Saturday, November 24, 2001
Top 25 basketball roundup
Marquette beats Indiana on last shot
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Dwayne Wade grabbed a loose ball under the basket and scored with 11 seconds left as Marquette upset No. 20 Indiana 50-49 Friday night in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout.
Wade, who scored Marquette's first four points but did not score again in the first half, finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Eagles (4-0). Cordell Henry added 12.
Jeff Newton led Indiana (2-1) with 11 points.
The Golden Eagles (4-0) will play Gonzaga, a 67-64 winner over Texas, in Saturday's championship game.
Trailing 49-48, Marquette worked the ball to Oluoma Nnamaka, who had the ball stolen by Indiana's Jared Jeffries. Wade picked up the ball underneath the basket and scored on a layup to give the Golden Eagles the lead.
After a timeout with eight seconds left, Indiana inbounded to Tom Coverdale, who found Kyle Hornsby alone on the right baseline. But Hornsby could not handle Coverdale's pass and the ball glanced off his hands out of bounds with two seconds left to seal the win for Marquette.
Dane Fife's jumper with 1:25 gave the Hoosiers their biggest lead, 23-15, of a sloppy first half. Marquette committed 10 turnovers, matching their total against Tennessee in the first round, and Indiana had 12.
Indiana will play Texas for third place Saturday.
INDIANA (2-1) - Jeffries 3-10 2-2 8, Hornsby 1-6 0-0 3, Newton 3-4 5-6 11, Coverdale 3-8 0-0 8, Fife 3-7 0-0 7, Moye 2-3 0-0 4, Leach 0-1 0-0 0, Perry 0-2 0-0 0, Odle 2-6 4-4 8. Totals 17-47 11-12 49 .
MARQUETTE (4-0) - Harris 1-4 2-2 4, Nnamaka 3-9 0-0 6, Blankson 0-1 0-0 0, Wade 9-18 3-4 21, Henry 6-12 0-0 12, Townsend 0-1 0-0 0, Merritt 1-7 0-0 2, Diener 1-3 0-0 3, Diggs 0-1 0-0 0, Sanders 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 22-60 5-6 50.
HalftimeIndiana 23, Marquette 17. 3-Point goalsIndiana 4-20 (Coverdale 2-6, Fife 1-5, Hornsby 1-6, Perry 0-1, Jeffries 0-2), Marquette 1-5 (Diener 1-2, Nnamaka 0-1, Henry 0-1, Sanders 0-1). Fouled outNone. ReboundsIndiana 35 (Jeffries, Hornsby, Odle 5), Marquette 30 (Wade 8). AssistsIndiana 12 (Jeffriews, Coverdale, Perry 3), Marquette 8 (Merritt, Diener 2). Total foulsIndiana 11, Marquette 13. A7,990.
No. 2 Illinois 105, Georgia Tech 66
LAS VEGAS Robert Archibald scored 16 points as Illinois routed Georgia Tech to advance to the finals of the Las Vegas Invitational tournament.
The Illini (4-0) will play Southern Illinois, which beat Hartford 78-45 earlier in the day, in Saturday night's championship game.
Cory Bradford had 15 points for Illinois, while Brian Cook scored 14 and Sean Harrington and Damir Krupalija added 12 apiece. Reserve Krupalija also came pulled down nine rebounds as the Illini outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 44-38.
Tony Akins led Georgia Tech (2-1) with 19 points while Marvin Lewis added 11 points and Ismail Muhammad 10.
GEORGIA TECH (2-1) - Moore 2-4 3-4 7, Nelson 2-8 0-0 4, Schenscher 1-2 1-1 3, Akins 8-15 0-0 19, Lewis 2-6 6-6 11, Elder 2-5 0-2 5, Muhammad 4-9 2-7 10, Lane 1-3 1-2 3, Brooks 1-1 0-1 2, McHenry 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 24-60 13-22 66.
ILLINOIS (4-0) - Archibald 5-6 6-7 16, Cook 4-7 5-8 14, Bradford 5-10 1-2 15, Harrington 4-7 0-0 12, Williams 0-7 6-6 6, Melton 2-6 0-0 6, Head 2-4 0-1 5, Ferguson 2-4 3-4 7, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Krupalija 5-7 1-2 12, Powell 2-4 2-4 6, Smith 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 33-66 26-38 105.
HalftimeIllinois 67, Georgia Tech 34. 3-Point goalsGeorgia Tech 5-16 (Akins 3-8, Elder 1-1, Lewis 1-2, Moore 0-1, Muhammad 0-1, Lane 0-1, McHenry 0-2), Illinois 13-27 (Bradford 4-7, Harrington 4-7, Melton 2-4, Krupalija 1-1, Cook 1-2, Head 1-3, Williams 0-3). Fouled outNone. ReboundsGeorgia Tech 38 (Nelson 9), Illinois 44 (Krupalija 9). AssistsGeorgia Tech 10 (Akins, Elder 2), Illinois 25 (Williams 6). Total FoulsGeorgia Tech 26, Illinois 16. A2,000.
No. 23 Fresno State 63, No. 13 Michigan State 58
NEW YORK Melvin Ely scored 14 points, all in the second half, as No. 23 Fresno State defeated No. 13 Michigan State 63-58 Friday night in the consolation game of the preseason NIT.
Ely missed both his first-half shots but had six rebounds as Fresno held a 32-23 halftime lead. The Bulldogs were hot if Ely was not. Fresno hit 12-of-21 shots while Michigan State managed just 10-of-34 in the first half.
Ely, a 6-foot-10 senior, scored the first Fresno basket of the second half, and after Damon Jackson nailed a 3-pointer, Ely scored again as Fresno opened the lead to 39-30.
Marcus Taylor and Adam Wolfe scored five points each for the Spartans, cutting Fresno State's lead to 43-40. That's when Ely took over.
His four straight baskets opened a 53-42 lead for the Bulldogs (3-1). After Michigan State (2-2) used an 8-2 run to narrow the lead, Ely scored again.
Jackson had 14 points for Fresno State. Wolfe led the Spartans with 11 points, and Adam Ballinger and Chris Hill had 10 apiece.
Michigan St. (2-2) - Ballinger 4-11 2-3 10, Torbert 3-12 1-2 8, Anagonye 4-6 0-2 8, Hill 3-12 2-3 10, Taylor 3-13 0-0 7, Wolfe 4-9 1-2 11, Anderson 1-4 2-2 4, Andreas 0-0 0-0 0, Bograkos 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-67 8-14 58.
Fresno St. (3-1) - Felix 5-9 0-1 10, Jefferies 2-9 5-11 10, Ely 7-19 0-0 14, DeManby 2-5 0-0 6, Jackson 5-8 2-2 14, Mitchell 1-2 5-6 7; Fuller 1-1 0-0 2; Al-Sayyad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 12-20 63.
HalftimeFresno 32-23. 3-Point goalsMichigan St. 6-23 (Wolfe 2-2, Hill 2-8, Torbert 1-3, Taylor 1-6, Ballinger 0-4), Fresno St. 5-15 (Jackson 2-5, DeManby 2-4, Jeff 1-4, Felix 0-1, Ely 0-1, Mitchell 0-1). Fouled outNone. ReboundsMichigan St. 49 (Anagonye 9), Fresno St. 36 (Ely 10). AssistsMichigan St. 13 (Taylor 5), Fresno St. 15 (Jefferson, DeManby 4). Total foulsMichigan St. 19, Fresno St. 17. TechnicalsMichigan St. coach Izzo, 13:40 second. ANA.
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