Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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NO. 1 BAYLOR 78, OKLAHOMA STATE 70
WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague felt like he was in the quiet of a practice gym when he stood at the free throw line for No. 1 Baylor in the closing seconds. And he kept making them.
Teague’s 24 points included six consecutive free throws in the final 14 seconds, four after frustrated Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton was ejected because of consecutive technical fouls, and the Bears won 78-70 for their 20th victory in a row.
“I just try to shoot them and make them all net,” Teague said. “It just felt like I was in the gym getting practice shots. It felt quiet all around. It felt great.”
Jared Butler added 15 points for Baylor (21-1, 10-0 Big 12), which had five players score in double figures. Freddie Gillespie had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cowboys (11-12, 1-9) also had five players in double figures and were within 70-68 after Lindy Waters III, playing with a protective mask, made two free throws with 35 seconds left
But they also had four players foul out of the game. Boynton’s technical fouls came with nine seconds left after Jonathan Laurent was the fourth to get five fouls.
“Just a lot of frustration,” Boynton said. “I’ve got four guys foul out of the game, that’s pretty hard to understand. The game was obviously pretty physical both ways. So that’s about all I’ll say about that.”
NO. 3 KANSAS 60, TCU 46
FORT WORTH, Texas — Udoka Azubuike had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and 3 Kansas matched an NCAA record with its 31st consecutive 20-win season, beating day for coach Bill Self’s 700th career victory.
Azubuike had five dunks in a 13-3 run in the first half that put the Jayhawks (20-3, 9-1 Big 12) ahead to stay.
Devon Dotson added 18 points and 11 assists as Kansas joined North Carolina (1971-2001) as the only teams to win 20 games in 31 consecutive seasons.
Desmond Bane had 20 points for TCU (13-10, 4-6), which has lost five in a row. RJ Nembhard had 11 points.
Six weeks after his 57th birthday, Self became the second-youngest coach in NCAA history to reach 700 wins. Bobby Knight was 56 when he got his 700th win.
NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 80, VIRGINIA 73
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steven Enoch scored 13 points, including two key free throws with 2:47 remaining, and Louisville earned its 10th consecutive victory.
The Cardinals (21-3, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) led most of the way before the Cavaliers stormed back to go ahead 70-68 on Kihei Clark’s two technical free throws with 3:25 left. David Johnson’s jumper tied it before Enoch’s two free throws put Louisville ahead for good.
Jordan Nwora had 22 points for Louisville, which finished shooting 51% despite hitting just 37% in the second half.
Tomas Woldetensae had 20 of his 27 points in the second half for Virginia (15-7, 7-5).
NO. 6 DAYTON 71, SAINT LOUIS 65
DAYTON, Ohio — Obi Toppin scored 17 points and Jalen Crutcher led a second-half rally that kept Dayton unbeaten atop the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Dayton (21-2, 10-0) has won 12 straight, vaulting to its highest ranking in 53 years. The Billikens (17-7, 6-5) have given the Flyers their two closest calls.
Crutcher’s last-second 3-pointer in overtime rallied the Flyers to a 78-76 victory on Jan. 17 on the Billikens’ court. He scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half as Dayton broke open a tight game.
Jordan Goodwin led Saint Louis with 22 points. Hasahn French had 15 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 5:12 to go.
NO. 7 DUKE 98, NORTH CAROLINA 96, OT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Freshman Wendell Moore scored on a putback as time expired to help Duke rally for the wild victory.
Moore’s follow of Tre Jones’ missed off-balance jumper finally ended this one, a game that saw Duke rally from 13 down in the final 4½ minutes of regulation. Jones forced overtime, hitting a contested jumper at the regulation horn after corralling his own intentionally missed free throw.
Jones had 28 points for the Blue Devils (20-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Cole Anthony scored 24 points for the Tar Heels (10-13, 3-9).
NO. 8 FLORIDA STATE 99, MIAMI 81
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — M.J. Walker and Patrick Williams each scored 14 points to lead Florida State to the victory.
Devin Vassell had 13 points for the Seminoles (20-3, 10-2 ACC). Florida State connected on 13 of 26 3-point attempts.
Isaiah Wong had a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting for Miami (11-12, 3-10). Sam Waardenburg added 15 points.
Anthony Polite had eight rebounds for Florida State, which outrebounded Miami 46-24.
NO. 12 SETON HALL 70, NO. 10 VILLANOVA 64
PHILADELPHIA — Myles Powell had 19 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Seton Hall snapped a 17-game road losing streak to Villanova.
Quincy McKnight added 14 points for the Big East-leading Pirates (18-5, 101), who last won at Villanova on Feb. 26, 1994.
Saddiq Bey scored 22 points and Collin Gillespie added 12 for Villanova (17-6, 7-4), which has lost three in a row.
OKLAHOMA 69, NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA 59
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma’s Kristian Doolittle scored 27 points and played a critical role in helping overcome West Virginia’s defensive pressure.
Though the Sooners finished with 19 turnovers, much of West Virginia’s defensive success happened late, after Oklahoma (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) had already built an 18-point lead.
Doolittle also grabbed 12 rebounds. Brady Manek added 11 points and eight boards.
Jermaine Haley led the Mountaineers (18-5, 6-4) with 15 points. Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and nine rebounds.
MICHIGAN 77, NO. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 68
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Isaiah Livers scored 14 points in his return to the lineup, leading Michigan to the victory.
Livers injured his groin Dec. 21 and missed nine of the next 10 games, but he was in the starting lineup and helped the Wolverines (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten) salvage a split of the regular-season series against their in-state rival. Michigan also snapped a three-game home losing streak.
Cassius Winston, who scored 32 points in Michigan State’s 87-69 win over the Wolverines last month, scored 20 in the rematch, but shot just 5 of 18 from the field.
Michigan’s recent home woes have been largely because of poor outside shooting. That changed in a big way Saturday. The Wolverines went 11 of 28 from 3-point range while Michigan State (16-8, 8-5) was only 6 of 23.
NO. 17 IOWA 96, NEBRASKA 72
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Joe Wieskamp scored a career-high 30 points and Luka Garza added 22, helping Iowa bounce back from its worst loss of the season.
Wieskamp’s previous career high was 26 in Iowa’s 67-49 win over Maryland on Jan. 10. It was the ninth consecutive Big Ten game of 20 or more points for Garza, who leads the conference in scoring.
Iowa (17-7, 8-5) was coming off a 104-68 loss at Purdue on Wednesday.
Jervay Green scored 18 points for
Nebraska (7-16, 2-10), and Cam Mack had 13.
NO. 21 CREIGHTON 94, ST. JOHN’S 82
OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Zegarowski scored 23 points to lead six Creighton players in double figures.
Creighton shot a season-best 60% from the field and matched its season high with 13 3-pointers. Denzel Mahoney scored 18 points for the Bluejays (18-6, 7-4 Big East), and Ty-Shon Alexander and Damien Jefferson added 16 apiece.
Marcellus Earlington scored a career-high 25 points for the Red Storm (13-11, 2-9).
NO. 22 PENN STATE 83, MINNESOTA 77
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Lamar Stevens scored a career-high 33 points, powering Penn State to its sixth straight win.
Izaiah Brockington added 10 points for the Nittany Lions (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) who snapped a five-game losing streak to Minnesota.
Daniel Oturu had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Golden Gophers (12-11, 6-7), who lost their second straight. Mike Carr added 20 points.
NO. 24 COLORADO 81, STANFORD 74
BOULDER, Colorado — McKinley Wright IV scored 21 points, and Colorado overcame a cold start and a 16-point second-half deficit on their way to the win.
All of Tyler Bey’s 11 points and nine of his dozen boards came in the second half when the Buffaloes shot 70% from the floor, 100% from behind the arc and 85% from the stripe.
D’Shawn Schwartz had 20 points for Colorado (19-5, 8-3 Pac-12).
Stanford (16-7, 5-5) lost leading scorer Oscar Da Silva to a head laceration on a scary collision early in the second half. He finished with three points.
Jaiden Delaire scored 19 for the Cardinal.
SAINT MARY’S 70, NO. 11 GONZAGA 60
MORAGA, Calif. — Taycee Wedin had career high’s of six 3-pointers and 24 points, Sam Simons added 22 points with five 3s and Saint Mary’s ended No. 11 Gonzaga’s 21-game winning streak with a victory.
The winning streak was the longest in the nation and two shy of the school record.
The Gaels, who lost seven of eight games after losing 74-49 in Spokane, made 14 of 21 from 3-point range and held the Bulldogs to 33% shooting overall, including 1 of 15 in the first quarter.
Madeline Holland added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the Gaels (11-13, 6-7 West Coast Conference), who used the hot shooting to overcome 21 turnovers against a team that was allowing 52 points per game.
It was the second game for Gonzaga (23-2, 12-1) since starting guard Katie Campbell injured a knee and the first since it was revealed she will miss the rest of her senior year.
NO. 2 BAYLOR 54, KANSAS STATE 40
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Juicy Landrum scored 11 points, Nalyssa Smith added 10 and Baylor beat Kansas State.
Baylor (21-1, 10-0 Big 12) trailed by two in the second quarter, but a 13-0 run pushed the lead to 14. The Lady Bears coasted from their winning by 14. Kansas State didn’t make a basket for the final seven minutes of the first half.