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Pettiford’s last-second layup saves No. 3 Kansas in Bahamas; UNC wins

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Bobby Pettiford Jr. made a twisting reverse layup off a loose rebound with 0.2 seconds left in overtime to give No. 3 Kansas a 69-68 win over Wisconsin in a Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal on Thursday.

Pettiford’s layup marked his only points of the game, capping a thriller that saw Wisconsin rally from 15 down early in the second half.

Jalen Wilson scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds for the reigning national champion Jayhawks (6-0), and Kevin McCullar Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds — and a 3 to force overtime.

Tyler Wahl led the Badgers (4-1) with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Most of his points came after half in what was at times a one-man comeback, including a spinning drive against a falling Wilson for a layup and a 68-67 lead with 21 seconds left.

Kansas will take on No. 22 Tennessee in the tournament title game on Friday.

NO. 1 NORTH CAROLINA 89, PORTLAND 81

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pete Nance scored 28 points, Caleb Love added 23 and North Carolina survived an unexpected test from Portland in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational.

The Tar Heels (5-0) needed a late 14-3 run to finally pull away from one of the tournament’s host schools. Love carried them in the first half with 16 points and reached the 1,000-point mark in his career, becoming the 80th North Carolina player to reach that mark.

Nance picked up the slack after halftime with 20 points and matched his career high in scoring set last season when he was playing for Northwestern.

Moses Wood led Portland (4-3) with 21 points.

The Tar Heels will face Iowa State in a semifinal game Friday. Portland will play Villanova in a consolation game.

NO. 8 DUKE 54, OREGON STATE 51

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Duke held off a challenge from Oregon State in the opening game of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament.

Ryan Young added 11 points and 15 rebounds off the bench and was the only other Blue Devils (5-1) player to score in double figures.

Jordan Pope led the Beavers (3-2) with 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Dexter Akanno hit two 3-pointers and scored 11 points.

The Blue Devils will face either Florida or Xavier in the PKL semifinal on Friday, while the Beavers will take on the loser of that game.

NO. 22 TENNESSEE 73, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 66, OT

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Julian Phillips scored a season-high 25 points to help Tennessee hold off Southern California in overtime at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The first-year forward made 7 of 13 shots and 10 of 12 free throws to go with eight rebounds for the Volunteers (4-1), with four of those free throws coming in overtime.

Santiago Vescovi overcame a rough shooting game to hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:45 left in the extra period, while Zakai Zeigler went 4 for 4 at the line in the final 23.7 seconds left of overtime to seal the win.

Boogie Ellis scored 21 points in his second big output in as many days to lead the Trojans (4-2).

The Vols advanced to Friday’s championship game to face No. 3 Kansas, which edged Wisconsin in overtime.

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AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

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