Baltimore Sun

Yellow Jackets upset Louisville

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Moses Wright made a huge block at one end, then powered inside for a basket that helped Georgia Tech pull off a 64-58 upset of No. 5 Louisville on Wednesday night in Atlanta, snapping the Cardinals’ 10-game winning streak.

Louisville (21-4, 12-2 ACC) lost for the first time since early January with a truly dreadful offensive performanc­e against the Yellow Jackets (12-13, 6-8).

The Cardinals never led, hitting just 19 of 56 shots (33.9%) from the field — including a 3-of-24 from 3-point range.

Jordan Nwora, the ACC’s leading scorer at 19.5 points per game, was held to a season-low 2 points. He missed all four of his 3-point attempts, finishing with a desperatio­n airball that was the perfect capper to his awful night.

Jose Alvarado led Georgia Tech with 18 points, but it was Wright who came up with the biggest plays.

KU finishes strong on road: Devon Dotson scored 15 points and No. 3 Kansas finished the game with a 9-0 run to beat No. 14 West Virginia 58-49.

The visiting Jayhawks (21-3, 10-1 Big 12) won for the ninth straight time and remain a game behind first-place Baylor.

West Virginia (18-6, 6-5) led by as many as nine in each half and lost at home for the first time this season.

The Mountainee­rs are stumbling after rising as high as No. 12 in the AP Top 25 last month. They’ve lost two straight with another big test coming up Saturday at No. 1 Baylor.

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