Notre Dame Beats B.Y.U. in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 20 Notre Dame responded to its overtime loss to St. Joseph's on Friday by beating Brigham Young, 78-68, in the third-place game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Barclays Center on Saturday night. "I'm very, very proud of our team because we invested a lot of energy last night and had our hearts broken," Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey said. We were moping around a little bit today and rightfully so. By pregame meal at 3 o'clock, we had our heads up, and I was impressed with our maturity because we were in a battle. We were down 7 in the second half, and we found a way to get out of here with a win. Jack Cooley had 19 points and 13 rebounds; Jerian Grant had 19 points, including 17 in the second half; and Eric Atkins added 16 points. One of Atkins's baskets, a 3-pointer, gave the Fighting Irish (3-1) a cushion after the Cougars (2-2) had closed the margin to 2 points. Atkins then stole the ball near midcourt and scored on a long layup to put Notre Dame ahead by 68-61. That was the Irish's last field goal; they went 10 of 12 from the free-throw line the rest of the game. OHIO STATE 69, RHODE ISLAND 58 Deshaun Thomas had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Ohio State beat Rhode Island in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn. Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 15 points for the Buckeyes (2-0), who struggled with the Rams (0-3) well into the second half. MEMPHIS 65, SAMFORD 54 Adonis Thomas scored 16 points, and No. 17 Memphis escaped against visiting Samford (1-3) in an opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. Joe Jackson added 13 points, 4 assists and 3 steals for Memphis (2-0), which converted all eight of its free throws in the final minute to preserve the victory. S.D.S.U. 60, MISSOURI STATE 44 Jamaal Franklin scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for No. 23 San Diego State. The visiting Aztecs led by 39-30 midway through the second half before the Bears rallied. Missouri State (1-1) pulled to 4 points behind, at 41-37, on Anthony Downing's basket with 7 minutes 13 seconds left.But the Aztecs pulled away with back-to-back 3-pointers. DUKE 84, PRESBYTERIAN 45 Tricia Liston and Haley Peters each scored 21 points as No. 3 Duke cruised at home. KENTUCKY 80, HIGH POINT 45 A'dia Mathies scored all of her 17 points in the first half to help No. 6 Kentucky (2-1) rout High Point (1-2) at home. JOSEPH'S 50, MARYLAND 49 Host St. Joseph's earned its first victory against a top-five opponent in nearly 36 years when it stunned No. 5 Maryland (2-1) behind Chatilla van Grinsven's 18 points. St. Joseph's (2-1) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2007. OHIO STATE 78, WINTHROP 53 Darryce Moore and Tayler Hill scored 16 points apiece as No. 20 Ohio State cruised. Ashley Adams added 14 points, 6 blocked shots and 4 assists for the Buckeyes (2-1), who have won 23 consecutive home games, the longest active streak in the Big Ten. JOHN'S 73, HOFSTRA 47 Shenneika Smith had 18 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for No. 20 St. John's (2-1). The Red Storm led by 12 points at halftime and dashed any hope of a Hofstra (1-2) comeback by scoring 10 of the first 14 points in the second half.