No. 13 Tech stops OU’s run
LUBBOCK — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 15 points, including four free throws in the final 39 seconds, and No. 13 Texas Tech beat ninth-ranked Oklahoma 57-52 on Monday night, ending a fivegame winning streak by the short-handed Sooners that included three in a row over Top-10 teams.
Texas Tech (13-5, 5-4 Big 12) had its largest lead at 50-40 when Kevin McCullar made a 3-pointer and then assisted on a 3-pointer by Shannon with 3:21 left. McCullar’s made 3 came after Mac McClung nearly had a turnover, but recovered past midcourt and then passed to McCullar in the right corner in front of the Red Raiders bench.
But Oklahoma (11-5, 6-4), which had missed 13 of its previous 15 shots, responded with seven points in a row, including Umoja Gibson stealing a ball from McCullar and then making a 3-pointer with 2:18 left. Gibson, who led the Sooners with 14 points, made another 3 with 1:01 left to get within 52-50 before Shannon converted at the line.
NO. 25 DRAKE 95 ILLINOIS STATE 60
Tremell Murphy scored a career-high 30 points and the Bulldogs rolled past the visiting Redbirds in Drake’s first game as a ranked team in nearly 13 years. ShanQuan Hemphill had 18 points for the Bulldogs (17-0, 8-0 Missouri Valley Conference), who improved to 37-4 in the Knapp Center under coach Darian DeVries.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 87 ALABAMA STATE 63
Cam Mack had 24 points and 10 assists, and the Panthers routed the visiting Hornets to improve to 7-4 overall and 6-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
TEXAS SOUTHERN 66 ALABAMA A&M 49
The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs at H&P Arena for their third consecutive win, improving to 5-7 and 3-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Women
NO. 4 N.C. STATE 74 NO. 1 LOUISVILLE 60
Elissa Cunane scored 16 points in her first game in nearly a month because of COVID-19 protocols, and the Wolfpack beat the nation’s top-ranked team on its home floor for the second time this season, topping the Cardinals in Louisville, Ky.
Jakia Brown-Turner and Jada Boyd also scored 16 points apiece and Raina Perez added 15 for North Carolina State (12-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which used a stifling defense to hand Louisville (16-1, 9-1) its first loss of the season. N.C. State beat then-No. 1 South Carolina 54-46 on Dec. 3.
NO. 22 NORTHWESTERN 69 NO. 11 OHIO STATE 57
Veronica Burton scored 20 points with a careerhigh 15 rebounds and she was an assist short of a triple-double to lead the Wildcats to a win over the Buckeyes in Evanston, Ill.
Lindsey Pulliam also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Northwestern (10-3, 8-3 Big Ten), which got its first win over a ranked team this season.
Dorka Juhasz scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Ohio State (10-2, 6-2), which had won three straight, all over ranked teams.
ALABAMA STATE 83 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 70
The Hornets handed the struggling Panthers their eighth consecutive loss, dropping them to 1-8 and 0-6 in the SWAC.
ALABAMA A&M 73 TEXAS SOUTHERN 50
The Tigers lost to the Bulldogs at H&PE Arena, falling to 2-5 and 1-4 in the SWAC.