Osobor’s big night helps lead USU over No. 13 CSU
Dickinson’s late layup lifts No. 2 Kansas over TCU
LOGAN, Utah — Great Osobor scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds and Mason Falslev added 18 points to lift Utah State over No. 13 Colorado State 77-72 on Saturday night.
After trailing most of the game, Josh Uduje capped a 10-0 run with a 3-point play on a follow shot to put the Aggies up 65-57 with 3:57 remaining.
Fans flooded the court and engulfed the happy Aggies as they won their 13th straight.
Utah State (14-1, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) last won against a ranked team on March 7, 2020, defeating fifth-ranked San Diego State 59-56.
Isaiah Stevens led the Rams (13-2, 1-1) with 21 points and eight assists
NO. 2 KANSAS 83, TCU 81: In Lawrence, Kan., Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU.
Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit a pair of free throws after a flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the game. Dickinson then followed Dajuan Harris Jr.’s miss in the final seconds.
Kansas (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) also got 18 points from KJ Adams Jr. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 16 points and Harris scored 10.
TCU (11-3, 0-1) was led by Trevian Tennyson with 24 points. NO. 3 HOUSTON 89, WEST VIRGINIA 55: In Houston, L.J. Cryer scored 20 points, Damian Dunn added 14 points and Houston improved to 14-0 with a win over West Virginia in the Cougars’ inaugural Big 12 contest.
Ja’Vier Francis had 13 points and five rebounds, and Jamal Shead had eight points and 11 assists for Houston, which shot 53% overall, including 9 of 18 on 3-pointers.
Patrick Suemnick had 12 points and five rebounds for West Virginia (5-9, 0-1 Big 12). NO. 5 TENNESSEE 90, NO. 22 MISSISSIPPI 64: In Knoxville, Tenn., Jonas Aidoo scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Tennessee to victory over Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Zakai Zeigler contributed 17 points and 10 assists for the Volunteers (11-3, 1-0 Southeastern Conference). Santiago Vescovi added 11 points and Jahmai Mashack scored 10 as Tennessee won for the seventh straight time.
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 22 points as Mississippi (13-1, 0-1) had its season-long winning streak snapped. NO. 6 KENTUCKY 87, FLORIDA
85: In Gainesville, Fla., Aaron Bradshaw hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 to play — just the third of the season for the 7-foot-1 freshman — and Kentucky rallied to beat Florida in the first Southeastern Conference opener between the rivals in 26 years.
Bradshaw finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (11-2), who won their fifth in a row and ninth in 10 games.
Antonio Reeves led Kentucky with 19 points, and D.J. Wagner added 14. Reed Sheppard also scored 14, including six consecutive free throws to close it out.
Zyon Pullin and Walter Clayton led the Gators (10-4) with 23 points apiece. SETON HALL 78, NO. 7 MARQUETTE 75: In Newark, N.J., Al-Amir Dawes had 23 points and Kadary Richmond scored 21 to lead Seton Hall over Marquette for the Pirates’ third win this season over ranked teams.
Seton Hall (10-5, 3-1 Big East) held off a late scare from a well-rested Marquette, which hadn’t played since Dec. 30.
Oso Ighodaro led Marquette (114, 2-2) with 22 points. NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 65,
NO. 16 CLEMSON 55: In Clemson, S.C., RJ Davis had 14 points while Armando Bacot had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead North Carolina over Clemson.
Davis came in as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading scorer at 21.2 points a game. And while he struggled to find his shot against the Tigers (11-3, 1-2), the senior stepped up in time for the Tar Heels (11-3, 3-0).
Chase Hunter had 17 points to lead the Tigers. Ian Schieffelin added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
NO. 10 ARIZONA 92, UTAH 73: In Tucson, Ariz., Caleb Love scored 15 of his 23 points during a decisive second-half stretch, Keshad Johnson added 20 points and Arizona ran away from Utah for a win.
The Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Pac-12) shot well in the first half, but were careless with the ball. Arizona took control early in the second half with a massive run.
Love triggered the Wildcats’ second-half dominance, scoring 15 points in the opening 11 minutes as the Wildcats stretched the lead to 17.
Gabe Madsen had 18 points for Utah (11-2, 2-2). NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 71, IOWA
STATE 63: In Norman, OKla., Javian McCollum had 15 points and five assists, and Oklahoma defeated Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Milos Uzan scored 12 points, Le’Tre Darthard scored 11 and Sam Godwin added 10 points and six rebounds for the Sooners (13-1).
Hason Ward, Milan Momcilovic and Robert Jones each scored 12 points for Iowa State (11-3). NO. 14 DUKE 67, NOTRE DAME
59: In South Bend, Ind., Mark Mitchell scored 19 of his careerhigh 23 points in the second half, and Duke pulled away from Notre Dame for a victory. The 6-foot-9 Mitchell also grabbed 14 rebounds.
Duke (11-3, 2-1 ACC) earned its sixth consecutive victory. Jeremy Roach went 9 for 9 at the freethrow line and scored 18 points for the Blue Devils. Jared McCain finished with 11 points.
Freshman guard Markus Burton led Notre Dame (6-9, 1-3) with 18 points. CHARLOTTE 70, NO. 17 FLORIDA
ATLANTIC 68: In Charlotte, N.C., Lu’Cye Patterson made two free throws with 1.7 seconds left as Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic for its first home win against an AP Top 25 opponent in 14 years.
Patterson scored 16 points and Igor Milicic Jr. added 13 for the 49ers (7-7, 1-1 American Athletic Conference), who squandered a 17-point second half lead before surging ahead late.
Johnell Davis had 20 points and Nick Boyd had 19 for Florida Atlantic (11-4, 1-1). NO. 18 BAYLOR 75, OKLAHOMA
STATE 70, OT: In Stillwater, Okla., RayJ Dennis scored 18 points and Langston Love added 17 as Baylor ended Oklahoma State’s five-game winning streak with an overtime win in the Big 12 conference opener for both teams.
Yves Missi had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears (12-2), who shot 42.5 % for the game and outscored the Cowboys 15-10 in the extra period.
Brandon Garrison scored 20 points for Oklahoma State (8-6). SOUTHERN MISS 81, NO. 19
JAMES MADISON 71: In Hattiesburg, Miss., Victor Hart scored 16 points and Andre Curbelo had 15 points and nine assists, helping Southern Miss beat James Madison.
Austin Crowley had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-7, 2-1 Sun Belt), who earned their second straight win.
T.J. Bickerstaff had 14 points and 16 rebounds for James Madison (14-1, 2-1). TEXAS TECH 78, NO. 20 TEXAS
67: In Austin, Texas, Texas Tech’s Pop Isaacs scored 21 points to lead the Red Raiders to a Big 12-opening win over Texas, a day after he was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault of a minor.
Isaacs was booed by Texas fans whenever he touched the ball, and at one point put his fingers to his lips after a 3-pointer to tell them to be quiet.
Texas Tech (12-2, 1-0) led 69-63 before Isaacs made a driving layup. Chance McMillian dunked to stretch the lead to 10 as the Red Raiders began to pull away.
Tyrese Hunter scored 20 points to lead Texas (11-3, 0-1). NO. 21 WISCONSIN 88, NEBRASKA 72: In Madison, Wis., Tyler Wahl scored 17 points to lead five Wisconsin players in double figures and the Badgers beat Nebraska to snap the Cornhuskers’ fivegame winning streak.
Wisconsin (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten) has won four straight and 10 of 11.
Keisei Tominaga had 17 points for Nebraska (12-3, 2-2). CREIGHTON 69, NO. 23 PROVIDENCE 60: In Omaha, Neb., Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help Creighton beat Providence after nearly blowing an 18-point lead in the second half.
Creighton (11-4, 2-2 Big East) led 48-30 before the Friars used a 25-8 run to get within 56-55 on Devin Carter’s 3-pointer.
Carter led all players with 25 points and added 10 rebounds.
Providence (11-4, 2-2) was playing its first full game without forward Bryce Hopkins, who suffered a season-ending left knee injury in the loss to Seton Hall. NO. 24 GONZAGA 101, SAN
DIEGO 74: In Spokane, Wash., Ben Gregg had a career-high 22 points, Graham Ike scored 15 of his 19 points during a big first half, and Gonzaga beat San Diego.
Ike and Nolan Hickman sparked a 55-point first half from the Zags (11-4, 2-0 WCC) and the contributions from Gregg allowed most of Gonzaga’s starters to call it an early night against the short-handed Toreros.
Kevin Patton Jr. added 16 points for San Diego (10-7, 0-2 WCC). NO. 25 AUBURN 83, ARKANSAS
51: In Fayetteville, Ark., Chad Baker-Mazara scored 16 points to lead four Auburn players in double figures and the Tigers rolled over Arkansas in the SEC opener for both teams.
Johni Broome scored all of his 14 points in the second half. Jaylin Williams and Tre Donaldson added another 11 apiece for the Tigers (12-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference).
Keyon Menifield led Arkansas (9-5, 0-1) with 14 points, but went of 5 of 15 from the floor.