St. Mary’s needs 2 overtimes to get by pesky San Diego
Brad Waldow scored 22 points and Desmond Simmons sank a key three-pointer to lead St. Mary’s to a 69-62 double overtime win over San Diego on Saturday.
In the second OT, Waldow’s layup and Simmons’ three gave the Gaels a five-point lead with 3:48 left.
St. Mary’s (19-6, 11-3 WCC) blew an 11-point halftime lead but got a three-pointer from Aaron Bright with 13 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 56-56 and force overtime. Neither team scored during the first overtime until Bright, who finished with 15 points, sank a basket with 1:14 left. San Diego (14-13, 7-8) tied it at 58-58 with a jumper from Duda Sanadze, who was fouled but missed the free throw. Wyoming 77, San Jose St. 60: Josh Adams scored a seasonhigh 26 points and added seven assists and six rebounds for the host Cowboys (20-6, 9-4 Mountain West). ... Rashad Muhammad had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (2-22, 0-12).
PAC- 12
UCLA 72, Oregon 63: Norman Powell scored 23 points, Kevon Looney added 18 and the host Bruins (16-10, 8-5) moved into a second-place tie with the Ducks (18-8, 8-5).
USC 68, Oregon St. 55: Elijah Stewart scored 19 points, Katin Reinhardt added 16, and the host Trojans (10-15, 2-11) snapped a nine-game losing streak. ... Langston Morris-Walker scored 17 points for the Beavers (16-9, 7-6).
TOP 25
#1 Kentucky 77, S. Carolina 43: Willie Cauley-Stein scored 14 points as the host Wildcats (25-0, 12-0 SEC) matched the 1953-54 team for the program’s best start. #2 Virginia 61, Wake Forest
60: Anthony Gill scored 19 points and Malcolm Brogdon stole the ball from Cody Miller-McIntyre to prevent a potential game-winning shot in the final seconds for the host Cavaliers (23-1, 11-1 ACC). #3 Gonzaga 56, Pepperdine 48: Kevin Pangos scored 19 points and the Zags (26-1, 14-0 WCC) won their 19th straight
and a nation-leading 40th straight at home. ... The Waves (15-11, 8-7) have lost two straight after beating league powers St. Mary’s and BYU as they seek their first winning season since 2005.
#4 Duke 80, Syracuse 72: Jahlil Okafor had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the visiting Blue Devils (22-3, 9-3 ACC). #6 Villanova 68, #18 Butler 65: Darrun Hilliard had a career-high 31 points, 20 in the second half and the last ones on a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left as the visiting Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East) beat the Bulldogs (18-7, 8-4). #8 Kansas 74, #16 Baylor 64: Kelly Oubre scored 18 points, including a clinching three-pointer in the final minutes, to lift the host Jayhawks (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) over the Bears (18-7, 6-6). N.C. State 74, #9 Louisville 65: Anthony “Cat” Barber scored 21 points as the visiting Wolfpack (15-11, 6-7 ACC) held the Cardinals (20-5, 8-4) to 33 percent shooting. Pittsburgh 89, #12 N. Carolina 76: Sheldon Jeter scored a career-high 22 points as the host Panthers (17-9, 6-6 ACC) shot 65 percent from the field (37-of-67) against the Tar Heels (18-7, 8-4). #14 Iowa St. 79, #21 W. Virginia 59: Monte Morris scored 19 points and the host Cyclones (18-6, 8-4 Big 12) swept the season series with the Mountaineers (19-6, 7-5). #15 Wichita St. 68, Illinois St. 62: Ron Baker scored 19 points and the visiting Shockers (23-3, 13-1 Missouri Valley) survived despite shooting only 36.7 percent from the field. Kansas St. 59, #17 Oklaho
ma 56: Marcus Foster made a tie-breaking three-pointer with 3.4 seconds left and scored 14 points in his return from a three-game suspension as the host Wildcats (13-13, 6-7 Big 12) beat the Sooners (17-8, 8-5).
#19 Maryland 76, Penn St.
73: Dez Wells scored 22 points and Melo Trimble 20 for the visiting Terrapins (21-5, 9-4 Big Ten). #20 VCU 79, Geo. Washington 66: Melvin Johnson (17 points) hit five three-pointers as the visiting Rams (19-6, 9-3 Atlantic 10) snapped a twogame losing streak. TCU 70, #21 Oklahoma St. 55: Amric Fields had 12 points and a big part in an upset-sealing run as the last-place Horned Frogs (15-10, 2-10 Big 12) stunned the visiting Cowboys (17-8, 7-6), who had won three consecutive Big 12 games against ranked teams. Michigan St. 59, #23 Ohio
St. 56: Denzel Valentine celebrated Feb. 14 by sinking a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining to lift the host Spartans (17-8, 8-4 Big Ten) over the Buckeyes (19-7, 8-5). #24 Arkansas 71, Mississippi 70: Manuale Watkins hit a short jumper with 6.4 seconds remaining as the visiting Razorbacks (20-5, 9-3) won for the seventh time in eight games.
#25 SMU 73, UConn 55: Markus Kennedy and Yanick Moreira each scored 13 points as the host Mustangs (21-5, 12-2 American Athletic) rolled.
WOMEN
#2 UConn 87, Tulane 39: Moriah Jefferson scored 16 points to lead six players in double figures for the host Huskies (24-1, 13-0 American Athletic).
St. Mary’s 68, San Diego 66: Lauren Nicholson had 26 points and the host Gaels (18-7, 11-3) supplanted the Toreros (20-5, 11-4) in second place in the WCC.
Santa Clara 80, USF 79: Nici Gilday had 35 points as the host Broncos (9-14, 4-10 WCC) survived the Dons (14-11, 5-9) in overtime.
Wyoming 71, San Jose St. 61: Marquelle Dent’s 25 points and seven assists led the Cowboys (12-11, 7-6 Mountain West) past the host Spartans (11-12, 5-7).