Cincinnati Takes A Fall

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Cincinnati point guard Charles Williams dribbled the ball out of bounds with 5.4 seconds left, and Lenny Brown hit a floating jumper from the foul line as time ran out, giving crosstown rival Xavier a 71-69 victory Tuesday night at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati (1-1) blew a five-point lead in the final 1:28 and Xavier (2-0) took advantage of 21 Bearcats’ turnovers.

(2) Kansas 85, California 67

At Lahaina, Hawaii, the Jayhawks (3-0) scored the last 17 points of the game to beat the Bears (1-1) at the Maui Invitational.

(4) Utah 60, Utah St. 41

At Logan, Utah, Keith Van Horn scored 17 points as the Utes (2-0) beat the Aggies (1-1).

(7) Michigan 87, Ball St. 63

At Ann Arbor, Mich., Louis Bullock’s 28 points helped the Wolverines (1-0) beat the Cardinals (1-1). The game was delayed 17 minutes in the first half when Michigan’s 6-foot-8, 300-pound Robert Traylor broke a backboard on a breakaway dunk.

(9) Iowa St. 87, Alcorn St. 58

At Ames, Iowa, Dedric Willoughby scored 27 points as the Cyclones (1-0) beat the Braves (0-1).

(11) Arizona 88, N. Arizona 70

At Tucson, Ariz., Michael Dickerson matched his career high with 31 points as the Wildcats (2-0) beat the Lumberjacks (0-2).

(15) Fresno State 85, Santa Clara 77

At Fresno, Calif., Dominick Young scored 27 as the Bulldogs (2-0) beat the Broncos (0-2).

Virginia 75, (17) Massachusetts 68

At Maui, Courtney Alexander and Norman Nolan each scored 20 points as the Cavaliers (2-0) upset the Minutemen (1-1).

(24) Minnesota 76, West Virginia 61

At Minneapolis, Eric Harris’ 17 points led the Gophers (2-0) past the Mountaineers (0-1).

(25) George Washington 77, So. Florida 65

At Washington, Alexander Koul’s 21 points led the Colonials (3-0) past the Bulls (1-1).