Texas Tech too much for Okla. St.
LUBBOCK — Kevin Obanor had 17 points, and No. 19 Texas Tech backed up its consecutive wins over Top 10 teams with a 78-57 victory over Oklahoma State in a makeup game Thursday night.
Texas Tech (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) never trailed two nights after its 65-62 win at top-ranked Baylor that ended the nation’s longest winning streak at 21 games. The Red Raiders beat then-No. 6 Kansas in their previous home game last Saturday.
Bryce Thompson had 14 points for Oklahoma State (8-7, 1-3), which has lost six of its last eight games.
WESTERN KENTUCKY 80 RICE 66
Jairus Hamilton had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Hilltoppers topped the visiting Owls.
Josh Anderson had 17 points and six rebounds for Western Kentucky (10-6, 2-1 Conference USA), which earned its fourth straight home win. Dayvion McKnight added 13 points and 11 assists.
Mylyjael Poteat had 15 points for Rice (9-6, 2-2).
OREGON 84 NO. 3 UCLA 81 (OT)
Jacob Young scored a season-high 23 points, and the Ducks beat the host Bruins in overtime to give coach Dana Altman his 700th career victory.
Oregon (10-6, 3-2 Pac-12) won its fourth in a row. The Ducks swarmed the court and their loud celebration in the locker room echoed throughout a mostly empty Pauley Pavilion.
Johnny Juzang scored 23 points for UCLA (10-2, 2-1).
NO. 5 USC 81, OREGON STATE 71
Chevez Goodwin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the host Trojans (14-1, 4-1 Pac-12) used a second-half surge to hold off the upsetminded Beavers (3-12, 1-4).
NO. 13 WISCONSIN 78 NO. 16 OHIO STATE 68
Brad Davison scored 25 points, and the host Badgers (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten) beat the Buckeyes (10-4, 4-2) for their sixth straight victory.
DEPAUL 96
NO. 20 SETON HALL 92
Jalen Terry scored 28 points, David Jones added 24, and the Blue Demons (10-6, 1-5 Big East) beat the Pirates (11-4, 2-3) in Chicago.
Women
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 65 TEXAS A&M 45
Aliyah Boston had 19 points and 15 rebounds for her 10th consecutive double-double, and the No. 1 Gamecocks used a third-quarter surge to put away the visiting Aggies.
South Carolina (16-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) needed a 15-2 run after halftime to take control. Texas A&M (10-6, 0-4) tied it at 26-all on Kayla Wells’ opening basket of the period. That’s when South Carolina turned things up. Destanni Henderson had a pair of 3-pointers while Boston added another inside bucket.
When Zia Cooke hit a 3pointer, South Carolina led 41-28 and would not be caught as the Aggies opened conference play with four straight defeats — something it had never done since joining the league before the 2012-13 season.
WESTERN KENTUCKY 78 RICE 61
Maya Bokunewicz and Haylee Swayze scored 14 points each, but their efforts weren’t enough to keep the Owls from falling to the Hilltoppers at Tudor Fieldhouse. Destiny Jackson had 11 points, and Malia Fisher added 10 for Rice (5-5, 0-2 Conference USA).