Antonio Daniels was supposed to have played with his older brother watching. The way the game turned out, he just might have done that.
Daniels, playing for the first time since the death of his brother Chris, made the game-winning layup with four seconds to play Wednesday night as Bowling Green beat No. 23 Eastern Michigan 72-70."We really played with a sixth man tonight," Bowling Green's Anthony Stacey said. "Chris was watching over us. Antonio felt the same way."
Chris Daniels, the 22-year-old starting center for the University of Dayton, died last Thursday after collapsing at his off-campus home. A cause of death has not been determined.
No. 2 Kentucky 86, Georgia 73
Mark Pope had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (21-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) to their 20th straight victory.
No. 3 UConn 87, West Virginia 69
Doron Sheffer had six 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Huskies (23-1, 13-0 Big East) won their 22nd in a row.
No. 4 Villanova 79, Seton Hall 67
Kerry Kittles scored 25 points and Eric Eberz added 15 in their final game at the duPont Pavilion as the Wildcats (22-3, 12-2 Big East) won their ninth straight since losing at Seton Hall on Jan. 17.
No. 5 Kansas 85, Colorado 70
Raef LaFrentz dominated inside with 20 points and the Jayhawks (20-2, 8-1 Big Eight) opened the second half with a 13-0 run.
Indiana 72, No. 9 Penn St. 54
Brian Evans scored 32 points to lead the Hoosiers (15-9, 8-4 Big Ten), who overcame a flu bug that wiped out half the team early this week.
No. 12 Texas Tech 78, Baylor 72
The Red Raiders (21-1, 10-0 Southwest Conference) won their 14th straight game despite one of their worst shooting nights of the season. Darvin Ham scored 22 points for Texas Tech, which missed 40 of 63 shots.
No. 17 N. Carolina 53, Clemson 48
Jeff McInnis had a career-high 25 points, all but one on 3-pointers, as the Tar Heels (17-7, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a three-game losing streak.
No. 22 Iowa St. 70, Oklahoma 58
Kenny Pratt scored 20 points and the Cyclones (18-5, 7-2 Big Eight) held Oklahoma scoreless after it got within two points with 1:32 remaining.