UAB upsets No. 16 Tar Heels
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chad Frazier scored 25 points and UAB made three free throws over the final 6.6 seconds to preserve a 63-59 upset of No. 16 North Carolina on Sunday.
Jordan Swing hit two free throws and Robert Williams made 1 of 2 to help the Blazers (6-2) hold on after losing most of a 14-point second half lead.
Marcus Paige missed two contested 3-pointers in one late possession and the Tar Heels (4-2) fouled Swing, who gave the Blazers a 62-57 lead.
Brice Johnson drove for a quick basket but Williams effectively put the game away when he made the second of two free throw attempts.
The Tar Heels were coming off a win over No. 9 Louisville to end the defending champions’ 21-game winning streak.
UAB second-year coach Jerod Haase played for North Carolina’s Roy Williams at Kansas and was a longtime assistant.
No. 21 Memphis 73, No. 5 Oklahoma State 68
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Shaq Goodwin had 17 points, Joe Jackson hit four key late free throws as Memphis pulled off the upset in the championship game of the Old Spice Classic.
Memphis (5-1) held Oklahoma State preseason All-American Marcus Smart to 12 points.
In the first meeting this season between the Top 25 teams on Nov. 19, Oklahoma State won handily over Memphis, getting 39 points from Smart in a 101-80 victory.
Smart turned the ball over with Oklahoma State trailing by one with 11 seconds left, and fouled Jackson, who made two free throws to make it 71-68.
Oklahoma State’s bid to tie it ended when Smart had another turnover in the final seconds and Jackson connected on two more free throws as Memphis took a 73-68 lead.
No. 18 Baylor 104, Hardin-Simmons 59
WACO, Texas — Cory Jefferson had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Brady Heslip made five 3-pointers in scoring 17 points and the Bears returned to the mainland with the victory.
Rico Gathers had 17 points and nine rebounds for Baylor (7-1), which had six players finish with double-figure scoring. Taurean Prince had 13 points, while Isaiah Austin had 12 and Gary Franklin 10.
Baylor played three games in three days earlier in the week at the Maui Invitational, leaving Hawaii with its first loss after a 74-67 loss to No. 8 Syracuse in the tournament’s championship game Wednesday night. The Bears’ next game is Friday night against No. 3 Kentucky.
No. 12 Wichita State 70, Saint Louis 65
ST. LOUIS — Ron Baker had 22 points, six rebounds and four steals and Wichita State got a pair of key plays from Fred VanVleet in the closing seconds to edge Saint Louis.
Chadrack Lufile hit a layup off VanVleet’s pass for a 68-65 lead with 14 seconds to go, and VanVleet added a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left. Cleanthony Early missed eight of 12 shots but hit a pair of key 3-pointers late and had 12 points for the Shockers (8-0).
Dwayne Evans had 18 points and nine rebounds for Saint Louis (6-2). Tekele Cotton had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Wichita State. St. Louis honored Rick Majerus during a halftime ceremony on the anniversary of his death.
George Washington 60, No. 20 Creighton 53
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kevin Larsen gave George Washington the lead with 1:03 left in the game and the Colonials held off Creighton for a victory that gave them third place in the Wooden Legacy.
The Colonials took advantage of an off night by Doug McDermott, who came in averaging nearly 28 points per game but finished with seven. Ethan Wragge scored 16 and Grant Gibbs had 12 for the Bluejays (5-2).
No. 11 Gonzaga 86, Coppin State 51
SPOKANE, Wash. — Gary Bell Jr. scored 15 points to lead Gonzaga.
Reserves Gerard Coleman added 14 and Kyle Dranginis 12 for Gonzaga (7-1), which posted its largest margin of victory this season.
Arnold Fripp and Sterling Smith had 10 points apiece for cold-shooting Coppin State (2-5), which lost to a ranked team for the second time in three nights following a 42-point defeat at Michigan.
