COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : No. 1 Duke Outlasts Michigan in Overtime

Top-ranked Duke escaped with a victory, but it was a no-lose situation for No. 18 Michigan.

Bobby Hurley scored four of his 26 points in overtime Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich., and the Blue Devils survived, 88-85.

The Wolverines started three freshmen and played five in key stretches.

“Our experience made the difference down the stretch,” Duke’s Christian Laettner said. “They’ve never been in a game like this before.”

Duke (5-0), reigning NCAA champions, scored only one basket in the five-minute overtime, but it was enough because the Blue Devils made six free throws.

Chris Webber, who had 27 points and 12 rebounds, almost gave Michigan the victory in regulation, but his shot from beyond midcourt at the buzzer bounced off the rim.

Hurley scored the final points of regulation with 31 seconds to play when he tied the game, 76-76, making three free throws after he was fouled trying a three-pointer.

Jalen Rose, who had 18 points, gave Michigan a 78-76 lead 14 seconds into overtime. But Grant Hill made two free throws to tie it and Laettner, who scored 24 points, made two more free throws to put Duke ahead, 80-78.

Rose’s last basket tied it again, but Laettner put Duke ahead to stay with two more free throws with 3:09 remaining.

James Voskuil’s basket narrowed the gap to 86-85 with 41 seconds left, but Hurley iced it with two more free throws with 14 seconds left as the Blue Devils.

No. 2 Arizona 66, New Mexico 54--Khalid Reeves scored 16 points and the Wildcats (4-0) beat the Lobos at Albuquerque, N.M.

New Mexico (3-5) lost its fifth consecutive home game, its longest such streak in 33 years.

No. 4 Ohio State 114, Howard 53--Jim Jackson sparked a 29-8 run as the Buckeyes routed the Bison (1-5) at Columbus, Ohio.

Jackson, playing only 26 minutes, had 21 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and five steals. Mark Baker added 19 points for the Buckeyes (5-0).

No. 6 Oklahoma State 82, Wichita State 54--Byron Houston scored 25 points and the Cowboys defeated the Shockers at Stillwater, Okla., for their 20th consecutive home victory.

Oklahoma State (9-0) held the Shockers (2-2) without a field goal for nearly eight minutes in the second half, building a 69-39 lead.

No. 7 Kansas 104, DePaul 75--Rex Walters scored 24 points and the Jayhawks beat the Blue Demons to win their 22nd consecutive home game at Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas (5-0) is 63-1 at home against non-Big Eight teams since 1983 and was playing DePaul (3-3) for the first time since 1947.

No. 8 Connecticut 94, Texas 77--Scott Burrell scored 26 points, including 12 in a row during a second-half surge, and the Huskies (5-0) ended the Longhorns’ 16-game home winning streak at Austin, Tex.

Texas Coach Tom Penders used Corey Lockridge, Gerrald Houston, Michael Chaplain and Al Segova to replace Dexter Cambridge, who has been declared ineligible by the NCAA. The reserves combined for nine points and 11 rebounds. Cambridge averaged 23.5 points and 12 rebounds in the four games he played this season.

Benford Williams had 31 points and 10 rebounds for Texas.

No. 9 Kentucky 94, Arizona State 68--Dale Brown made four three-pointers in an 18-3 run in the second half and the Wildcats beat the Sun Devils (4-3) at Lexington, Ky.

Brown scored 24 points and Jamal Mashburn added 16 for Kentucky (6-1), which won its fifth consecutive game.

No. 11 St. John’s 86, Manhattan 50--Malik Sealy scored 23 points as the Redmen (4-1) routed the Jaspers at Albany, N.Y.

It was a home game for the Jaspers (3-3), but the game was shifted to Knickerbocker Arena to draw a larger crowd than the game would have in a sold-out Draddy Gymnasium in New York.

No. 12 Seton Hall 66, St. Peter’s 44--The Pirates held the Peacocks (1-3) to 14 points in the first half and coasted to victory at East Rutherford, N.J.

Seton Hall (5-1) played without guards Terry Dehere (sprained right wrist) and Danny Hurley (bruised ribs).

No. 13 Indiana 99, Central Michigan 52--Freshman Alan Henderson scored 17 points as the Hoosiers trounced the Chippewas (4-2) in the championship game of the Indiana Classic.

Matt Nover, who sparked Indiana (5-2) early, also had 17 points.

No. 13 Michigan State 91, Detroit 75--Matt Steigenga had 19 points and nine rebounds as the Spartans pulled away from the Titans at East Lansing, Mich.

A scuffle involving Dwayne Stephens of Michigan State (6-0) and Greg Grant and Michael Aaron of Detroit (4-3) seemed to inspire the Spartans, who ran off 13 consecutive points for a 63-49 lead.

No. 13 Georgia Tech 90, Georgia State 72--Malcolm Mackey had 31 points and 12 rebounds as the Yellow Jackets beat the cross-town rival Panthers at Atlanta.

The Yellow Jackets (6-1) overpowered Georgia State (2-3) with the 6-11 Mackey; 7-1 Matt Geiger, who added 18 points, and 6-8 James Forrest, who had 18.

Iowa State 98, No. 16 Iowa 84--Justus Thigpen scored 18 of 28 points in the first half to lead a fast start that carried the Cyclones to an upset of the Hawkeyes before 14,456 at Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State (7-1) ended a three-game losing streak against the Hawkeyes (6-1), despite 32 points by Iowa’s Acie Earl.

No. 21 Missouri 90, UNLV 78--Anthony Peeler scored 28 points and Melvin Booker ignited a 14-4 run that carried the Tigers past the Rebels (3-2) at Columbia, Mo., for their 12th consecutive victory.

Booker hit two three-pointers and made two free throws in the decisive run as the Tigers (6-0) built their lead to 65-53.

No. 23 Georgetown 98, District of Columbia 48--The Hoyas’ full-court press led to 16 consecutive points in the first half in a rout of the Firebirds at Landover, Md.

Alonzo Mourning scored 25 points for Georgetown (4-1). Greg McCants scored 15 points for the District of Columbia (1-4).

OTHER GAMES

Adam Keefe had 30 points and 19 rebounds to lead Stanford (4-0) to a 75-59 victory at Santa Clara (2-5), which got 25 points from Rhea Taylor. . . . Mario Jackson scored 15 to lead Oregon State (4-3) to a 72-63 victory over Southwest Missouri State (5-1) at Corvallis, Ore. . . . Russell Larson came off the bench to get 10 points and six rebounds, after scoring 29 the night before, and led Brigham Young (5-0) to a 65-59 victory over Princeton (6-3) in the championship game of the Cougar Classic at Provo, Utah. . . . Reginald Slater had 29 points and 27 rebounds as Wyoming (5-2) pulled away for a 108-92 victory over Troy State (7-3) at Laramie, Wyo. . . . Carlito DaSilva had 33 points and 16 rebounds to lead Utah State (3-3) past Oral Roberts, 109-97, at Provo, Utah. Sebasti Neal scored 31 points for Oral Roberts (3-7). . . . Matt Gaudio’s two free throws in the final 2:11 helped Penn State (6-0) to a 51-48 victory over Bowling Green (2-6) at State College, Pa. . . . Elbert Rogers scored 32 points as Alabama Birmingham (7-1) defeated Minnesota, 86-80, at Birmingham, Ala., for its seventh consecutive victory. Randy Carter had 20 points and 10 for the Gophers (5-2). . . . Brian Hopgood scored 19 points as Louisville (4-0) rolled to an 85-66 victory over George Mason (2-4) at Louisville. . . . Dave Johnson scored 27 points and Lawrence Moten added 25 as Syracuse (6-0) beat Texas Christian (7-1) at Syracuse, 89-72. . . . Mike Boyd’s free throw with 4.7 seconds left lifted West Virginia (4-2) to an 86-85 victory over Pitt (4-3) at Morgantown, W.Va.