Iowa State tops Texas Tech
AMES, Iowa — Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech 82-74 on Saturday.
Curtis Jones contributed 12 points for Iowa State (20-5, 9-3 Big 12), which has won all 15 of its home games this season. Tamin Lipsey, Robert Jones and Milan Momcilovic each added 10 points.
“There is not an ego out there that is trying to make a shot or play for themselves,” Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “It's everything for the team and together.”
Iowa State visits No. 3 UH on Monday night with first place on the line in the Big 12. The Cyclones and Cougars are currently conference co-leaders.
Iowa State beat UH
57-53 at home on Jan. 9.
“It's a huge deal,” Jones said of the rematch.
“We've got to go down there and it's a hostile environment as opposed to playing in Hilton. So, we've got to be even more locked in and together.”
The Cyclones scored 28 points off of the Red Raiders' 16 turnovers.
Joe Toussaint led the Red Raiders (18-7, 7-5) with 16 points.
NO. 12 BAYLOR 94 WEST VIRGINIA 81
Freshman Ja'Kobe Walter scored 23 points to lead six players in double figures for the Bears in a win over the host Mountaineers.
Jayden Nunn added 20 points, RayJ Dennis had 18 points and eight assist and Yves Missi scored 13 for Baylor (19-6, 8-4 Big 12), which has won five of its last six.
After living in the paint early in the game, Baylor put on an impressive outside shooting display after halftime. There was little West Virginia could do to stop Walter and Nunn.
SE LOUISIANA 81 HCU 78
Nick Caldwell scored 24 points, including a 3-pointer with three seconds left, to lift the Lions over the Huskies in Hammond, La.
Houston Christian (6-18, 4-9 Southland Conference)
was led by Michael Imariagbe, who posted 19 points and nine rebounds.
TCU 75, KANSAS STATE 72
Micha Peavy scored a career-high 26 points and Jameer Nelson Jr. hit a fadeaway 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to lift the visiting Horned Frogs to a win over the Wildcats.
Nelson was called for a foul as Kansas State (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) was trying to inbound the ball with 15.6 seconds left. That allowed the Wildcats to tie the game on two Cam Carter free throws. But Nelson redeemed himself with a heavily contested winner for TCU (18-7, 7-5).
TULSA 93, RICE 82 (OT)
PJ Haggerty scored 30 points, including six in the overtime, as the host Golden Hurricane beat the Owls.
Isaiah Barnes and Cobe Williams each hit a 3pointer as Tulsa (13-12, 4-9 AAC) outscored Rice 14-3 in the extra period.
Travis Evee led the way for the Owls (9-16, 3-9) with 21 points.
GRAMBLING 66, TSU 63
Kintavious Dozier scored 20 points and added six rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the visitors to a narrow victory in a battle of Tigers.
Deon Stroud scored 14 points to lead TSU (9-4, 7-5 SWAC), and PJ Henry added 12.
NO. 1 CONNECTICUT 81 NO. 4 MARQUETTE 53
Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the host Huskies rout the Golden Eagles to take control of the race for the Big East regular-season title.
Tristen Newton added 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Connecticut (24-2, 14-1), which has won 14 straight games. Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra each had 14 points.
NO. 6 KANSAS 67
NO. 25 OKLAHOMA 57
Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 16 rebounds as the visiting Jayhawks rallied after trailing for much of the game and beat the Sooners.
Johnny Furphy had 15 points, nine rebounds and three steals for Kansas (20-6, 8-5 Big 12). Kevin McCullar, the leading scorer in the Big 12, returned after missing the previous two games with a knee injury.
NO. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 96 VIRGINIA TECH 81
Armando Bacot had 25 points and 12 rebounds as the host Tar Heels led most of the way in a victory against the Hokies.
NO. 8 TENNESSEE 88 VANDERBILT 53
Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zeigler scored 14 points apiece to lead the Volunteers to a lopsided win over the visiting Commodores.
NO. 9 DUKE 76 FLORIDA STATE 67
Jared McCain set a team freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the Blue Devils beat the Seminoles in Durham, N.C.
LSU 64
NO. 11 SOUTH CAROLINA 63
Jordan Wright had 14 points, including two free throws with five seconds left, as the visiting Tigers erased a 16-point secondhalf deficit to beat the Gamecocks.
LSU (13-12, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-25 after Zachary Davis' 3 pointer with 16:58 to play. That's when the Tigers found their offensive flow and stormed back for the win.
NO. 22 KENTUCKY 70 NO. 13 AUBURN 59
Antonio Reeves scored 22 points as the Wildcats led throughout to end the cold-shooting Tigers' 16game home winning streak.
NO. 14 ILLINOIS 85 MARYLAND 80
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 27 points as the Illini earned their first road victory against the Terrapins since 2011.
NO. 16 DAYTON 78 FORDHAM 70
DaRon Holmes II got his eighth double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the host Flyers past the Rams.
OKLAHOMA STATE 93 NO. 19 BYU 83
Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help the host Cowboys beat the Cougars.
IOWA 88
NO. 20 WISCONSIN 86 (OT)
Tony Perkins' layup with 1.3 seconds left handed the Hawkeyes an upset of the Badgers.