Cowboys top Longhorns in double OT

Cade Cunningham persevered through a rough game before coming up with the big plays at the end.

Cunningham, one of the nation’s top freshmen, scored five of his 19 points in the second overtime, including a contested three-pointer with 1:33 left, to help No. 24 Oklahoma State beat sixthranked Texas 75-67 on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.

Kalib Boone led Oklahoma State with 22 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, including two in the second overtime after Cunningham had staked the Cowboys to a 74-67 lead with the threepointer and two free throws.

“I knew watching Kalib last year that he had great potential,” Cunningham said. “Now he’s not thinking as much and just playing. He is one of the best big men in the Big 12 now. He really is.”

Avery Anderson added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cowboys (12-5, 5-5 Big 12).

“We didn’t shoot it great, but we played with a lot of determination and fire, which we didn’t do the other night at TCU,” said Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton.

Andrew Jones had 17 points and Courtney Ramey 13 for the Longhorns (11-5, 5-4), who shot just 25% from the field (20 for 79) and had 21 turnovers. They hung around by forcing Oklahoma State into 35% shooting, grabbing 22 offensive rebounds and coming up with 18 steals and six blocks.

at No. 18 Missouri 68, No. 10 Alabama 65: Dru Smith and the Tigers built a 22point lead in the second half, then held off a frantic rally by the Crimson Tide.

The Tigers held their largest lead with 13:05 left and were still up by 20 with less than six minutes remaining.

Missouri’s only points after that came on four free throws. The Crimson Tide started scoring on nearly every possession and Herb Jones had two chances to give Alabama the lead in the final 20 seconds, but he missed a layup and had another try blocked by Mitchell Smith.

Dru Smith had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers (13-3, 6-3 Southeastern Conference). Kobe Brown added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Mark Smith finished with 12 points.

Jaden Shackelford scored 15 to lead Alabama (15-5, 10-1 SEC), whose first conference loss was almost an incredible comeback victory.

at No. 12 Illinois 75, No. 19

Wisconsin 60: Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points, Ayo Dosunmu added 21 and the Fighting Illini beat the Badgers in a key Big Ten Conference matchup.

Dosunmu also had 12 rebounds and 12 assists for only the third triple-double in school history. Cockburn grabbed 14 rebounds and recorded his eighth doubledouble in nine games for Illinois (13-5, 9-3).

D’Mitrik Trice scored 19 points and Nate Reuvers added 11 for Wisconsin (14-6, 8-5).

No. 16 Virginia Tech 80, at Miami 76 (OT): Nahiem Alleyne hit a go-ahead jumper with 25 seconds remaining in overtime and the Hokies defeated the Hurricanes.

Hunter Cattoor’s two free throws with four seconds left secured the win for Virginia Tech (14-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Justyn Mutts scored 22 points and Keve Aluma finished with 16 points for the Hokies. Cattoor had 14 points.

Isaiah Wong and Elija Olaniyi scored 19 points each for the Hurricanes (7-11, 3-10).

at No. 24 Purdue 75, Northwestern 70: Jaden Ivey scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, providing the energy the Boilermakers needed to get past the pesky Wildcats.

Zach Edey had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Purdue won for the sixth time in eight games. The Boilermakers (13-7, 8-5 Big Ten) also have won nine straight in the series for the first time since 1994 to 1998.

Boilermakers coach Matt Painter celebrated his 350th career win and victory No. 175 in Big Ten play.

Pete Nance finished with 20 points and Chase Audige had 18 points to lead Northwestern (6-10, 3-9), which has lost nine straight.

No. 25 Drake 80, at Valparaiso 77: ShanQuan Hemphill scored 18 points, including a dunk that jumpstarted a late 11-0 run, as the Bulldogs held off the Crusaders.

Drake (18-0, 9-0 Missouri Valley), which trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, is one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the country.

Sheldon Edwards scored a game-high 20 points to lead Valparaiso (6-12, 3-6).