TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Stanford topples No. 1 Kansas
Kansas had catapulted from No. 6 to No. 1 in this past week's AP poll.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Matt Lottich scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining, and No. 21 Stanford beat No. 1 Kansas 64-58 Saturday in the John Wooden Classic.
Kansas moved from sixth to first in this past week's Associated Press poll -- the biggest jump to the top since 1965. The Jayhawks are sure to be replaced when the new poll comes out Monday.
Two free throws by Wayne Simien with 4:26 left finished a 6-0 run by Kansas and tied the game 54-all. But the Jayhawks (3-1) were outscored 10-1 after that before Omar Wilkes made a meaningless 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Lottich made two free throws with 4:05 left to put Stanford (4-0) ahead for good, and hit his big 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired to make it 59-55.
No. 2 Florida 74, Stetson 61
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Anthony Roberson scored 18 points to lead Florida to victory over Stetson, the third win over an in-state opponent for the Gators in five days.
Roberson scored nine straight points early in the second half to give the Gators (5-0) a 55-34 lead. Florida was coming off wins over Florida A & amp;M on Tuesday and Central Florida on Thursday.
Anthony Register and Kevin Craig each had 15 points for Stetson (2-2).
No. 6 Duke 79, St. John's 58
DURHAM, N.C. -- Shavlik Randolph dominated inside with 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils (5-1).
St. John's, which lost to Hofstra by 17 points earlier in the week, last started 1-4 in the 1922-23 season.
Darryll Hill had 17 points for St. John's, which pulled off a late-season surprise by beating Duke 72-71 last March in Madison Square Garden.
No. 7 Arizona 68, Saint Louis 67
ST. LOUIS -- Andre Iguodala had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Salim Stoudamire hit two clinching free throws with 12 seconds to go for the Wildcats (2-1).
Saint Louis (3-2) thought it had forced overtime when Reggie Bryant hit an apparent 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3.1 seconds to go and the Billikens didn't foul on the ensuing inbounds. But after a replay review it was ruled Bryant, who had 24 points and five 3-pointers, had his foot on the 3-point line when he shot.
Stoudamire had 19 points, including the first of the two late free throws which he made despite being hit by a rubber ball thrown out of the stands as he shot.
No. 9 Kentucky 52, UCLA 50
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Erik Daniels scored 14 points to lead the Bruins in the John Wooden Classic.
Kentucky shot 27 percent to 34 percent for UCLA.
"It wasn't one of our better games, but it was a win," Wildcats coach Tubby Smith said. "Coming out here was an adjustment, the travel, the tournament-type atmosphere. If we had made some shots, we'd feel better, but we feel good."
The Wildcats (4-0) led by 17 points in the first half. The Bruins (2-1) closed within three points three times in the final 71/2 minutes, but couldn't put together a scoring run.
Dijon Thompson led UCLA with 14 points.
No. 12 Saint Joseph's 67, Penn 59
PHILADELPHIA -- Jameer Nelson had 23 points and eight steals and Delonte West added 15 points to lift Saint Joseph's to victory over Penn.
Nelson and West, considered one of the top backcourts in the nation, scored 16 of 18 points in one stretch late in the second half for the Hawks (5-0), displaying an athleticism that no one on Penn (2-3) could match.
No. 17 Gonzaga 82, Maryland 68
WASHINGTON -- Blake Stepp scored 27 points, and Adam Morrison keyed a second-half surge that carried Gonzaga past cold-shooting Maryland.
Stepp went 7-for-11 from beyond the arc and Gonzaga made 13 3-pointers, which served to offset its season-high 24 turnovers.
The Bulldogs (5-1) play George Washington today in the championship game of the BB & amp;T Classic. The Colonials advanced by beating West Virginia 70-64.
No. 18 Wake Forest 81, Richmond 66
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Eric Williams, Taron Downey and Chris Paul each scored 17 points for the Demon Deacons (5-0), who shot 55 percent in the second half and won their 20th straight at home.
Mike Skrocki scored 21 points to lead the Spiders (4-3), who shot 32 percent in the second half.
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