Chad Baker-Mazara took over down the stretch as the No. 11 Auburn Tigers beat the No. 4 Houston Cougars 74-69 in the second game of the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 event Saturday night in Houston.
Baker-Mazara's short hook shot in the lane resulted in the 13th and final lead change of the game and a 68-67 lead for Auburn (2-0). He even corralled a loose ball on the penultimate Houston possession, which forced Houston (1-1) to foul in trying to extend the game. The Tigers' Tahaad Pettiford had a game-high 21 points, Johni Broome had 20, including 16 in the second half, and Chaney Johnson added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The Cougars' LJ Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp each had 13 points, and J'Wan Roberts had 12 points and seven rebounds. Milos Uzan and Joseph Tugler added 10 points apiece. No.
3 UConn 92, New Hampshire 53 Alex Karaban had 17 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Huskies to a victory over the Wildcats in Hartford, Conn. Solo Ball added 14 points for UConn, which outscored New Hampshire 57-29 in the second half. UConn (2-0) got 11 points and eight rebounds from Tarris Reed, 10 points and 11 rebounds from Liam McNeeley and 14 points from Jayden Ross.
Anthony McComb III led New Hampshire (1-2) with 17 points. Sami Pissis added 15 points, but was 1-of-7 from 3-point territory. Trey Woodyard tossed in 11 for the Wildcats, who shot 35.
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16 Arkansas 67 Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and Norchad Omie.
