Hold off on Miami's return to national prominence. The Hurricanes ran into a huge roadblock: Georgia Tech's triple-option offense.
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night.
DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to help Michigan upset No. 4 UCLA 55-52 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.
Gerald Henderson scored all 20 of his points in the second half, finally helping No. 10 Duke find some offensive rhythm in an 83-58 victory over Southern Illinois on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.
Gary Russell had a 2-yard run for his first career touchdown, Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller for another score and the Pittsburgh Steelers led the Cincinnati Bengals 20-7 after three quarters on Thursday night.