Central Florida rallies past No. 4 Connecticut
Marcus Jordan and Keith Clanton each scored 20 points, and Central Florida (4-1) rallied to upset No. 4 Connecticut (5-1) 68-63 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Central Florida will play Harvard in the championship Sunday.
No. 1 North Carolina 87, South Carolina 62: At Las Vegas, Harrison Barnes scored 21 points to help North Carolina (5-0) beat South Carolina (2-3) in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational.
North Carolina faces UNLV in the title game tonight.
No. 3 Ohio State 80, Valparaiso 47: At Columbus, Ohio, William Buford scored 25 points and Ohio State (6-0) routed Valparaiso (5-2).
No. 5 Syracuse 69, Stanford 63: At New York, Kris Joseph had 18 points and eight rebounds and Syracuse (6-0) beat Stanford (5-1) to win the NIT Season Tip-Off.
No. 7 Louisville 59, Ohio 54: At Louisville, Ky., Kyle Kuric scored 16 points to lead the Cardinals (5-0) past Ohio (3-1).
No. 10 Florida 107, Jacksonville 62: At Gainesville, Fla., Kenny Boynton scored 22 points, and Florida (4-1) routed Jacksonville (2-3).
No. 11 Wisconsin 66, Bradley 43: At Hoffman Estates, Ill., Ryan Evans, Jordan Taylor and Josh Gasser had 15 points apiece and Wisconsin (5-0) scored 18 points off turnovers in a victory over Bradley (3-2) in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.
The Badgers play BYU in tonight's championship.
No. 12 Xavier 70, Georgia 56: At Cincinnati, Tu Holloway led a balanced offense with 12 points and Xavier (4-0) beat Georgia (3-2).
No. 17 Pittsburgh 78, Penn 58: At Philadelphia, Khem Birch had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Pittsburgh (4-1) pulled away late against Penn (3-3).
No. 18 Vanderbilt 95, Monmouth 73: At Nashville, Tenn., John Jenkins scored 18 points, and Vanderbilt (5-1) beat Monmouth (0-6).
Harvard 46, No. 22 Florida State 41: At Paradise Island, Bahamas, Brandyn Curry had six points, five assists, and five steals to help Harvard (5-0) top Florida State (5-1) in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
No. 24 Mississippi State 76, Tennessee-Martin 50: At Starkville, Miss., Dee Bost and Rodney Hood both scored 17 points, and Mississippi State (6-1) beat Tennessee-Martin (1-5).