 1-3-1 zone defense.
“We were just impatient. Sometimes we weren’t aggressive enough, sometimes we were too aggressive,” said Darren Collison, who led the Bruins with 13 points.
Michigan trailed 48-46 with 4:16 left when Stu Douglass hit a long 3-pointer to take the lead. Collison was stripped on the other end, leading to a layup by Sims that made it 51-48.
UCLA (2-1) cut the deficit to two when Josh Shipp made a free throw. After Michigan worked the shot clock down, Anthony Wright found Sims on a backdoor cut for a two-handed dunk that gave the Wolverines a four-point lead with 28 seconds left.
Nikola Dragovic’s 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go cut it to 53-52, but Harris hit two free throws and blocked Collison’s potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
“When it got tight, we never hung our head down, even the younger guys,” said Sims, part of a team that went 10-22 in Beilein’s first year last season. “It shows how far we’ve come.”
The Blue Devils also struggled early against Southern Illinois before finally taking control midway through the second half.
Gerald Henderson scored all 20 of his points after the break, and Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler each added 13 as Duke (4-0) overcame 15 first-half turnovers.
“We were really bad on offense in the first half. We had 17 turnovers (total) and they weren’t pressing us,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “They do a really good job on ball-screen defense and you have to keep your composure.”
Carlton Fay had 17 points to lead Southern Illinois (2-1), which spent most of the game in foul trouble. Big man Nick Evans fouled out with 7:59 left, Tony Boyle was gone with just under 7 minutes to go and the Blue Devils wound up shooting 47 free throws.
“That killed us,” Southern Illinois coach Chris Lowery said. “We felt we had a good game plan going in, we just didn’t expect to be in that kind of foul trouble.”
The Salukis were within 55-47 with about 91⁄2 minutes left when Singler hit a 3. A couple of minutes later, Duke’s stellar sophomore was fouled on a breakaway dunk and crashed to the floor.
A referee came from the other end of the court to call an intentional foul, even though it appeared the Southern Illinois player was going for the ball. After Singler made a pair of free throws, Henderson nailed a 3 from the wing to give Duke a 66-49 lead.
No. 13 Memphis 83, Chattanooga 71
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Doneal Mack scored 19 points and Shawn Taggart notched a double-double to help Memphis hold off Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Taggart had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers (3-0), who shot 51.7 percent from the field and led by as many as 19 points in the second half.
Stephen McDowell led the Mocs (0-3) with a game-high 27 points, including a 7-for-12 mark from behind the 3-point arc. Nicchaeus Doaks added 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Seton Hall 63, No. 19 USC 61
At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jeremy Hazell scored 17 points and Eugene Harvey sank a free throw with 5 seconds left to give Seton Hall a win in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
USC’s Daniel Hackett missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Harvey scored 16 and added a team-high five assists for the Pirates (3-0), who overcame a 43-28 halftime deficit. John Garcia had 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Taj Gibson led the Trojans (2-1) with 19 points and 18 rebounds.
Texas Tech 167, East Central 115
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech gave coach Pat Knight something his famous father never received from the Red Raiders: 167 points.
Trevor Cook scored a career-high 20 and was one of 10 players in double figures for Texas Tech, which shattered the school record for points Thursday night in a 167-115 victory over East Central.
Alan Voskuil and John Roberson each had 17 points, and Mike Singletary and Wally Dunn added 16 apiece for the Red Raiders (3-0). The previous school mark was 128 points, set in a double-overtime win against Texas on Feb. 20, 1994.
Dontae Figgs scored 19 points to lead seven East Central players in double figures. Justin Wilkerson scored 17 and Ian Adams added 15.
“Wow, that was fun, wasn’t it?” East Central coach Terry Shannon said. “We came in with a couple of ideas. We want to play an up-tempo game. We want to force people to play our pace. We didn’t have to force them. They went with us and boy they shot the ball well.”
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