No. 15 Texas Tech slips past Oklahoma in Big 12 clash
NORMAN, Okla. — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 21 points, and Marcus Santos-Silva had 18 to help No. 15 Texas Tech hold off Oklahoma 69-67 on Tuesday night.
Mac McClung added 16 points for Tech (7-2, 1-1 Big 12), which was coming off a one-point home loss to Kansas.
De’Vion Harmon scored 17 points, and Austin Reaves added 13 for Oklahoma (5-2, 1-1), which made just 17 of 27 free throws. Brady Manek, Oklahoma’s leading scorer this season, finished with two points on 1-for-7 shooting.
The game came down to the final seconds.
Texas Tech, leading by three, fouled Harmon with four seconds left. Harmon made the first free throw, then missed the second intentionally. Victor Iwuakor rebounded for Oklahoma and was fouled with 2.8 seconds to play. He missed the first free throw, then missed the second intentionally.
Oklahoma had several chances at a putback — Reaves had the best look — but none of the shots went in.
NO. 3 KANSAS 79 NO. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 65
Christian Braun hit six 3-pointers and had 22 points, Jalen Wilson hit four 3s and scored 17, and the Jayhawks shrugged off a midgame malaise before cruising past the visiting Mountaineers.
Marcus Garrett finished with 15 points, Ochai Agbaji had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and David McCormack added 10 points and 11 boards as Kansas (8-1, 2-0 Big 12) won its fifth straight against West Virginia (6-2, 1-1).
NO. 1 GONZAGA 95 NORTHWESTERN STATE 78
Drew Timme had 25 points and nine rebounds as the Bulldogs held off a late challenge to beat the visiting Demons for the second night in a row.
Jalen Suggs added 19 points, and Corey Kispert had 18 for Gonzaga (6-0), which owns the nation’s longest home win streak at 41 games.
Jairus Roberson scored 15 points to lead Northwestern State (1-9), which was playing its fourth game in five nights.
NO. 4 IOWA 70, PURDUE 55
Luka Garza scored 22 points, Joe Wieskamp added 17, and the host Hawkeyes beat the Boilermakers.
Garza, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 29.3 points per game, scored 10 of the first 16 points for Iowa (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten), which was coming off a 99-88 loss to No. 1 Gonzaga on Sat
urday.
Trevion Williams led Purdue (6-3, 1-1) with 14 points and nine rebounds.
NO. 6 HOUSTON 76, TEMPLE 50
Quentin Grimes had 22 points and seven rebounds, Justin Gorham had 14 points and 12 boards, and the Cougars beat the visiting Owls in the teams’ American Athletic Conference opener.
Reggie Chaney had 13 points, and Tramon Mark scored 12 for Houston (6-0).
NO. 9 WISCONSIN 67 NEBRASKA 53
Brad Davison had 15 points and a career-high seven assists, and the host Badgers overcame a
dreadful start to beat the Cornhuskers in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Micah Potter added 10 points and 11 rebounds and sparked a key 16-0 run in the second half. Fifthyear senior Aleem Ford celebrated his 24th birthday with 13 points and eight rebounds to help Wisconsin (7-1) earn its ninth straight conference victory and 15th straight home win.
NO. 14 MISSOURI 54, BRADLEY 53
Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted the Tigers over the Braves in Columbia, Mo. Down eight with under four minutes to go, Missouri (6-0) went on a 6-0 run in the final 1:33 to spoil Bradley’s upset bid in dra
matic fashion.
NO. 16 VIRGINIA 76 WILLIAM & MARY 40
Trey Murphy III scored seven of his 15 points during a 13-0 firsthalf run, and the Cavaliers (4-1) returned from a long coronavirusrelated pause to beat the visiting Tribe.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 79 NO. 17 NORTH CAROLINA 76
Devon Daniels scored eight straight points in the second half and finished with 21 to help the Wolfpack (5-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Tar Heels (5-2, 0-1) in Raleigh, N.C.
Women
NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 90 VILLANOVA 52
Paige Bueckers and Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 19 points apiece to lift the Huskies (5-0, 4-0 Big East) to a win over the host Wildcats.
NO. 15 NORTHWESTERN 79 EASTERN KENTUCKY 50
Veronica Burton scored 17 points, Lindsey Pulliam added 15, and the Wildcats (4-0) beat the visiting Colonels.
NO. 18 DEPAUL 90, CREIGHTON 81
Sonya Morris scored 22 points, and Dee Bekelja scored 16 to lead the Blue Demons (5-2, 2-0 Big East) over the host Bluejays.
NO. 20 SOUTH FLORIDA 73 CINCINNATI 61
Sydni Harvey scored 21 points, and the Bulls (5-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) pulled away late to beat the host Bearcats.
NO. 25 MICHIGAN STATE 94 OAKLAND 56
Nia Clouden led a balanced attack with 15 points, and the Spartans (7-0) celebrated their first Top 25 ranking this season with red-hot shooting in a win over the Golden Grizzlies.