College basketball top 25 roundup ACC surprise: N.C. State upends No. 15 Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference road wins against teams in the lower half of the standings looked great, but perhaps not convincing, for North Carolina State.
It was at No. 15 Virginia on Wednesday night where they turned some heads.
DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and the Wolfpack opened a big lead and held of f ever y challenge the Cavaliers had to offer in a 68-61 victor y.
The road wins — at Boston College, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest — were sandwiched around home losses to Syracuse and Duke.
Cam Hayes scored 16 points and Shakeel Moore had 12 for N.C. State (11-9, 7-8 ACC), which last won four ACC games in a row on the road in the last two games of 1980-81 season and the first two the following season.sam Hauser led Virginia with 21 points and Jay Huff had 19 points and 11 rebounds, but the Cavaliers (15-6, 11-4) lost their third straight for the first time since the 2016-17 season. They were outscored 30-16 in the paint, 17-6 off the bench and led for just 48 seconds.
No. 20 Arkansas 81, No. 6 Alabama 66
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Freshman Jaylin Williams scored 10 of his season-high 13 points during a decisive run and No. 20 Arkansas beat Alabama.
It was the Razorbacks’ first win at home over a ranked team in three years.
Williams keyed the 17-2 run that turned a six-point deficit into a nine-point lead with less than 10 minutes to play. He was one of five Arkansas players to finish in double figures for Arkansas (18-5, 10-4 Southeastern Conference). Justin Smith scored 11, Jalen Tate and J.D Notae had 12 apiece and Moses Moody led all scor
ers with 24, 16 of which came from the free-throw line.
Alabama (18-6, 13-2) managed only the two points during that stretch, a John Petty Jr. jumper, for a span of 8:53.
No. 11 Florida St. 88, Miami 71
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sardaar Calhoun scored a career-high 16 points and No. 11 Florida State coasted to the win over Miami.
The Seminoles (14-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) were never threatened after a 19-2 run early in the first half. Anthony Polite hit consecutive 3-pointers and Scottie Barnes’ jumper with 10:32 remaining capped the surge and increased Florida State’s lead to 27-8.
Raiquan Gray had 12 p
No. 13 Creighton 77, Depaul 53
Marcus Zegarowski, Christian Bishop and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points apiece and Creighton made fast work of Depaul.
The Bluejays (17-5, 13-4 Big East) have won seven of their last eight games, including four straight.
No. 25 Tennessee 70, Vanderbilt 58
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Victor Bailey Jr. made 5-of-8 3-pointers and finished with 21 points as No. 25 Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt to sweep the season series.
Women
No. 7 Baylor 70, Oklahoma State 51
WACO, Texas (AP) — Nalyssa Smith scored 20 points, Dijonai Carrington had a double-double and No. 7 Baylor won its 10th game in a row, 70-51 over Oklahoma State to move the Lady Bears closer to their 11th Big 12 regular-season title in a row.
The Lady Bears (18-2, 13-1 Big 12) took control by scoring the last 17 points before halftime. But that came after a miserable stretch of nearly 9 1/2 minutes when they blew all of an early 14-point lead with nine turnovers while missing 11 of 12 shots.
No. 11 Indiana 77, Wisconsin 49
MADISON, Wisc. — Mackenzie Holmes scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Indiana rolled past Wisconsin.
No. 13 So. Florida 56, Temple 47
PHILADELPHIA — Bethy Mununga scored 10 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and South Florida beat Temple to extend a program record with 13th straight victories.
Penn State 69,
No. 15 Ohio State 67
COLLEGE STATION, Pa. — Niya Beverley scored a career-high 21 points, Makenna Marisa added 17 with eight rebounds and eight assists and Penn State upset Ohio State, ending an 11game losing streak in the series.
Iowa State 85,
No. 18 W. Virginia 68
AMES, Iowa — Ashley Joens scored 20 points, Lexi Donarski and Kristin Scott added 18 each, and Iowa State pulled away from West Virginia.
No. 23 Missouri St. 67, Southern Illinois 55
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Jasmine Franklin led a balanced attack with 14 points and nine rebounds and Missouri State beat Southern Illinois to claim the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title for the 14th time since 1990.
Marquette 85, No. 24 Depaul 71
CHICAGO — Selena Lott scored 25 points, Camryn Taylor added 20, combining for 37 in the second half, and Marquette defeated Depaul.
No. 25 Rutgers 63, Michigan State 53
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshman Diamond Johnson scored 22 points, Arella Guirantes had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and No. 25 Rutgers used a 24-7 fourth quarter to beat Michigan State for its sixth doubledigit victor y in a row.