Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Crimson Tide won the Paradise Jam tournament championship, 63-56.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Mykal Riley had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead No. 8 Alabama over Xavier, 63-56, for the championship of the Paradise Jam tournament Monday night.
Tournament MVP Alonzo Gee had 13 points and Jamareo Davidson added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Crimson Tide (4-0).
Josh Duncan had 14 points and nine rebounds for Xavier (3-1).
No. 9 Duke 71, Air Force 56
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- DeMarcus Nelson scored a career-high 23 points and Duke rode a strong-shooting first half to a victory over Air Force in the semifinals of the CBE Classic.
Freshman Lance Thomas added 15 points and Jon Scheyer finished with 12 for the Blue Devils (4-0).
Duke shot 74 percent (17-for-23) from the field in the first half, but the Blue Devils went cold after the break and didn't make a shot after Greg Paulus' 3-pointer with 5:45 left gave them a 59-47 lead.
They still finished the game at 61 percent (25-for-41), including a 7-for-13 night from 3-point range. Air Force (4-1), the nation's scoring defense leader last year at 54.7 points per game, held its first four opponents this season to an average of 35 percent shooting.
No. 12 Memphis 77, Oklahoma 65
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Robert Dozier had 13 points to lead a balanced Memphis offense, and the Tigers beat Oklahoma in a sloppy opening-round game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Memphis (2-0), which starts three sophomores and a freshman, took control at the start of the second half by hitting seven of its first 10 shots to lead 58-42 with 12:04 left. Oklahoma (2-1) drew within 10 points twice, the last at 69-59 with 4:36 left on two free throws by Michael Neal. The Tigers, however, were able to improve their foul shooting and keep their lead over the final 21/2 minutes.
No. 19 Georgia Tech 79, Purdue 61
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Freshman point guard Javaris Crittenton scored 10 of his 20 points in a four-minute stretch late in the second half to lead Georgia Tech over Purdue in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. The 6-foot-5 Crittenton took over the game with some impressive penetrating moves, scoring all but two of the Yellow Jackets' points in a 12-2 run that gave them a 72-54 lead with 3:44 to play.
No. 25 Maryland 71, Winthrop 60
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Ekene Ibekwe scored 18 points and Bambale Osby ignited a decisive run that carried Maryland past Winthrop. Osby finished with a season-high 14 points and D.J. Strawberry had 11 points for the Terrapins (6-0). Maryland dominated in the paint, outscoring Winthrop 40-18.
Women
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Caroline Williams had 18 points to lead five Commodores scoring in double figures and helped No. 14 Vanderbilt to a 102-75 victory over Texas A & amp;M-Corpus Christi. Carla Thomas added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Commodores (4-0).
No. 25 Texas 84, Sam Houston St. 56
AUSTIN, Texas -- Tiffany Jackson had her fourth straight double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead Texas to a lopsided win. Erika Arriaran scored a career-high 20 points and Katrina Robinson and Ashley Lindsey each added 10 points for Texas (4-1).
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