College basketball

Men: Late 3 carries Arizona

By wire services
Published January 16, 2005

TUCSON, Ariz. - Salim Stoudamire capped a 24-point second half with a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in No.17 Arizona's 76-73 win over UCLA on Saturday.

The senior, who entered as the No.2 3-point shooter in the country at 56.2 percent, finished with 32 points, including 24 of the Wildcats' final 29.

Stoudamire made two free throws to give Arizona a 70-68 lead with 1:28 left and two with 50 seconds left to make it 72-68. Mustafa Shakur made a free throw to make it 73-68 with 40 seconds left.

But Dijon Thompson made a 10-footer. Then Hassan Adams threw the ball away, and Arron Afflalo's 3-pointer tied with 16 seconds left.

Stoudamire dribbled the ball up court then let fly far beyond the 3-point line for the winner.

"I just didn't want to foul," Afflalo said. "He was about 30-plus feet out. I figured he would at least, with six seconds left, penetrate and maybe pull up then. I didn't think he would walk and shoot from the volleyball line or wherever he shot it from."

WASHINGTON - With 0.4 seconds left in overtime, Rashaun Freeman caught Anthony Anderson's pass and laid it in, giving Massachusetts a 76-74 victory over No.21 George Washington.

T.J. Thompson's 3-pointer for GW with 17 seconds left sent the game to overtime tied at 70. UMass' Maurice Maxwell tied it at 74 with a 3-pointer with 49 seconds left in overtime. GW's J.R. Pinnock, an 87.5 percent free-throw shooter coming in, missed the front end of a one-and-one with 18 seconds left. Then Anderson dribbled down the clock before feeding Freeman.

NO. 1 ILL. 78, N'WESTERN 66: Luther Head scored a season-high 26 for the visiting Illini, whose 18-0 start surpasses the 1988-89 Final Four team for best in school history. Vedran Vukusic's jumper and 3-pointer 7:36 into the second half got the Wildcats to within five. But James Augustine got inside and converted a three-point play. Then Jack Ingram made a jumper and Head two free throws for a 12-point lead.

NO. 2 KANSAS 76, COLORADO 61: With a soft cast on his broken left thumb, Wayne Simien had 23 points and 17 rebounds for the visiting Jayhawks. Down 38-25 at halftime, the Buffaloes rallied and had a chance to take the lead. But Chris Copeland missed a 15-footer. On Kansas' next two possessions, Keith Langford converted a three-point play and made a 3-pointer.

NO. 6 OKLA. ST. 83, IOWA ST. 73: Joey Graham and Ivan McFarlin scored 20 for the Cowboys as Eddie Sutton moved into seventh all-time in wins at 768. Down 61-42, the Cyclones cut it to 79-73 on Will Blalock's layup with just more than a minute left. But McFarlin made only his second 3-pointer of the season with the shot clock ticking down.

NO. 7 SYRACUSE 75, PROV. 71: Hakim Warrick had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the visiting Orange, who have won 10 in a row. Down 54-40, Providence cut it to 72-71 on Dwight Brewington's three-point play with 4.1 seconds left. Gerry McNamara made two free throws with 3.3 seconds left, and Warrick intercepted the inbounds pass.

NO. 10 TEXAS 63, NEBRASKA 53: Daniel Gibson scored all 12 of his points during the final 14:32 for the visiting Longhorns. John Turek's putback gave Nebraska its last lead, 47-46, with 6:23 left. It then went five minutes without a field goal. Meanwhile, Gibson scored on a layin, two free throws and a jumper before Kenny Taylor's 3-pointer put Texas up 55-49 with 2:37 left.

NO. 12 UCONN 78, RUTGERS 64: Josh Boone had 20 points and 12 rebounds and six blocked shots and Charlie Villanueva 14 points 14 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Huskies in Hartford, Conn. UConn, which never trailed, led 14-4 as Rutgers missed its first nine shots. After Rutgers cut it to 48-42, UConn went on a 14-4 run.

NO. 16 GONZAGA 86, PEPPERDINE 62: Up 27-25, Ronny Turiaf scored seven straight on a layup, jumper and 3-pointer to make it 34-25 for the host Bulldogs, who then cruised.

NO. 20 PITT 67, SETON HALL 63: Chevon Troutman scored 23 for the host Panthers, who went 8:54 during the second half with one field goal. The Pirates went on a 24-3 run to lead 60-56 with 4:45 left. But from there, Pitt outscored Seton Hall 11-3.

NO. 24 IOWA 66, MINNESOTA 60: Pierre Pierce scored 18 for the host Hawkeyes, who went the final 10:45 without a field goal. Up six at halftime, Iowa started the second half with a 13-6 run for a 45-32 lead. It didn't make a basket after Jeff Horner's 3-pointer made it 48-38. Minnesota got it to 54-48 on Jeff Hagen's inside basket with 5:20 left, but Iowa made 18 of its final 24 free throws.

NO. 25 OKLAHOMA 65, BAYLOR 61: Drew Lavender scored a season-high 20 for the visiting Sooners. Down 12 early in the second half, the Bears cut it to one three times. Lavender's 3-pointer with 45 seconds left gave Oklahoma a 62-58 lead. Tim Bush responded with a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left. Down two, Aaron Bruce's reverse layup with 11 seconds left ricocheted off the bottom of the rim. The ensuing scramble led to a jump ball and Sooners possession, and Lavender sealed it with two free throws.

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