Iowa St. bank shot upsets Baylor
Kansas nails down 13th consecutive regular-season Big 12 championship
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State star Deonte Burton often takes shots his coaches wish he wouldn’t.
With a potential win over a top 10 opponent slipping away, Burton banked in the biggest basket of his career.
Burton scored 22 points, including a crucial 3 off the glass with just over a minute left, and Iowa State beat No. 9 Baylor 72-69 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.
“I don’t know if he called glass on that one,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “But it was definitely the biggest play of the game.”
Monte Morris had 17 points with seven assists for the Cyclones (19-9, 11-5 Big 12), who have their longest winning streak in league play since a sevengame stretch in 2005.
It was a back-andforth matchup for over 30 minutes, with nine lead changes and 13 ties. But consecutive 3s from Donovan Jackson and Morris gave Iowa State a 56-51 lead with 6:50 left.
Johnathan Motley had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Baylor (23-6, 10-6), which dominated the Cyclones in second-chance points 26-2 and on the boards 37-17. But Iowa State shot 58 percent from the field, was 8-of-15 on 3s and 12-of-15 from the line. KANSAS 77, TEXAS 67
Josh Jackson scored 18 points and Frank Mason III added 16 to help the No. 3 Jayhawks beat the Longhorns and secure their 13th consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship outright.
Jarrett Allen led Texas (10-19, 4-12 Big 12 ) with 20 points. Andrew Jones added 18 for the Longhorns, losers of five straight games.
Texas committed 15 turnovers, six by guard Kerwin Roach Jr., and Kansas converted them into 28 points.
Devonte Graham and Dwight Coleby added points apiece for the Jayhawks (26-3, 14-2 Big 12) who have won six straight.
Texas coach Shaka Smart said his team could not sustain the approach required to beat Kansas.
“Against Kansas, you have to be aggressive,” Smart said. “We were just too timid to start the game. We got into a stretch where we got some aggressiveness going. We didn’t sustain that level of aggressiveness.” W. VIRGINIA 61, TCU 60
Daxter Miles Jr. made a free throw with 4.8 seconds left as the No. 12 Mountaineers pulled out a win over the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth to stay in second place in the Big 12.
Jaylen Fisher had 18 points to lead TCU (17-12, 6-10). Jevon Carter had 15 points for West Virginia (23-6, 11-5). SMU 69, UCONN 61
In Hartford, Conn., Shake Milton had 20 points to lead the No. 15 Mustangs past the Huskies.
The Mustangs (25-4, 15-1 American Athletic Conference) won their 11th straight.
The Huskies (14-14, 9-7) were led by Kentan Facey’s 15 points. TSU 86, ALABAMA ST. 73
In Montgomery, Ala., Jalan McCloud scored 22 points and Zach Lofton 21 as the Tigers topped the Hornets.
Kevin Scott added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (17-11, 13-2 SWAC), who maintained a half-game lead over second-place Alcorn State (12-3) in the SWAC.
Tony Armstrong scored 24 points with seven rebounds to lead the Hornets (8-19, 6-9). HBU 75, LAMAR 68
The Huskies never trailed as they pulled away late to beat the Cardinals at the Montagne Center in Beaumont and assure themselves of a bid to the 2017 Southland Conference tournament while extending their winning streak to seven.
Atif Russell matched his season high with 18 points off the bench for HBU (15-12, 10-6 SLC).
Colton Weisbrod finished with 24 points and seven rebounds for Lamar (16-13, 8-8). ABILENE CHRISTIAN 84 SAM HOUSTON ST. 81
Jaren Lewis and Hayden Farquhar each scored 14 points as the Wildcats (13-14, 7-9 Southland Conference) edged the Bearkats in Huntsville.
John Dewey III finished with 31 points and six 3-pointers, both career highs, for Sam Houston State (18-11, 9-7). ALABAMA A&M87 PRAIRIE VIEW 74
De’Ederick Petty had 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Bulldogs (2-24, 2-13 SWAC) rolled over the Panthers in Normal, Ala.
Tevin Bellinger led Prairie View A&M (10-19, 7-8) with 19 points. OKLAHOMA ST. 80 TEXAS TECH 63
In Stillwater, Okla., Jeffrey Carroll scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds to help the Cowboys (20-9, 9-7 Big 12) defeat the Red Raiders.
Keenan Evans scored 18 for Texas Tech (17-12, 5-11).