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NEW YORK — Chaz Lanier scored 22 points, and No. 1 Tennessee beat struggling Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night at the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. Igor Milicic Jr.
added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Volunteers (9-0), who took the top spot in the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since February 2019. Zakai Zeigler had 13 points and nine assists for Tennessee, which pulled away late in the first half and withstood a Miami comeback attempt for its first 9-0 start since 2000-01. Lynn Kidd scored 14 as the Hurricanes (3-8) dropped their seventh straight game.
Nyjel Pack added 12 and AJ Station-McCray added 11 for Miami, which shot 39.3%. The Hurricanes held a twopoint lead on a hook shot by Kidd with 7:52 remaining in the first half.
The Volunteers never trailed after Ziegler hit three free throws 30 seconds later to start a 14-0 run. People are also reading..
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Maluach — a 7-foot-2 freshman center from South Sudan — shot 6 of 7 from floor and had seven rebounds as the Blue Devils (8-2) won their fourth straight. Jalin Anderson and Dylan Hayman each scored 11 points for the Cardinals (5-5). ARKANSAS 89, NO.
14 MICHIGAN 87: Boogie Fland scored 20 points as Arkansas stormed back from a 15-point deficit, withstood a late comeback attempt, and hung on for a victory over Michigan in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. D.J.
Wagner added 16 points for the Razorbacks (8-2), who went without a basket for the final 3:01 and nearly blew an 18-point lead. Goldin scored 17 for Michigan (8-2), which had won seven straight games and was trying to match last season's win total already. NO.
15 HOUSTON 62, TROY 42: L.J. Cryer scored 22 points and had six 3-pointers, and Houston used a strong defensive effort to beat visiting Troy.
Cryer scored 16 points in the first half as the Cougars (6-3) built a 33-11 halftime lead. The 11 first-half points set a school record for fewest allowed in a half. Thomas Dowd had 10 points for the Trojans (5-4).
ILLINOIS 86, NO. 20 WISCONSIN 80: Kasparas Jakucionis scored a career-high 24 points, Tre White had 23 points and eight rebounds, and Kylan Boswell added 19 points and six assists to lead Illinois over visiting Wisconsin. It was the fourth straight game in which Jakucionis scored 20 or more points for the Illini (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who beat Wisconsin for the ninth consecutive time.
Nolan Winter led the Badgers (8-3, 0-2) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!.
