Silas Demary Jr., Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 21 points to lead No. 3 UConn to an 86-84 victory over No. 7 BYU on Saturday night in the Hall of Fame Series at Boston.
Karaban made all four 3-point attempts and was 8 of 11 overall, Reed was 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds and Demary Jr. had seven assists for the Huskies (4-0), who nearly let a 20-point second-half lead get away.
AJ Dybantsa scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half for the Cougars (3-1). Richie Saunders added 17 points, Robert Wright III tallied 16 and Dawson Baker had 12.
Dybantsa drained a 3-pointer to bring BYU within 82-79 with 30.8 seconds remaining. Demary made two throws to give UConn a five-point edge with 28.2 seconds to play. Baker swished a long trey with 20.3 seconds left as the Cougars crept within 84-82. Malachi Smith split two free throws with 18.9 seconds left to make it a three-point margin before a BYU turnover allowed UConn to put the game just out of reach.
No. 12 Louisville 106, Ohio 81
Ryan Conwell scored 22 points and Mikel Brown Jr. added 19 points with seven assists to lead the Cardinals to an easy win over the Bobcats.
Louisville (4-0) showed no signs of a hangover after its big win Tuesday over No. 9 Kentucky. This game marked the third time this season the Cardinals have surpassed the century mark in scoring, and they have scored at least 96 points in all four of their games. They were dialed in from long distance, shooting a season-best 45.7% (16 of 35) from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Bobcats (1-3) committed a season-high 17 turnovers, with 11 of those coming in the first half. Jackson Paveletzke scored 28 points for Ohio to match his career high. Aidan Hadaway finished with 12 points, and JJ Kelly scored 11 on 4-of-5 shooting.
No. 13 St. John’s 93, William & Mary 60
Bryce Hopkins finished with 15 points and the host Red Storm fended off a stiff challenge from the Tribe in the opening half before dominating the final 20 minutes in Queens, N.Y.
After dropping eight spots in this week’s top 25 poll, St. John’s (2-1) bounced back from last week’s disappointing loss to Alabama and scored 19 straight points to turn a five-point halftime lead into a rout before the midway point of the second half. Joson Sanon also scored 15 points for the Red Storm, who shot 50% in the second half and 48% overall. They outscored the Tribe 54-26 in the second half.
Reese Miller scored 11 to lead William & Mary (2-2), but Kyle Pulliam was held to eight points on 3 of 11 from the field. The Tribe shot 37.7%, hit 9 of 29 treys and committed 24 turnovers
No. 25 Kansas 76, Princeton 57
Flory Bidunga scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting to go with 10 rebounds and the Jayhawks got away from the upset-minded Tigers in Lawrence, Kan.
Tre White added 18 points and eight rebounds and Melvin Council Jr. contributed eight points and six assists for the Jayhawks, who used a 25-6 run in the second half to turn a one-point game into a 20-point cushion. Kansas (3-1) played without star freshman Darryn Peterson for the second straight game. Peterson was held out as a precaution due to hamstring tightness.
Dalen Davis netted 21 points, Jack Stanton scored 15 and Jackson Hicke had 12 for Princeton (2-2). Stanton and Hicke made four 3-pointers apiece.
