Tallahassee, Fla.— Braian Angola scored 20 points and C.J. Walker added 18 as 24th-ranked Florida State held off No. 12 North Carolina for an 81-80 victory on Wednesday night.
The Seminoles (12-2, 1-1 ACC) led most of the game but almost squandered it as they didn’t make a field goal in the last 2:57 and missed their last four free throws.
Terance Mann added 17 points and nine rebounds as Florida State extended its home winning streak to 28, which is currently the third-longest in Division I. Joel Berry II led the Tar Heels (12-3, 1-1) with 28 points.
No. 13 Purdue 82, Rutgers 51
West Lafayette, Ind. — Isaac Haas scored 14 points and Dakota Mathias finished with 13 to help Purdue pull away from Rutgers.
The Boilermakers (14-2, 3-0 Big Ten) have won 10 straight overall and 17 consecutive home games.
No. 25 Clemson 74, Boston College 70
Boston — Donte Grantham scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Marcquise Reed hit two key free throws to help Clemson (13-1, 2-0 ACC) beat Boston College (10-5, 1-2)in its first game in the national rankings in nearly eight years.
UMBC 71, New Hampshire 67
Baltimore— Jairus Lyles scored 27 points and UMBC (10-6, 1-0) used a late rally to get past New Hampshire (4-11, 0-1) in the America East Conference opener for both teams.
Women
No. 1 UConn 96, E. Carolina 35
Greenville, n.c. — Katie Lou Samuelson scored 19 points and Connecticut routed East Carolina.
Gabby Williams added 18 points, Napheesa Collier had 14 points and Azura Stevens matched a season high with 16 rebounds for the Huskies (12-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference).
No. 6 Baylor 89, Iowa State 49
Waco, Texas — Natalie Chou had 17 points and hit five of Baylor’s 12 3-pointers, Kalani Brown had another double-double and the Lady Bears overwhelmed Iowa State.
No. 8 Texas 84No. 20 Oklahoma State 79
Austin, Texas — LaShann Higgs scored a career-high 30 points and Brooke McCarty added 21 to help Texas rally past Oklahoma State.
Kansas State 60No. 12 West Virginia 52
Morgantown, W.Va. — Peyton Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Kaylee Page scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Kansas State (9-5, 1-2 Big 12) handed West Virginia (13-2, 1-2) its second straight loss.
