NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas Tech hold off Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship. Toppin, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, had nine rebounds and four assists for the Red Raiders. Christian Anderson added 16 points and eight assists for Texas Tech, while Tyeree Bryan scored 13 and Jaylen Petty had 11. Juke Harris powered Wake Forest with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Myles Colvin chipped in 19 points. Texas Tech made 12 3-pointers against a Wake Forest 3-point defense that came in ranking ninth nationally.
UNDATED (AP) — Division I schools have received the “University Participation Agreement” drafted by the College Sports Commission. The agreement requires the schools to waive their right to file lawsuits against the enforcement agency and gives it wide latitude to sanction programs for violating rules that outline how players can be paid. The Associated Press has obtained a copy of the 11-page document. It reminds schools that “full compliance with the Membership Rules is critical to the future success of college athletics.” Commissioners of the Power Four conferences have asked schools to review and sign the document by Dec. 3.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Riley Kugel and Themus Fulks scored 18 points each, Jamichael Stillwell had 12 points and 11 rebounds and UCF defeated Pittsburgh 77-67 on Thursday night for its fourth straight win. Kugel was 8 of 14 from the floor and Fulks 7 of 12, making all three of his 3-pointers. Fulks’ fellow Milwaukee transfer, Stillwell, posted his second double-double this season. He had 16 last season. Cameron Corhen had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Panthers. Damarco Minor, with four 3-pointers, and Barry Dunning Jr. added 14 points each.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — First-year coach Will Wade promised immediate results in taking over at N.C. State. The Wolfpack won the first four games to earn a No. 25 ranking in the AP Top 25 poll. Next up is a trip to the Maui Invitational in Hawaii during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Wade says there's been plenty to work on. That includes turnover troubles and shot selection in Monday's win against VCU. But he said rebounding had been a bit ahead of the team's expectations. Wade says he thinks the team's foundation is “strong enough” to handle adversity that could come in Hawaii.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Indya Nivar had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Nyla Brooks also had 14 points off the bench and No. 14 North Carolina coasted to an 85-50 win over North Carolina A&T. Elin Aarnisalo added 13 points and Ciera Toomey had 12 for the Tar Heels, who forced 26 turnovers that were turned into 33 points and held the Aggies to 0 for 6 from 3-point range. Chaniya Clark scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting for North Carolina A&T. The rest of the Aggies were 11 of 39. A 3-pointer by Brooks gave the Tar Heels an early 14-4 lead before Karriem scored the last two baskets of the first quarter. Brooks had back-to-back 3s to get the lead to 13 and her fourth 3 started a 9-0 run that ballooned the lead to 34-16. Nivar’s 3 made it 43-21 at the half.
UNDATED (AP) — No. 15 Georgia Tech can clinch a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by beating Pittsburgh on Saturday. That game headlines the ACC's weekly slate. The Yellow Jackets are 6-1 in the ACC and have an instate rivalry game against No. 4 Georgia looming. The schedule includes SMU hosting Louisville while trying to stay in the hunt to reach the title game as a one-loss league team. No. 14 Miami visits Virginia Tech. The schedule includes longtime rivalry games between Duke and North Carolina as well as the “Big Game” between California and Stanford.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 9 Notre Dame continues to look for style points in its quest to lock in a College Football Playoff berth. Syracuse is looking for any kind of points. Notre Dame is hopeful it can start angling its way into the top eight of the CFP rankings and earn a home playoff game with a big win against Syracuse on senior day. Syracuse started the season 3-1. Quarterback Steve Angeli, a Notre Dame transfer, suffered a torn Achilles tendon while leading the Orange to an eye-opening 34-21 victory against Clemson in the fourth game of the season. They've since lost six in a row.
