North Carolina St. upsets No. 2 Duke; Virginia stifles UNC
RALEIGH, N.C. — Omer Yurtseven had 16 points and Torin Dorn hit two huge 3-pointers in the final two minutes to help North Carolina State upset No. 2 Duke 96-85 on Saturday night.
It was the second win against a No. 2-ranked team this season for N.C. State (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which upset Arizona in November.
The Wolfpack shot 55 percent after halftime, though the two biggest shots came from Dorn.
He first hit a 3 from the corner over an oncoming Marvin Bagley III with 2:02 left and N.C. State protecting a fourpoint lead. Then Dorn hit one to beat the shot clock on an inbounds pass while being fouled by Javin DeLaurier, a four-point play that pushed the Wolfpack to a 91-80 lead with 1:06 left.
Bagley finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (13-2, 1-2), who couldn’t slow the Wolfpack’s offense all night. VIRGINIA 61, NORTH CAROLINA 49
Devon Hall scored 16 points, and the No. 8 Cavaliers held the No. 12 Tar Heels to their secondlowest point total of the season in a win at Charlottesville, Va.
Hall had seven assists for Virginia (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and De’Andre Hunter had 10 points. The Cavaliers won their sixth in a row and sent the Tar Heels to consecutive losses for the first time since February 2016. North Carolina lost 81-80 at Florida State on Wednesday night.
Joel Berry II led North Carolina (12-4, 1-2) with 17 points and Kenny Williams had 11. VILLANOVA 100, MARQUETTE 90
Jalen Brunson had 27 points and eight assists, and the thirdranked Wildcats bounced back from their first loss of the season by holding off the Golden Eagles in Philadelphia.
Eric Paschall added 19 points and Mikal Bridges had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (14-1, 2-1 Big East), who never trailed and shot 56 percent from the field to give coach Jay Wright his 400th win at Villanova. WEST VIRGINIA 89, OKLAHOMA 76
Teddy Allen scored 20 points off the bench, Sagaba Konate had 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and the No. 6 Mountaineers beat the No. 7 Sooners in Morgantown, W.Va.
Lamont West and Jevon Carter added 17 points apiece for the Mountaineers (14-1, 3-0 Big 12). Konate also had 13 rebounds.
Oklahoma (12-2, 2-1) saw its 10-game winning streak snapped. PROVIDENCE 81, XAVIER 72
Kyron Cartwright had 19 points, nine assists and four steals to help the Friars upset the No. 5 Musketeers in Providence, R.I., snapping Xavier’s 10-game winning streak and ending the best start in their school’s history.
Rodney Bullock scored 17 points, with six rebounds and two blocked shots, as Providence (11-6, 2-2 Big East) beat a ranked team for the first time this season.
Kerem Kanter had 24 points and 12 rebounds — eight on the offensive boards — in 20 minutes for Xavier (15-2, 3-1). COLORADO 80, ARIZONA 77
McKinley Wright IV scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures, and the Buffaloes held off the No. 14 Wildcats in Boulder, Colo., to end Arizona’s nine-game winning streak.
It’s the second straight game in which the Buffaloes (10-6, 2-2 Pac-12) have knocked off a ranked team. They defeated No. 4 Arizona State 90-81 in overtime Thursday. AUBURN 88, ARKANSAS 77
Mustapha Heron scored 17 points, and the Tigers fended off a late comeback attempt to beat the No. 22 Razorbacks in Auburn, Ala., for their 12th consecutive win.
Saturday’s decision, coupled with Tuesday’s win at No. 23 Tennessee, marks the first time in 11 years that Auburn has won consecutive games against ranked opponents. SETON HALL 90, BUTLER 87
Khadeen Carrington scored 29 points, Angel Delgado had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the No. 21 Pirates rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat the Bulldogs in Indianapolis to win their fifth straight game. TENNESSEE 76, KENTUCKY 65
Admiral Schofield had 20 points and nine rebounds, and the No. 23 Volunteers rallied in the second half to beat the No. 17 Wildcats in Knoxville, Tenn., and end a two-game skid.
From wire reports