Agbaji’s late shot sends No. 5 Kansas to victory

LUBBOCK, Texas — Ochai Agbaji made a go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left and totaled 23 points as No. 5 Kansas beat No. 14 Texas Tech 58-57 on Thursday, giving the Jayhawks a win in their conference opener for the 30th straight season.

Marcus Garrett had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas

(7-1, 1-0 Big 12), which shot 40.4 percent and never had a run of more than seven points in a row.

Mac Mcclung scored 21 points and Terrence Shannon Jr. 20 for the Red Raiders (6-2, 0-1). Jalen Wilson blocked Shannon’s midrange jumper to end the game.

■ No. 9 Creighton 94, St. John’s 76: At New York, Marcus Zegarowski hit 6 of 7 3-point tries and totaled 20 points for the Bluejays (5-2, 1-1 Big East). The Red Storm (5-4, 0-3) led by two in the second half before a 22-4 Creighton run.

MOUNTAIN WEST

■ New mexico 90, le Tourneau 58: At Albuquerque, N.M., Makuach Maluach had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Lobos (3-0), who led 40-21 at halftime. The Yellowjackets, playing the game as an exhibition, were outrebounded 73-29.

■ Wyoming 82, Omaha 78: At Laramie, Wyo., Hunter Maldonado had 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Cowboys (6-1), who didn’t trail over the last 17:23. Wanjang Tut had 27 points for the Mavericks (2-7).

WOMEN ■ No. 3 Connecticut 80,

Creighton 47: At Storrs, Conn., Olivia Nelson-ododa scored 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting for the Huskies (3-0, 2-0 Big East), who held the Bluejays (2-4, 1-1) to 30.2-percent shooting.

■ No. 4 North Carolina State

79, Wake Forest 65: At Raleigh, N.C., Jakia Brown-turner scored 14 of her 23 points in the first quarter for the Wolfpack (7-0,

2-0 Atlantic Coast), who made 13 of their first 15 shots. The Demon Deacons (4-2, 1-1) are 0-55 against top-five foes.

■ No. 5 South Carolina 103, Temple 41: At Columbia, S.C., Zia Cooke hit five 3-pointers and totaled 23 points for the Gamecocks (5-1), who had a 54-30 edge in rebounds and held the Owls (0-3) to 23.3-percent shooting.