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 Simmons had given LSU its first lead of the game with 21.5 seconds
to go, driving the lane to put the Tigers up 80-79. But LSU's Josh
Gray fouled Marquette's Jajuan Johnson, who hit both free throws
with 10.8 seconds left.
LSU brought the ball down the court quickly, but Simmons passed up a
chance to attempt the winning shot and kicked it instead to Jalyn
Patterson, who missed a long 3-pointer.
Despite the loss, Simmons gave the fans and NBA scouts their money's
worth with 21 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks.
No. 3 Michigan State 89, Eastern Michigan 65
Denzel Valentine approached another triple-double and five players
reached double figures as the Spartans cruised to an easy win.
Valentine compiled 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists before
he was removed with 5:47 remaining.
Valentine had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists against Kansas
last week.
No. 4 Iowa State 83, Chattanooga 63
The Cyclones, built to win games with a devastating offense, relied
on the 3-point shot to make easy work of the Mocs.
Iowa State hit 14 3-pointers and shot 48.3 percent from beyond the
arc to cruise to their third straight win to open the season.
Naz Mitrou-Long led the way with 24 points while draining six 3s.
Forward Georges Niang scored 19 points and guard Monte Morris had 14
points and 10 assists.
No. 5 Kansas 123, Chaminade 72
Wayne Selden Jr. and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored 18 points each,
and the Jayhawks connected on 15 3-pointers.
The Jayhawks' 123 points were the most in coach Bill Self's 432
games with the Jayhawks.
The Jayhawks took control immediately after, going on a 20-3 run
helped by four 3-pointers from Selden, who made two and one from
Mykhailiuk and Devonte' Graham.
No. 9 North Carolina 80, Northwestern 69
The Tar Heels shook off a loss in its last game to soundly defeat
the Wildcats.
The Tar Heels will face Kansas State in the championship game
Tuesday night after K-State defeated Missouri 66-42 in the first
semifinal.
The Tar Heels blew open a close game with a 23-5 run early in the
second half. North Carolina had four players in double figures,
including forward Justin Jackson with 19 points.
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Wake Forest 82, No. 13 Indiana 78
Bryant Crawford scored on a driving layup with 3.2 seconds left to
break a tie and lead the Demon Deacons over the Hoosiers.
With the score tied at 78 with 13.1 seconds remaining, Wake Forest
inbounded the ball and Crawford, a guard, drove the right side of
the lane before banking in a driving shot.
After a timeout, Indiana' forward Collin Hartman attempted a
fullcourt pass that was intercepted. Wake Forest was fouled and
forward John Collins made a pair of free throws with 0.7 seconds to
play.
No. 14 Cal 89, Sam Houston State 63
Jaylen Brown posted his second double-double of the season to lead
the Bears over the visiting Bearkats.
Brown had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for Cal. Jordan
Mathews also scored 18 points.
Tyrone Walker had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
No. 19 Vanderbilt 92, St. John's 55
Luke Kornet scored 13 points to lead the Commodores.
Kornet was one of four players in double figures for the Commodores.
Jeff Roberson recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13
rebounds while Camron Justice scored 11 points.
No. 23 Xavier 78, Northern Kentucky 66
Trevon Bluiett scored 14 points to go along with a career-high 16
rebounds and forward James Farr added 13 points, lifting the
Musketeers.
The Musketeers were coming off a victory at then-No. 24 Michigan and
looked sharp again Monday with six players scoring in double
figures.
Junior forward Jalen Reynolds had five rebounds and his first career
3-pointer in the first five minutes as Xavier took control. He
finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
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