EUGENE, Ore.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to give No. 21 Oregon the 89-87 win over No. 2 UCLA in the Pac- 12 opener for both teams.
Brooks, who finished with 23 points and nine rebounds, grabbed Bryce Alford’s missed free throw with 8.9 seconds to go, dribbled to the right wing and pulled up for the game-winning shot.
Payton Pritchard added 15 points and nine assists for the Ducks (12-2, 1-0), who won their 10th consecutive game and pushed the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 34 games. Pritchard’s 3-pointer pulled Oregon within one with 12.9 seconds left.
No. 1 Villanova 68, DePaul 65
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Josh Hart scored 25 points and Jalen Brunson added 13 as No. 1 Villanova barely held off DePaul, 68-65 on Wednesday night, the Wildcats’ 19th straight win.
The Wildcats (13-0, 1-0 Big East) looked rather pedestrian playing for the first time in a week. But thanks to Hart, considered among the favorites for national player of the year, they survived.
No. 12 Virginia 61, No. 6 Louisville 53
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Devon Hall scored 10 points and Kyle Guy added a key jumper with 2:02 remaining as Virginia withstood a late rally in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.
No. 9 UNC 102, Monmouth 74
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Justin Jackson scored 28 points to lead North Carolina.
Kennedy Meeks added 17 points and 12 rebounds and Isaiah Hicks finished with 15 points to help the Tar Heels (12-2) win their second straight.
Nebraska 87, No. 16 Indiana 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Glynn Watson Jr. scored 26 points and Tai Webster had 21 to lead Nebraska to the upset.
The Cornhuskers (7-6, 1-0) snapped Indiana’s 26-game home winning streak.
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