NATIONAL MEN
No. 19 Clemson 70, No. 12 Butler 69
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Demontez Stitt made two free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining to give Clemson a victory over Butler in the 76 Classic.
“I like having the ball in my hands at the end of the game,” Stitt said.
Trevor Booker also blocked a shot and deflected an inbounds pass in the final second for the Tigers (6-1). Booker finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, and Andre Young added 12 points.
Gordon Hayward had season highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-2). Shelvin Mack added 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
No. 3 Texas 77, Rice 59
HOUSTON — The Longhorns led by 17 points early in the second half before the Owls rallied to get within 59-54 with just less than seven minutes to play.
No. 8 West Virginia 84, Portland 65
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Da’Sean Butler tied his season high of 26 points to claim MVP honors at the 76 Classic championship, and the Mountaineers (5-0) won their first tournament since 2001.
No. 11 North Carolina 80, Nevada 73
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Deon Thompson scored a career- high 23 points and North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams his 600th career victory. No. 14 Wash. 63, Montana 59
SEATTLE — Venoy Overton made two free throws with 14.5 seconds left, then blocked a potential tying 3-pointer by Montana’s Anthony Johnson with six seconds remaining for the Huskies (5-0), who had trailed by 12.
Alabama 68, No. 15 Michigan 66
ORLANDO, Fla. — JaMychal Green scored 20 points, including a go- ahead dunk with five seconds to play, at the Old Spice Classic.
Texas A&M 66, No. 22 Minn. 65
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Golden Gophers rallied from 66-59 with 1:11 to play but fell just short.
AREA MEN
Wyoming 86, Pepperdine 82, OT
LARAMIE — The Cowboys (3-4) lost a 13-point second-half lead but outscored the Waves 7-3 in overtime for their lone victory in the World Vision Basketball Challenge tournament.
NATIONAL WOMEN
No. 3 Ohio St. 83, No. 22 Cal. 71
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes used a 15-0 run to take a 60-47 lead in the final of the Buckeye Classic.
No. 12 Fla. St. 73, Missouri 66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State was trailing by five in the middle of the second period when Christian Hunnicutt keyed a 16-0 run, scoring 10 points in a four-minute span.
