Wall, Wildcats recover in time to trip UNC

Wall, Wildcats recover in time to trip UNC • NO. 5 KENTUCKY 68, NO. 10 NORTH CAROLINA 66: Freshman John Wall bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points -- including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left -- for the host Wildcats on Saturday. Wall added seven rebounds and five assists, dominating at times while helping the Wildcats (8-0) build a 19-point first-half lead. Then he spent 20 anxious minutes in the training room after cramping up. Wall and fellow freshman Eric Bledsoe combined to make five of six free throws in the final 30 seconds after the Tar Heels pulled within 63-61. "They really kicked our butts," UNC coach Roy Williams said. "They just ran us out of the gym." Deon Thompson led North Carolina with 14 points.

• WAKE FOREST 77, NO. 17 GONZAGA 75: C.J. Harris scored 19 points, and the visiting Demon Deacons (5-2) won a game that included several technicals and the ejection of Gonzaga's second-leading scorer and top rebounder. Gonzaga (6-2) was up 31-22 late in the first half when a flagrant foul by Bulldogs freshman Elias Harris on Chas McFarland led to his ejection and a seven-point swing that brought Wake Forest back to life.

BIG TEN

• NO. 4 PURDUE 101, BUFFALO 65: The host Boilermakers (7-0) made 11 of 16 three-point shots in the second half against the Bison, and Chris Kramer and E'Twaun Moore each scored 14 points.

• TEMPLE 45, PENN STATE 42: Ryan Brooks scored 19 points, played solid defense against Nittany Lions leading scorer Talor Battle and made a pair of late free throws that lifted the host Owls (6-2) to victory. Penn State is 5-3.

• IOWA 80, PRAIRIE VIEW 51: Coach Todd Lickliter was hospitalized for a medical procedure Saturday morning, but the Hawkeyes (3-5) won at home with assistant Chad Walthall running the team. Anthony Tucker scored 20, and the Hawkeyes made a school-record 15 three-pointers.

AREA COLLEGES

• MSU MANKATO 82, SW MINN. STATE 64: Jesse Clark scored 19 points, and the host Mavericks handed the 11th-ranked Mustangs their first loss.

• ST. THOMAS 70, ST. OLAF 61: Tyler Nicolai scored 16 to help the host Tommies (5-0, 2-0), ranked No. 3 in Division III, remain unbeaten.

• CARLETON 66, ST. JOHN'S 55: Jeremy Sutherland scored 20 points and Bryan Rosett had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Knights in Collegeville, Minn.

• IUPUI 86, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 74: Robert Glenn scored 33 points, making 15 of 16 free throws, for the host Jaguars. Eric Carlson scored 20 points for North Dakota State (3-4, 1-1 Summit League).

• NO. 8 BAYLOR 77, LOUISIANA TECH 67: Brittney Griner had 22 points, eight rebounds and six blocks for the host Bears (7-1) in coach Kim Mulkey's first game against her alma mater.

AREA COLLEGES

• CONCORDIA (ST. PAUL) 77, WINONA STATE 62: Jineen Williams scored 22 points for the host Golden Bears (6-0, 2-0 NSIC).

• MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO 74, SW MINN. STATE 62: The host Mavericks, ranked 12th in Division II, pulled away from a halftime tie for the victory. Jennie Noreen scored 21 and Tiffany Moe scored 19 for the Mavericks (6-1, 1-0 NSIC).