Michigan tops No. 4 UCLA, advances to tournament final

NEW YORK -- DeShawn Sims scored 18 points, including an emphatic dunk on a back-door cut with time running down, and Manny Harris added 15 for Michigan in a 55-52 victory over No. 4 UCLA on Thursday in the 2K Sports Classic.

The Wolverines' last victory over a top-five team came in 1997 against No. 1 Duke -- Michigan's opponent in the championship game today.

With his team trailing 48-46 with 4:16 left, Stu Douglass hit a long 3-pointer to give Michigan the lead. Darren Collison was stripped on the other end, leading to a layup by Sims that made the score 51-48 Wolverines.

UCLA cut the deficit to two when Josh Shipp made one of two free throws with 56 seconds left. After Michigan (3-0) worked the shot clock down, Anthony Wright found Sims for a two-handed slam that gave the Wolverines a four-point lead with 28 seconds left.

The Bruins (2-1) weren't done. Nikola Dragovic's 3-pointer with five seconds to go cut the deficit to 53-52. But Harris hit two free throws and blocked Collison's potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.

• No. 10 Duke 83, Southern Illinois 58 -- At New York, Gerald Henderson scored all 20 of his points in the second half, helping the Blue Devils (4-0) pull away to beat the Salukis (2-1) in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

Carlton Fay had 17 points to lead Southern Illinois.

• No. 13 Memphis 83, Chattanooga 71 -- At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Doneal Mack scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as the Tigers (3-0) defeated the Mocs (0-3) in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

• No. 18 Florida 64, Southern Utah 50 -- At Gainesville, Fla., Nick Calathes had 18 points and seven rebounds, leading the Gators (3-0) past the Thunderbirds (1-1) despite one of the worst 3-point shooting performances in team history.

Florida went 1-for-16 from 3-point range, barely extending to 546 its school-record streak of games with at least one 3-pointer. Dan Werner made the Gators' 3, with 22.1 seconds to play.

• Seton Hall 63, No. 19 Southern California 61 -- At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Eugene Harvey hit a free throw with five seconds remaining to help the Pirates (3-0) knock off the Trojans (2-1) in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

After Harvey missed his second free throw, USC's Daniel Hackett missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.