Louisville is the latest No. 1 to suffer upset
Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive three-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off previously undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Louisville became the fourth top-ranked team to lose this season, joining Michigan State, Kentucky and Duke.
The Cardinals (9-1) easily played their worst game of the season, shooting an abysmal 34% from the floor and leading scorer Jordan Nwora had only 14 points.
The Red Raiders (6-3) played without leading scorer Jahmi’us Ramsey (17.3 points) for the third straight game because of a hamstring injury.
at Penn State 76, No. 4 Maryland 69: The Nittany Lions became the fifth unranked team to beat a topfive program in this upsetfilled college basketball season, getting 15 points and 11 rebounds from Mike Watkins in a win over the Terrapins.
Lamar Stevens added 15 points and 10 rebounds, Myreon Jones and Izaiah Brockington each scored 14 points, and Myles Dread had 12 points for Penn State (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten), which led for all but 1:54.
Jalen Smith had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (10-1, 1-1), which was trying for its first 11-0 start since 1996.
at No. 2 Kansas 95, Milwaukee 68: Devon Dotson had 22 points and nine assists, Udoka Azubuike added 15 points and 17 rebounds, and the Jayhawks rolled to a victory over the Panthers.
Ochai Agbaji also had 22 points for Kansas (8-1), which built a 40-12 lead in the first half and cruised the rest of the way to its 26th consecutive home win. It also gave the Jayhawks 300 for the decade, joining Gonzaga (304) as the only Division I schools to have reached the milestone before the calendar flips to January.
at No. 11 Baylor 53, No. 18 Butler 52: Mark Vital blocked Kamar Baldwin’s potential go-ahead shot with 1.5 seconds left and the Bears handed the Bulldogs (9-1) their first loss. It was the second win in a row, and third this season, for Baylor (8-1) over a top-25 team.
Northern Iowa 79, at No. 24 Colorado 76: Spencer Haldeman stole a pass and raced down the floor for a tiebreaking layup with 49 seconds remaining and the Panthers hung on to beat the Buffaloes (7-2). Northern Iowa defeated a ranked team for the first time since topping No. 25 Wichita State 53-50 on Feb. 13, 2016.
at Wayland Baptist 124, Southwestern Adventist 60: Pioneers senior guard J.J. Culver became one of a handful of college basketball players to score 100 or more points in a game, reaching the century mark in a win over the Knights.