Friday's Shootaround: Seton Hall with a big win, Washington loses on a buzzer beater

Seton Hall 80, Louisville 77: Seton Hall landed a huge win as they try to work their way back into the postseason picture. The Pirates were in control for most of this game, taking their biggest lead of the game, up 72-59, with 4:40 left to play. But the Cardinals would go on a run, cutting the lead to 75-72. The play of the game, however, was made by Keon Lawrence. Louisville's Edgar Sosa made a steal and looked to be headed in for a layup that would have cut the lead to one, but Lawrence blocked the shot, and eventually Jeremy Hazell, who finished with 25 points on just 12 shots, put home a dunk to push the lead back to five.

As we mentioned, Hazell played a fantastic game, playing 39 minutes and taking just 12 shots from the floor. With Louisville paying a lot of attention to him, Hazell moved the ball around, allowing guys like Jordan Theodore (17 points, 4 assists) to attack gaps against the Cardinals spread out defense.

UCLA 62, Washington 61: Insane ending out west. Michael Roll hits a free throw with 7.6 seconds left before ... you know what, you just watch it.



The loss drops Washington back to 3-4 in the Pac-10. Reeves Nelson had 16 points to lead four Bruins in double figures, while Quincy Pondexter's 23 points led the way for UW. I think its pretty safe to say the Pac-10 won't be getting an at-large bid.

Butler 48, Loyola IL 47: The Bulldogs were in the lead for most of the night, but couldn't shake the Ramblers, who got a three from Walt Gibler with 46 seconds left to tie the game at 47. After a Willie Veasley free throw, Loyola turned the ball over with just about 8 seconds left. But Shelvin Mack gave it right back by stepping out of bounds. Luckily for the Bulldogs, Loyola took a three off the inbounds that went in and out, and missed a tip in before the buzzer sounded. Gordon Hayward led the way with 12 points.

Gonzaga 91, Pepperdine 84: Matt Bouldin scored 32 points as Gonzaga opened up an early double digit lead against the Waves and never really let Pepperdine get back into it, taking over sole possession of first place in the WCC. Elias Harris had 20 points and 13 boards while Steven Gray added 20 points as well.

Other notable scores

• Indiana 67, Penn State 61: Verdell Jones made two late jumpers and Devan Dumes scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half as the Hoosiers held off a late rally by the Nittany Lions.
• Florida 71, Arkansas 66: Erving Walker scored 27 points and overcame a hot second half shooting performance from Rotnei Clarke as Florida picked up a much-needed win on the road.
  
• Stony Brook 65, Vermont 60: Brian Dougher scored 20 points as the Seawolves moved to just a game behind the Catamounts in the America East.
• Siena 67, Loyola MD 61: Alex Franklin scored 22 points, Edwin Ubiles 18 points, and Ryan Rossiter added 12 points and 13 boards as the Saints overcame an early deficit to improve to 9-0 in the MAAC.
• San Jose State 87, Louisiana Tech 76: Adrian Oliver had 39 points, the fifth time he scored 30 points this season, as the Spartans handed Tech their first loss of the WAC season.
• Cal 89, Oregon 57: Patrick Christopher scored all of his 21 points in the first half as the Bears jumped out to a 48-21 lead over Oregon.
• Washington State 67, USC 60: Reggie Moore scored 21 points and added 6 assists while Klay Thompson scored 20 points as Wazzu overcame a 15 point second half deficit.
• St. Mary's 71, San Diego 56: Omar Samhan scored 20 points and Ben Allen added 14 points and 10 boards as the Gaels reminded a half-game back of the Zags atop of the WCC.
• Stanford 59, Oregon State 35: Landry Fields scored 17 points and held the Beavers to just 13 second half points.
  

Thursday's Best:

• Keion Bell scored 37 points, 34 in the second half, but Pepperdine still lost to Gonzaga.
• Jacksonville State's Nick Murphy had 23 points and 12 boards in a win over Tennessee State.
• Charleston's Andrew Guodelock scored 28 points as the Cougars improved to 7-0 in the SoCon.
• Lazar Trifunovic had 27 points, 14 boards, and 8 assists as Radford remained a game behind Coastal Carolina in the Big South.
• Erving Walker scored a career-high 27 points as Florida went into Arkansas and knocked off the Razorbacks.