>>Griffey's 3 Helps Illini Beat Gardner-Webb
Tyler Griffey buried a long 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and Illinois survived a scare Sunday by beating Gardner-Webb 63-62.
After winning the Maui Invitational, the Illini (7-0) came home and needed to rally against Gardner-Webb. Griffey's 3 followed a banked-in 3-pointer from Tashan Newsome with 12 seconds left that gave the Runnin' Bulldogs (4-4) a 62-60 lead.
Griffey was 1 of 4 Illinois players to finish with 13 points Sunday with D.J. Richardson, Brandon Paul and Joseph Bertrand. Bertrand added six rebounds.
The Illini overcame cold shooting. They hit just 33% of their first-half shots and led Gardner-Webb 24-23 at halftime.
Donta Harper led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Newsome finished with 11 points.
>>Northwestern Tops ISU in OT
Drew Crawford had 20 points and nine rebounds for Northwestern, leading the Wildcats to a thrilling 72-69 overtime victory Saturday night over Illinois State at the South Padre Island Invitational Tournament.
After Crawford hit a bucket with 25 seconds left and give Northwestern (6-0) a 3-point lead at 55-52, Tyler Brown came through in the clutch for the Redbirds, nailing a 3-pointer to make it 55-all with 10 seconds to go.
In overtime, Brown brought Illinois State (5-1) closer once again, sinking a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to cut the Wildcats lead to a bucket, 71-69. Crawford hit a free throw after Brown fouled him to make it 72-69 and time expired after Brown turned it over on the ensuing possession.
Brown scored 36 points, making 12 of 20 shot attempts including seven 3-point baskets.
Jackie Carmichael had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the loss for Illinois State.
>>Bradley Tops UT-Martin
Walt Lemon Jr. scored 15 points and Bradley breezed to an 80-57 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Saturday.
Jake Eastman added 14 points for the Braves (4-1). Will Egolf had 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds, Jalen Crawford scored 12 and Dyricus Simms-Edwards finished with 11 points.
Myles Taylor had 17 points and nine rebounds before fouling out to lead the Skyhawks (2-4). Mike Liabo scored 15 points and Justin Childs added 12 points for UT-Martin.
Bradley has won all four games in the series between the schools. The Braves led 27-21 at halftime but opened up a 28-point lead late in the game.
NCAA Top-25 Basketball ("USA Today" Rankings)
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#1 Indiana Hoosiers 101, Ball State Cardinals 53
#6 Syracuse Orange 87, Colgate Raiders 51
Cal Poly Mustangs 70, #13 UCLA Bruins 68
#17 Gonzaga Bulldogs 81, Davidson Wildcats 67 (at Orlando, FL)
#19 Michigan State Spartans 63, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 60
#22 Oklahoma State Cowboys 81, Portland State Vikings 58
#23 Connecticut Huskies 73, Stony Brook Seawolves 62
#25 San Diego State Aztecs 66, USC Trojans 60
