Myles Colvin scored off a rebound in the final second and Trey Kaufman-Renn racked up 25 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Purdue recovered after surrendering a big lead to defeat No. 23 Ole Miss 80-78 in the title game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Friday in San Diego.
Colvin ended with 20 points and Braden Smith’s 18 points and 11 assists were also key for Purdue (7-1), which has won three consecutive games since a loss at Marquette. Smith missed a shot on what became the winning possession, setting up Colvin for the heroics.
Fletcher Loyer added 13 points for Purdue, which shot 54.2 percent from the field with 10 baskets from 3-point range.
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 18 points off the bench for Ole Miss (6-1). Matthew Murrell had 14 points, Jaylen Murray posted 13 points and Dre Davis supplied nine points and a team-best six rebounds.
No. 3 Gonzaga 90, Davidson 65
Ben Gregg scored a career-high 24 points as the Bulldogs took control in the first half and surged ahead in the second for to beat the Wildcats in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Gonzaga (7-1) earned its sixth double-digit win and followed an impressive 89-73 win over No. 14 Indiana with another strong performance. Coming off the bench, Gregg made 8 of 10 shots, all seven of his free throw attempts and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga shot 54.7 percent and scored 58 points in the paint.
Graham Ike added a double-double with 18 and 10 rebounds while Braden Huff contributed 14 points and Ryan Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists. Reed Bailey scored 19 and Roberts Blum added 11 for Davidson (5-2), which was blown out for the second time in this event after a 33-point loss to No. 24 Arizona in the opening round.
No. 8 Kentucky 105, Georgia State 76
Jaxson Robinson scored a team-high 19 points, helping lead the Wildcats to a win over the visiting Panthers in Lexington, Ky.
Lamont Butler added 17 points and six assists for Kentucky (7-0), which eclipsed the 100-point total for the fourth time this season. Amari Williams had 14 points, Otega Oweh added 12, while Andrew Carr and Koby Brea scored 10 apiece for the Wildcats, who made 40 of 67 (59.7 percent) shots from the field.
Cesare Edwards led Georgia State (4-4) with 21 points, followed by Zarique Nutter’s 19. Malachi Brown chipped in 11 points and five assists for the Panthers, who have dropped two of three.
No. 11 Duke 70, Seattle 48
Tyrese Proctor scored 13 points as the Blue Devils put together a lopsided victory against the visiting Redhawks in Durham, N.C.
Kon Knueppel added 11 points and Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach and Isaiah Evans each had nine points for Duke (5-2). Flagg, considered the top prospect for next year’s NBA Draft, also churned out nine rebounds and seven assists.
Paris Dawson notched 10 points off the bench for Seattle (2-5), which shot 21.3 from the field for the game. Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe had nine points and 12 rebounds.
No. 14 Indiana 89, Providence 73
Mackenzie Mgbako broke out of a shooting slump with 25 points to propel the Hoosiers past the Friars in the Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Trey Galloway moved into the starting lineup and delivered 18 points, five rebounds and five assists as Indiana (5-2) salvaged its final game of the tournament after suffering two losses by decisive margins.
Jayden Pierre scored 22 points and dealt six assists to lead Providence (5-3). Jabri Abdur-Rahim and Corey Floyd Jr. added 14 points each for the Friars.
No. 16 Florida 88, Wichita State 51
Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 19 points and the Gators ripped off 27 consecutive points in a run that bridged both halves as they routed the Shockers for the ESPN Events Invitational championship in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Alex Condon added 17 points and nine rebounds, while Rueben Chinyelu contributed 14 points, 11 boards and four assists as the Gators improved to 8-0. They shot 44.9 percent from the field, making 14 of 33 3-pointers, and completely stifled the previously unbeaten Shockers (6-1) on defense.
Wichita State entered averaging 80.8 points per game but Florida’s length and quickness shut down the Shockers, who converted just 29.8 percent from the field and went 5-of-22 on 3-pointers. Wichita State’s starters managed only 19 points, with leading scorer Justin Hill (16.3 points per game) tallying just four on 2-of-12 shooting.
West Virginia 83, No. 24 Arizona 76 (OT)
Tucker DeVries scored 26 points and Toby Okani added 20 to lead the Mountaineers to a win over the Wildcats in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
The Mountaineers (5-2) also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Amani Hansberry. Javon Small scored 14 and dished eight assists. Arizona (3-4) was led by 24 points from Caleb Love. Trey Townsend added 19 on 7-of-12 shooting.
The Wildcats trailed by 10 with less than 10 minutes to go but stormed back. Love hit a deep 3-pointer to tie the score at 66 apiece with just 14 seconds to play. DeVries took the ball up the court on the next possession. He missed a turnaround jumper and the game went into overtime.
Butler 87, No. 25 Mississippi State 77
Jahmyl Telfort scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and Pierre Brooks II scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Butler upset Mississippi State in the championship game of the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe, Ariz.
Telfort connected on 4 of 7 3-point attempts for Butler (6-1) which won its fifth straight game. Landon Moore added 13 points and Andre Screen had six points, nine rebounds and four assists for Butler, which shot 52.8 percent from the floor, including 12 of 22 (54.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Riley Kugel and Josh Hubbard each scored 22 points and Cameron Matthews and Michael Nwoko added 14 and 11 points, respectively, for Mississippi State (6-1). The Bulldogs shot just 25.9 percent (7-for-27) from 3-point range and 37.7 percent from the floor.
–Field Level Media
