Jeremiah Fears converted a four-point play with 11.5 seconds remaining to lift No. 14 Oklahoma over No. 24 Michigan 87-86 at the Jumpman Invitational on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.Fears, the Sooners’ freshman sensation, finished with a career-high 30 points — 20 in the second half. With Oklahoma (11-0) trailing by three, he came off a screen to drain the game-tying 3-pointer as a foul knocked him off his feet. Fears tacked on the free throw.Michigan (8-3) tried to get the ball inside but had to settle for a Tre Donaldson 3-point try with three seconds left. But Donaldson’s shot hit off the back of the rim, and while Michigan’s Danny Wolf grabbed the rebound, he didn’t have time to get a shot off before time expired.Vladislav Goldin led Michigan with 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field.No. 6 Alabama 97, North Dakota 90Grant Nelson recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in his homecoming and Mark Sears also scored 23 points as the Crimson Tide held off the Fighting Hawks at Grand Forks, N.D.Labaron Philon added 16 points for Alabama (9-2), which trailed for nearly 21 minutes against inspired North Dakota. Nelson scored the tiebreaking basket with 1:47 left, and Alabama put the game away at the free-throw line.Treysen Eaglestaff established career highs of 40 points and eight 3-pointers for the Fighting Hawks (4-9), who have lost four straight games and seven of their past eight. The contest was played in North Dakota due to Nelson, who grew up in tiny Devils Lake, N.D., located 90 miles west of Grand Forks.No. 9 Marquette 80, Butler 70Kam Jones scored 23 points and added seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Golden Eagles to a win over the Bulldogs in Milwaukee.Marquette (10-2, 1-0 Big East) also got 15 points from both Stevie Mitchell, who also led the team with nine rebounds, and David Joplin.Jahmyl Telfort and Kolby King each had 16 points for Butler (7-5, 0-1), and Telfort added 10 boards. The Bulldogs took their fourth consecutive loss.No. 11 UConn 94, Xavier 89 (OT)Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Huskies opened Big East play with an overtime victory against the Musketeers in Hartford, Conn.UConn (9-3, 1-0 Big East) received 22 points from Solo Ball. Alex Karaban added 20 points for the Huskies, who have won five in a row since going 0-3 in the Maui Invitational.Xavier’s Ryan Conwell led all scorers with 23 points. The Musketeers (8-4, 0-1) also got 22 points from Dante Maddox Jr.No. 13 Gonzaga 102, Nicholls 72