AMES, Iowa — Chris Allen scored a season-high 23 points and Iowa State set a school record with 16 3-pointers in a 90-82 victory over Northern Colorado on Tuesday night.
“We’re fortunate to walk out of this game with a win,” Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg said. “We don’t make shots at an unbelievable clip (Tuesday night), we get beat. We’re sitting here very disappointed in ourselves for not finding a way to bury a team that you have to take out.”
Northern Colorado (0-4), which shot 49 percent from the floor, got within 85-79 in the final 90 seconds, but Chris Babb grabbed an errant 3-pointer and Allen hit three free throws to seal a win that was closer than expected for the Cyclones (3-1).
Metro State 71, Colorado College 43
Jonathan Morse, with 14 points, led nine Roadrunners (5-0) in scoring in a rout at the Auraria Events Center.
Sterling (Kan.) College 84, Regis 81
Breen Weeks scored 18 points to lead four Rangers in double figures, but Regis (1-1) could not rally all the way back from an eight-point halftime deficit at home.
No. 6 Duke 82, No. 15 Michigan 75
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Blue Devils (6-0) hit 11-of-21 3-pointers while shooting 56 percent overall and matched hot-shooting Michigan in the second half to earn a spot in tonight’s Maui Invitational championship game against No. 14 Kansas, a 72-56 victor over UCLA.
No. 8 Memphis 99, Tennessee 97 (2OT)
LAHAINA, Hawaii — After building a 16-point lead in the first half, the Tigers (2-1) let the Volunteers (2-2) claw their way back and had to survive last-second shots in both overtimes to pull out the victory.
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