Iowa State upsets Kansas
Iowa State served notice that it’s a Big 12 contender again after an ugly rebuild last season.
Marial Shayok scored 24 points as the Cyclones routed No. 5 Kansas 77-60 on Saturday for their most lopsided victory over the Jayhawks in 46 years.
Freshman Tyrese Haliburton made four threepointers and scored 14 points for Iowa State (12-2, 2-0), which opened Big 12 play with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2015. It was the Cyclones’ fifth consecutive victory overall.
Kansas (12-2, 1-1) committed a season-high 24 turnovers in its worst loss to Iowa State since an 89-65 blowout in Lawrence in 1973.
“They’re the standard in our league and the team we’re all trying to catch,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “It’s a great win. I loved the way they competed.”
Despite getting outrebounded 41-26, Iowa State made surprisingly easy work of Kansas in part by shooting nine of 13 on thre-pointers in the second half.
“We were awful. But they were good,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “They manhandled us.”
Quentin Grimes scored 19 points for Kansas, including 14 straight for the Jayhawks in one stretch.
at No. 3 Tennessee 96,
Georgia 50: Jordan Bowden scored 20 points off the bench as Volunteers opened SEC play with their 17th straight home win. Tennessee (12-1, 1-0) , which led by as many as 49 points, recorded the most lopsided win in this series’ 156-game history.
at No. 4 Virginia 65, Florida State 52: The Cavaliers, who lead the nation in scoring defense (51.4), limited Florida State to just 15 field goals and continued their best start to a season since the 2014-15 team won its first 19 games. Kyle Guy scored 21 points and Braxton Key added 20 for Virginia (13-0, 1-0 ACC), which led by as many as 29 before the Seminoles (12-2, 0-1) rallied.
No. 8 Michigan State 86, at No. 14 Ohio State 77: Cassius Winston scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half and Nick Ward had 21 for the Spartans (13-2, 4-0 Big Ten), who won their eighth consecutive game. Michigan State hit 13 of 17 shots from the floor and scored 50 points after the Buckeyes (12-2, 2-1) had taken a 43-36 lead into halftime.
No. 10 Virginia Tech 77, Boston College 66: Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a game-high 25 points on nineof-14 shooting for the Hokies (13-1, 2-0 ACC), who rallied for their eighth straight victory. Boston College (9-4, 0-1) led early in the second half but Virginia Tech took control with an 11-0 run. Alexander-Walker scored six of those points as the Hokies took a 43-36 lead and never trailed again.
at No. 11 Texas Tech 63, Kansas State 57: Davide Moretti scored a career-high 19 points and Matt Mooney added 14 for the Red Raiders (13-1, 2-0 Big 12). The Wildcats (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) erased most a 34-19 halftime deficit and pulled within 43-42, but Moretti scored the game’s next seven points to help Texas Tech pull away.
at Alabama 77, No. 13 Kentucky 75: Tevin Mack made six first-half threepointers and finished with 22 points for Alabama (10-3, 1-0 SEC), which held on for its fifth straight win. The Wildcats (10-3, 0-1) surged back from an 11-point deficit and had possession of the ball in the final seconds, but Tyler Herro missed a three-pointer as time expired.
No. 15 North Carolina 85, at Pittsburgh 60: Tar Heels guard Cameron Johnson, who grew up in the Pittsburgh suburbs and spent three seasons with the Panthers, made his first three shots on his way to 15 points and nine rebounds against his former school. Coby White led the Tar Heels (11-3, 1-0 ACC) with 22 points and Luke Maye added 17 points and 11 rebounds.