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2B Sunday, November 11,2018
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
SPORTS
SCOREBOARD
Football/NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New England
7
2
0
.778
270
202
Miami
5
4
0
.556
187
225
N.Y Jets
3
6
0
.333
198
213
Buffalo
2
7
0
.222
96
241
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Houston
6
3
0
.667
216
184
Tennessee
4
4
0
.500
134
141
Jacksonville
3
5
0
.375
134
170
Indianapolis
3
5
0
.375
231
213
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Pittsburgh
6
2
1
.722
279
209
Cincinnati
5
3
0
.625
221
237
Baltimore
4
5
0
.444
213
160
Cleveland
2
6
1
.278
190
247
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Kansas City
8
1
0
.889
327
226
L.A. Chargers
6
2
0
.750
220
180
Denver
3
6
0
.333
205
213
Oakland
1
7
0
.125
141
252
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Washington
5
3
0
.625
160
172
Philadelphia
4
4
0
.500
178
156
Dallas
3
5
0
.375
154
151
N.Y. Giants
1
7
0
.125
150
205
South
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
New Orleans
7
1
0
.875
279
218
Carolina
6
3
0
.667
241
232
Atlanta
4
4
0
.500
228
226
Tampa Bay
3
5
0
.375
229
275
North
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
Chicago
5
3
0
.625
235
153
Minnesota
5
3
1
.611
221
204
Green Bay
3
4
1
.438
192
204
Detroit
3
5
0
.375
180
210
West
W
L
T
Pet
PF
PA
L.A. Rams
8
1
0
.889
299
200
Seattle
4
4
0
.500
188
156
Arizona
2
6
0
.250
110
199
San Francisco
2
7
0
.222
207
239
Today’s Games
Arizona at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Washington at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
New England at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Miami at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Minnesota, Denver, Baltimore, Houston
Basketball/college
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday
1. Kansas (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Vermont, Monday.
2. Kentucky (1-1) did not play. Next: vs. North
Dakota, Wednesday.
3. Gonzaga (1 -0) vs. Texas Southern. Next: vs.
Texas A&M, Thursday.
4. Duke (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Army,
Sunday.
5. Virginia (1 -0) did not play. Next: vs. George
Washington, Sunday.
6. Tennessee (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia Tech, Tuesday.
7. Nevada (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Little
Rock, Friday.
8. North Carolina (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Stanford, Monday.
9. Villanova (2-0) beat Quinnipiac 86-53.
Next: vs. No. 19 Michigan, Wednesday.
10. Michigan State (0-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Florida Gulf Coast, Sunday.
11. Auburn (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Mississippi College, Wednesday.
12. Kansas State (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Denver, Monday.
13. West Virginia (0-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Monmouth, Thursday.
14. Oregon (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa,
Thursday.
15. Virginia Tech (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Ball State, Thursday.
16. Syracuse (2-0) beat Morehead State
84-70. Next: vs. UConn, Thursday.
17. Florida State (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Tulane, Sunday.
18. Mississippi State (1-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Hartford, Sunday.
19. Michigan (2-0) beat Holy Cross 56-37.
Next: at No. 9 Villanova, Wednesday.
20. TCU (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oral
Roberts, Sunday.
21. UCLA (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Saint
Francis (Pa.), Friday.
22. Clemson (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Sam
Houston State, Wednesday.
23. LSU (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Memphis,
Tuesday.
24. Purdue (2-0) beat Ball State 84-75. Next:
vs. Appalachian State, Thursday.
25. Washington (1-1) did not play. Next: vs.
San Diego, Monday.
Women’s Top 25 Fared
Saturday
1. Notre Dame (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Pennsylvania, Monday.
2. UConn (0-0) did not play. Next: vs. Ohio
State, Sunday.
3. Oregon (2-0) beat No. 18 Syracuse 75-73.
Next: at Utah State, Wednesday.
4. Baylor (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 23
Arizona State, Sunday.
5. Louisville (2-0) did not play. Next: at Boise
State, Monday, Nov. 19.
6. Mississippi State (2-0) did not play. Next:
vs. Lamar, Thursday.
7. Stanford (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Idaho, Sunday.
8. Oregon State (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Wednesday.
9. Maryland (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Dayton, Sunday.
10. South Carolina (0-0) did not play. Next: at
Alabama State, Sunday.
11. Tennessee (0-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Presbyterian, Sunday.
11. Texas (1-0) did not play. Next: at North
Texas, Monday.
13. Iowa (2-0) did not play. Next: at Western
Kentucky, Tuesday.
14. Georgia (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Winthrop, Sunday.
15. DePaul (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1
Notre Dame, Friday.
16. Missouri (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Missouri State, Tuesday.
17. N.C. State (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Kent State, Sunday.
18. Syracuse (1-1) lost to No. 3 Oregon 75-73.
Next: vs. No. 20 Texas A&M, Wednesday.
19. Marquette (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Northern Iowa, Sunday.
20. Texas A&M (1-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Jacksonville, Sunday.
21. Duke (0-0) did not play. Next: at
Northwestern, Sunday.
22. South Florida (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Bethune-Cookman, Thursday.
23. Arizona State (1 -0) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 4 Baylor, Sunday.
24. California (1 -0) did not play. Next: at Penn
State, Sunday.
25. Miami (2-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Hartford, Sunday.
Racing/NASCAR
NASCAR XFINITY-Whelen Trusted To
Perform 200 Results
Saturday
At ISM Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
Lap length: 1.00 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (38) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 200 laps, 0
rating, 48 points.
2. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 200,0,49.
3. (10) Matt Tifft, Chevrolet, 200,0,41.
4. (3) Austin Cindric, Ford, 200,0,50.
5. (5) Ryan Preece, Toyota, 200,0,38.
6. (14) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 200,0,37.
7. (7) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 200,0,34.
8. (2) Cole Custer, Ford, 200,0,40.
9. (1) John Hunter Nemechek, Chevrolet,
200,0,44.
10. (11) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 200,
0,27.
11. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 200,0,26.
12. (12) Ryan Reed, Ford, 200,0,26.
13. (15) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 200,0, 24.
14. (9) Shane Lee, Chevrolet, 200,0,23.
15. (23) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200,0,22.
16. (13) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200,0,21.
17. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200,
0,20.
18. (39) Ty Majeski, Ford, 199,0,19.
19. (16) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 199,0,18.
20. (17) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 199,0,17.
21. (19) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 199,0,16.
22. (21) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 199,0,15.
23. (28) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 199,0,14.
24. (4) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 199,0,33.
25. (26) Donald Theetge, Chevrolet, 197,
0,12.
26. (27) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 197,
0,11.
27. (24) David Starr, Chevrolet, 197,0,10.
28. (32) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 197,0,9.
29. (29) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 196,0,8.
30. (34) Bayley Currey, Toyota, 193,0,0.
31. (31) Tyler Hill, Dodge, 185, 0,6.
32. (36) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, 181,0,5.
33. (33) Akinori Ogata, Chevrolet, 179,0,4.
34. (40) Josh Bilicki, Toyota, 158,0,3.
35. (20) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet,
engine, 151,0,2.
36. (37) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, ignition,
144,0,1.
37. (22) Chad Finchum, Chevrolet, reargear,
143,0,1.
38. (30) Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, suspen
sion, 27,0,1.
39. (35) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, brakes,
22,0,1.
40. (25) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, brakes, 18,
0,1.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 100.638 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 59 minutes, 14 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.887 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 34 laps.
Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Nemechek 1-20; J.AIIgaier
21-48; D.Hemric 49; A.Cindric 50-52; J.AIIgaier
53-93; C.Bell 94; J.Nemechek 95-107; C.Bell
108-200
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps
Led): C.Bell, 2 times for 92 laps; J.AIIgaier, 2
times for 67 laps; J.Nemechek, 2 times for 31
laps; A.Cindric, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Hemric, 1
time for 0 laps.
Wins: C.Bell, 7; J.AIIgaier, 5; R.Chastain, 1;
C. Custer, 1; S.Gallagher, 1; J.Nemechek, 1;
R.Preece, 1; T.Reddick, 1.
Top 10 in Points: 1. C.Bell, 4053; 2. C.Custer,
4040; 3. T.Reddick, 4037; 4. E.Sadler, 4026; 5.
D. Hemric, 2286; 6. M.Tifft, 2227; 7. J.AIIgaier,
2209; 8. A.Cindric, 2191; 9. R.Chastain, 2163;
10. B.Jones, 2156.
NASCAR - Can-Am 500 Lineup
Friday’s qualifying; race today
At ISM Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 139.340 mph.
2. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 139.152.
3. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 139.007.
4. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 138.867.
5. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 138.739.
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 138.707.
7. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 138.344.
8. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 138.259.
9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 138.254.
10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 138.249.
11. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 137.889.
12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 137.667.
13. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 138.339.
14. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 138.180.
15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 138.069.
16. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 137.878.
17. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 137.767.
18. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137.720.
19. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 137.604.
20. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137.541.
21. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 137.531.
22. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 137.342.
23. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 136.815.
24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 136.529.
25. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 136.664.
26. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 136.529.
27. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 135.916.
28. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 135.767.
29. (95) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 135.649.
30. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 135.542.
31. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 135.267.
32. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 134.158.
33. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 133.482.
34. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 133.328.
35. (23) JJ Yeley, Toyota, 133.284.
36. (97) Tanner Berryhill, Toyota, 132.202.
37. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 131.114.
38. (7) DJ Kennington, Chevrolet, 130.124.
39. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 0.000.
Transactions
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed WR Dez
Bryant on injured reserve. Signed WR Keith
Kirkwood from the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS — Signed QB Davis Webb
from the practice squad. Placed TE Neal Sterling
on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS — Acquired D Taylor Fedun
from Buffalo for a 2020 conditional seventh-
round draft pick.
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Agreed to
terms with G Evan Buitenhuis.
ECHL
ECHL — Suspended Kansas City F Mike
Panowyk one game and Rapid City LW Adam
Marsh two games and fined each an undis
closed amount for their actions in games on
Nov. 9.
READING ROYALS — Acquired G Austin Lotz
from Jacksonville for future considerations.
Signed G Nick Niedert as an emergency backup
goaltender.
Golf
PGA Tour-Mayakoba Classic Par Scores
Saturday
At El Camaleon GC at the Mayakoba
Resort
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Purse: $7.2 million
Yardage: 6,987; Par: 71
Third Round
Matt Kuchar
64-64-65—193
-20
Whee Kim
68-63-66—197
-16
Richy Werenski
65-66-67—198
-15
Danny Lee
65-66-67—198
-15
Aaron Wise
71-65-63—199
-14
J.J. Spaun
69-65-65—199
-14
Cameron Champ
68-62-69—199
-14
Brice Garnett
68-67-65—200
-13
Jim Furyk
69-65-66—200
-13
Emiliano Grillo
65-68-67—200
-13
Abraham Ancer
65-68-67—200
-13
Pat Perez
66-67-67—200
-13
Adam Hadwin
65-67-68—200
-13
Anirban Lahiri
65-66-69—200
-13
Tony Finau
69-65-67—201
-12
Kelly Kraft
69-64-68—201
-12
Harold Varner III
65-69-68—202
-11
Stephan Jaeger
65-69-68—202
-11
J.T. Poston
65-69-68—202
-11
Vaughn Taylor
69-68-65—202
-11
Dominic Bozzelli
64-67-71—202
-11
Chez Reavie
67-68-68—203
-10
Russell Henley
66-69-68—203
-10
Rickie Fowler
66-68-69—203
-10
Josh Teater
67-67-69—203
-10
James Hahn
66-67-70—203
-10
Patton Kizzire
65-66-72—203
-10
Armando Favela
67-67-70—204
-9
Kevin Chappell
65-70-69—204
-9
Steve Marino
70-64-70—204
-9
C.T. Pan
67-69-68—204
-9
Blue Bay LPGA Par Scores
Saturday
At Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Club
Hainan Island, China
Purse:, $2.1 million
Yardage: 6,705; Par: 72
Final
(a-amateur)
Gaby Lopez, $315,000
70- 71-66-73—280 -8
Ariya Jutanugarn, $192,103
69- 68-71-73—281 -7
Celine Boutier, $139,357
71- 72-73-66—282 -6
Danielle Kang, $97,287
72- 74-69-68—283 -5
Sei Young Kim, $97,287
73- 71-68-71—283 -5
Jennifer Song, $70,993
70- 71-72-72—285 -3
Moriya Jutanugarn, $55,743
70-71-74-71—286 -2
Sung Hyun Park, $55,743
73-72-67-74—286 -2
Shanshan Feng, $46,804
75-72-72-68—287 -1
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras, $41,018
70-76-69-73—288 E
Chella Choi, $41,018
70- 72-72-74—288 E
Yu Liu, $35,653
72-72-76-69—289 +1
Jaye Marie Green, $35,653
71- 75-71-72—289 +1
Xiyu Lin, $32,394
72- 74-75-69—290 +2
PGA Tour schedule
Nov. 15-18 — RSM Classic, Sea Island Resort
(Seaside, Plantation), St. Simons Island, Ga.
x-Nov. 29-Dec. 2 — Hero World Challenge,
Albany GC, Nassau, Bahamas
Jan. 3-6 — Sentry Tournament of Champions,
Kapalua Resort (Plantation), Kapalua, Hawaii
Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Waialae CC,
Honolulu
Jan. 17-20 — CareerBuilder Challenge, PGA
West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament
Course) and La Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 24-27 — Farmers Insurance Open,
Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego
Jan. 31-Feb. 3 — Waste Management
Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 7-10 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-
Am, Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey
Peninsula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, Calif.
Feb. 14-17 — Genesis Open, Riviera CC,
Los Angeles
Feb. 21-24 — WGC-Mexico Championship,
Chapultepec GC, Mexico City
Feb. 21-24 — Puerto Rico Open, Coco Beach
Golf & CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Feb. 28-March 3 — Honda Classic, PGA
National (Champions), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 7-10 — Arnold Palmer Invitational,
Bay Hill Golf & Lodge, Orlando, Fla.
March 14-17 — The Players Championship,
TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course), Ponte
Vedra Beach, Fla.
March 21-24 — Valspar Championship,
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor,
Fla.
March 27-31 — WGC-Dell Match Play, Austin
CC, Austin, Texas
March 28-31 — Corales Puntacana Resort &
Club Championship, Puntacana Resort & Club
(Corales), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
April 4-7 — Valero Texas Open, TPC San
Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio
April 11-14 — Masters, Augusta National
GC, Augusta, Ga.
April 18-21 — RBC Heritage, Harbour Town
GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
April 25-28 — Zurich Classic, TPC Louisiana,
Avondale, La.
May 2-5 — Wells Fargo Championship, Quail
Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.
May 9-12 — AT&T Byron Nelson, Trinity
Forest GC, Dallas
TODAY ON TV
Basketball I Football
■ College basketball:
Army at Duke, 1 p.m.,
ESPN
■ College basketball:
East Tennessee State at
Creighton, 1:30 p.m., Fox
Sports 1
■ College Basketball:
Southeastern Louisiana at
Nebraska, 4 p.m., ESPNU
■ Women’s College
Basketball: Baylor vs.
Arizona State, 7:30 p.m.,
ESPN 2
■ Hawks at Lakers,
9:30 p.m., Fox Sports
Southeast
Racing
■ Formula One Racing:
Grand Prix of Brazil,
12:05 p.m., ESPN 2
■ Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series:
Can-AM 500, 2:30 p.m.,
NBC
■ NHRADrag Racing:
Auto Club NHRA Finals,
4 p.m., ESPNU
■ Falcons at Browns, 1 p.m., FOX
■ CFL Football Playoff: Winnigpeg Blue Bombers at
Saskatchewan Roughriders, 4:30 p.m., ESPN 2
■ Seahawks at Rams, 4:25 p.m., CBS
■ Sunday Night Football: Cowboys at Eagles,
8:20 p.m., NBC
Other
■ Premier League Soccer: Liverpool vs. Fulham,
6:55 a.m., NBC Sports
■ Premier League Soccer: Chelsea vs. Everton,
9:10 a.m., NBC Sports
■ Bundesliga Soccer: RB Leipzig vs. Bayer
Leverkusen, 9:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1
■ Premier League Soccer: Manchester City vs.
Manchester United, 11:25 a.m., NBC Sports
■ College Soccer: ACC Championship: Louisville vs.
North Carolina, noon, ESPNU
■ PGA Tour Golf: Mayakoba Classic, 1 p.m., Golf
Channel
■ MLS Soccer Playoff: Sporting KC vs. Real Salt Lake,
3 p.m., ESPN
■ PGA Tour Champions Golf: Charles Schwab Cup
Championship, 4 p.m., Golf Channel
■ MLS Soccer Playoff: Atlanta United vs. New York
City FC, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
■ MLS Soccer Playoff: New York Red Bulls vs.
Columbus, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Mens Top 25
CHRIS SZAGOLA I Associated Press
Villanova’s Collin Gillespie, right, brings the ball up the court with Quinnipiac’s Cameron
Young, left, defending during the first half of a game on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Philadelphia.
Booth helps No. 9 Villanova
beat Quinnipiac 86-53
Associated Press
Phil Booth scored a
career-high 23 points, and
No. 9 Villanova routed Quin
nipiac 86-53 on Saturday
night.
Booth made three of Vil
lanova’s 12 3-pointers. The
Wildcats (2-0) shot 47.1 per
cent (32 for 68) from the
floor.
Villanova led by as many
as 37. The Wildcats (2-0)
outrebounded the Bobcats
50-29, including 20 offensive
rebounds that led to 26 sec
ond-chance points.
Collin Gillespie went 4
for 6 from 3-point range and
finished with 16 points at
Wells Fargo Center. Senior
forward Eric Paschall had
11 points on 4-of-6 shooting,
added eight rebounds and
three assists.
Quinnipiac (0-1), coached
by former Villanova assis
tant Baker Dunleavy, made
just 34 percent of its shots.
Cameron Young scored 18
points for the Bobcats.
Quinnipiac made one of
its first 11 attempts from
the floor, helping Villanova
build an 18-3 lead less than
10 minutes into the game.
Villanova used a 3-pointer
from freshman Saddiq Bey
right before the buzzer
sounded to take a 47-20 lead
into halftime.
The Wildcats, at that
point, had more points on 3s
than the Bobcats had total
points.
NO. 19 MICHIGAN 56,
HOLY CROSS 37: Ignas
Brazdeikis watched help
lessly as his future Michigan
teammates got drubbed in
last season’s NCAA champi
onship game.
On Saturday night, Braz
deikis finally got a chance to
help boost the Wolverines’
struggling offense.
Brazdeikis scored 19
points, Charles Matthews
added 20 and No. 19 Michi
gan held off Holy Cross.
The freshman from Mono,
Ontario, scored 15 points in
the first 4:49 of the second
half as part of a 32-8 game
changing run that gave
Michigan a commanding
lead.
“I need to keep that going
because that’s the player
I’ve always been my entire
life,” Brazdeikis said. “As
long as I continue that men
tality, things will happen.”
Michigan (2-0) now
heads into a NCAA final
rematch with Villanova on
Wednesday.
“They’re hunters,” Michi
gan coach John Beilein said
of Brazdeikis and Matthews.
“We just really simplified
our attack in the second
half and just tried to go off
penetration. We weren’t
outsmarting them. We just
had to go with some speed,
some quickness, and cer
tainly Iggy got us off to a nice
start.”
Reserve forward Connor
Niego scored 13 points for
Holy Cross (1-1), all on 5-of-5
shooting in the first half,
including 3 for 3 on 3-point-
ers. He did not score in the
second half, missing two
shots.
Jacob Grandison scored
12 points for the Crusaders,
who led by as many as nine
points in the first half and
led 24-18 at halftime.
Michigan forced 16 turn
overs in the game and held
Holy Cross to 13 points in the
second half.
But the Wolverines shot
poorly, finishing 3 of 19 (15.8
percent) on 3-pointers. How
ever, they had a big edge on
free throws, shooting 17 of
21 (80.9 percent), while Holy
Cross was 1 for 3.
Isaiah Livers had seven
points and 10 rebounds for
Michigan, as six Wolverines
scored.
NO. 24 PURDUE 84,
BALL STATE 75: One big
second-half push by Purdue
was enough.
Carsen Edwards scored
23 points on 8-for-22 shoot
ing, and the 24th-ranked
Boilermakers pulled away
from Ball State for a victory
on Saturday night.
Edwards struggled with
his shooting stroke at times
but managed to contribute in
a variety of ways. The junior
guard had five rebounds,
five assists and blocked a
shot.
Purdue trailed 48-45
after Kyle Mailers made a
3-pointer for Ball State with
18 minutes left. But the Boil
ermakers responded with a
24-4 run.
Nojel Eastern capped the
decisive stretch with a pair
of layups, making it 69-52
with 11:28 remaining.
Haarms had 16 points for
Purdue (2-0) despite batting
foul trouble. Dartmouth
transfer Evan Boudreaux
added 14 points and seven
rebounds, and Eastern fin
ished with 12 points and nine
boards.
Tayler Persons led Ball
State with 19 points and eight
rebounds. But he was shut
down after Purdue coach
Matt Painter put Eastern on
him in the second half.
“He’s 6-foot-6, an athlete
and a really good defender,”
Persons said about Eastern.
“It’s tough.... I’ve got to take
advantage of when other
people are on me.”
GOLF
Kuchar builds
4-shot lead
at Mayakoba
Golf Classic
For three days, Matt
Kuchar has felt in total con
trol of his game at the Maya
koba Golf Classic.
It shows in his score.
For the second straight
day, Kuchar had enough
birdies to atone for one rough
hole, and it carried him to a
6-under 65 to set the 54-hole
tournament record and build
a four-shot lead as he tries
to end more than four years
without a PGA Tour victory.
Kuchar was at 20-under
193, breaking by three shots
his personal best on the tour,
and by one shot is 54-hole
score to par.
“I felt really, really good
for three days,” Kuchar said.
“I mean, 20 under is my best
54-hole total. I felt in control
of my ball striking. I felt in
control of driving, the iron
play, the putting. It’s been a
great three days.”
Kuchar saved par from
just off the green at the 18th
to keep his four-shot margin
over Whee Kim, who had a
66.
The last time Kuchar had
a four-shot lead going into
the final round was the 2014
Houston Open, and he wound
up losing in a playoff when
Matt Jones made a 45-foot
birdie putt on the last hole
and then chipped in from 40
yards in a playoff.
The other two times
Kuchar had the
54-hole lead, he won
the Memorial in
2013 one week after
losing a one-shot
lead at Colonial.
“You know the
deal, though. You
have to go play good
golf,” Kuchar said.
“I can’t go out there
and think a whole
bunch of pars are
going to get me in
the winner’s circle.
I’ve still got to make
a good number of
birdies, and with
that, somewhat have
the pedal down.”
Richy Werenski and
Danny Lee each shot 67
and were five shots back,
followed by a group that
included PGA Tour rookie
of the year Aaron Wise (63)
and Cameron Champ (69).
Champ, who played in the
final group with Kuchar and
Lee, already won this sea
son at the Sanderson Farms
Championship.
Garcia keeps lead
in South Africa
Sergio Garcia leads by two
strokes going into the final
round of the Nedbank Golf
Challenge and is on course
for a wire-to-wire win at the
penultimate event of the
European Tour season.
Garcia improved his 1-shot
overnight lead over Louis
Oosthuizen, although the
gap would have been bigger
if not for a two-shot swing
Oosthuizen’s way on the final
hole of the third round at
Gary Player Country Club
on Saturday.
Garcia bogeyed
No. 18 for the sec
ond straight round
after sending his
approach into the
grandstand. He
signed for a l-under
71 and 10 under
overall. Oosthuizen
made birdie on the
last to finish with a
72 and two off Gar
cia when he was
four behind on the
last tee.
Thomas Detry,
Mikko Korhonen
and two-time Ned
bank winner Lee
Westwood are tied for third,
three shots off the lead on 7
under. Ross Fisher is a fur
ther shot back.
Garcia birdied his second
and third holes but found it
tough at the back end of his
round again, with his way
ward approach to the last
green flying high into the
rows of spectators up on the
stands.
Oosthuizen took advantage
with just his second birdie of
the day, although he ben
efited from a fortunate kick
off the right fringe of the
green to set up his birdie putt.
Garcia is seeking a second
straight win after triumph
ing at home at the Andalucia
Valderrama Masters last
month, and a victory by the
Spaniard would be the sec
ond wire-to-wire success of
the season after Eddie Pep-
perell at the British Masters.
Garcia has won twice at Sun
City, but the last of those two
titles was in 2003.
Associated Press
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