UNC routs Texas; Kent St. falls

Tar Heels win fifth straight and avenge last-second loss to Longhorns last season

Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 26 points to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Texas 82-63 on Wednesday night.

John Henson added 14 points for the Tar Heels (11-2), who won their fifth straight and avenged last season’s last-second loss to the Longhorns.

North Carolina went on a 13-1 run to build a double-digit lead midway through the first half and never looked back, turning a 39-23 halftime lead into a 24-point margin late in the game.

Barnes was coming off consecutive nine-point performances, but the sophomore looked far more active and assertive against the Longhorns by attacking the rim or posting up on shorter defenders. He made 9 of 15 shots and finished with 10 rebounds, part of UNC’s 49-34 advantage on the glass.

J’Covan Brown was one of three players with 16 points for Texas (9-3), which shot just 35 percent and never recovered from a slow start.

No. 22 Murray St. 78, Tenn.-Martin 54

MURRAY, Ky.

Donte Poole scored 15 points and Murray State remained unbeaten.

Ivan Aska added 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists to help the Racers (13-0, 1-0) to their best start in 75 years. The only better start was 16-0 in 1935-36.

Myles Taylor had 22 points for the Skyhawks (3-11, 0-1).

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Texas-Arlington 74, Kent State 73

LOGAN, Utah

LaMarcus Reed scored 22 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with less than three seconds remaining in the game, to lift Texas-Arlington over Kent State.

Bo Ingram added 16 points and Jordan Reeves had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks (5-5). Reed shot 7 of 12 on the night, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.

Randal Holt had 20 points and Carlton Guyton 18 for Kent State (8-2). Justin Green added 17 points and 10 rebounds.

After Holt made one of two free throws for Kent State, Reed hit his go-ahead shot from behind the arc. A long half-court attempt by Michael Porrini just missed as the buzzer sounded.

Akron 79, North Carolina A&T 52

AKRON

Zeke Marshall scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots as Akron won its fourth straight.

Brian Walsh had 15 points for the Zips (7-5) and Nikola Cvetinovic added 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Nic Simpson had 13 points to lead the Aggies (4-9), who have lost their last six, but he made just 2 of 10 shots. North Carolina A&T shot 20.8 percent (5 of 24) in the second half.

BIG TEN Penn State 74, Cornell 67

ITHACA, N.Y.

Penn State overcame a cold night of shooting with some clutch 3-pointers as the Nittany Lions held off Cornell.

Tim Frazier had 17 points for Penn State (8-5), Cammeron Woodyard and Trey Lewis added 13 each and Jermaine Marshall had 12. The Nittany Lions, who shot 38 percent from the field, connected on 7 of 14 3-pointers in the second half.

Cornell’s Drew Ferry scored 20 points, making 6 of 11 from 3-point range. The Big Red (4-6), which squandered an eight-point first-half lead, shot 38 percent from the field.

Marshall’s driving layup gave Penn State a 68-64 lead with 35 seconds left and Billy Oliver drew a charge by Cornell point guard Chris Wroblewski on the ensuing possession.

Woodyard made two free throws and Ferry answered with a 3-pointer to pull Cornell within three, 70-67.

AREA MuSKINGUM 62, MOUNT UNION 59

ALLIANCE

Jimmy Wood scored 15 points to lead Mount Union (3-7, 0-5 Ohio Athletic Conference), which lost its sixth straight game. Nate Jacubec (Struthers) and Matt Kiger added 11 points apiece for the Purple Raiders, while Keith Williams scored 10.

Josh Brindley led Muskingum (3-7, 1-4) with 20 points, while Carson Thomas added 16.