Hoyas Find Range, Top Villanova

Georgetown has shot terribly from the field and free-throw line, played without any consistency and even lost three games at home, but that was all forgotten Monday night when the Hoyas managed a 78-67 victory over No. 14 Villanova at Landover, Md.

The Hoyas, 12-7 overall and 5-6 in the Big East, didn’t fold when Villanova (15-5, 6-4) cut a 21-point second-half lead to four.

No. 4 Utah 84, No. 21 Tulsa 58--The Utes (14-2, 6-0) coasted to the Western Athletic Conference victory over the Golden Hurricane (15-5, 5-1) at Provo, Utah, as Michael Doleac had 18 points and seven assists.

OTHER GAME

Chianti Roberts sent the game into overtime with a shot in the final second, then made two free throws with 11.6 left as Oklahoma State (11-7) eked out a 73-72 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma (11-6, 3-4) at Stillwater, Okla.

College Basketball Notes

South Carolina, 7-0 in the Southeastern Conference, moved into the Associated Press rankings at No. 25. . . . Andrew Betts, a 7-foot-1, 250-pound center, has transferred to Long Beach State from C.W. Post University in Brookville, N.Y. . . . Geno Carlisle of Northwestern and Thomas Kilgore of Central Michigan have transferred to California. . . . San Diego State lost its second starter in three days when junior forward Jacobi Thompson was suspended for violating team rules.