Huskies fall in tourney
Michigan wins regional crown
Manny Harris spent part of the summer working with LeBron James in an attempt to have a big sophomore season.
After two games, it looks like the effort has been a success.
One night after scoring 30 points in Michigan's victory over Michigan Tech, Harris narrowly missed a triple-double as Michigan beat Northeastern, 76-56, to win the Ann
"This has been a pretty good two days for Manny," said Wolverines coach John Beilein. "We've been trying to get him into space, and he's taken advantage."
Harris had 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists against the Huskies.
"This is more satisfying than [Tuesday]," he said. "I'd always rather get 8 or 9 assists and 10 rebounds than just have a big scoring night."
Harris has played more of a slashing role this season, and he credits much of his improvement to his offseason work with James.
"LeBron didn't just teach me one thing - he showed me a bunch of things that will help me take my game to a whole new level," he said.
Michigan (2-0) will play the winner of the UCLA regional in the semifinals next week at Madison Square Garden.
"This is going to be huge for us, because if we can win a game at MSG, it would give us a lot of confidence that we'll be able to win anywhere," said DeShawn Sims, who added 19 points off the bench.
Manny Adako led the Huskies (1-1) with 16 points and Matt Janning added 14, but Northeastern shot just 29 percent from the field, including 4 for 24 on 3-pointers.
"That's the key stat of the night," said Northeastern coach Bill Coen. "They play that 1-3-1 zone, and they were able to contest just about every shot we took."
UCLA 82, Prairie View 58 - Darren Collison scored 19 points, UCLA's five touted freshmen provided offensive punch, and the fourth-ranked Bruins opened their season with a victory over the Panthers in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic in Los Angeles.
Freshman Jrue Holiday joined the starting lineup of Final Four veterans Collison, Josh Shipp, Alfred Aboya, and James Keefe and scored 11 points in his college debut.
The Bruins will play Miami (Ohio) tonight for a chance to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
Miami (Ohio) 70, Weber St. 66 - Kenny Hayes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining and the RedHawks opened their season by holding off the Wildcats in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic in Los Angeles.
Hayes, whose basket snapped a 66-all tie, finished with 24 points. Tyler Dierkers and Michael Bramos added 13 points each as the RedHawks gave coach Charlie Coles his 300th career victory. Miami scored 20 points off Weber State's 21 turnovers.
IUPUI 65, Michigan Tech 51 - Jon Avery had 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Jaguars beat the Huskies in the consolation game in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michigan Tech scored the game's first basket, but the Jaguars answered with a 12-0 run and never trailed again.
Women
Connecticut 103, Team SRP 37 - Tina Charles had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the No. 1 Huskies beat Team SRP in an exhibition game in Hartford.
Freshman Caroline Doty added 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists for UConn, which had six players score in double figures. Connecticut won its two preseason games by an average of 58.5 points.
Renee Montgomery finished with 15 points for UConn. 