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Saint Francis’ Ethan Hussey pressures Indiana Wesleyan’s Derrick Troyer in the first half Tuesday night at Saint Francis.
College basketball

Slumping Cougars drop 3rd straight

Saint Francis dropped its third game in a row, falling 75-68 at home to Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday.

The Cougars (13-8, 4-5) fell out of the NAIA Top 25 on Monday, and now they have to get ready to play host to No. 22 Huntington on Saturday.

“We have to eliminate the mistakes with the turnovers and defensive transition and get back to playing Cougar basketball,” said Cougars forward Kevin Dawson, who scored 10 against the Wildcats (13-8, 5-4)

The Cougars let a 29-23 lead get away in the final five minutes of the first half as Wesleyan closed the half on an 11-5 run for a 34-33 halftime lead.

Saint Francis stayed close to Wesleyan in the second half, staying within 45-44 after the first seven minutes, but the Wildcats put the game away with an 11-3 run to take a 56-47 lead with 7:36 to play.

The Cougars had 15 turnovers and gave up 14 fast-break points in the loss.

“It’s frustrating not being able to take care of business on your home floor and not being able to execute,” Cougars coach Chad LaCross said.

Qadr Owens scored 19 points to lead Saint Francis, and Scott Kohne added 13. Patrick Hopkins scored 23 for Wesleyan, and Jordan Weidner added 13.

No. 2 KENTUCKY 86, ARKANSAS 63: At Lexington, Ky., freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 27 points and blocked seven shots to set a season school record as the Wildcats (18-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) won their 10th straight overall and extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 46, including 45 straight at Rupp Arena. The Razorbacks fell to 13-5, 2-2.

No. 20 MICHIGAN 60, No. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 59: At Ann Arbor, Mich., Stu Douglass made a layup with 36.5 seconds remaining, and the Wolverines held on through a wild final sequence.

On Michigan State’s last possession, Draymond Green got a shot off from near the free throw line but missed as time expired.

Michigan (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) has won three straight over Michigan State (15-4, 4-2).

No. 10 GEORGETOWN 83, DEPAUL 75: At Rosemont, Ill., Jason Clark scored a career-high 31 points and the Hoyas (15-3, 5-2 Big East) dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Blue Demons 47-25.

Cleveland Melvin scored 19 points for the Blue Demons (10-8, 1-5), who lost their fourth straight.

BETHEL 84, HUNTINGTON 77: At Huntington, Caleb Kennedy had 21 points for the Foresters, but it wasn’t enough.

Shane Merryman added 15 points for Huntington (13-8, 5-4 MCC). Zach Miller scored 20 points for Bethel (14-7, 5-4).

The Pilots outscored the Foresters 45-34 in the second half.

MARIAN 66, GRACE 57: In Indianapolis, the NAIA No. 4 Lancers (17-3, 7-2 MCC) had their six-game winning streak snapped by the Knights, who improved to 13-7 and 4-5 in the conference.

The Lancers’ Duke Johnson led all scorers with 24 points.

Women

No. 2 NOTRE DAME 120, PITTSBURGH 44: At South Bend, Devereaux Peters scored 20 points in 18 minutes to lead the Irish to their most lopsided Big East victory ever.

It was the second-highest scoring game for the Irish this season. They scored 128 against Mercer in December.

Seven other players scored in double figures for the Irish (18-1, 6-0).

Pittsburgh (8-11, 0-6) was led by Ashlee Anderson’s 14.

ST. JOHN’S 62, No. 7 RUTGERS 57: In New York, Eugeneia McPherson scored 17 points and Nadirah McKenith added 15 to help the Red Storm (12-7, 4-2 Big East) shock the Scarlet Knights (15-3, 4-1). Khadijah Rushdan finished with 16 points for Rutgers.

SOUTH FLORIDA 66, No. 21 DEPAUL 63, OT: At Tampa, Fla., Akila McDonald hit a layup with 9 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime, where the Bulls (11-8, 3-2 Big East) upset the Blue Demons (15-4, 3-2).

OKLAHOMA 65, No. 23 KANSAS STATE 57: At Manhattan, Kan., Aaryn Ellenberg had a season-high 31 points to go with nine steals, and Oklahoma (11-5, 3-2 Big 12) held off a last-gasp rally by the Wildcats (13-4, 4-1).