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Orange holds off Iowa
Chris McCullough had 20 points, nine rebounds and a key steal with 8.4 seconds left, and No. 23 Syracuse held off Iowa 66-63 on Friday night in the 2K Classic consolation game in New York.
"Chris made a great steal,'' Orange coach Jim Boeheim said. "He came across in our trap and made a great play."
McCullough, a freshman from the Bronx, had 13 points after halftime for Syracuse (3-1).
Jarrod Uthoff scored 20 points and Aaron White added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Iowa (2-2).
• BIG TEN BLOWOUTS: Matt Costello had 13 points and 11 rebounds as No. 19 Michigan State overpowered Loyola (Ill.) 87-52 to win its home opener for the 38th year in a row. … Malcolm Hill scored 16 points in host Illinois' 107-66 victory over Austin Peay.
• FLORIDA SURVIVES: Michael Frazier II scored 21 points, including 16 after halftime, and No. 8 Florida rallied to beat visiting Louisiana-Monroe 61-56 in overtime. The Gators blew an eight-point lead in the final 2:31 of regulation.
• CLEMSON DOESN'T: Donte Grantham called for a timeout when Clemson didn't have any and Jarvis Davis made two free throws to give Gardner-Webb a 72-70 victory in the Paradise Jam. Tigers coach Brad Brownell took the blame.
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