Otega Oweh made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Kentucky upset No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.
With 12 seconds left and the game tied at 72, Oweh stole the ball from Cooper Flagg, then knocked down two free throws after being fouled by Kon Knueppel. Flagg then dribbled out of bounds, and Kentucky made three free throws in the final five seconds to ice the game.
Andrew Carr led Kentucky (3-0) with 17 points, while Oweh chipped in 15. Amari Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats, who finished on an 8-2 run after trailing by as much as 10 in the first half.
Duke (2-1) was led by freshman phenom Flagg’s 26 points and 12 rebounds. Knueppel added 14 points, and Tyrese Proctor put up 12. Khaman Maluach tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
No. 1 Kansas 77, Michigan State 69
Hunter Dickinson paired 28 points with 12 rebounds to help lead the Jayhawks to a win over the Spartans in the Champions Classic in Atlanta.
Dajuan Harris Jr. added 11 points, while Rylan Griffen scored 10 for the Jayhawks (3-0), who shot 40.6 percent from the field. Zeke Mayo chipped in six points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the win.
Frankie Fidler led the Spartans (2-1) with 15 points, followed by Jaxon Kohler’s 12 points and 10 boards. Michigan State made 24 of its 69 shots from the field (34.8 percent) and shot just 12.5 percent from 3-point range (3 for 24).
No. 12 Baylor 104, Sam Houston 67
Jayden Nunn scored 19 points and went 5 of 8 on 3-point attempts as the Bears rolled past the Bearkats in Waco, Texas.
Norchad Omier produced 18 points and 10 rebounds while VJ Edgecomb collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Baylor (2-1). The Bears took advantage of their size and length advantage to rack up 52 points in the paint to 24 for the Bearkats (1-2).
Lamar Wilkerson led Sam Houston with 19 points. The senior guard was a game-time decision as he battled the flu, and he scored 17 in the first half.
No. 25 Ole Miss 64, South Alabama 54
Sean Pedulla drilled seven 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as the Rebels defeated the Jaguars in a nonconference game at Oxford, Miss.
Jaemyn Brakefield made both of his 3-point tries and all five of his field-goal attempts while finishing with 14 points for Ole Miss (3-0).
Judah Brown scored 16 points and Myles Corey added 14 to lead South Alabama (1-2), which conceded 18 points off of its 14 turnovers.
–Field Level Media
