Sam Cunliffe scored 17
points, including two free
throws with 6.8 seconds re-
maining, and Evansville
stunned No. 1 Kentucky 67-
64 on Tuesday night at Rupp
Arena.
K.J. Riley added 18 points
as the Purple Aces —
coached by Walter McCarty,
who won a national title with
Kentucky in 1996 — pulled off
the biggest upset in program
history with their first win
over a No. 1 team in three
tries.
Evansville led much of
the game and answered
each Kentucky rally with
clutch baskets to grab the
lead and then maintain it for
the season’s biggest upset.
The Wildcats were a 25-
point favorite.
Kentucky had been 39-0
at home against unranked,
nonconference opponents
when ranked No. 1 in the As-
sociated Press poll. Ev-
ansville, meanwhile, got its
first-ever road win over an
AP-ranked team.
at No. 14 Oregon 82, No.
13 Memphis 74:Shakur Juis-
ton had 17 points and 10 re-
bounds, and the Ducks held
off the Tigers in the inaugu-
ral Phil Knight Invitational.at No. 21. Xavier 63, Mis-
souri 58 (OT):Naji Marshall
hit a three-pointer that tied
it in regulation and made
two free throws in overtime
as Xavier overcame poor
outside shooting to edge
Missouri.No. 22. Auburn 70, at
South Alabama 69:Fresh-
man Isaac Okoro made a
layup with 2.9 seconds left to
keep the Tigers perfect.COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Evansville stuns
No. 1 Kentucky
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MEN
Pepperdine 94, at Cal State Northridge 82: Brothers
Kameron and Kessler Edwards each scored 22 points for the
Waves (2-1), who led by 21 points with 2 minutes 40 seconds to
play. Terrell Gomez scored a career-high 33 points for the
Matadors (0-3).
at Stanford 86, Long Beach State 58:The Cardinal (3-0) led
by as many as 38 points in the second half. Max De Geest
scored 13 points for the Beach (1-2). Jaiden Delaire and Tyrell
Terry each scored 14 points for Stanford.
at UC Irvine 98, Life Pacific 52:Collin Welp and Aiden
Krause scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, and the Anteat-
ers (2-1) cruised past the NAIA Warriors.
at Texas 67, Cal Baptist 54:Milan Acquaah scored 17 points
for the Lancers (2-1), who couldn’t keep up with the
Longhorns (3-0) after taking nearly four minutes to score in
the second half.
MEN TONIGHT
Cal State Fullerton at Wyoming .................................................... 6
SOUTHLAND
Top 25 scores
Evansville 67
No. 1 Kentucky 64No. 2 Duke 105
Central Arkansas 54No. 8 Gonzaga 97
North Dakota 66No. 14 Oregon 82
No. 13 Memphis 74No. 17 Utah State 97
Denver 56No. 20 Washington 56
Mt. St. Mary’s 46No. 21 Xavier 63
Missouri 58 (OT)No. 22 Auburn 70
South Alabama 69USC 84, S. DAKOTA ST. 66
S. DAKOTA ST.
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Wilson ..............276-13 3-3 2-3 2 5 15
Arians...............22 0-5 1-4 0-5 0 2 1
Freidel ..............19 2-5 0-0 2-3 0 4 6
Key ..................36 2-7 3-4 1-4 3 4 8
Dentlinger .........20 2-4 3-3 2-4 3 3 7
Scheierman.......244-10 0-0 0-7 2 3 9
Wingett .............19 4-6 0-0 1-4 1 5 10
King.................18 1-3 0-0 0-3 1 0 2
Buchanan.........11 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 6
Dillon.................4 0-3 2-2 1-1 0 0 2
Totals 23-60 12-16 9-36 13 26 66
Shooting: Field goals, 38.3%; free throws, 75.0%
Three-point goals: 8-31 (Buchanan 2-2, Wingett 2-3,
Freidel 2-4, Key 1-5, Scheierman 1-7, Dillon 0-2, King
0-2, Arians 0-3, Wilson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Team
Turnovers: 18 (6 PTS). Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 18
(Key 5, Scheierman 4, Freidel 3, Wingett 3, Buchanan,
King, Wilson). Steals: 7 (Key 3, King, Scheierman, Wil-
son, Wingett). Technical Fouls: None.
USC
Min FG-A FT-A OR-T A P T
Mobley.............18 2-5 0-1 2-6 0 3 4
Okongwu...........27 4-8 4-4 3-8 1 2 12
Rakocevic..........358-14 11-17 6-16 0 3 27
Adlesh ..............20 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 0 5
Weaver..............28 3-9 0-0 0-4 4 1 7
Mathews...........254-10 3-4 0-0 1 4 15
E.Anderson ........13 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 2 3
Agbonkpolo.......13 3-5 0-0 1-3 0 0 9
Utomi ...............13 0-3 0-0 2-3 0 0 0
O’Bannon............4 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
Sturdivant ...........4 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 0
Totals 27-67 21-30 14-42 10 15 84
Shooting: Field goals, 40.3%; free throws, 70.0%
Three-point goals: 9-27 (Mathews 3-7, Agbonkpolo
3-4, Adlesh 1-4, Weaver 1-5, Okongwu 0-1, Utomi 0-1,
E.Anderson 0-2, Mobley 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Team
Turnovers: 11 (28 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Rakocevic 2,
Okongwu). Turnovers: 11 (Rakocevic 3, Utomi 2, Adlesh,
E.Anderson, Mobley, Okongwu, Sturdivant, Weaver).
Steals: 12 (Rakocevic 5, Mathews 2, Okongwu 2,
Adlesh, O’Bannon, Sturdivant). Technical Fouls: None.
S. Dakota St. 31 35— 66
USC 38 46— 84
A—2,210 (10,258).MEN
SOUTHLAND
USC 84, South Dakota St. 66
Stanford 86, Long Beach St. 58
UC Irvine 98, Life Pacific College 52
Pepperdine 94, Cal St. Northridge 82
San Diego 72, Fresno St. 66
Texas 67, Cal Baptist 54
Cal St. L.A. 90, Azusa Pacific 82
WEST
Hawaii 72, Pacific 67
Gonzaga 87, North Dakota 66
Washington 56, Mount St. Mary’s 46
Oregon 82, Memphis 74
Oklahoma 77, Oregon St. 69
Washington St. 70, Santa Clara 62
Seattle 115, Pacific (Ore.) 81
California 79, Nevada Las Vegas 75, OT
EAST
Pittsburgh 71, Robert Morris 57
Massachusetts 80, Northeastern 71
Air Force 69, Army 57
Wagner 97, Wesley (Del. ) 67
Lehigh 72, Cairn 42
Manhattan 85, Delaware St. 74
St. John’s 74, New Hampshire 61
Hartford 62, Marist 51
Siena 78, St. Bonaventure 65
Mass. Lowell 88, Mass. Boston 45
American U. 67, George Washington 65
Duquesne 66, Lamar 56
Fairfield 68, Holy Cross 63, OT
SOUTH
Evansville 67, Kentucky 64
William & Mary 80, Wofford 79
E. Kentucky 129, Ohio U. Chillcothe 43
Hampton 95, The Apprentice School 63
Appalachian St. 68, East Carolina 62
Georgia 95, The Citadel 86
Charlotte 71, Davidson 58
Alcorn St. 111, Paul Quinn College 59
Liberty 65, S.C. State 39
Longwood 85, Md. Eastern Shore 55
Radford 91, Bridgewater 40
Chattanooga 74, Troy 68
N. Kentucky 69, Coastal Carolina 68
UNC Wilmington 81, Campbell 76, OT
W. Carolina 90, N.C. A&T 64
Duke 105, Cent. Arkansas 54
Mississippi 68, Norfolk St. 55
Furman 91, Charleston Southern 47
Louisiana Tech 98, Wiley 52
Rice 80, Northwestern St. 74
Tulane 88, Jackson St. 79
Auburn 70, South Alabama 69
Tennessee St. 79, Lipscomb 78
Wright St. 85, Tennessee Tech 80, OT
Jacksonville St. 125, Brescia 55
Miami 79, Central Florida 70
Tennessee 82, Murray St. 63
MIDWEST
Michigan 79, Creighton 69
W. Michigan 91, Miss. Valley St. 81
Notre Dame 79, Howard 50
Xavier 63, Missouri 58, OT
Indiana 91, North Alabama 65
E. Michigan 101, Goshen College 49
Coppin St. 76, Loyola of Chicago 72
Missouri St. 73, Cleveland St. 53
Valparaiso 89, SIU Edwardsville 76
Milwaukee 103, Wisconsin Lutheran 53
E. Illinois 98, Chicago St. 34
Iowa St. 70, N. Illinois 52
Butler 64, Minnesota 56
SOUTHWEST
Texas St. 75, Prairie View 48
TCU 97, Louisiana Lafayette 65
Incarnate Word 86, Texas Lutheran 60
Arkansas 66, North Texas 43
Houston 84, Alabama St. 56
SMU 77, New Orleans 64
UTEP 65, New Mexico St. 50
ROCKIES
N. Colorado 104, Colorado College 38
Utah St. 97, Denver 56
Utah Valley 101, Ottawa 70
Nevada 80, Texas Arlington 73
WOMEN
AP TOP 25
No. 20 Syracuse 65, Md. Eastern Shore 50
No. 25 South Florida 82, Howard 53
SOUTHLAND
Virginia 72, Cal St. Northridge 47
San Diego St. 77, Westcliff 56
Cal St. Dominguez Hills 85, Fresno Pacific 76
WEST
Santa Clara 89, San Jose St. 81
New Mexico 81, Houston 71
Fresno St. 73, UC Davis 65
Cal St. Chico 71, Holy Names 47
Hawaii Pacific 91, Simon Fraser 84COLLEGE
RESULTS
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific W LOLPtsGFGA
Edmonton 12 6 2 26 61 54
Arizona 11 6 2 24 56 46
Vancouver 10 6 3 23 63 50
Calgary 10 7 3 23 59 58
Vegas 9 7 3 21 56 56
DUCKS 9 8 2 20 50 53
San Jose 8 10 1 17 54 67
KINGS 6 11 1 13 46 67
Central W LOLPtsGFGA
St. Louis 12 3 4 28 59 54
Colorado 11 5 2 24 66 49
Nashville 9 6 3 21 68 59
Winnipeg 10 8 1 21 51 58
Dallas 8 8 2 18 43 45
Chicago 6 7 4 16 45 53
Minnesota 6 11 1 13 47 63
Note: Overtime or shootout losses worth one point.EASTERN CONFERENCE
Metropolitan W LOLPtsGFGA
Washington 13 2 4 30 77 59
N.Y. Islanders 12 3 1 25 49 35
Philadelphia 10 5 2 22 56 52
Pittsburgh 10 6 2 22 60 47
Carolina 10 7 1 21 61 52
N.Y. Rangers 8 6 2 18 54 53
Columbus 6 8 4 16 42 61
New Jersey 5 7 4 14 42 61
Atlantic W LOLPtsGFGA
Boston 11 3 4 26 64 48
Montreal 10 5 3 23 64 56
Florida 9 4 5 23 67 67
Toronto 9 6 4 22 64 62
Buffalo 9 6 2 20 50 48
Tampa Bay 8 5 2 18 52 52
Detroit 7 12 1 15 46 75
Ottawa 6 10 1 13 47 59NHL STANDINGS
RESULTS
AT KINGS 3
MINNESOTA 1Anze Kopitar extended his point streak to four games, and
Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Kings.
DETROIT 4
AT DUCKS 3 (OT)Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal with 37 seconds left in
regulation, and Dennis Cholowski scored in overtime.
AT SAN JOSE 6
EDMONTON 3Tomas Hertl scored and extended his point streak to four
games; Evander Kane added his team-leading 11th goal.
AT VANCOUVER 5
NASHVILLE 3Elias Pettersson scored two goals on his 21st birthday
and the Canucks snapped a four-game winless streak.
ARIZONA 3
AT ST. LOUIS 2 (SO)Nick Schmaltz and Conor Garland scored in the shootout,
and Coyotes snapped Blues’ seven-game winning streak.
COLORADO 4
AT WINNIPEG 0Adam Werner made 40 saves in his NHL debut; Nathan
MacKinnon finished with two goals and two assists.
FLORIDA 5
AT BOSTON 4 (SO)Mike Hoffman scored one of four Panthers goals in the
third period and added the winner in a shootout.
AT N.Y. RANGERS 3
PITTSBURGH 2 (OT)Kaapo Kakko scored his second goal of the game 2:36
into overtime to give the Rangers a victory.
AT MONTREAL 3
COLUMBUS 2 (SO)Jonathan Drouin scored the shootout winner and the
Canadiens rallied to beat the Blue Jackets.
For complete NHL summaries, go to latimes.com/sports/scoresTODAY’S GAMES
Ottawa at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Vegas, 7 p.m.Jackrabbits (3-1) with 12 min-
utes 5 seconds to go. The run,
which included Mathews’
jump shot that pushed him
past 1,000 career points, took
only 2:26.
Mathews scored 11 of his 14
points in the second half. He
came off the bench for the sec-
ond time this season after he
was late to classes again.
Hoping to take advantage
of its taller personnel, USC
played with three post players
on the court and fed the ball
inside to Rakocevic. The sen-
ior, who had just 15 points and
11 rebounds in the first two
games combined, is adjusting
to the power forward position
this season from his tradi-
tional center spot. The change
sometimes lands him on the
perimeter, where he is
tempted to shoot ill-advisedthree-pointers. When he
nearly lined one up Tuesday,
the USC bench yelled, “No!”
He didn’t need any three-
pointers to play one of the best
games of his career.
“You see the result,” Rako-
cevic said with a smile. “I just
got to stick to what I’m good
at doing, and hopefully it
makes us better as a team.”done yet.”
Rakocevic paced the Tro-
jans (3-0) with a career-high-
tying 27 points, 16 rebounds
and a career-high five steals.
Mathews needed only five
points to reach 1,000 for his ca-
reer and did so midway
through the second half, but
Rakocevic needed 20 points
and followed his teammate
into the record books about
three minutes later.
“They have a chance to do
something special this year
together: to be leaders of a
team,” USC coach Andy En-
field said. “We have a lot of
young players who look up to
them, and if they continue to
work hard and lead us, I think
we have a chance to have a
successful season.”
The Trojans welcomed the
No. 7 recruiting class in the
nation this season. The tal-
ented freshmen stole the early
headlines. Forward Onyeka
Okongwu tied a school record
for blocks in a game with eight
in the season opener. Isaiah
Mobley, his former Compton
Magic teammate, was USC’s
second-leading scorer after
two games.
But when a competitive
South Dakota State team
that went 24-9 last season cut
a 16-point first-half deficit to
one in the second half, USC re-
lied on its seniors.
Graduate transfer Quin-
ton Adlesh made two three-
pointers to lead the Trojans
on an 11-0 run that pushed the
lead back to 12 over theRakocevic, Mathews lift Trojans
USC GUARDKyle Sturdivant tries for a steal against South Dakota State’s Bay-
lor Scheierman in the Trojans’ 84-66 victory Tuesday night at Galen Center.Gina FerazziLos Angeles TimesAhead of training camp
this season, Todd McLellan
and Ilya Kovalchuk met for
lunch near the Kings practice
facility in El Segundo.
Over the meal, they talked
about Kovalchuk’s past, in-
cluding a 34-point debut with
the Kings last season even
though he occasionally was
benched by interim coach
Willie Desjardins.
McLellan and the onetime
league-leading scorer dis-
cussed an upcoming season
they hoped would be benefi-
cial for both parties.
“I talked to him about how
I would likely use him, at least
to start with,” McLellan said
in September, recalling their
meeting. “Then after that, he
and all the players dictate how
much they play.”
Barely a month into the
season, Kovalchuk and the
Kings are seemingly back inthe same sticky situation as
the end of last season. The
team is in last place and the
struggling Kovalchuk was a
healthy scratch Tuesday
night when the Kings beat the
Minnesota Wild 3-1.
The Kings ended a skid at
three games behind goals by
Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and
Sean Walker (an empty-net-
ter) and 27 saves from Jona-
than Quick.
Yet the result was over-
shadowed by an earlier devel-
opment. Tuesday afternoon,
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman
reported the Kings are plan-
ning to keep Kovalchuk out of
the lineup for the foreseeablefuture. David Pagnotta of the
Fourth Period subsequently
said the team is exploring
trade options for the 36-year-
old forward, whose contract
carries a $6.25-million annual
salary-cap hit and, according
to CapFriendly.com, includes
a no-movement clause this
season.
Another report linked Ko-
valchuk with a move back to
the Russian KHL, where he
played before signing with the
Kings.
Asked before the game
about the rumors, Kings gen-
eral manager Rob Blake of-
fered little information re-
garding Kovalchuk’s long-term future with the club.
“I don’t know what the
lineup is Thursday, I don’t
know what the lineup is Sat-
urday,” Blake said. “I know the
lineup tonight. He’s a healthy
scratch. Unfortunately, every-
body knows before warmups.”
Blake, who met with Ko-
valchuk on Tuesday after-
noon, left open the possibility
the winger could return to the
lineup in the Kings’ next
game.
Although Kovalchuk’s
nine points rank fourth on the
team, his minus-10 rating is
the worst on the roster. After
tallying six points in the first
four games, he has only threein the last 13.
“Kovy’s on board,” McLel-
lan said. “Just like the rest of
the players, he’ll get his op-
portunity to come back in. We
have to treat him like any
other player.”Kovalchuk’s future with Kings appears uncertain
Struggling winger, a
former NHL scoring
leader, is a healthy
scratch against Wild.
KINGS 3
MINNESOTA 1
By Jack Harris
KINGS 3, WILD 1
Minnesota................................0 1 0 — 1
KINGS.....................................1 1 1 — 3
FIRST PERIOD: 1. KINGS, Kopitar 6 (Walker, Iafallo), 1:10.
Penalties—Clifford, KINGS, (cross-checking), 4:32. Roy,
KINGS, (tripping), 16:56.
SECOND PERIOD: 2. KINGS, Carter 5 (Hutton, Amadio),
10:56. 3. Min., Dumba 3, 15:40. Penalty—Carter, KINGS,
(hooking), 1:54.
THIRD PERIOD: 4. KINGS, Walker 4 (Kopitar), 19:13.
Penalties—Greenway, MIN, (holding), 14:53. Staal, MIN,
served by Donato, (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:13. Staal,
MIN, misconduct (misconduct), 19:13.
SHOTS ON GOAL: Min. 11-8-9—28. KINGS 11-11-13—35.
Power-play conversions—Min. 0 of 3. KINGS 0 of 2.
GOALIES: Min., Dubnyk 3-8-1 (34 shots-32 saves). KINGS,
Quick 3-8-0 (28-27). Att—16,099 (18,230). T—2:26.RED WINGS 4, DUCKS 3, OT
Detroit..............................0 2 1 1 — 4
DUCKS.............................0 3 0 0 — 3
FIRST PERIOD: Scoring—None. Penalties—Ritchie, DUCKS,
(holding), 5:23. McIlrath, DET, (roughing), 17:51. Getzlaf, DUCKS,
(slashing), 17:51. Getzlaf, DUCKS, (slashing), 17:51. Mantha, DET,
(slashing), 17:51. Deslauriers, DUCKS, major (fighting), 17:56.
Smith, DET, major (fighting), 17:56.
SECOND PERIOD: 1. DUCKS, Silfverberg 8 (Henrique), 0:20. 2.
DUCKS, Mahura 1 (Kase, Henrique), 0:49. 3. Det., Hronek 4 (Bow-
ey, Bertuzzi), 11:33. 4. DUCKS, Fowler 4 (Getzlaf, Kase), 13:48. 5.
Det., Athanasiou 3 (Filppula, Green), 17:21. Penalties—Det.
bench, served by Erne (delay of game), 0:49. Biega, DET, (interfer-
ence), 7:55.
THIRD PERIOD: 6. Det., Larkin 6 (Bertuzzi, Mantha), 19:23
(pp). Penalties—Terry, DUCKS, (hooking), 6:53. Guhle, DUCKS,
(tripping), 18:29. Holzer, DUCKS, (hooking), 18:50.
OVERTIME: 7. Det., Cholowski 2 (Fabbri), 2:04.
Penalties—None.
SHOTS ON GOAL: Det. 10-8-15-3—36. DUCKS 9-12-5-1—27.
Power-play conversions—Det. 1 of 4. DUCKS 0 of 2. GOALIES: Det.,
Bernier 5-4-1 (27 shots-24 saves). DUCKS, Miller 3-0-2 (36-32).Dylan Larkin scored the
tying goal during a six-on-
three advantage with 37 sec-
onds left in regulation, and
Dennis Cholowski scored
with 2:56 on the clock in
overtime to send the Detroit
Red Wings to their third
straight victory, 4-3 over the
Ducks on Tuesday night in
Anaheim.
After Ducks defensemen
Brendan Guhle and Kor-
binian Holzer took penalties
21 seconds apart in the wan-
ing moments of regulation,
Larkin scored from a sharp
angle while the Red Wings
had three extra skaters on
the ice with their goalie
pulled.
Cholowski then got his
second goal of the season,
ripping a wrist shot past
Ryan Miller, who made 32
saves for the Ducks, to win it
in overtime.
Detroit has its first three-
game winning streak this
season after winning for just
the fourth time in 16 games.
Jakob Silfverberg, Josh
Mahura and Cam Fowler
scored in the second period
for the Ducks, who fell to
2-2-2 on their seven-game
homestand. Ondrej Kase
and Adam Henrique had
two assists apiece, but the
Ducks lost for the first time
in seven games this season
when scoring at least three
goals.
Filip Hronek and Andre-
as Athanasiou scored in the
second period for the Red
Wings, and Jonathan
Bernier stopped 24 shots.
After a scoreless first pe-
riod, Silfverberg and
Mahura scored 29 secondsapart for the Ducks in the
opening minute of the sec-
ond. Silfverberg hacked at a
loose puck underneath
Bernier to get his eighth goal
of the season, and Mahura
put a long shot past a screen.
Hronek connected for his
first goal in seven games, but
Fowler answered with a slick
shot off a cross-ice pass from
Ryan Getzlaf.
Athanasiou scored late in
the second with a slick de-
flection of Valtteri Filppula’s
shot.Ducks fail to hold lead, lose in OT
Red Wings rally in
the final minute of
regulation during a
six-on-three.
DETROIT 4
DUCKS 3 (OT)
KORBINIAN HOLZERblocks a shot by Anthony Mantha of Detroit as Ducks
goalie Ryan Miller is caught out of position during the second period.Sean M. HaffeyGetty Imagesassociated press
USC next
Saturday at Nevada,
8 p.m., Lawlor Events
Center, CBS Sports
Network — Former UCLA
coach Steve Alford is in his
first season with Nevada.
The Wolf Pack (2-1) have
won 44 of their last 47
home games after an
80-73 win over
Texas-Arlington on
Tuesday. USC will play its
first road game of the
season after going 2-9 in
such games last season.
— Thuc Nhi Nguyen[USC,from D1]