Chase Tapley scored 17 points, San Diego State bolted to a 17-point lead in the opening minutes and the Aztecs never trailed in a 61-57 victory over No. 23 Arizona on Wednesday night that broke the Wildcats’ 22-game home winning streak.
James Rahon added 13 points for the Aztecs, playing on the same court where they advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals last season.
The difference came from long range. San Diego State (6-1) made 8 of 12 3-pointers – 3 of 4 by Tapley – to 5 of 26 for the Wildcats (4-2), who lost their second straight.
Solomon Hill scored 14 for Arizona but was just 4 of 12 from the field as the Wildcats shot 33 percent overall. Freshmen Josiah Turner and Nick Johnson added 10 apiece for Arizona.
PAC-12 MEN
No. 15 Michigan 79, UCLA 63: Zack Novak scored a career-high 22 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20, and the Wolverines rolled over the Bruins on Wednesday for third place in the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Michigan (5-1) made 15 of 23 shots in the second half and hit 62 percent overall to bounce back from a tough loss to No. 6 Duke in the semifinals.
UCLA (1-4) arrived in Maui with two embarrassing losses and headed back home with two more tough losses to continue its worst start in years.
Travis Wear had 16 points, former Kentwood player Joshua Smith and Jerime Anderson scored 12 each, and UCLA missed 13 of 17 shots from 3-point range.
Stanford 82, Oklahoma State 67: Josh Owens made his first nine shots from the field and finished with 21 points to lead the Cardinal (5-0) over the Cowboys (3-1) in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.
Owens, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, was 10 of 12 from the field and the Cardinal made nine of its 19 shots from 3-point range for its performance of the season.
TOP 25 MEN
At No. 2 Kentucky 88, Radford 40: Terrence Jones scored 17 points, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 15 points and nine rebounds to help the Wildcats beat Radford in Kentucky’s first home game in nearly two weeks.
Kentucky (5-0) improved to 35-0 at Rupp Arena since John Calipari took over as coach in 2009.
Radford (3-4) struggled against Kentucky’s defensive pressure and athleticism. They finished 2 of 25 from 3-point range.
At No. 3 Ohio State 107, VMI 74: William Buford scored 23 points and Jared Sullinger added 17 and 12 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes (5-0) past the Keydets (3-2).
Aaron Craft had 13 points and eight assists, Deshaun Thomas scored 11 points, and J.D. Weatherspoon had 10 points for the Buckeyes, who shot 68 percent from the field.
Georgetown 91, No. 8 Memphis 88 (OT): Jason Clark hit a big 3-pointer in overtime and scored 26 points, helping the Hoyas hold off the Tigers in the fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational .
Henry Sims had 24 points and eight rebounds for Georgetown (4-1), while Thompson and Starks scored 12 each.
Will Barton led the Tigers (2-2) with 22 points and Joe Jackson added 20.
At No. 9 Baylor 75, TexasArlington 65: Quincy Miller had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Bears beat the Mavericks for their second home victory in less than 24 hours.
It was the first career double-double for the 6-foot-9 freshman forward, who led five players in double figures for Baylor (5-0). Quincy Acy also had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
LaMarcus Reed III had 21 points with four 3-pointers to lead Texas-Arlington (3-1).
At No. 13 Alabama 82, Alabama A&M 45: Charles Hankerson, Jr. had 16 points and nine rebounds, Nick Jacobs added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Crimson Tide won its 23rd straight home game beating the Bulldogs (2-2).
Rodney Cooper scored 15 points, Trevor Lacey had 12 points and Levi Randolph 11 for Alabama (6-0).
Demarquelle Tabb had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Casey Canty had 10 points for Alabama A&M.
The Crimson Tide entered the game allowing 51.8 points a game.
TOP 25 WOMEN
At No. 14 Kentucky 81, Nebraska Omaha 48: A’dia Mathies flirted with a triple-double finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds and eight steals for the Wildcats (5-0) in a victory over the Mavericks (2-2).
ELSEWHERE
A district attorney has accused police officials of criminally leaking a document in the sexual abuse investigation of Syracuse University assistant coach Bernie Fine.
In a news conference Wednesday, prosecutor William Fitzpatrick accused Syracuse police Chief Frank Fowler and Deputy Chief Sean Broton of leaking a witness affidavit to embarrass the district attorney’s office. At issue is the handling in 2002 of Syracuse ballboy Bobby Davis’ initial claims that Fine had molested him.
Mayor Stephanie Miner defended the police officials Wednesday, saying police had conducted themselves “with complete professionalism and integrity.”
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