Baylor loses game, likely top spot, too
Oklahoma State, unranked, stuns Bears on road
Bryce Thompson scored the game’s final six points and finished with 19 as visiting Oklahoma State beat No. 1-ranked Baylor, 61-54, Saturday, giving the Bears consecutive home losses for the first time in nearly six years.
The Bears (15-2, 3-2 Big 12) are likely to lose their spot at the top of the AP Top 25 this week.
After trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half, Baylor was within 55-54 when LJ Cryer made two free throws to cap a 14-2 run.
Thompson made two free throws with 26 seconds left, then Bears guard Adam Flagler had turnovers on consecutive possessions — losing the ball out of bounds on a drive to the basket, then a bad pass. Thompson was fouled making the steal, then made two more free throws before a game-capping breakaway dunk after Baylor missed its last shot.
Cryer had 18 points for Baylor, which had won a national21 games in a row before its loss Tuesday night at home to Texas Tech.
The only time Oklahoma State (9-7, 2-3) trailed was after Kendall Brown’s basket that made it 4-3 only 2½ minutes into the game.
Other games
Northwestern 64, Michigan State 62: Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping visiting Northwestern (9-6, 2-4 Big Ten) upset No. 10 Michigan State (14-3, 5-1) for its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years.
Gonzaga 115, Santa Clara 83: Drew Timme scored 32 points and Andrew Nembhard had 19 to lead the No. 2 Bulldogs (14-2, 3-0 WCC) to their 24th consecutive West Coast Conference win. The host Broncos fell to 11-6, 1-1.
Auburn 80, Mississippi 71: Walker Kessler scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to rally No. 4 Auburn (16-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) from a six-point halftime deficit against host Mississippi (9-7, 1-3).
Arizona 82, Utah 64: Azoulas Tubelis scored 32 points, and No. 6 Arizona (14-1, 4-0 Pac-12) dominated visiting Utah (8-9, 1-6) inside.
Duke 88, N.C. State 73: Mark Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 8 blocks as host No. 8 Duke (14-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated inside.
Houston 66, Tulsa 64: Host Tulsa (6-9, 0-4 American Athletic Conference) scored the final nine points of the game but Sam Griffin missed what would have been the game-winning 3 pointer with one second left in the game. The No. 11 Cougars improved to 15-2, 4-0.
Arkansas 65, LSU 58: Jaylin Williams hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with slightly more than a minute as Arkansas (12-5, 2-3 SEC) upset No. 12 LSU (15-2, 3-2) for its first road win of the season.
Iowa State 79, Texas 70: Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, as host No. 15 Iowa State (14-3, 2-3 Big 12) held on against No. 21 Texas (134, 3-2).
Xavier 80, Creighton 73: Colby Jones scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as host No. 17 Xavier (13-3, 3-2 Big East) rallied after the break. Creighton (10-5, 2-2) couldn’t overcome 21 turnovers.
Kansas State 62, Texas Tech 51: Mark Smith made a key 3-pointer with just over a minute left as host Kansas State (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) ended a four-game losing streak. No. 19 Texas Tech (13-4, 3-2) handed No. 1 Baylor its first loss of the season last week.
Kentucky 107, Tennessee 79: Freshman TyTy Washington Jr. scored a career-high 28 points as host No. 18 Kentucky (14-3, 4-1 SEC) shot a season-high 68% in a rout of No. 22 Tennessee (11-5, 2-3).
Marquette 73, Seton Hall 72: Greg Elliott made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.7 seconds left as host Marquette (12-6, 4-3 Big East) withstood a long second-half drought against No. 20 Seton Hall (11-5, 2-4).
Mississippi State 78, Alabama 76: Iverson Molinar had a game-high 24 points for host Mississippi State (12-4, 3-1 SEC), which held off No. 24 Alabama (11-6, 23).