After hitting triple figures Friday night, No. 8 Providence-St. Mel traveled to Milwaukee and found the going a lot tougher.
Rufus King, one of Milwaukee’s better teams, had little trouble with the Knights, rolling to an 82-63 victory.
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Jimmy Foster led King’s scoring with 22 points. Derrick Cole added 13 and Terrance McGee 11.
Irving Richardson led Providence (6-2) with 20 points, and Patrick Cunningham added 12.
Peoria Shootout: Despite 13 points apiece by Pierre Greene and Bobby Simmons, fifth-ranked Simeon (1-3) fell to Peoria Central 52-44.
Andrean (Ind.) 50, St. Joseph 47: Marlon London scored 14 points and Rob Walls 11 for No. 19 St. Joseph, but the Chargers fell short in Westchester.
Aurora Christian 80, Walther Lutheran 63: Jason Collins scored 23 points and Jason Wright added 20 to lead Aurora Christian (4-4).
Buffalo Grove 70, Roosevelt 53: Playing without leading scorer and rebounder Jason Wiertel, Buffalo Grove (8-2) rode the hot shooting of Jeff Siok to the non-conference victory. Siok scored 24 points, sinking five of 11 three-pointers, to lead the Bison.
“Jason has a bad back, and it’s a no-brainer not to dress him,” said Buffalo Grove coach Doug Millstone. “We’re a little more experienced with Wiertel in there. But we’ve been lucky enough to have players step up when their numbers come up.”
Millstone said that Wiertel should be ready when the Bison begin their holiday tournament at Bloomington-Normal.
Farragut 75, Carver 59: Michael Wright had 30 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots for Farragut in non-league play.
Glenbard West 75, Geneva 40: Pete Jacquin scored 22 points to lead the Hilltoppers (6-1).
Leyden 68, Lake View 57: Adam Rose scored 25 points with nine rebounds to lead Leyden (4-5).
Lockport 44, Joliet Catholic 33: Vincent Hamilton scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Lockport (6-2).
Luther South tournament: Emile Cambry’s tip-in with 7 seconds left was the game-winner for Univerisity High in its 79-77 victory over Tabernacle Christian. Justin Slaughter led U-High (6-4) with 24 points. . . . Dennis Handy’s three-pointer with 3 seconds left in overtime lifted Richards Vocational over Clemente 69-66. Handy led Richards (3-3) with 30 points. . . . Cliff Perry scored 12 points and Jason Owens added 11 to lead Luther South (7-2) to a 59-50 victory over Morgan Park Academy.
Michigan City (Ind.) 58, St. Ignatius 49: Steve Farmer scored 16 points to lead Michigan City. Brendan Bruno scored 16 for St. Ignatius (5-4).
Streamwood 76, St. Viator 68: Steve Battisti scored 22 points and Aaron Doss scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter to lead Streamwood (2-7) past St. Viator. Streamwood led 39-36 going into the fourth quarter. Both teams then went on a scoring spree, featuring free throws and three-pointers, as Streamwood outscored St. Viator 37-32 in the final quarter.
Mike Howland scored 24 points to lead St. Viator (5-3).