Colorado pulls off the upset of No. 17 Oregon
Colorado 79, No. 17 Oregon 72: McKinley Wright IV recovered from a scary fall to score 21 points, including a gamesealing scoop layup with 27 seconds left, and Colorado held off No. 17 Oregon for a 79-72 win on Thursday.
Grad transfer Jeriah Horne added 17 points for the Buffaloes (8-3, 2-2 Pac-12), who improved to 10-0 against the Ducks (8-2, 3-1) all-time in Boulder.
Wright was fouled driving to the basket late in the first half, slid out of bounds and banged his neck on a courtside chair. He pounded the floor in pain before joining the team on the bench and returning to the floor.
Chris Duarte, the reigning Pac-12 player of the week, scored 27 points for an Oregon team that saw its eight-game win streak halted.
No. 1 Gonzaga 86, BYU 69: Corey Kispert scored 23 points as top-ranked Gonzaga beat rival BYU in a hastily scheduled game after both teams lost their original opponents to COVID-19 issues.
Jalen Suggs added 16 points for Gonzaga, while Drew Timme and Andrew Nembhard scored 12 each for Gonzaga (11-0, 2-0 West Coast Conference).
Matt Haarms and Caleb Lohner each scored 13 points for BYU (9-3, 0-1), which had not played since Dec. 23 after a pair of WCC games were postponed because of COVID-19.
No. 5 Iowa 89, Maryland 67: Luka Garza scored17 of his 24 points in the decisive first half, and No. 5 Iowa roared back from an early deficit by keeping Maryland scoreless for nearly eight minutes in a victory.
The Hawkeyes (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten) trailed 19-9 before rattling off 20 straight points to take control.
Aaron Wiggins scored 17 for Maryland (6-6, 1-5), and Scott added 13.
No. 8 Wisconsin 80, Indiana 73 (2 OT): D’Mitrik Trice scored 21 points and Tyler Wahl made consecutive 3-pointers in the second overtime to spark No. 8 Wisconsin to a victory over Indiana.
Wahl finished with a career-high 12 points for Wisconsin (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten).
Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shootingfor the Hoosiers (7-5, 2-3).