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College Recap: Syracuse stomps North Carolina
By The Associated Press
Sunday, November 22, 2009 | No comments posted.
NEW YORK — Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse’s 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the 2K Sports Classic championship.
The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1).
Tournament MVP Wesley Johnson had 25 points for the Orange, who beat California 95-73 in the semifinals. Onuaku finished with 15 points and Triche had 11.
Johnson, a 6-foot-7 junior transfer from Iowa State, was 10 of 17 from the field, including making half of eight 3-point attempts, and had eight rebounds.
Ed Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Ginyard added 15 points for the Tar Heels, who lost almost all of a 19-point second-half lead before beating No. 15 Ohio State 77-73 to reach the title game.
No. 15 Ohio St. 76, No. 13 California 70: Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in four games, for Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic third-place game.
Jon Diebler added 14 points for Ohio State (3-1), and Dallas Lauderdale had eight points and seven blocked shots. The Buckeyes were coming off a 77-73 loss to No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer.
Jerome Randle had 26 points for California (2-2), one more than he had in the Bears’ 95-73 loss to Syracuse in the semifinals. He was 6 of 12 from 3-point range.
Arizona State 104, San Francisco 65: Rihards Kuksiks had career highs with 27 points, seven 3-point baskets and eight assists and Arizona State set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-65 victory over San Francisco on Friday.
Freshman Trent Lockett scored a career-high 19 points, Ty Abbott had 11 points and Derek Glasser added 10 as ASU (4-0) tuned up for its meeting against No. 9 Duke in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT by shooting 61.3 percent.
Arizona State made 18 of 32 3-pointers while scoring the most points in coach Herb Sendek’s four seasons.
Gonzaga 90, IPFW 55: Robert Sacre scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga beat IPFW 90-55 Friday night.
Matt Bouldin added 15 points as Gonzaga (2-1) rebounded from a tough loss at No. 2 Michigan State on Tuesday, a game the Zags dropped 75-71 after leading for most of the contest. Demetri Goodson had 14 points and Steven Gray had 11 for the Zags, who shot 62 percent in the game and dominated the rebounding 49-35.
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (1-3), which lost at nearby Washington State on Thursday, was led by Antwone Snead and Deilvez Yearby, who had 11 points each. The Mastodons shot just 30 percent against the taller Zags.
UCLA 75, Cal State Bakersfield 64: Drew Gordon scored 19 points and UCLA overcame the suspension of starter Nikola Dragovic and upstart Cal State Bakersfield for a 75-64 victory Friday night to avoid a second consecutive loss.
The Bruins (1-1) trailed for all but the opening minute of the first half, falling behind by 11 points, before taking control over the final 20 minutes. They were stunned in double overtime by Cal State Fullerton in their opener Monday, ending a 37-game home winning streak against unranked nonconference opponents.
Dragovic was suspended following his arrest on a charge of felony assault by the Los Angeles district attorney’s office.
The school said the 21-year-old senior from Belgrade, Serbia, was involved in an incident last month at a concert in Hollywood. Dragovic filed a report with campus police the following week.
After an investigation, the district attorney’s office filed the felony charge against Dragovic, who found out about it Friday and turned himself into university and Los Angeles police. Dragovic was booked and released from the Hollywood station on $30,000 bail late Friday, Los Angeles police officer Julie Boyer said.
The Orange (4-0) were the only unranked team in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer but they left Madison Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 California and the Tar Heels (4-1).
Tournament MVP Wesley Johnson had 25 points for the Orange, who beat California 95-73 in the semifinals. Onuaku finished with 15 points and Triche had 11.
Johnson, a 6-foot-7 junior transfer from Iowa State, was 10 of 17 from the field, including making half of eight 3-point attempts, and had eight rebounds.
Ed Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Ginyard added 15 points for the Tar Heels, who lost almost all of a 19-point second-half lead before beating No. 15 Ohio State 77-73 to reach the title game.
No. 15 Ohio St. 76, No. 13 California 70: Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in four games, for Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic third-place game.
Jon Diebler added 14 points for Ohio State (3-1), and Dallas Lauderdale had eight points and seven blocked shots. The Buckeyes were coming off a 77-73 loss to No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer.
Jerome Randle had 26 points for California (2-2), one more than he had in the Bears’ 95-73 loss to Syracuse in the semifinals. He was 6 of 12 from 3-point range.
Arizona State 104, San Francisco 65: Rihards Kuksiks had career highs with 27 points, seven 3-point baskets and eight assists and Arizona State set a school record with 18 3-pointers in a 104-65 victory over San Francisco on Friday.
Freshman Trent Lockett scored a career-high 19 points, Ty Abbott had 11 points and Derek Glasser added 10 as ASU (4-0) tuned up for its meeting against No. 9 Duke in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT by shooting 61.3 percent.
Arizona State made 18 of 32 3-pointers while scoring the most points in coach Herb Sendek’s four seasons.
Gonzaga 90, IPFW 55: Robert Sacre scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga beat IPFW 90-55 Friday night.
Matt Bouldin added 15 points as Gonzaga (2-1) rebounded from a tough loss at No. 2 Michigan State on Tuesday, a game the Zags dropped 75-71 after leading for most of the contest. Demetri Goodson had 14 points and Steven Gray had 11 for the Zags, who shot 62 percent in the game and dominated the rebounding 49-35.
Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne (1-3), which lost at nearby Washington State on Thursday, was led by Antwone Snead and Deilvez Yearby, who had 11 points each. The Mastodons shot just 30 percent against the taller Zags.
UCLA 75, Cal State Bakersfield 64: Drew Gordon scored 19 points and UCLA overcame the suspension of starter Nikola Dragovic and upstart Cal State Bakersfield for a 75-64 victory Friday night to avoid a second consecutive loss.
The Bruins (1-1) trailed for all but the opening minute of the first half, falling behind by 11 points, before taking control over the final 20 minutes. They were stunned in double overtime by Cal State Fullerton in their opener Monday, ending a 37-game home winning streak against unranked nonconference opponents.
Dragovic was suspended following his arrest on a charge of felony assault by the Los Angeles district attorney’s office.
The school said the 21-year-old senior from Belgrade, Serbia, was involved in an incident last month at a concert in Hollywood. Dragovic filed a report with campus police the following week.
After an investigation, the district attorney’s office filed the felony charge against Dragovic, who found out about it Friday and turned himself into university and Los Angeles police. Dragovic was booked and released from the Hollywood station on $30,000 bail late Friday, Los Angeles police officer Julie Boyer said.
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