Anderson, Oklahoma St. cool off red-hot Iowa St.
STILLWATER, Okla. — Avery Anderson scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 12 Iowa State 61-59 on Saturday for its first win over a ranked team this season.
Kalib Boone added 13 points for the Cowboys (11-8, 3-4 Big 12), who won their second straight game.
Osun Osunniyi scored 15 points and Gabe Kalscheur added 14 for Iowa State (14-4, 5-2), which had won seven of its last eight games.
NO. 4 ALABAMA 85 MISSOURI 64
Noah Clowney and Mark Sears each scored 17 points, and the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers in Columbia, Mo.
Alabama (17-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) remained undefeated against unranked teams this season.
NO. 11 ARIZONA 58 NO. 5 UCLA 52
Oumar Ballo scored 16 points, Azuolas Tubelis had a double-double and the Wildcats withstood a late rally to end the Bruins' 14-game winning streak with a win in Tucson, Ariz.
NO. 6 GONZAGA 99 PACIFIC 90
Drew Timme scored 24 of his career-high 38 points in the second half, including 18 straight points during one stretch, and the Bulldogs pulled away in the closing minutes for a win over the Tigers in Stockton, Calif.
NO. 8 XAVIER 95 GEORGETOWN 82
Zach Freemantle tied a career-high with 30 points and Colby Jones had 20 as the host Musketeers handed the Hoyas their 29th straight Big East loss.
Adam Kunkel scored 14 points to help Xavier (16-4, 8-1 Big East) bounce back from a 73-72 loss at DePaul on Wednesday.
NO. 9 TENNESSEE 77 LSU 56
Josiah-Jordan James scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Vols to a win over LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
James made his second straight start for Tennessee (16-3, 6-1 SEC).
NO. 10 VIRGINIA 76 WAKE FOREST 67
Armaan Franklin scored 18 of his 25 points during the first half and the Cavaliers survived blowing nearly all of a 19-point lead to beat the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, N.C.
NO. 16 AUBURN 81 SOUTH CAROLINA 66
Johni Broome had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds as the Tigers took control late in the opening half to run past the host Gamecocks.
Broome's performance helped Auburn to its fifth straight win and offset a career-best 30 points from South Carolina's freshman Gregory “GG” Jackson II.
DUKE 68, NO. 17 MIAMI 66
Kyle Filipowski had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jeremy Roach scored 14 points in his first game in more than two weeks to lift the Blue Devils over the Hurricanes in Durham, N.C.
NO. 18 CHARLESTON 87 NORTHEASTERN 61
Ben Burnham scored 15 points and Ryan Larson and Pat Robinson III had 12 apiece to lead the Cougars to their 20th win in a row, a win over the Huskies in Boston.
NO. 19 CLEMSON 51 VIRGINIA TECH 50
Hunter Tyson's 3pointer with 12 seconds left lifted the Tigers to a dramatic victory at home.
NO. 20 MARQUETTE 74 SETON HALL 53
Kam Jones scored 22 points, Oso Ighodaro had 18 on 7-for-7 shooting and the Golden Eagles beat the Pirates on the road.
NO. 22 PROVIDENCE 75 DEPAUL 64
Noah Locke had a career-high 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help the Friars fend off the Blue Demons at home.
NO. 25 ARKANSAS 69 MISSISSIPPI 57
Anthony Black scored 17 points, reserve Joseph Pinion had 13 and the Razorbacks snapped a four-game losing streak by topping the Rebels in Fayetteville, Ark.