Oklahoma State sinks Oklahoma in OT
Trae Young scored 48 points but No. 4 Oklahoma fell to host Oklahoma State 83-81 in overtime Saturday.
Young, a freshman guard who leads the nation in scoring, had 34 points after halftime. He matched the fifthhighest scoring effort in Sooners history.
Jeffrey Carroll had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Kendall Smith had 20 points for the Cowboys (13-6, 3-4 Big 12 Conference). Smith’s three-point basket with eight seconds left in regulation tied it 73-73.
The Sooners (14-4, 4-3) had defeated the Cowboys 109-89 in Norman on Jan. 3.
Oklahoma State led by two points late in overtime when Carroll missed a free throw that gave the Sooners a chance with 7.4 seconds remaining.
Young struggled to get the ball up the court and was forced into a poor shot.
“I knew it wasn’t going to go in,” he said. “No, I didn’t feel comfortable.”
The Cowboys took a 25-6 lead in the first 10 minutes but the Sooners slowed the surge with an 8-0 run.
“It’s a game of runs,” Smith said. “They were playing well, but we fought and did what we were capable of.”
at Houston 73, No. 7 Wichita State 59: Rob Gray scored 24 points and the Cougars (15-4, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) beat a top-10 team for the first time since defeating No. 3 Memphis 69-67 in January 1996. The Shockers (15-4, 5-2) shot a season-low 33% and committed 18 turnovers.
at Iowa State 70, No. 8 Texas Tech 52: Freshman Cameron Lard scored 18 points and the Cyclones (11-7, 2-5 Big 12) cruised in their first victory over a ranked team this season. It was the second consecutive loss for the Red Raiders (15-4, 4-3) against an unranked opponent on the road. 12) turned the ball over on the final inbounds play and the Jayhawks (16-3, 6-1) rallied after trailing 67-61 with 2:05 to play.
No. 11 Xavier 73, at No. 19 Seton Hall 64: J.P. Macura scored a season-high 27 points and the Musketeers (18-3, 6-2 Big East Conference) rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit. Desi Rodriguez scored 19 points for the Pirates (15-5, 4-3), who lost for the first time in 12 home games. No. 13 Gonzaga 75, at Santa Clara 60: Josh Perkins scored 17 points for the Bulldogs (17-4, 7-1 West Coast Conference), who beat the Broncos (7-13, 4-4) for the 17th consecutive time.
at No. 17 Auburn 79, Georgia 65: Bryce Brown had 28 points to help the Tigers (17-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) rally from a 16point deficit late in the first half. Auburn went on an 18-2 run to start the second half. Yante Maten had 17 points for the Bulldogs (12-6, 3-4). Florida 66, at No. 18 Kentucky 64: Jalen Hudson came off the bench to score 17 points for the first-place Gators (14-5, 6-1 SEC), who rallied after squandering a 45-37 second-half lead, which became a 56-53 deficit. The Gators stole the inbounds pass with 2.5 seconds left to win for the eighth time in nine tries and take a two-game conference lead over the Wildcats (14-5, 4-3).
No. 22 Ohio State 67, Minnesota 49: Keita BatesDiop had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes (17-4, 8-0 Big Ten Conference) at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It was the seventh victory in a row for Ohio State and Chris Holtmann became the third Big Ten coach to win his first eight conference games. The Golden Gophers (14-8, 3-6) led by 10 points in the first half before Ohio State went on a 24-2 run.
at Kansas State 73, No. 24 Texas Christian 68: Dean Wade scored 20 points for the Wildcats (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) and sophomore Makol Mawien had a career-high 18 points. He had scored only 13 points in conference play this season. Coach Jamie Dixon of the Horned Frogs (14-5, 2-5) was called for two technical fouls and was ejected.
at No. 20 Clemson 67, Notre Dame 58: Gabe DeVoe had 17 points, including a key three-point basket with 3:18 to go, and the Tigers (16-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Fighting Irish (13-7, 3-4) for the first time in six meetings all time. Notre Dame lost its fourth consecutive game.