College Basketball: Old Dominion tops No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth

Aaron Bacote scored a career-high 31 points to lift Old Dominion to a 73-67 win over No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday in Norfolk, Va.

Bacote, who entered the game averaging just four points and shooting 16 percent, had scored just 20 points on the season.

He made his first eight shots, including four three-pointers, and was 11 for 13 from the free-throw line to top his previous career high of 28.

The Rams (4-2) were paced by Treveon Graham's 34 points and never led after the opening minutes.

ODU forged a 23-8 lead with 9 minutes, 17 seconds left in the first half when sophomore guard Ambrose Mosley sank consecutive three-pointers.

Wichita State 75, Tulsa 55 - Fred VanVleet scored 21 points and Ron Baker had 19 to lead the No. 9 Shockers (4-0) past Tulsa (3-3) in Wichita, Kan.

VanVleet and Baker combined for 23 first-half points as the Shockers built an 18-point lead.

Philadelphia University 97, West Chester 92 - Peter Alexis scored 25 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead visiting Philadelphia University (3-3) past the Golden Rams (3-3) in double overtime at Hollinger Field House.

Bowie 77, Cheyney 66 - Kevin Larkin and Jerrod Johnson scored 19 and 15 points respectively but that wasn't enough as Cheyney (1-4) fell to Bowie (4-2) in a nonconference contest. Bowie got double-doubles from Andre Jackson (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Justin Beck (12 and 10).

Neumann 88, Penn State-Abington 57 - Neumann trounced Penn State-Abington in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Cabrini College.

Tyreek Riddick (Math, Civics, and Sciences) hit 10 three-pointers as he led the Knights (4-2) with 34 points. DeShawn Lowman had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Dickinson 95, Cabrini 81 - Senior Aaron Walton-Moss led Cabrini with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocked shots, all in a losing cause as the Cavaliers (3-3) fell to Dickinson in the final of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Radnor.

Widener 78, Ursinus 63 - Freshman Sardayah Sambo led the Pride (5-1) to their fourth straight victory.

Sambo recorded a team-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Ursinus fell to 0-5.

Indiana (Pa.) 60 University of the Sciences 58 - The Devils (4-2) jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second half before the Crimson Hawks (6-0) stormed back for the victory.

Millersville 75, Goldey-Beacom 63 - With Shawn Williams (Roberts Vaux) leading the way, the Marauders (3-3) scored 35 points in the final 12 minutes of play to pull away from the Lightning for their second win in a row.

Rowan 86, Rosemont 71 - The Profs sprinted out to a big first-half lead and held off the Ravens in the second half for the win in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Cabrini College. The loss was the fourth straight for Rosemont, putting its record at 2-4, while the Profs improved to 4-1.

St. Joseph's 64, St. Francis (N.Y.) 42 -

The Hawks rode a second-half surge to beat St. Francis Brooklyn in the semifinals of the Seton Hall Thanksgiving Tournament in South Orange, N.J.

St. Joseph's (2-3) will face the host Pirates at 2:30 p.m. Sunday for the championship.

With the victory, St. Joseph's coach Cindy Griffin tied the all-time record for wins at Hawk Hill with 248, set by Jim Foster.

The Hawks were led by Natasha Cloud, who had 16 points, 7 seven assists, and eight rebounds.

Georgia Tech 71, Villanova 63 - The hot-shooting Yellow Jackets jumped out to a comfortable lead in the first half and held off the Wildcats in the second round of the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla.

With the loss, Villanova dropped to 1-4, while Georgia Tech improved to 5-2.

La Salle 62, Towson 49 - Jasmine Alston had a career-high 18 points to lead the Explorers (4-2) past the Tigers (1-3) in the LIU Turkey Classic final in Brooklyn.