San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
Baylor rallies past Oklahoma State, stays undefeated
STILLWATER, Okla. — Jared Butler scored 22 points, and No. 2 Baylor rallied from a halftime deficit to beat undermanned Oklahoma State 81-66 on Saturday.
Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, the Big 12 Conference's leading scorer, did not play because of COVID-19 protocols.
Mark Vital scored a careerhigh 19 points and Davion Mitchell had eight points and nine assists for Baylor (14-0, 7-0).
Kalib Boone scored a careerhigh 21 points and MatthewAlexander Moncrieffe added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma State (9-4, 3-4).
UIW 72 TEXAS A&M CC 53
At the McDermott Center, Logan Bracamonte had 15 points and seven rebounds, and the Cardinals (6-6, 3-2 Southland) beat the Islanders (3-9, 0-3).
NO. 3 VILLANOVA 71 PROVIDENCE 56
In Villanova, Pa., Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and the Wildcats (10-1, 5-0 Big East) won their
eighth straight game.
NO. 8 HOUSTON 68, TEMPLE 51
In Philadelphia, Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes scored 15 points, and the Cougars (13-1, 8-1 American Athletic) rolled to their sixth straight victory.
OKLAHOMA 75 NO. 9 KANSAS 68
In Norman, Okla., De'Vion Harmon scored 22 points and the Sooners (9-4, 5-3 big 12) beat the Jayhawks (10-5, 4-4) for their second victory this month over a top-10 opponent.
NO. 15 OHIO STATE 74 NO. 10 WISCONSIN 62
In Madison, Wis., E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and the Buckeyes (12-4, 6-4) never trailed in a victory that continued the Buckeyes' recent road mastery of ranked opponents.
NO. 11 CREIGHTON 74
NO. 23 CONNECTICUT 66
In Omaha, Neb., Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and the Bluejays (11-4, 7-3 Big East) broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat the Huskies (7-3, 4-3).
NO. 14 WEST VIRGINIA 79 KANSAS STATE 47
In Manhattan, Kan., Miles McBride scored 18 points to help West Virginia (10-4, 3-3 Big 12) beat Kansas State (5-11, 1-7) in the Mountaineers' first game in two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols.
SYRACUSE 78
NO. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 60
In Syracuse, N.Y., Quincy Guerrier had 20 points, Marek Doelzaj added 18 and Alan Griffin had 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks for his fourth double-double of the season, and the Orange (9-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast) beat the Hokies (11-3, 5-2).
MARYLAND 63
NO. 17 MINNESOTA 49
In Minneapolis, Eric Ayala had 21 points and three steals to help the Terrapins (9-7, 3-6 Big Ten) deliver another road upset of a ranked Big Ten opponent, a wire-to-wire victory over the Golden Gophers (11-5, 4-5).
FLORIDA STATE 80 NO. 20 CLEMSON 61
In Tallahassee, Fla., Balsa Koprivica had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double as the Seminoles (9-2, 5-1 ACC) handed the Tigers (9-4, 3-4) their third straight loss.
Women
NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 72 GEORGETOWN 41
In Storrs, Conn., Olivia Nelson-Ododa scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds Saturday to lead the Huskies (10-0, 9-0 Big East).