Michigan State fights off upset bug
Wichita State, Notre Dame, Florida State fall to unranked opponents
DETROIT — Cassius Winston scored 19 points, and No. 2 Michigan State went on a 12-2 run late in the second half to hold off Oakland 86-73 on Saturday.
Kendrick Nunn scored 32 points for the upset-minded Golden Grizzlies, who stayed right with the talented Spartans (10-1) until the final minutes. Michigan State improved to 16-0 against Oakland, but only after the type of test the Spartans can expect again from underdogs down the road.
Nick Ward had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Michigan State, which finished with a 45-30 edge on the boards and made enough outside shots to keep Oakland (6-5) at bay. It was tied at 66 before the decisive run by the Spartans, which included two 3-pointers by Winston.
OKLAHOMA 91, No. 3 WICHITA STATE 83: In Wichita, Kan., freshman Trae Young, the nation’s leading scorer, had 29 points and 10 assists, lifting Oklahoma (8-1) to the win. Darral Willis led the Shockers (8-2) with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 6 MIAMI 59, GEORGE WASHINGTON 50: In Washington, Dewan Huell scored 15 points and Lonnie Walker IV had 13, helping unbeaten Miami (9-0) to a road win over the Colonials (5-6).
No. 8 KENTUCKY 93, VIRGINIA TECH 86: In Lexington, Ky., Kevin Knox scored 21 points, and Kentucky (9-1) outlasted Virginia Tech (8-2) for its most significant victory this season.
No. 10 XAVIER 68, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 66: In Cincinnati, Trevon Bluiett’s jumper with 6.3 seconds left helped Xavier (101) rally from a 22-point secondhalf deficit to beat ETSU (6-4).
No. 12 GONZAGA 89, NORTH
DAKOTA 83 (OT): In Spokane, Wash., Josh Perkins scored 20 points and Zach Norvell Jr. added 19 as Gonzaga (9-2) scored the first 11 points in overtime to top North Dakota (4-7).
No. 13 KANSAS 73, NEBRASKA 72: In Lincoln, Neb., Svi Mykhailiuk hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 23.2 seconds left, and Kansas (8-2) held on to edge Nebraska (7-5) and break out of a mini slump. Udoka Azubuike had a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks (8-2).
RUTGERS 71, No. 15 SETON HALL 65: In East Rutherford, N.J., Corey Sanders scored eight of his season-high 22 points during Rutgers’ game-ending 17-2 run, leading the Scarlet Knights (10-3) past the Pirates (9-2). Seton Hall did not make a field goal in the final 6 minutes.
No. 16 VIRGINIA 80, DAVIDSON 60: In Charlottesville, Va., Nigel Johnson scored 22 points and Devon Hall had a careerhigh 20, helping Virginia (9-1) top Davidson (4-4).
NO. 17 PURDUE 82, BUTLER 67: In Indianapolis, Carsen Edwards scored 18 points, Vincent Edwards and Isaac Haas had 15 apiece, and Purdue (11-2) got its second win in the sevenyear history of the Crossroads Classic. Kelan Martin had 17 points for the Bulldogs (8-3).
INDIANA 80, No. 18 NOTRE DAME 77 (OT): In Indianapolis, Juwan Morgan scored 19 of his career-high 34 points in the last 8½ minutes, helping Indiana (6-5) erase an eight-point deficit and beat Notre Dame (8-3) in overtime.
OKLAHOMA STATE 71, No. 19 FLORIDA STATE 70: In Sunrise, Fla., Mitchell Solomon scored on a tip-in with 6 seconds left, and Oklahoma State (8-2) knocked Florida State (9-1) from the unbeaten ranks.
CLEMSON 71, No. 22 FLORIDA 69: In Sunrise, Fla., Marcquise Reed threw a 75-foot pass to Elijah Thomas for a dunk that put Clemson (9-1) ahead to stay with 37 seconds left in the Orange Bowl Classic. Florida (6-4) lost for the fourth time in the past five games.
No. 24 TEXAS TECH 73, RICE 53: In Lubbock, Texas, Keenan Evans scored 13 points, Zhaire Smith added 12 and Texas Tech (9-1) defeated Rice (8-3) in the Red Raiders’ first game since 1999 at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, their old home court.
No. 25 CINCINNATI 77, UCLA 63: In Los Angeles, Kyle Washington scored 19 points and Jacob Evans III had 16, powering Cincinnati (9-2) to a win. Aaron Holiday scored 17 points for UCLA (7-3).
Mountain West
OREGON 68, FRESNO STATE 61: In Fresno, Calif., Kenny Wooten scored 13 points and Oregon (9-3) pulled away to beat Fresno State (9-3). Jahmel Taylor and Deshon Taylor had 19 points each for Fresno State.
UTAH STATE 96, LIFE PACIFIC 62: In Logan, Utah, Dwayne Brown Jr. scored 24 points and Koby McEwen added 20 as the Aggies (5-6) used a big second half to defeat Life Pacific College (6-8).
WYOMING 72, TEXAS SOUTHERN 66: In Laramie, Wyo., Justin James had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Cowboys (9-3) hold off Texas Southern (0-11).
UNLV 81, PACIFIC 76: In Stockton, Calif., Jordan Johnson scored 22 points, Brandon McCoy added 21, and the Rebels (9-2) used a big first half to beat the Tigers (5-7).
State
NMHU 99, COLORADO MESA 96 (OT): In Grand Junction, Colo., Jacob Holland scored 26 points, Chris Lewis added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Cowboys (8-4, 4-2 RMAC) outlasted the Mavericks (6-6, 2-4).