Jayhawks rock, chalk & roll
Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night in Lawrence.
Kansas (3-0) dismantled Central Arkansas from the start. Spreading the ball around on offense, the Jayhawks shot 57 percent and had four players score 12 points for their 43rd straight home win.
The Bears (1-2) had trouble even finding shots and missed when they did, shooting 25 percent. The Bears went 12 minutes without a field goal during Kansas’ big first-half run.
No. 4 Kentucky 102, Sam Houston St. 92: DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State at home.
Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and John Wall added 21 points and six assists for the Wildcats (3-0).
The Bearkats (2-1) hung around behind stellar 3-point shooting, led by senior guard Corey Allmond, who poured in 37 points and made a Rupp Arena record 11 3-pointers.
No. 5 Villanova 69, George Mason 68: Freshman Isaiah Armwood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying Villanova past George Mason in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Armwood won it for the Wildcats (3-0) with his only shot of the game. He played just four minutes and came off the bench due to Nova’s foul trouble.
Syracuse 95, No. 13 California 73: Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past California in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.
The Orange used their trademark zone defense to build a double-digit lead by halftime, then put the game away with a 15-4 run early in the second half.
Cal star Jerome Randle finished with 25 points.
No. 18 Dayton 63, No. 21 Georgia Tech 59: Sophomore guard Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in the opening game of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Derrick Favors and Maurice Miller led Georgia Tech with 10 points apiece.
