Clark lifts Hoyas in overtime
Jason Clark hit three 3-pointers in overtime at Kansas City, Mo., lifting No. 16 Georgetown to a bruising 111-102 victory Tuesday night over No. 9 Missouri, which erased an 18-point halftime deficit but faltered at the free throw line in the final seconds of regulation.
After Michael Dixon hit only one of two foul shots with 14.1 seconds left to give Missouri a 94-91 lead, Chris Wright's 3-pointer tied the matchup of unbeatens at 94-all.
Austin Freeman had 31 points for the Hoyas (7-0), who have won their first seven games for the second consecutive season. Missouri (5-1) trailed throughout the game until Marcus Denmon canned a 3-pointer for a 77-75 lead that had the capacity crowd in the Sprint Center roaring.
No. 2 Ohio State 58, Florida State 44: At Tallahassee, Fla., Jon Diebler scored 12 points and Jared Sullinger notched his third double-double of the season to lead Ohio State past Florida State (5-2) in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.
Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 freshman, finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds while David Lightly added 10 points for the Buckeyes (6-0).
No. 8 Syracuse 78, Cornell 58: At Syracuse, N.Y., Rick Jackson had 17 points and 13 rebounds, his sixth double-double of the season, Kris Joseph had 16 points and Syracuse beat Cornell.
Syracuse (7-0), fresh from a triumph in the Legends Classic with wins over Michigan and Georgia Tech, has won 33 straight in the series with Cornell (2-5), which has lost four straight overall.
No. 7 Connecticut 62, New Hampshire 55: At Storrs, Conn., Kemba Walker scored 30 points and Connecticut returned from its triumphant trip to Hawaii with a harder-than-expected victory over New Hampshire (4-2).
Shabazz Napier added 11 points for Connecticut (6-0) which was not ranked before beating Michigan State and Kentucky last week in the Maui Invitational.
No. 10 Kentucky 91, Boston University 57: At Lexington, Ky., Brandon Knight scored 23 points and Kentucky bounced back from its first loss of the season with a win over Boston University.
Terrence Jones added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-1), who shot 59 percent from the field and overwhelmed the Terriers (4-4) over the final 20 minutes.
No. 13 Tennessee 86, Middle Tennessee State 56: At Knoxville, Tenn., Tobias Harris scored 21 points and Scotty Hopson had 19 as Tennessee cruised past Middle Tennessee State.
The Vols (6-0) opened with an 8-0 run and trailed only once as Middle Tennessee (3-4) responded with a 10-0 run while shutting down the paint on the defensive end.
No. 20 Illinois 79, North Carolina 67: At Champaign, Ill., Mike Davis scored 20 points and Illinois had five players finish in double figures in a victory over North Carolina (4-3) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Demetri McCamey had 17 points for the Illini (7-1) while Mike Tisdale had 14, Jereme Richmond 12 and D.J. Richardson 11.
No. 23 Washington 102, Long Beach State 75: At Seattle, late
No. 25 Notre Dame 81, Indiana State 72: At South Bend, Ind., Ben Hansbrough scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half to lead Notre Dame past Indiana State (3-4).
The Irish (8-0) are off to the best start in the 11 seasons under coach Mike Brey. The last time the Irish accomplished the feat was in 1973-74 when that squad went 12-0.