NORTH CAROLINA STATE 83, NO. 22 LSU 72, OT
NEW YORK -- Anthony Barber scored 20 points and North Carolina State needed overtime to get an 83-72 victory over No. 22 LSU on Tuesday night.
Five players reached double figures for North Carolina State (3-2), which led by 12 early in the second half. Barber scored six of his points in overtime when the Wolfpack outscored the Tigers by an 18-7 margin.
Caleb Martin scored 16, Malik Abdul-Abu added 15 while Cody Martin and Maverick Rowan had 14 and 10 respectively.
LSU (3-2) star freshman Ben Simmons fouled out early in overtime but had his fourth double-double. He finished with 14 rebounds and 10 assists but missed his first five shots before hitting a game-tying layup with 38 seconds remaining in regulation. Tim Quarterman led the Tigers with 19 points and Brandon Sampson added 18.
Abdul-Abu nearly gave the Wolfpack the victory in regulation with seven seconds remaining but his basket was taken away after officials determined a shot clock violation had been committed.
On North Carolina State's first possession of overtime, he drove to the basket and gave the Wolfpack a lead they did not relinquish, though it was not easy.
LSU was within 73-72 on a three-pointer by Sampson with 1:50 remaining but nearly a minute late, Cody Martin drove for a layup and a 75-72 edge. After Tim Quarterman missed a layup, Rowan converted a layup with 38 seconds remaining.
LSU forged a 65-65 tie when Simmons was fouled on a layup with 38 seconds remaining. Simmons missed the subsequent foul shot, giving North Carolina State a chance to regain the lead.
The Wolfpack were unable to as Abdul-Abu's basket came after the shot clock expired. Abu was originally credited with the basket but following a review the call was changed.
LSU called a 30-second timeout with 4.2 seconds remaining and Blakeney was fouled with 1.9 seconds remaining since North Carolina but was unable to hit the game-winning three-pointer before time expired.
Sampson came off the bench for LSU for the first time after shooting 32.4 percent (12-of-37) in his first four games. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Jalyn Patterson, who had shot 21 percent (6-of-17) in the first four games.
Tuesday was a rematch of last year's NCAA second round tournament game, which the Wolfpack won by a 66-65 margin. LSU led by 14 at halftime and N.C. State's defense held the Tigers to 29.2 percent shooting in the second half while BeeJay Anya hit the game-winning shot with one-tenth of a second remaining.
Caleb Martin was shaken up briefly with about six minutes remaining in the first half when he took an elbow to the face by LSU center Elbert Robinson III. Martin stayed in the game and hit a three-pointer a few possessions later.
In other Top 25/SEC games, Skal Labissiere scored 16 points to lead No. 1 Kentucky to an 82-62 victory over Boston University. … Rasheed Sulaimon scored 16 points and Melo Trimble added 15 to help No. 2 Maryland beat Illinois State 77-66 in the Cancun Challenge in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. … Perry Ellis scored 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and No. 5 Kansas beat UCLA 92-73 on the way to the Maui Jim Maui Invitational championship game in Lahaina, Hawaii. … Buddy Hield scored 22 points to help No. 7 Oklahoma defeat Incarnate Word 96-63. … Justin Jackson had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead a balanced effort for No. 9 North Carolina, which bounced back from a surprising loss over the weekend to beat Northwestern 80-69 on Monday night in the CBE Classic semifinals in Kansas City, Mo. ... Yogi Ferrell had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 13 Indiana to an 83-73 victory over St. John’s in the consolation round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. … Wade Baldwin IV and Damian Jones both scored 17 points, and No. 19 Vanderbilt easily handled Wake Forest 86-64 in the semifinals of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. … Troy Caupain and Jacob Evans III scored 15 points apiece, and No. 24 Cincinnati overcame low-percentage shooting to beat Southeastern Louisiana 64-49… Tre Demps and Bryant McIntosh scored 13 points apiece, and Northwestern survived after blowing most of a 20-point first-half lead for a 67-62 victory over Missouri in the third-place game of the CBE Classic. … Armani Moore scored a career-high 29 points as part of a well-rounded performance as Tennessee defeated Army 95-80 for its 58th consecutive November home victory.
Sports on 11/25/2015