AJ Dybantsa tallied a career-high 28 points along with nine rebounds and six assists and Robert Wright III hit the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally No. 10 BYU to a 67-64 victory over Clemson at the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday in New York.
Wright finished 17 points and redeemed himself from missing a free throw in the final seconds. Keba Keita chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks to help the Cougars (8-1) earn their fifth straight victory, the last four coming away from Provo.
BYU’s rally from a 22-point deficit after halftime was the biggest second-half comeback in program history. Dybantsa scored 22 of his 28 points after the break.
Jestin Porter led Clemson with 17 points. RJ Godfrey added 13 points and Efrem Johnson chipped in 10 for the Tigers. Clemson (7-3) shot 25.9% from the field in the second half, opening the door for BYU to rally.
No. 2 Michigan 89, Villanova 61
Elliot Cadeau had 18 points and four assists as the Wolverines overwhelmed the Wildcats in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michigan (9-0) came up just two points shy of a fifth consecutive victory by a margin of 30 or more points. The Wolverines, who led by 30 at halftime, had eight players with seven or more points in their latest thrashing. Aday Mara supplied 11 points and eight rebounds and Trey McKenney contributed 10 points with six rebounds.
Devin Askew led the Wildcats (7-2), who had their seven-game winning streak snapped, with 18 points. Christian Jeffrey added 12 points.
No. 5 UConn 77, No. 18 Florida 73
Solo Ball scored 19 points to fuel the Huskies to a victory over the Gators in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.
Alex Karaban added 13 points and three 3-pointers for a UConn (9-1), which shot 50% from the field. Tarris Reed Jr. scored 12 after missing the previous two games with an ankle injury. The win represented a small measure of revenge for UConn, which fell to Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament earlier this year.
Xaivian Lee scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Gators (5-4), who were whistled for a five-second violation when down by three with less than 15 seconds remaining. Thomas Haugh had 18 points, and Alex Condon recorded 14 to go along with nine rebounds.
No. 13 Illinois 88, Ohio State 80
Keaton Wagler led four Fighting Illini players in double figures, scoring 23 points as Illinois captured its Big Ten opener by downing the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio.
David Mirkovic scored 22 points while Andrej Stojakovic had 17 and Zvonimir Ivisic added 13 for Illinois (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten).
Bruce Thornton led Ohio State (7-2, 1-1) with 34 points. However, he scored only 10 in the second half. Devin Royal notched 15 points, Christoph Tilly scored 13 and John Mobley Jr. had 11, while Brandon Noel followed up a season-high 29 points Saturday with a five-point effort.
No. 24 Virginia 84, Maryland Eastern Shore 60
Sam Lewis scored 15 points and contributed to a long-distance barrage as the Cavaliers rolled to a victory over the Hawks in Charlottesville, Va.
Chance Mallory delivered 10 points, five assists and six steals as the Cavaliers (9-1) won a day after crashing the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since February 2024. Thijs De Ridder provided 13 points and six rebounds for Virginia, which has yet to trail at any point in six home games this season.
Jaden Cooper supplied nine points and eight rebounds and Joseph Locandro added nine points to pace the Hawks (4-9).
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