COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) β Josh Richardson and Kevin Punter had 13 points each and Derek Reese hit a foul shot with 13.8 seconds left that sealed Tennessee’s 15th straight victory over South Carolina in a 66-62 win last night. Tennessee won its third-straight SEC road game to start a season for the first time since 2009.
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) β Freshman Peyton Aldridge had 22 points and senior Tyler Kalinoski added 21, and the sharp-shooting Davidson Wildcats knocked off Dayton 77-60 last night for their first win over a ranked opponent this season. Davidson was 12 of 23 from 3-point range, helping to erase a 26-point loss to Richmond three days earlier.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) β Danny Manning isn’t into moral victories. His first Wake Forest team has given him a few of them anyway. The Demon Deacons have played unexpectedly close in losses to then-No. 5 Louisville, then-No. 2 Duke and Syracuse. That’s given them perhaps the most encouraging 1-4 start to league play in ACC history.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) β USAC Midget champion Rico Abreu will make his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut in 2015 and race all 14 series events. Abreu, an open wheel standout, signed with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks. Abreu will continue to race open wheel events.
