In brief: Trevor Lacey, N.C. State turn back No. 2 Duke, hand Blue Devils first loss
Men’s Basketball: Trevor Lacey scored 21 points and North Carolina State shot 55 percent to beat No. 2 Duke 87-75 on Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina, knocking off one of the last three unbeaten teams in the country.
The Wolfpack ran constant double teams at preseason All-American Jahlil Okafor to slow Duke’s big man. N.C. State went 10 for 16 from 3-point range to take control, knocking down tough shots and attacking the paint. The Wolfpack stayed aggressive as Duke’s defense couldn’t get a stop and looked lost.
Okafor finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, but the Blue Devils shot 37 percent and just couldn’t keep up when N.C. State’s offense got rolling.
The Wolfpack ran off seven straight scoring possessions to build a 19-point lead – Duke’s biggest deficit all season by far – then did enough to turn away the Blue Devils’ late comeback attempts.
• No. 4 Badgers upset: Myles Mack had 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Rutgers scored its biggest upset in school history, a 67-62 victory over banged up No. 4 Wisconsin in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Kadeem Jack added 20 points for the Scarlet Knights, whose previous biggest upset was a win over No. 6 West Virginia in 1982.
Sam Dekker and Nigel Hayes had 15 points apiece for Wisconsin, who were without leading scorer Frank Kaminsky (concussion) and lost Traevon Jackson in the second half (right leg injury).
Florida State surges late past Duke
Women’s Basketball: Adut Bulgak had 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds and Florida State closed the game with a 16-3 run to upset No. 13 Duke 74-58 in Tallahassee, Florida.
Leticia Romero came off the bench to add 16 points for the Seminoles and Megan Conwright had 13. Bulgak had five points in the closing run and Romero and Conwright hit back-to-back 3-pointers after two Kai James free throws to put FSU up 66-55 with 2:31 to play.
• No. 14 Bulldogs fall: Morgan Batey matched her career-high with 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Vanderbilt handed No. 14 Mississippi State its first loss of the season 78-62 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mississippi State had held 13 of its last 14 opponents to under 60 points. Vanderbilt’s Paris Kea scored the Commodores’ 60th point with 5:28 left for a 60-51 lead.
Randolph, Grizzlies outlast Suns in 2OT
NBA: Marc Gasol scored the first seven points in the second overtime, Zach Randolph had 27 points and 17 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Phoenix Suns 122-110 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Gasol finished with 12 points, Mike Conley added 25 points with eight assists and Courtney Lee had 18 points.
Isaiah Thomas led Phoenix with 20 points, but had a costly turnover trying to get the ball into the frontcourt with the Suns leading late in the first overtime.
• Lillard sparks Blazers: Damian Lillard scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-94 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers.
Four other players scored in double figures for the Blazers, who have won 27 of their last 32 games and are a season-best 22 over .500. LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Kaman added 12 rebounds and nine assists in his fourth start of the season and second against his former team.
Kobe Bryant was rested by Lakers coach Byron Scott for the sixth time in 11 games and second game in a row.
Rakell, Ducks edge Jets in shootout
NHL: Sami Vatanen scored in the sixth round of the shootout, and Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period for a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg in Anaheim, California.
Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal with 2:03 left for the Ducks, capping the first NHL career multipoint game with two goals and two assists.
• Blackhawks roll past Wild: Marian Hossa, Bryan Bickell and Brad Richards each had a goal and an assist, leading Chicago to a 4-1 victory over visiting Minnesota.
Defenseman Johnny Oduya also scored, Corey Crawford had 36 saves and Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane added two assists apiece for the Blackhawks.
Federer claims 83rd title, 1,000th victory
Tennis: Roger Federer notched his 1,000th career victory and collected his 83rd title with a seesawing 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4 win over third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in the Brisbane International final in Brisbane, Australia.
The 17-time major winner broke Raonic’s serve in the third game and again in the opening game of the second set before Raonic broke back for 2-2 and then dominated the tiebreaker.
• Wawrinka handles Bedene: Stan Wawrinka’s preparations for the defense of his Australian Open title appear on track as he notched a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory over Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene to win the Chennai Open in Chennai, India.
Walker, Matsuyama share lead in Hawaii
Miscellany: Jimmy Walker and Hideki Matsuyama are tied for the lead at 17-under 202 going into the final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Matsuyama matched the best score of the week Sunday with a 7-under 66. He made three straight birdies on the front nine and back nine, and closed with a delicate pitch down the slope to 2 feet for birdie on the par-5 18th.
• Montana finalizes hires: New Montana football coach Bob Stitt has completed assembling his coaching staff, and Grizzly fans will recognize some names.
Former Montana quarterback Andrew Selle is among those joining Stitt’s staff and will serve as offensive quality control coach.
The Missoulian reports that three other former Grizzlies will join Stitt, including inside receivers coach Mike Ferriter, offensive line coach Chad Germer and running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Green
• Gross wins nailbiter: Stefano Gross of Italy won a tight World Cup slalom on Sunday where just 0.03 seconds separated the top three finishers in Abelboden, Switzerland.
A first career World Cup victory for Gross denied Fritz Dopfer of Germany his first win by just 0.02. Gross had a combined two-run time of 1 minute, 56.70 seconds.