Oklahoma State upsets No. 6 Kansas.
Cade Cunningham scored 18 points, and Oklahoma State held off a late rally to beat No. 6 Kansas 75-70 on Tuesday night.
Kansas trailed by three in the closing seconds and had possession, but Oklahoma State’s Bryce Williams stole the ball, drove the length of the f loor and and dunked as time expired.
The Cowboys blew a 19-point lead in a loss to West Virginia eight days earlier and squandered a 16point lead in the second half of this one before scoring the game’s final eight points.
Williams scored 17 points and Avery Anderson III added 14 for the Cowboys (9-3, 3-3 Big 12). It was the fifth time in the past eight tries that Oklahoma State has beaten the Jayhawks at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
David McCormack scored a season-high 24 points for Kansas (10-3, 4-2).
On one first-half possession, Cunningham collected a rebound, then delivered a perfect left-handed bounce pass about half the length of the court to a streaking Anderson, who made a layup and was fouled. Anderson’s free throw put Oklahoma State ahead 43-30 with 2:36 left in the first half. Cunningham scored 14 points in the first half to help the Cowboys lead 46-35 at the break.
Kansas battled back, slowing the Cowboys with a zone defense. Two layups by Marcus Garrett put the Jayhawks up 68-67. McCormack scored over Cunningham to put Kansas ahead 70-67 with 1:21 to play.
Oklahoma State’s Isaac Likekele hit a 3 with a minute to go to tie the game at 70.
Garrett drove again, but this time, Cunningham blocked him, then found a teammate with a wild save. The fast break led to a made layup by Walker, who was fouled. His free throw put the Cowboys ahead 73-70.
Garrett missed a 3-pointer, and Oklahoma State got the ball in a scramble and called timeout with 17.8 seconds left. Williams missed the free throw to set up the final sequence for Kansas.
Ochai Agbaji missed two 3pointers, but the ball went out of bounds off Oklahoma State with 4.2 seconds to play, setting up Williams’ steal.
No. 7 Michigan 77, No. 9 Wisconsin 54: Mike Smith had 16 points and six assists, and host Michigan (11-0, 6-0 Big Ten) remained unbeaten with another dominant performance, routing Wisconsin (10-3, 4-2) The Wolverines turned the Big Ten showdown into a blowout with a 43-6 run that spanned parts of both halves.
No. 20 Virginia Tech 74, No. 19 Duke 67: Tyrece Radford had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lift host Virginia Tech (10-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) over Duke (5-3, 3-1). The double-double was the first of the season for Radford, who helped the Hokies jump to an 18point, first-half lead and hold off Duke’s second-half rally to win for the sixth time in seven games.
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UNLV 95, Saint Katherine 33: Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 18 points and 10 rebounds as host UNLV (2-6) easily defeated Saint Katherine College of San Marcos. Zach Rhodes had 10 points for the Firebirds (1-10).
USC 67, UC Riverside 62 (OT): Evan Mobley scored 20 points with 11 rebounds and Isaiah Mobley scored 16 with 12 boards as host USC (9-2) escaped an upset bid by UC Riverside, beating the Highlanders (4-3) in overtime.