Ohio State upsets Michigan State
The Ohio State men’s basketball team dominated top-ranked Michigan State 80-64 on Sunday.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Keita Bates-Diop scored a careerhigh 32 points, and Ohio State stunned No. 1 Michigan State 80-64 on Sunday.
The overachieving Buckeyes put together an electrifying 12-0 run to finish the first half and kept their foot on the gas to give first-year coach Chris Holtmann a signature win.
Ohio State (13-4, 4-0 Big Ten) won for its third straight in taking down the best team it is likely to see this season. The mistakeprone Spartans (15-2, 3-1) lost for the first time in the last 15 games, dating back to a seven-point loss to then-No. 1 Duke on Nov. 14.
The Spartans shot just 39 percent for the game and committed a dozen turnovers.
With the exception of Bates-Diop, neither team shot particularly well in the first half.
Kam Williams opened up the second half with a slam, and the Buckeyes never trailed again. Michigan State pulled to within 14 points with 6:25 left but couldn't get closer.
Fans streamed onto the court afterward to celebrate the win with players.
No. 9 WICHITA STATE 95, SOUTH FLORIDA 57
WICHITA, KAN. — Shaquille Morris scored 15 points to lead a balanced scoring effort, and No. 9 Wichita State blew out South Florida.
No. 15 MIAMI 80,
No. 24 FLORIDA STATE 74
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Miami 5-foot-7 freshman Chris Lykes scored a seasonhigh 18 points, and the No. 15 Hurricanes withstood a late rally by No. 24 Florida State to win.
No. 19 CINCINNATI 76, SMU 56
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY. — Jacob Evans III scored 18 points, and Gary Clark had a big second half as No. 19 Cincinnati pulled away to a victory over SMU.
WOMEN
No. 2 NOTRE DAME 77, GEORGIA TECH 54
ATLANTA — Arike Ogunbowale scored 25 points, Jackie Young added 14 and Notre Dame had no trouble winning its eighth straight game with a victory over Georgia Tech.
No. 3 LOUISVILLE 67, VIRGINIA TECH 56
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Asia Durr scored 21 points to lead Louisville to a victory over Virginia Tech.
No. 15 MISSOURI 83,
No. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA 74
COLUMBIA, MO. — Sophie Cunningham was too much for South Carolina to handle for the second straight year, scoring 27 points to lead No. 15 Missouri to an 83-74 victory over fourth-ranked South Carolina.
No. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE 83, LSU 70
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Teaira McCowan had 31 points and 20 rebounds to help Mississippi State stay unbeaten with a victory against LSU.
No. 7 TENNESSEE 86, VANDERBILT 73
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Mercedes Russell scored a career-high 33 points as Tennessee came from behind in the second half to outlast Vanderbilt and remain unbeaten.
No. 8 TEXAS 75, KANSAS STATE 64
MANHATTAN, KAN. — Lashann Higgs scored 26 points and Texas used a big run to start the second half to beat Kansas State.
No. 10 OHIO STATE 78,
No. 22 MICHIGAN 71, OT
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Kelsey Mitchell scored 37 points, carrying Ohio State through the final minutes of regulation and leading the Buckeyes to a victory over Michigan.
SYRACUSE 76,
No. 11 FLORIDA STATE 69
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Miranda Drummond scored a careerhigh 38 points, including 11 straight late in the fourth quarter that lifted Syracuse to a win over Florida State.
No. 12 WEST VIRGININA 57, IOWA STATE 49
MORGANTOWN, VA. — Naomi Davenport scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and West Virginia beat Iowa State.
No. 13 MARYLAND 77, WISCONSIN 44
MADISON, WIS. — Kristen Confroy, Kaila Charles and Eleanna Christinaki combined for 22 points in the first half when Maryland took a 19-point lead on its way to a victory over Wisconsin for the Terrapins' 13th straight victory.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 65, No. 16 OREGON STATE 61
LOS ANGELES — Kristen Simon scored 21 points as USC rallied to beat Oregon State for its first Pac-12 Conference win of the season.
No. 17 DUKE 69,
N.C. STATE 56
DURHAM, N.C. — Lexie Brown hit a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points to lead Duke to a win over North Carolina State.
No. 18 IOWA 84, ILLINOIS 71
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Megan Gustafson scored 34 points with 12 rebounds for her 43rd career double-double, Kathleen Doyle had her second double-double and Iowa beat Illinois.
No. 19 TEXAS A&M 82, AUBURN 73
AUBURN, ALA. — Khaalia Hillsman scored a careerhigh 31 points and Chennedy Carter added 22, combining for 19 points in the fourth quarter, and Texas A&M beat Auburn.
No. 23 CALIFORNIA 53, ARIZONA 51
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Mikayla Cowling hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to help California beat Arizona.
No. 25 ARIZONA STATE 73, No. 24 STANFORD 66
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Charnea Johnson-Chapman scored a career-high 16 points and Arizona State beat Stanford.
Reili Richardson added 11 points for the Sun Devils (13-3, 4-0 Pac-12), who won their sixth straight.