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Newspaper Page Text2B Sunday, December 2, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com SPORTS COLLEGE BASKCTBALL SCOREBOARD No. 1 Gonzaga comes back to beat Creighton Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Zach Norvell Jr. scored 23 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, and top-ranked Gonzaga wiped out an early double-digit deficit and beat Creighton 103-92 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (8-0), who took over the No. 1 ranking this week after beating Duke in the Maui Invitational, overcame a boisterous crowd of more than 18,000 at the CHI Health Center to win in their first true road game. Norvell was held in check the first 20 min utes but came out strong after halftime as he did in last year’s win over Creighton in Spo kane, Washington. The Bulldogs held Creighton (6-2) score less for nearly four minutes in the middle of the second half while going on a 12-0 run to go up 84-73. Brandon Clarke added 27 points and 10 rebounds and Rui Hachimura added 22 and 11 boards for the Bulldogs. Ty-Shon Alexander led the Bluejays with 27 points. Damien Jefferson had 15 and Mar tin Krampelj scored 10. NO. 7 MICHIGAN 76, NO. 19 PURDUE 57: ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jordan Poole scored 21 points as part of a balanced offense and Michigan was stingy on defense as it routed a third ranked team this season. The Wolverines (8-0) are off to their best start since winning the first 16 games of the 2012-13 season. They were coming off an 84-67 win over No. 11 North Carolina, and they beat then-No. 8 Villanova 73-46 on its home court last month. The Boilermakers (5-3) have lost three of their last four games. NO. 10 KENTUCKY 78, UNC GREENS BORO 61 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Reid Travis scored 22 points, Keldon Johnson added six of his 13 points during a 14-2 second half run and Kentucky won its seventh straight. The Spartans seemed poised to take con trol with a 55-50 edge with 13:08 remaining before Kentucky (7-1) had consecutive three- point plays by Travis and Ashton Hagans for a 56-55 lead. Demetrius Troy’s jumper put UNCG (7-2) back ahead but that was the last lead. Francis Alonso had 22 points but just three after halftime as UNCG had its six-game winning streak end. MARQUETTE 83, NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 71 MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard scored 45 points and went 19 of 21 from the foul line, and Marquette used tight defense to hand Kansas State its first loss. Sacar Anim added 16 points for the Golden Eagles (6-2), who didn’t back down from the physical Wildcats. Marquette outrebounded Kansas State 34-25 and kept attacking the rim in holding a double-digit lead for most of the second half. Howard’s productive day from the field (11 of 17) helped Marquette overcome 20 turnovers. Playing its first true road game against its toughest foe of the young season, Kan sas State (6-1) saw its defense falter. Makol Mawien and Xavier Sneed scored 12 points apiece for the Wildcats. NO. 20 TEXAS TECH 78, MEMPHIS 67 MIAMI — Tariq Owens had 13 points and 11 rebounds and tied a career high with eight blocks, Jarrett Culver scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Texas Tech rallied to beat Memphis at the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Deshawn Corprew scored 12 points and Brandone Francis added 10 for Texas Tech, which has won all seven of its games this sea son by double digits. SCOREBOARD Football/NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE W East L T Pet PF PA New England 8 3 0 .727 307 249 Miami 5 6 0 .455 223 283 Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 161 272 N.Y Jets 3 8 0 .273 221 281 W South L T Pet PF PA Houston 8 3 0 .727 273 222 Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 325 273 Tennessee 5 6 0 .455 195 223 Jacksonville 3 8 0 .273 197 243 W North L T Pet PF PA Pittsburgh 7 3 1 .682 316 249 Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 271 198 Cincinnati 5 6 0 .455 276 347 Cleveland 4 6 1 .409 253 283 W West L T Pet PF PA Kansas City 9 2 0 .818 404 294 L.A. Chargers 8 3 0 .727 307 219 Denver 5 6 0 .455 252 252 Oakland 2 9 0 .182 187 327 NATIONAL CONFERENCE W East L T Pet PF PA Dallas 7 5 0 .583 247 223 Washington 6 5 0 .545 220 229 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 230 253 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .273 237 288 W South L T Pet PF PA New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 419 269 Carolina 6 5 0 .545 287 282 Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 280 307 Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 294 338 W North L T Pet PF PA Chicago 8 3 0 .727 317 211 Minnesota 6 4 1 .591 265 246 Green Bay 4 6 1 .409 264 267 Detroit 4 7 0 .364 238 286 W West L T Pet PF PA L.A. Rams 10 1 0 .909 389 282 Seattle 6 5 0 .545 276 243 Arizona 2 9 0 .182 155 293 San Francisco 2 9 0 .182 239 293 Thursday’s Game Dallas 13, New Orleans 10 Today’s Games L.A. Rams at Detroit, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Arizona at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Minnesota at New England, 4:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Washington at Philadelphia, 8:15 p.m. Golf Australian PGA Championship Saturday At RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 7346; Par: 72 Third Round Cameron Smith 70-65-67—202 Marc Leishman 68-68-69—205 Matthew Millar 72-70-67—209 Harold Varner III 69-69-71—209 Braden Becker 70-73-67—210 Ben Eccles 70-71-69—210 Matt Jager 66-71-73—210 Nick Flanagan 69-73-69—211 Jae-woong Eom 67-74-70—211 Mathew Goggin 68-72-71—211 Dimitrios Papadatos 67-70-74—211 Jake McLeod 66-70-75—211 Matthew Stieger 74-69-69—212 Rhein Gibson 72-70-70—212 Troy Merritt 71-71-70—212 David McKenzie 73-69-70—212 Nick Taylor 74-68-70—212 Aaron Cockerill 72-69-71—212 Andrew Johnston 70-69-73—212 Tim Stewart 70-74-69—213 Darren Beck 73-71-69—213 Daniel Gale 70-74-69—213 Ryan Fox 69-75-69—213 Craig Ross 71-72-70—213 Daniel Fox 73-69-71—213 Harrison Endycott 70-72-71—213 Peter Senior 72-70-71—213 Tom Murray 69-73-71—213 Sam Brazel 70-71-72—213 Robert Allenby 70-70-73—213 Christopher Wood 71-66-76—213 Ross McGowan 71-73-70—214 Alexander Knappe 70-74-70—214 James Morrison 69-75-70—214 Jonathan Thomson 72-71-71—214 Rod Pampling 74-69-71—214 Douglas Klein 68-74-72—214 Jarryd Felton 69-73-72—214 Anthony Quayle 70-69-75—214 Zach Murray 70-74-71—215 Sean Crocker 73-71-71—215 Terry Pilkadaris 69-74-72—215 Simon Hawkes 70-73-72—215 Gareth Paddison 70-72-73—215 Jason Scrivener 68-73-74—215 Oliver Farr Wales 71-69-75—215 Hughes Joannes 72-72-72—216 Alex Edge 73-70-73—216 Ricardo Gouveia 69-74-73—216 Renato Paratore 73-70-73—216 Josh Geary 72-71-73—216 Daan Huizing 73-69-74—216 Jordan Zunic 70-72-74—216 Damien Jordan 69-73-74—216 David Bransdon 71-68-77—216 Max McCardle 76-68-73—217 Matthew Griffin 72-71-74—217 Aaron Wilkin 73-69-75—217 Gaganjeet Bhullar 69-70-78—217 Jack Munro 73-71-74—218 Ryan Evans 72-72-74—218 Ashley Hall 70-74-74—218 Blake Proverbs 71-72-75—218 Austin Connelly 72-71-75—218 Michael Wright 72-70-76—218 Frazer Droop 73-69-76—218 Stephen Allan 70-73-77—220 Paul Hayden 72-67-81—220 Mark Brown 71-73-78—222 Peter Cooke 73-69-80—222 Jason Norris 70-74-81—225 Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed RHP James Hoyt, LHP Josh Smith and OF Trayce Thompson to minor league contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned RHP Burch Smith outright to Omaha (PCL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded RHP Wilkin Ramos to Pittsburgh to complete an earlier trade. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned RHP Mark Leiter Jr. outright to Buffalo (IL). National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHP Alex McRae outright to Indianapolis (IL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Recalled G Luke Kennard from Grand Rapids (NBAGL). FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived WR Da’Mari Scott. Signed OL Kyle Kalis from the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed DL Mike Daniels and WR Trevor Davis on injured reserve. Activated WR Jake Kumerow from injured reserve. Signed FB Danny Vitale from the prac tice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived OL Denver Kirkland. Activated DT Justin Ellis from injured reserve. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived CB Kenneth Durden. Signed DB Joshua Kalu from the prac tice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned D Jake Bean to Charlotte (AHL) and G Callum Booth from Charlotte to Reading (ECHL). Activated D Haydn Fleury and Brett Pesce from injured reserve. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled D Josh Anderson from Utah (ECHL) to Colorado (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Activated D Steven Santini from injured reserve. Assigned F Michael McLeod to Binghamton (AHL). American Hockey League COLORADO EAGLES — Recalled D Kevin Davis from Utah (ECHL). MANITOBA MOOSE — Recalled F Cam Maclise from Jacksonville (ECHL). UTICA COMETS — Assigned D Brandon Anselmini to Kalamazoo (ECHL). ECHL NEWFOUNDLAND GROWLERS — Signed D Cody Smith. NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Signed D Brandon Rumble. READING ROYALS — Released G Tanner Creel. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed T Mark Steenhuis to a one-year contract. COLLEGE TEXAS TECH — Named Matt Wells football coach. TODAY ON TV GOLF ■ European Tour: Mauritius Open, 2:30 a.m., GOLF ■ PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge, 11 a.m., GOLF ■ PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge, 1 p.m., NBC SOCCER ■ Premier League: Chelsea vs. Fulham, 6:55 a.m., NBCSN ■ Premier League: Arsenal vs. Tottenham, 9 a.m., NBCSN ■ Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs. Monchengladbach, 9:30 a.m., FS1 ■ Premier League: Liverpool vs. Everton, 11:10a.m., NBCSN ■ Bundesliga: Eintracht vs. Wolfsburg, noon, FS1 ■ NCAA Women’s Final: North Carolina vs. Florida State, 1 p.m., ESPNU FOOTBALL ■ NFL: Ravens at Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS ■ NFL: Chargers at Steelers, 7 p.m., NBC BASKETBALL ■ Arizona at Connecticut, 1 p.m., ESPN2 ■ Women’s: Mississippi State at Texas, 2 p.m., FS1 ■ UCF at Missouri, 3 p.m., ESPNU ■ Women’s: Connecticut at Notre Dame, 4 p.m., ESPN ■ Women’s: Tennessee at Oklahoma State, 4 p.m., FS1 ■ Women’s: Baylor at South Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN2 SKIING ■ Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN GOLF KAMRAN JEBREILII Associated Press Spain’s Jon Rahm follows his ball on the 16th hole during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 15. Rahm draws even John Rahm tied Henrik Stenson going into the third round of the World Challenge Stenson DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — In his first trip to the Hero World Challenge, it didn’t take Jon Rahm long to fig ure out how to score. Being aggressive starts with keeping the ball in play. And with five par 5s and a pair of reachable par 4s at Albany Golf Club, plenty of birdies should be avail able. That was the case Friday, when Rahm made bird ies on half of his holes for a 9-under 63 to share the lead with Henrik Stenson, who had a 66. “I hit it so solid off the tee, I was always in the fairway with a short club in,” Rahm said. “I think the best way to describe it, having five par 5s and two relatively short par 4s, out of those seven holes I got six birdies. So I capitalized on the easier holes today. Didn’t seem like much could go wrong.” Only the end went wrong for tournament host Tiger Woods, and it could have been worse. Woods was 5 under for his round and trying to stay in the thick of his holiday event when he drove into a palm bush on the 18th hole. He dropped to one knee to pop the ball back to the grass, came up just short of the green, chipped weakly and made double bogey for a 69. But questions arose about this shot out of the bush. After extensive video review, it was determined he hit the ball more than once. However, because of an 18-month-old rules deci sion that limits the use of video evidence, Woods was spared the additional pen alty because he didn’t think he made contact twice and it couldn’t be determined by the naked eye, only the use of high resolution TV played in super slow motion. “Looking at in the regu lar speed on a high defini tion television, you couldn’t tell that at all,” said Mark Russell, the PGA Tour’s vice president of rules and competition. “But when slowed it down to ultra- slow motion, high definition televi sion, you could see where the club did stay on the club- face quite a bit of time, and it looked like he might have hit it twice. But there’s no way he could tell that.” Even so, Woods remained eight shots behind in his first 72-hole event since ending his remarkable comeback year with a victory in the Tour Championship. He was tied for 14th, along with Patrick Reed, who shot 40 on the front nine on his way to a 77. Patrick Cantlay, who shared the 18-hole lead with Reed, had a 70 and was one shot out of the lead along with Dustin Johnson, who had a 67 in a tropical spot where he loves to vacation but rarely contends. Johnson had Woods a pair of sloppy bogeys early on the nine — one didn’t bother him too much when 3-year-old son Tatum came out to greet him — and recovered nicely on the back nine with four straight birdies to get in the mix. Tony Finau had a 64 and was two shots behind. Stenson nearly rallied from a seven-shot deficit in 2016, only to finish toward the bottom of the pack last year. He has had enough rest for the tendon in his left elbow to quit bothering him on the golf course, and he gets another crack at winning this weekend. “I’ll try and make it to the finish line,” Stenson said. “I haven’t played a lot of golf, though. Since the Ryder Cup, I had an injury problem, I was out for five weeks. So I guess I should be a little bit fresher than some of my colleagues who call me from Hong Kong or somewhere else at this point. I’m feeling all right. We just keep on going, try to make as many birdies as we can.” Everyone was under par going into the weekend, with Jason Day bringing up the rear at l-under 143. It’s a testament to the good scoring conditions, with all but two players under par in the second round — Reed and Bubba Watson, who had a 73. Woods was hopeful of much better considering how he struck the ball, though he missed plenty of chances. “I didn’t really figure out my put ter well today, missed quite a few short ones,” Woods said. “I hit the ball close — close enough to really have a shot of a low number today — just didn’t do it.” Rahm figured out the secret to that. He hit it so well off the tee but he had no choice but to stay aggres sive and attack flags, and there’s no reason to stop now in his final event of the year with five players sepa rated by just two shots. “On days like today, I just didn’t really think about my swing,” he said. “It was like a well-oiled machine.” TECH ■ Continued from 1B best start since 1994-95. Ponds gave St. John’s a needed lift by connecting on a desperation heave from midcourt at the half time buzzer, then carried the Red Storm in the sec ond half. Over the final 13:37, he nearly outscored Georgia Tech himself — it was Yel low Jackets 22, Ponds 21 over that closing stretch. “Shamorie Ponds is an NBA guy, he hit some NBA- type shots,” Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner said. “He’s really, really good.” Justin Simon and LJ Figueroa each scored 13 for the Red Storm. Jose Alvarado scored 17 for Georgia Tech (4-3), while James Banks III and Brandon Alston each scored 14 for the Yellow Jackets. Moses Wright scored 12 for Georgia Tech, which has dropped two straight. In Pastner’s two-plus seasons, the Yellow Jack ets had never lost a game where they led by more than 13 — until now. Ponds made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left, and Alvarado tried a 70-footer when he could have easily taken another dribble or two before letting fly with the tying attempt. “He’ll learn from it,” Pastner said. St. John’s made its first four shots — then made four of its next 25, missing 12 straight over a stretch that lasted just over seven minutes. Georgia Tech took full advantage. The Yellow Jackets went on a 16-0 run late in the half, turning a 24-17 deficit into a 33-24 lead. Banks had seven points in that run, and Georgia Tech’s lead was 38-29 at the half — with St. John’s ending its field- goal drought at the buzzer, when Ponds swished one from midcourt. “End of the half, they punched us in the mouth,” Ponds said. “So we had to respond.” Georgia Tech’s lead reached 16 points twice in the second half, the second of those coming on a layup by Wright with 15:06 left for a 51-35 edge. And then the pendulum started swinging back to St. John’s, with Ponds leading the charge. “We talk about dealing with adversity,” Mullin said. “When things go your way, it’s easy to go with the flow. When things get a little funky, that’s when it’s really important to rely on each other.” BIG PICTURE St. John’s: The Red Storm took care of the ball, and it paid off. St. John’s had only five turnovers, compared with 16 by Geor gia Tech. And the Red Storm held Georgia Tech to a 4-for-21 effort from 3-point range. Georgia Tech: This was one of three trips the Yel low Jackets will make to the state of Florida this season. Georgia Tech goes to both Florida State (Feb. 2) and Miami (Feb. 23) for Atlantic Coast Conference games. SERIES NOTE This was the 10th meet ing between the schools, and the ninth on a neutral floor. St. John’s has never played a true “home” game against Georgia Tech, although five of the neu tral-site games have been at either Madison Square Garden or Barclays Cen ter. Georgia Tech hosted St. John’s in 2003.