LSU downs Saint Mary’s in Neon Hoop Showcase benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The LSU Tigers faced adversity with a lead late in the game, but showed it could make the plays necessary to secure the victory, 78-74, over Saint Mary’s College of California in the Neon Hoops basketball event benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena.

LSU is now 8-4 on the season and will be off until Friday night at 7 p.m. when undefeated and nationally-ranked Furman comes to Baton Rouge. With the loss, Saint Mary’s had its four-game winning streak stopped and is now 7-5 on the season.

Robotham 3 at buzzer puts UNLV over BYU 92-90 in OT in Neon Hoops Showcase

LAS VEGAS – Senior guard Noah Robotham’s fallaway 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime gave the UNLV men’s basketball team (5-4) a 92-90 victory over BYU (8-5) Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena.

Five Runnin’ Rebels scored in double figures, including three with 20 or more points. Freshman forward Joel Ntambwe’s 22 (career high) led the team, while senior guard Kris Clyburn (career high) and sophomore guard Amauri Hardy both had 21. Robotham added 12 and Mbacke Diong scored 10. Ntambwe grabbed a game-high-tying 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.

Bahamas Great Exuma Classic & Great Abaco Classic named Best Pro-Ams on Web.com Tour

The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and Bahamas Great Abaco Classic have been named as the Best Pro-Ams on the Web.com Tour. The season-opening events, held at Sandals Emerald Bay and The Abaco Club respectively, were recognized for the overall pro-am experience including the pairings party venue, dining experience, gifting, player attendance and entertainment. The Web.com Tour also recognized the amateur player experience on pro-am day with benchmarks that include parking, registration, gift package, food and after-party.

“In just two years, our season-opening events in The Bahamas have become two of our most popular tournaments for players, their families and our staff,” said Web.com Tour Commissioner Dan Glod. “The bd Global team has done a tremendous job in creating a unique Pro-Am experience for all amateurs, highlighted by a stay at two of the world’s premier destinations in Sandals Emerald Bay and The Abaco Club. The ability to play alongside the PGA TOUR’s next wave of stars, learn from World Golf Hall of Fame member Greg Norman and enjoy one of the many excursions offered has allowed our Bahamas events to earn Best Pro-Am Experience for 2018.”

Full information on this year’s tournaments and Pro-Am experiences can be found at www.greatexumaclassic.com and www.greatabacoclassic.com.

#10 Texas captures Gulf Coast Showcase women’s crown

ESTERO, Fla. — The No. 10/9 Texas women’s basketball team defeated Fordham 72-54 on Sunday at Hertz Arena to win the Gulf Coast Showcase. Junior point guard Sug Sutton was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, scoring a career-high 17 points, with 12 in the first half alone. Fellow All-Tournament Team member Jatarie White scored 16 points and tallied five rebounds. Freshman Charli Collier registered out 11 points and sophomore Destiny Littleton contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

#1 Notre Dame comes from 14 down to beat #9 Oregon State for TCL Vancouver Showcase title

VANCOUVER – The No. 1 Notre Dame women’s basketball team overcame a 14-point deficit and defeated No. 9 Oregon State, 91-81, in the Vancouver Showcase championship game. The Fighting Irish (6-0) recorded 50 second-half points to rally against the Beavers (5-1), receiving 20-plus scoring games from Brianna Turner, Arike Ogunbowale and Jackie Young

Ogunbowale was named the Vancouver Showcase MVP, as her 21 points tonight brought her tournament total to 72 points. Furthermore, Young was named to the All-Tournament Team, dropping 23 points against the Beavers.

Arizona State raises MGM Resorts Main Event heavyweight belt with win over Utah State

LAS VEGAS – Luguentz Dort earned MVP honors of the MGM Resorts Heavyweight Bracket with a 33-point outing to lift Arizona State to an 87-82 win over Utah State, ASU’s second exempt tournament title in less than a year.

Dort’s tally is third-best in program history for by a freshman, behind Mario Bennett (35 in 1992) and Jahii Carson (34 in 2013).

Toledo outlasts UC Irvine for Gulf Coast Showcase men’s title

ESTERO, Fla. – Toledo brought home the Gulf Coast Showcase title Wednesday night by rallying from a seven-point halftime deficit to post a 67-60 victory over a previously unbeaten UC-Irvine (6-1) squad. The victory improved the Rockets’ record to 5-1.

Senior Jaelan Sanford led UT tonight with 18 points and a career-high eight rebounds and named tournament Most Valuable Player. Junior Luke Knapke was the Rockets’ only other double-digit scorer, finishing with 17 points and six rebounds to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.

Toledo registered another stifling defensive showing by limiting the Anteaters to a 37.5 field-goal percentage and a 4-of-19 effort behind the three-point arc.

Kalscheur’s late three lifts Minnesota past Washington for TCL Vancouver Showcase men’s title

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The shot wasn’t what Minnesota coach Richard Pitino wanted until Gabe Kalscheur’s heave swished through the net.

Then it became the perfect shot to keep the Gophers unbeaten.

“The way that he shot it I don’t know if I envisioned that. But he’s a great kid, he deserves success and sometimes you just have to get lucky. We haven’t been really lucky around here,” Pitino said.
Kalscheur made a contested 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left, lifting Minnesota to a 68-66 win over Washington in the final of the Vancouver Showcase on Wednesday.

Utah Valley takes home MGM Resorts Main Event middleweight title

LAS VEGAS—Jake Toolson scored 20 points and Ben Nakwaasah added a career-high 18 to lead Utah Valley to the MGM Main Event Middleweight title with a 87-72 win over Long Beach State on Wednesday afternoon at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.

“I’m really proud of our guys,” said Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope. “We’ve had some confidence, trust and belief issues. We’ve had some newness issues with guys trying to figure each other out. For our guys to come into this tournament and figure all those tricky dynamics going on and to gut it out two days ago and then to play just great basketball today where we really shared the ball and make plays for one another. I’m just really proud.”

Georgia Southern outlasts Montana for The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase title

NASSAU, Bahamas – Tookie Brown tallied 22 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Georgia Southern held off Montana 80-77 to claim the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase title Sunday night in Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium.

Brown was named the tournament MVP, and Montae Glenn earned all-tournament honors after averaging 11.7 points and nine rebounds while shooting 75 percent from the floor. It is the Eagles’ first in-season tournament championship since winning the Islander Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2003.