NO. 2 BLUE DEVILS LOSE AT N.C. STATE
N.C.» Omer Yurtseven had 16 points while Torin Dorn hit two huge 3-pointers in the final two minutes to help North Carolina State upset No. 2 Duke 96-85 on Saturday night.
It was the second win against a No. 2-ranked team this season for N.C. State (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which upset Arizona in November.
Marvin Bagley III finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (13-2, 1-2).
HIGHLIGHTS
Kyron Cartwright had 19 points, nine assists and four steals to help Providence beat No. 5 Xavier 81-72, snapping the Musketeers’ 10-game winning streak and ending the best start in their school’s history. Rodney Bullock scored 17 points. Kerem Kanter had 24 points and 12 rebounds in 20 minutes for Xavier. … Teddy Allen scored 20 points off the bench, Sagaba Konate had 14 of his 16 points in the second half and No. 6 West Virginia beat No. 7 Oklahoma 89-76. Lamont West and Jevon Carter added 17 points apiece for the Mountaineers. Oklahoma freshman Trae Young, the nation’s scoring and assists leader, finished with 29 points on 8-of-22 shooting. … Jalen Brunson had 27 points and eight assists as No. 3
Villanova gave coach Jay Wright his 400th win at the school, 10090 over Marquette. … Tremont Waters scored 21 points, including an off-balance 3-pointer with one second remaining, to lift
LSU to a 69-68 win over No. 11
Texas A&M. … Devon Hall scored 16 points and No. 8 Virginia held No. 12 North Carolina to its second-lowest point total of the season in the Cavaliers’ 61-49 victory. … Marcquise Reed scored 24 points and Elijah Thomas had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 25 Clemson to a 74-69 win over Louisville in overtime. … Vincent Edwards scored 21 points and Isaac Haas added 14 to lead No. 13 Purdue past Nebraska 74-62 for its 11th consecutive win. James Palmer Jr. finished with 22 points and Isaac Copeland had 16 to lead the Cornhuskers, whose four-game winning streak ended. … Khadeen Carrington scored 29 points, Angel Delgado had 28 points and 15 rebounds and No. 21 Seton Hall rallied from an 11-point deficit to defeat Butler 90-87 to win its fifth straight game. … Mustapha Heron scored 17 points and Auburn fended off a late comeback attempt to secure an 88-77 victory over No. 22
Arkansas, the Tigers’ 12th consecutive win. … Admiral Schofield had 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 23 Tennessee rallied in the second half to beat No. 17 Kentucky 76-65. … Hayden Dalton had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Justin James scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to help Wyoming overcome a 16-point halftime deficit for a 79-78 overtime win over Boise State. Cody Kelley scored four of his nine points in the final 66 seconds and added five rebounds and four assists for the Cowboys. James, who has 1,002 career points, became the 36th Wyoming player to score 1,000 points. … Caleb Martin scored 23 points, Kendall Stephens added 21 on all 3-pointers and Nevada pulled away over the last 10 minutes to defeat Air Force 86-75. Lavelle Scottie had 16 points for Air Force and Ryan Swan scored 15.
Women
FLA.» Napheesa Collier TAMPA, had 25 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 Connecticut remained unbeaten at 13-0 with a 100-49 rout of South Florida.
HIGHLIGHTS
Liv Roberts went 9-for-9 from the field and scored 25 points to lead Wyoming past Boise State 66-51. … Northern Colorado defeated Montana 68-50 in a battle of Big Sky unbeatens. … Freshman Claire Gritt scored 17 points to lead Denver over Wayne 73-55. … Nevada beat Force 70-60 despite 17 points from Falcons freshman Kaelin Immel. … Grace Colaivalu scored 18 points, but Colorado State lost at Fresno State 56-45. … Colorado lost 89-75 at Washington State late Friday night.
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