No. 20 Baylor rallies to beat No. 10 Louisville in Bahamas

VCU led by eight late in the first half and was tied with about 8 minutes left in that one.

“We have to play a full, complete game to be beat the best teams on our schedule”, Wade said. “I don’t know if our legs a little bit tired because we have been shooting the ball well up until the last week or two”. “I thought they came out in and punched us in the mouth and I didn’t think we responded”.

So now Baylor will have to not only prep for the man-to-man defense that Louisville used in its first five games, but also the 2-3 zone they unveiled vs. Wichita State.

Michigan State opened with games against a pair of Top 10 teams in Arizona and Kentucky, beginning its season 0-2.

“It’s disappointing, if you want the truth”, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said of the short turnaround during his postgame show on the Spartan Sports Network.

“We’re elated to be in the championship game”, Louisville coach Rick Pitino said.

No. 21 Iowa State 73, Indiana State 71: Monte Morris scored 20 points and Iowa State took the lead for good in the final minute in the opening game of the AdvoCare Invitational at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. “They were shooting the 3s and they spread the floor, did a great job of taking us off the dribble when they got to the foul line”. On the contrary, his shooting struggles against St. John’s (3-of-13) dropped the senior guard to 7-of-24 from the field with a 7.7 scoring average against the Spartans’ three toughest opponents. They shot just 31 per cent against No. 24 Michigan State then followed that by finishing at 41 per cent Thursday. “I just think we looked awfully exhausted”. VCU shot 42 per cent and had just nine turnovers. Sophomore King McClure averaged 0.6 points in 6.6 minutes per game, failing to make a single field goal before the Louisville game. Deshawn Freeman had a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds, while Nigel Johnson and Mike Williams each scored 10 points off the bench.

They did look impressive in their victory over St. John’s on Wednesday evening, but their flaws manifested themselves again on Thanksgiving.

Brooklyn product Shamorie Ponds scored 18 points to lead the Red Storm (2-3), while Bashir Ahmed of The Bronx added 13.

Even Tum Tum Nairn, who set a career high in threes Wednesday night against St. John’s, joined the shot-happy action.

Meanwhile, Baylor will face the victor of that same game in the championship game at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday.

Michigan State: The Spartans will play the Wichita State-Louisville loser in Friday’s third-place game.