Holiday hoops do not disappoint

Upsets:

No. 5 NC State had no trouble defeating short-handed No. 2 Maryland, 78-60.

(Not really an upset but)…..No. 7 Stanford outlasted No. 4 Indiana, 69-66. Cameron Brink had 21 points and 22 rebounds for the Cardinal (wow!).

More results (including some almost-upsets):

No. 6 Baylor 68, Fordham 45

No. 9 Arizona survived Vanderbilt thanks to a buzzer layup, 48-46.

No. 22 West Virginia 65, Purdue 57

No. 23 Texas A&M held off Pitt, 57-46

DePaul held off Rutgers, 77-74.

Northwestern 73, South Dakota 57

USC 79, Seton Hall 65

Washington State 62, Miami 47

Houston 68, Arizona State 60

VCU 60, Washington 47

Mississippi State 65, Dayton 54

All scores

Tomorrow’s game schedule

College player news:

Aleah Nelson is settling into her role as scorer for Towson.

College coach news:

Black coaches are thriving in the SEC.