College basketball: Battle in Cincy goes to Musketeers
With No. 17 Xavier missing one of its best front-line players, Derrick Brown led the Musketeers to a painful but satisfying win over their crosstown rival.
Brown scored 11 points in the final 7 minutes Wednesday night, rallying Xavier to a 64-59 victory over Cincinnati.
Brown, needed more than ever after senior forward Josh Duncan landed hard and left the game in the second half, put Xavier (8-1) ahead to stay 55-53 on his driving dunk with 2:01 to go. He also hit a pair of free throws as the Musketeers extended it to 59-53 and held on.
The sophomore forward had a pair of rebounds in the final, frantic minute, which brought the Musketeers their eighth victory in their last 11 games against Cincinnati (4-5), located 3 1/2 miles away on the other side of town.
(20) Vanderbilt 91, DePaul 85 (OT): At Rosemont, Ill., Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy came through after struggling most of the night, and the Commodores rallied to remain undefeated.
At 10-0, Vanderbilt is off to its best start since the 2003-04 team won its first 12. The Blue Demons are 2-4.
The Commodores trailed 58-40 early in the second half but roared back. They finally tied it at 79 when Ross Neltner passed to Ogilvy underneath for a layup with 22 seconds left in regulation.
The SEC’s top two scorers, Foster and Ogilvy were non-factors for most of the night, but both finished with 19 points.
(25) BYU 88, Lamar 66: At Provo, Utah, Lee Cummard scored a career-high 27 points and the Cougars (8-2) won for the 36th straight time at home. Lamar fell to 3-6.
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(6) Rutgers 53, Princeton 48: At Princeton, N.J., Epiphanny Prince scored 17 points and sparked the decisive run to lead the Scarlet Knights (8-2) past the Tigers (3-8).
(10) Baylor 80, Oregon 45: At Waco, Texas, Angela Tisdale scored a career-high 24 points as the Bears (7-0) routed the Ducks (5-4).