Stanford frosh upset Tigers

Freshman Curtis Borchardt hit a 3-pointer to snap a tie with 1:35 remaining and No. 9 Stanford hung on to beat second-ranked Auburn 67-58 Saturday in the Wooden Classic.

Borchardt and Jarron Collins combined for 13 of Stanford's final 15 points. Borchardt led the Cardinal with 15 points and Jarron Collins added 13 points as Stanford (5-0) beat a ranked opponent for the third time this month. Four of the Cardinal's games have been on the road.

Freshman Jason Collins, Jarron's twin who was playing in just his 13th college game after two years of injuries, added 12 points and 10 rebounds.

DANNY KALICK/Daily Michigan sophomore Leon Jones has given Michigan a lift at the guard position, en route to a 3-0 record.

"Sure, you're surprised to be 5-0 with the caliber of competition we've played," Stanford coach Mike Montgomery said. "But as long as you defend and board, you can win games."

Chris Carrawell scored 24 points to lead Duke to an 81-68 victory over Southern California in the second game of the doubleheader honoring Hall of Fame coach John Wooden at Anaheim Arena.

No. 8 Arizona 63, No. 11 Kentucky 51: No. 8 Arizona shook off some erratic shooting to go on a 11-0 run midway through the second half Friday night and defeated No. 11 Kentucky 63-51 to win its third Preseason NIT championship.

No. 24 Maryland hung on for a 72-67 victory over Notre Dame in the consolation game. Lonny Baxter topped the Terps with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Troy Murphy led all scorers with 25 and had 11 rebounds for the Irish.

In this rematch of the 1997 NCAA Tournament championship game won in overtime by Arizona 83-79, neither team looked much like a Final Four candidate.

Arizona shot 39.7 for the game but that was better than Kentucky's 35.6.

Tayshaun Prince led Kentucky with 18 points but shot just 7-of-18. Desmond Allison added 12 for the losers, who made just 21 of 59 shots from the floor.

The championship gave Arizona another Preseason NIT sweep. Coach Lute Olson's Wildcats won the title in 1990, beating Arkansas in the final, and again in 1995 when they beat Georgetown for the championship.

No. 1 Cincinnati 88, Santa Clara 67: This time top-ranked Cincinnati took care of business right away.

The Bearcats opened the game with an 11-0 run and never even glanced over their shoulders as they went on to an 88-67 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Island Invitational.

Unlike the opening-round 91-56 win over Cleveland State that was a game for about half of the first half, Cincinnati made sure that any thoughts of a major upset by the Broncos were gone by the first TV timeout.

Senior center Kenyon Martin had 19 points and freshman guard DerMarr Johnson had 16 for Cincinnati, which averaged 92.5 points over its first two games, winning by an average margin of 31 points.

Creighton 85, No. 23 Iowa 76: Creighton doesn't want to consider its latest victory over Iowa an upset.

The Bluejays shot 56 percent Saturday night while beating the 23rd-ranked Hawkeyes for the second straight season, 85-76.

Ryan Sears also scored 19 and had six rebounds. Matt West had 13 points and Nerijus Karlikanovas added 11 for the Bluejays, who beat Iowa 75-73 last season in Iowa City.

Creighton (2-0) trailed just once, after Iowa center Jacob Jaacks opened the game with a layup, and never let the Hawkeyes even tie it once they took the lead.

Creighton fans, who chanted "over-rated" in the final minute, rushed the floor after the buzzer and swarmed the Jays at midcourt.

It was Creighton's fourth straight victory over a team coached by Steve Alford, who left Southwest Missouri State to take over the Hawkeyes (2-2). Alford is 1-3 in Omaha's Civic Auditorium.

Dean Oliver led Iowa with 19 points and six assists. Reserve forward Rob Griffin added 10 points for the Hawkeyes, who lost one starter to injury early in the game and had two others on the bench with foul trouble early in the second half.

Iowa, which upset No. 1 Connecticut in the season opener, struggled to put Eastern Illinois away in a 95-79 victory last week.

Indiana 67, No. 5 Temple 59: A.J. Guyton scored 22 points and Kirk Haston added 20 as Indiana beat No. 5 Temple 67-59 Friday night in the Tip-Off Classic.

Lynn Greer hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead Temple (1-1), which was playing without point guard Pepe Sanchez, who sprained his ankle earlier in the week.

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