Seton Hall upsets Villanova in OT
NEWARK, N.J. – Seton Hall is back with the best in the Big East Conference.
Freshman Khadeen Carrington hit a go-ahead, spinning layup with 1:38 to play in overtime and Seton Hall knocked off its second ranked foe this week, defeating No. 6 Villanova 66-61 Saturday.
The Pirates (12-2, 2-0 Big East) upset No. 15 St. John’s on Wednesday and came back to deny Villanova coach Jay Wright his 300th win with the Wildcats (13-1, 1-10), prevent them from setting a school record for wins to start the season.
“The fact that we were able to prove ourselves and beat two top 15 teams in the country, I think it shows a lot about us,” said Pirates point guard Sterling Gibbs, who scored 20 points. “We really stuck together. We’re a young team, but at the same time we’re really talented and really tough.”
The Pirates also won despite having the highly talented Isaiah Whitehead sidelined for a third straight game with a foot injury. Fellow freshman Angel Degado was limited to four points and 15 minutes by foul problems.
“We knew we were a good team,” said Carrington, who scored a career-high 17 points. “But it showed that we are getting better.”
Daniel Ochefu had a career day for Villanova with 19 points and 24 rebounds, personal bests. Darrun Hilliard added 14 points before fouling out.
“Any time we lose is very disappointing,’ Ochefu said. “We just have to take this as a learning experience. It’s very humbling to take this loss to the team that beat us in the Big East tournament last year.”
No. 10 Oklahoma 73, NO. 22 Baylor 63:TaShawn Thomas scored 24 points to help Oklahoma beat Baylor.
Thomas, a senior who transferred from the University of Houston before the season, made 11 of 17 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.
Buddy Hield had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Isaiah Cousins added 19 points for the Sooners (10-3, 1-0 Big 12), who won their third straight in the conference opener for both teams.
Butler 73, No. 15 St. John’s 69: Kellen Dunham scored a season-high 28 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with just more than 2 minutes left that helped Butler hold off St. John’s.
Alex Barlow added 15 points and Roosevelt Jones had 14 to help the Bulldogs (11-4, 1-1 Big East) split their tough road trip to begin conference play. Dunham, the team’s top scorer, was held to 10 points Wednesday in a loss at No. 6 Villanova.
No. 14 Notre Dame 83, Georgia Tech 76, 2 OT: Jerian Grant scored 24 points to lead Notre Dame to a comeback win in double overtime over Georgia Tech.
Pat Connaughton knocked down a 3-pointer just over a minute into the second overtime and added a right-handed scoop 40 seconds later for the Irish. Battling foul trouble most of the game, Zach Auguste’s low post bucket with two minutes left put the Irish up by seven.
No. 2 Duke 85, Boston College 62: Freshman Jahlil Okafor scored a career-high 28 points for Duke.
Quinn Cook added 15 points to help the Blue Devils (13-0, 1-0) win their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
No. 11 Texas 70, Texas Tech 61: Javan Felix scored 15 points and Jonathan Holmes added 14 to lead Texas over Texas Tech in each team’s Big 12 opener.
No. 12 Maryland 70, Minnesota 58: Melo Trimble scored 20 points, and Maryland used a strong defensive performance to beat Minnesota in the Terrapins’ inaugural Big Ten home game.
No. 20 Ohio State 77, Illinois 61: D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points, including eight during a decisive 15-0 second-half run, to lead Ohio State past Illinois.
No. 25 Georgetown 76, Creighton 61: Freshmen L.J. Peak, Tre Campbell and Paul White combined for 37 points for No. 25 Georgetown.