COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Arkansas’ Pressure Too Much for Tulsa

Corliss Williamson scored seven of his 21 points, and Davor Rimac made two straight three-point shots as third-ranked Arkansas turned up the heat at the outset of the second half with an 18-0 run and went on to beat Tulsa, 82-63, Friday night in Fayetteville, Ark.

Tulsa (3-2) made three turnovers in the first half while building a 36-32 lead, but committed seven in the first 4:14 of the second half. The Razorbacks (8-1) made six of nine shots during the run.

“The whole difference in the ballgame was our pressure defense in the second half,” Arkansas Coach Nolan Richardson said. “When we pressed, they didn’t handle it real well.”

Tulsa Coach Tubby Smith said, “They turned up the heat and we didn’t respond.”

Tulsa once closed to 59-52, but Clint McDaniel (18 points) countered with a three-point shot and Arkansas was never threatened again.

Shea Seals led Tulsa with 14 points.

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No. 10 Connecticut 85, Fairfield 68--Ray Allen had 21 points and Doron Sheffer 16, and both keyed runs that helped the No. 10 Huskies (5-0) to a victory over the Stags (5-3) in Hartford, Conn.

The Huskies led, 43-30, at halftime and a nine-point run by UConn early in the second half made it 56-36. Fairfield got no closer than 14 points thereafter.

The Stags were led by Greg Francis with 20 points.

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Maryland 138, Morgan State 72--The No. 11 Terrapins (8-2) had their highest-scoring game ever, getting 25 points from Joe Smith as eight players scored in doubles figures in dominating the winless Bears (0-7) in College Park, Md.

The Terrapins scored the first 12 points and led by 29 at halftime in earning their 1,000th victory. The 138 points surpassed the record of 130 against East Carolina on Dec. 7, 1977.

The Terrapins shot 64 percent and were 41 for 67 at the free-throw line. Morgan State did not shoot its first free throws until 12:03 remained in the game.

The 66-point margin also matched the biggest in Maryland’s history, a 66-point victory over Maryland Eastern Shore in February 1987.

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No. 16 Minnesota 115, San Jose State 68--Coming off its worst offensive showing of the season, the No. 16 Golden Gophers (7-3) put seven players in double figures--including Townsend Orr with 17 points--and beat the Spartans (0-6) in Minneapolis.

The Golden Gophers snapped their three-game losing streak by shooting 52 percent and reaching their highest point total in five years. They seemed certain to break the school scoring record of 120 points until going cold late.

Minnesota was humiliated at Williams Arena in a 71-50 loss Wednesday night to Texas Southern.

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OTHER GAMES

Brandon Jessie scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds while reserve Michael Doleac added 15 points as Utah (7-2) edged Utah State (3-2), 75-71, in Logan, Utah. . . . Tony Miller scored 17 points to lead five Golden Eagles players in double figures as Marquette (7-1) rolled to a 82-50 victory over Creighton (3-4) in Milwaukee. . . . Tennessee’s Kevin Whitted scored 22 points and had nine rebounds and Steve Hamer added 18 points and seven rebounds as the Volunteers (4-2) blasted Houston (3-6), 74-58, in Houston.