No. 7 West Virginia is upset
Desmond Bane scored eight of his 15 points in a little more than a minute early in the second half Monday night, helping Texas Christian to an 82-73 victory over No. 7 West Virginia at Fort Worth.
The Horned Frogs (15-5 overall, 3-5 in Big 12 Conference) won at home against a top-10 opponent for the first time in nearly five years on the same day they dropped out of the Associated Press top 25 to end an eight-week run as a ranked team.
Jevon Carter had 16 points and Sagaba Konate scored 14 for West Virginia. All five starters scored in double figures but the Mountaineers (16-4, 5-3) still lost for the third time in four games.
Alex Robinson had 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Texas Christian.
Kouat Noi scored 13 points and made three three-point shots before his ejection because of a flagrant foul with a little more than 10 minutes to play.
No. 6 Michigan State 87, at Illinois 74: Miles Bridges scored 31 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Spartans (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) survived a tougher-than-expected test. Michigan State made 68.2% of its shots, setting a State Farm Center record for opponent’s shooting percentage. Illinois made 43.1%. Kipper Nichols led Illinois (10-11, 0-8) with a career-high 27 points.
at Virginia Tech 80, No. 10 North Carolina 69: Justin Robinson scored 19 points and the Hokies (14-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away late in the game. Ahmed Hill had 18 points for Virginia Tech. He scored seven in a row to start a decisive 13-3 burst that turned a 51-48 lead into a 64-51 advantage with just less than eight minutes left. Kerry Blackshear Jr. had 16 points. Joel Berry and Luke Maye scored 23 points each for the Tar Heels (16-5, 5-3), who never got closer than eight points in the final eight minutes.
at No. 13 Ohio State 64, Nebraska 59: Keita BatesDiop scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and the surging Buckeyes (18-4, 9-0 Big Ten) won for the fourth time in eight days. The tense game had seven lead changes in the second half. Two free throws by James Palmer Jr., who scored a career-high 34 points, cut Ohio State’s lead to four with 2:19 remaining, but the Cornhuskers (14-8, 5-4) couldn’t pull any closer.