Barber helps Wolfpack clip LSU in overtime

The Associated Press HOLD THAT TIGER: North Carolina State guard Maverick Rowan (24) and forward BeeJay Anya (21) defend against LSU center Elbert Robinson III (3) in the first half of the Legends Classic third-place game Tuesday night in New York. After losing to Marquette in the semifinals Monday night. No. 22 LSU fell to the Wolfpack 83-72 in overtime.
The Associated Press HOLD THAT TIGER: North Carolina State guard Maverick Rowan (24) and forward BeeJay Anya (21) defend against LSU center Elbert Robinson III (3) in the first half of the Legends Classic third-place game Tuesday night in New York. After losing to Marquette in the semifinals Monday night. No. 22 LSU fell to the Wolfpack 83-72 in overtime.

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 win in regulation with seven seconds remaining but his basket was taken away after officials determined a shot-clock violation had been committed.

No. 13 Indiana 83

St. John's 73

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Yogi Ferrell had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 13 Indiana over St. John's in the consolation round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Freshman center Thomas Bryant had a career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting for the Hoosiers (4-1), who lost to Wake Forest 82-78 in the closing seconds of their opening-round game.

Indiana will play the winner of the Chaminade-UNLV game for fifth place today.

Federico Mussini and Ron Mvouika had 17 points each for the Red Storm (3-2), who played much better than they did in their 92-55 pasting from No. 19 Vanderbilt in the first round.

Monday night

No. 4 Iowa State 83

Chattanooga 63

AMES, Iowa -- Naz Mitrou-Long scored 24 points, Georges Niang added 19 and Iowa State beat Chattanooga for its third-straight win.

Monte Morris had 14 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double with the Cyclones (3-0). They celebrated their highest ranking since the 1996-97 season by hitting a season-high 14 three3s -- including six from Mitrou-Long.

Iowa State stretched a 15-point halftime lead to 23 early in the second half in cruising to their 29th straight non-conference win at home.

Casey Jones led Chattanooga with 16 points. The Mocs fell a game short of their first 4-0 start in 26 years.

No. 5 Kansas 123, Chaminade 72

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Wayne Selden Jr. and Sviatoslav Mykhaliuk both scored 18 points to lead seven Kansas players in double figures, and the Jayhawks cruised past Chaminade in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Devonte Graham had 15 points, Frank Mason III had 14, Landen Lucas had 13 and Hunter Mickelson and Perry Ellis both had 11 for the Jayhawks, who shot 64.4 percent from the field (47 for 73).

Kansas (2-1) bounced back from a 79-73 loss to then-No. 13 Michigan State last week in the Champions Classic.

No. 9 North Carolina 80

Northwestern 69

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Justin Jackson had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead a balanced effort for North Carolina, which bounced back from a surprising loss over the weekend to beat Northwestern in the CBE Classic semifinals.

Kennedy Meeks and Joel Berry II added 12 points apiece, and Theo Pinson, Isaiah Hicks had Brice Johnson each had 10 for the Tar Heels (4-1), who tumbled from their top spot in the AP poll earlier in the day after their 71-67 loss at Northern Iowa.

North Carolina will play Kansas State for the tournament title Tuesday night. Tre Demps led the Wildcats (3-1) with 21 points.

No. 14 California 89

Sam Houston State 63

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Freshman forward Jaylen Brown had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyrone Wallace helped key a big first-half run that led California to its fourth-straight win to open the season.

Jordan Mathews added 18 points and Wallace had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Golden Bears, who now prepare to get tested for the first time this season later this week.

After opening with four relatively easy opponents, the Bears will play San Diego State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Invitational and then either West Virginia or Richmond on Friday. Dakarai Henderson scored 13 points and Jamal Williams added 12 for the Bearkats (1-3), who made just 37 percent of their shots.

No 23 Xavier 78

Northern Kentucky 66

CINCINNATI -- Trevon Bluiett had 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for his second career double-double, and Xavier -- playing as a ranked team for the first time in four years -- pulled away to a victory over Northern Kentucky.

The Musketeers (4-0) jumped into the Top 25 with lopsided wins over Missouri and Michigan. They used their balance to shake free of the Norse (1-3) in the second half. Six Musketeers reached double figures. Forward James Farr had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Tyler White scored a career-high 25 points for Northern Kentucky, which is just a short drive away from the other side of the Ohio River.

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