Temple knocks SMU from unbeaten ranks

SMU head coach Larry Brown watched with a mixture of disbelief and amazement as Temple students rushed the court when the final buzzer sounded.

Eighth-ranked SMU became the last Division I team to lose this season when Devin Coleman scored a career-high 23 points — going 7-for-7 from the three-point range — and led Temple to an 89-80 win Sunday.

SMU is ineligible for postseason play this year because of NCAA infractions.

Brice Johnson scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for the visiting Tar Heels.

North Carolina (18-2, 7-0 ACC) led by as many as 20 in the first half, but the Hokies (12-8, 4-3) took a 61-59 lead on a basket by Kerry Blackshear Jr. with 8:05 remaining.

Ben Bentil scored 10 of his 31 points in overtime, including two free throws with 14.7 seconds left, and also had 13 rebounds, helping the visiting Friars (17-3, 5-2 Big East) stop the 22-game Big East winning streak of the Wildcats (17-3, 7-1).

Jarrod Uthoff scored 13 of his 22 points in the first half for the host Hawkeyes (16-3, 7-0 Big Ten), who’ve beaten four ranked teams since late December ahead of Thursday’s meeting at No. 7 Maryland.

Gary Payton II had 22 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and four steals as the host Beavers (12-6, 3-4 Pac-12) broke a three-game losing streak.

Elijah Stewart had 16 points and nine rebounds and Katin Reinhardt scored 14 points for the Trojans (15-5, 4-3), who dropped both games on their Oregon road trip.

Temi Fagbenle scored 16 points and Kristen Simon had 10 points and 10 rebounds as the host Trojans (15-5, 3-5) sent the Bears (10-9, 1-7) to their fifth straight loss.

Penina Davidson had 13 points and eight rebounds for Cal, which tied the game 42-42 with 9:21 left before USC went on a 19-3 run.

Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points as and Ameryst Alston scored 10 of her 15 points in the third quarter as the visiting Buckeyes (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) outscored Rutgers 24-7 to break away from a halftime tie.