Chase Hunter had one magical 3-pointer for No. 25 Clemson, but not a second, as Collin Murray-Boyles and South Carolina prevailed 91-88 in an overtime thriller over the visiting Tigers on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.
Hunter, who went scoreless in the first half, finished with a game-high 27 points, including a running off-balance three with 0.3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. With Clemson down three again at the end of overtime, Hunter got the ball near half-court, dribbled toward the top of the key and launched another high-arching shot, but it was off target.
Murray-Boyles made two free throws to start a 6-0 run that helped the Gamecocks (8-3) pull away in the extra period. He finished with 22 points and nine rebounds to lead South Carolina, while Myles Stute netted 19 points and Nick Pringle scored 18.
Ian Schieffelin paired 23 points with 12 rebounds for Clemson (9-3) before fouling out with 3:17 left in overtime.
No. 1 Tennessee 84, Western Carolina 36
Zakai Zeigler had 10 points, nine assists and a career-high 10 rebounds Tuesday night as the Volunteers remained perfect with a shellacking of the Catamounts in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (11-0) went up by 23 at halftime with a stout defense that clamped down on Vermont (3-7) and held the Catamounts without a 2-point field goal in the first half. Chaz Lanier totaled a game-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Bernard Pelote totaled 10 points and seven rebounds for Vermont.
No. 2 Auburn 100, Georgia State 59
Chaney Johnson took over for an injured Johni Broome and scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Tigers to a dominant win over the visiting Panthers.
Chad Baker-Mazara and Denver Jones contributed season highs of 19 and 17 points, respectively, for the Tigers (10-1). Broome exited the game less than 2 1/2 minutes into the contest due to shoulder injury. Coach Bruce Pearl said postgame that Broome is doubtful for the next game, Saturday against No. 16 Purdue in Birmingham, Ala.
Nick McMullen led Georgia State with 16 boards and 15 points, while Cesare Edwards added 15 points and seven rebounds.
No. 5 Duke 68, George Mason 47
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points to lead the Blue Devils to their fifth straight victory, a victory over the Patriots in Durham, N.C.
Flagg hit 7 of 20 shots and tallied nine rebounds, four assists and three steals to power Duke (9-2), which improved to 7-0 at home. Isaiah Evans was second in scoring for the Blue Devils with nine points.
Jalen Hayes paced George Mason (7-4) with 18 points on 9-of-19 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Darius Maddox added 12 points.
No. 7 Florida 90, North Carolina 84
Will Richard scored four of his 22 points in the final minute of the game to help the Gators remain undefeated with a victory over North Carolina in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, N.C.
Alijah Martin totaled 19 points, five rebounds and four assists for Florida (11-0) while Walter Clayton Jr. finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Denzel Aberdeen also scored 12 points, and Alex Condon put up nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
RJ Davis led the Tar Heels (6-5), who lost to a Top 10 team for the fourth time this season, with a game-high 29 points and eight rebounds. Elliot Cadeau (seven assists), Seth Trimble (seven rebounds) and Ian Jackson each had 11 points for North Carolina.
No. 17 Ole Miss 74, Southern 61
Jaylen Murray scored 18 points as the Rebels held off the Jaguars in Oxford, Miss.
Jaemyn Brakefield added 15 points and Dre Davis scored 14 for the Rebels (10-1), who earned their fourth consecutive win.
Southern (5-5) used 13 players and 11 of them scored, but only Derrick Tezeno and Michael Jacobs reached double figures, finishing with 11 each. Tezeno grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
No. 18 UCLA 111, Prairie View A&M 75
Dylan Andrews scored a season-high 21 points to lead five Bruins in double figures, and UCLA remained perfect at home in Los Angeles with a rout of Prairie View A&M.
UCLA (10-1) ran out to a 12-2 start in the first 3:22 and never trailed while sending Prairie View (1-10) to its 10th straight loss. Each of the Bruins’ starting five scored at least eight points, including Tyler Bilodeau with 18 points.
The Panthers’ Jordan Tillmon led all scorers with 24 points. His 6-of-7 3-point shooting off the bench helped Prairie View to a 10-of-21 night from long range. Teammate Nick Anderson added 19 points and eight rebounds before fouling out.
No. 20 Michigan State 77, Oakland 58
Sophomore Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points to lift the Spartans over the Golden Grizzlies in Detroit.
Booker shot 5 of 9 overall and hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range while eclipsing his previous high of 12 points. Jaden Akins scored 16 points and Jaxon Kohler had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan State (9-2), which won its fourth game in a row.
DQ Cole scored 17 points and Malcolm Christie put up 15 for the Golden Grizzlies (3-6), who are 0-23 all-time against Michigan State.
No. 22 Dayton 66, UNLV 65
Malachi Smith’s three-point play with eight seconds remaining rescued the Flyers in a victory against the visiting Runnin’ Rebels.
Nate Santos scored 14 points, Zed Key had 13, Smith finished with 11 and five assists and reserve Amael L’Etang added 10 in the Flyers’ first game of the season as a ranked team. Dayton (10-2) overcame a four-point deficit in the final 1 1/2 minutes to increase its homecourt winning streak to 25 games.
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 16 points and Jaden Henley had 15 for UNLV (5-5). Julian Rishwain’s fourth 3-point basket of the night with 23 seconds left gave him 12 points.
–Field Level Media
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