Allen’s 41 sparks Aggies

No. 1 Baylor drops another at home

LAS CRUCES — In case we didn’t know why they call him Teddy Buckets, we do now.

Teddy Allen matched his career-high with 41 points to lead New Mexico State to a 77-63 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday.

Allen, a transfer from Nebraska, made 13 of 20 shots, including 6 of 11 3-pointers. He also made 9 of 11 free throws and had seven assists.

Clayton Henry and Sir’Jabari Rice both had 10 points for the Aggies (15-2, 5-0 Western Athletic Conference), winners of 10 straight games heading into Thursday’s matchup at Sam Houston State (5:30 p.m., ESPN+, 99.5-FM in Las Cruces).

Coryon Mason scored 19 points for the Wildcats (11-6, 2-4). Mason made 10 of 10 free throws. Mahki Morris added 11 points.

ABILENE CHRISTIAN (11-6) Steele 2-11 4-5 8, I.Allen 3-6 1-2 9, Mason 4-9 10-10 19, Miller 2-6 2-2 6, Morris 3-8 4-4 11, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Cameron 2-5 2-2 7, Jackson 0-2 1-2 1, Gai 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-50 24-27 63. NEW MEXICO ST. (16-2) McCants 1-6 1-1 3, McNair 1-4 0-0 2, T.Allen 13-20 9-11 41, Henry 3-5 1-2 10, Rice 2-4 4-8 10, Tillman 2-4 2-2 6, Pryor 0-0 1-4 1, Peake 0-1 2-2 2, Avery 1-1 0-0 2, Alok 0-0 0-0 0, McKinney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 20-30 77. Halftime—New Mexico St. 28-24. 3-Point Goals—Abilene Christian 5-24 (I.Allen 2-5, Cameron 1-3, Mason 1-4, Morris 1-4, Jackson 0-1, Miller 0-2, Steele 0-5), New Mexico St. 11-23 (T.Allen 6-11, Henry 3-5, Rice 2-2, McNair 0-1, Peake 0-1, Tillman 0-1, McCants 0-2). Fouled Out—I.Allen, Mason, Cameron, McCants. Rebounds—Abilene Christian 24 (Steele 6), New Mexico St. 26 (T.Allen 7). Assists—Abilene Christian 7 (Miller 3), New Mexico St. 9 (Rice 3). Total Fouls—Abilene Christian 29, New Mexico St. 21. A—5,014 (12,482).

Men’s highlights

OKLAHOMA STATE 61, No. 1 BAYLOR 54: In Waco, Texas, Bryce Thompson scored the game’s final six points and finished with 19 as Oklahoma State (9-7, 2-3 Big 12) gave the Bears consecutive home losses for the first time in nearly six years. Baylor (15-2, 3-2 Big 12) is likely to lose its spot at the top of the AP Top 25 early this week.

After trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half, Baylor was within 55-54 when LJ Cryer made two free throws to cap a 14-2 run. Thompson made two free throws with 26 seconds left, then Bears guard Adam Flagler had turnovers on consecutive possessions — losing the ball out of bounds on a drive to the basket, then a bad pass. Thompson was fouled making the steal, then made two more free throws before a game-capping breakaway dunk after Baylor missed its last shot.

Cryer had 18 points for Baylor, which had won a national-best 21 games in a row before its loss Tuesday night at home to Texas Tech.

The Cowboys were in their third Big 12 road game in five days while traveling more than 3,200 miles.

“It’s been one heck of a week in terms of what we’ve had to face competition-wise and travel-wise,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “But for those guys to show the resilience, and the determination and courage to come out and play with the amount of energy that was required … If we play with any little less energy, we lose the game.”

No. 6 ARIZONA 82, UTAH 64: In Tucson, Azoulas Tubelis scored 32 points, Christian Koloko added 16 points, and the Wildcats (14-1, 4-0 Pac-12) dominated Utah inside.

Arizona outscored Utah 56-28 in the paint, including 12 points during a 21-0 run that turned a close game into a blowout.

Both Gach scored 12 points to lead Utah (8-9, 1-6).

NORTHWESTERN 64, No. 10 MICHIGAN STATE 62: In East Lansing, Mich., Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping Northwestern earn its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years.

The Wildcats (9-6, 2-4 Big Ten) won after Michigan State’s Malik Hall missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and Marcus Bingham missed the front end of a one-and-one with seven-tenths of a second remaining.

The Spartans (14-3, 5-1) had won nine straight, their longest winning streak since the 2018-19 season. COLORADO STATE 78, SAN JOSE STATE 42: In San Jose, Calif., the Rams (13-1, 3-1 Mountain West) led by 41 in the second half and routed the Spartans (7-7, 1-1). CSU had three scoring in double figures, led by junior Dischon Thomas with 14 points and seven rebounds. Omari Moore was the only Spartan in double figures with 15.

NEVADA 75, AIR FORCE 68: In Reno, Nev., Grant Sherfield led the way for the Wolf Pack (8-6, 2-1), scoring a game-high 21 points. Will Baker posted his second double-double of the season, going for 11 points with 10 rebounds. Walker led Air Force (8-6, 1-2 MW) with 18 points.

Women’s highlights

OREGON 68, No. 7 ARIZONA 66 (OT): In Eugene, Ore., Endyia Rogers made a jump shot with 0.4 seconds left to lift Oregon to an overtime win over Arizona on Saturday.

The Ducks (9-5, 2-1 Pac-12) rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit with help from Te-Hina Paopao, who scored 24, as well as Nyara Sabally’s 20 points and 13 rebounds and Sedona Prince’s 16 points.

Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each scored 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2), while Cate Reese scored 10.

It was Arizona’s second loss in three games after winning their first 11. ABILENE CHRISTIAN 76, NEW MEXICO STATE 73: In Abilene, Texas, the Aggies (5-8, 1-2 Western Athletic Conference) were outscored 22-8 in the fourth quarter and fell to the Wildcats (12-5, 4-2). Bigue Sarr had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Aggies, who lost despite shooting 54 percent from the field — but only 3-of-14 in the fourth quarter.

Note

OBITUARY: Joe B. Hall, who succeeded Adolph Rupp and guided Kentucky to a national championship in 1978, has died. He was 93.

Current Wildcats coach John Calipari who led Kentucky to the program’s eighth national title in 2012, called Hall “my friend, my mentor and an icon in our state and in our profession” in a series of tweets. He said he visited Hall this week and added that the coach squeezed his hand tightly as Calipari prayed for him.

A moment of silence was held for Hall in Rupp Arena before No. 18 Kentucky beat 22ndranked rival Tennessee 107-79 on Saturday.