San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
Oklahoma knocks No. 12 Arkansas from unbeaten ranks
TULSA, Okla. — Elijah Harkless scored 21 points and Oklahoma handed No. 12 Arkansas its first loss of the season, frustrating the Razorbacks’ coach and top shooters in an 88-66 romp Saturday.
Playing at a neutral site less than two hours from both schools, Oklahoma (8-2) rushed to a 13-0 lead in the first 4:37, helped by two 3-pointers and a drive by Harkless.
Arkansas (9-1) never caught up and coach Eric Musselman was assessed two technical fouls and ejected with 3:30 to play. He was restrained by his assistant coaches while arguing with an official, and Jordan Goldwire hit four free throws that made it 76-57.
JD Notae, who had been leading the Razorbacks with nearly 19 points a game, was held to 13 on 3-for-14 shooting.
Davonte Davis scored a career-high 26 for Arkansas.
Tanner Groves had 16 points, including a 3-pointer that pushed OU’s lead to 69-57 with 6:02 left.
NO. 8 KANSAS 102, MISSOURI 65
Ochai Agbaji scored 21 points, Christian Braun and Dajuan Harris had 13 apiece, and the Jayhawks roared to a victory over the Tigers at Lawrence, Kan., in the first meeting of the longtime Big 12 rivals as nonconference foes.
David McCormack added 11 points and Remy Martin 10 for the Jayhawks (8-1), who have won eight of the past nine games in a series that began in 1907 but hadn’t been played since the Tigers departed the
Big 12 after the 2012 season.
Javon Pickett led sloppy, poorshooting Missouri (5-5) with 19 points.
INCARNATE WORD 72 GRAMBLING ST. 62
Robert Glasper scored 21 points and Johnny Hughes III had 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Cardinals (2-8) won at home.
Danya Kingsby had 20 points for the Tigers (3-7).
NO. 18 AUBURN 99, NEBRASKA 68
Playing minus suspended coach Bruce Pearl, the Tigers had 16 steals and routed the Cornhuskers at Atlanta.
Pearl began his two-game suspension imposed by the NCAA on Friday. Auburn was placed on probation for four years for unethical conduct involving former associate head coach Chuck Person. Pearl was penalized for failing to monitor his assistant and adequately promote compliance.
Assistant coach Wes Flanigan, who served as acting coach, said the Tigers made a “big-time statement” with the runaway win.
Smith had 21 points to lead
the Tigers (8-1).
Nebraska (5-6) trailed by 21 points in the first half and again in the second half before cutting the deficit to 55-41 with a 7-0 run.
CREIGHTON 83, NO. 24 BYU 71
Ryan Hawkins scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the first half and the Bluejays beat the Cougars at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Creighton (9-2) built its lead to as many as 20 before the break, helped by Hawkins’ four 3-pointers.
NO. 21 OHIO ST. 73
NO. 22 WISCONSIN 55
E.J. Liddell scored 28 points and the host Buckeyes cruised past the Badgers.
The Buckeyes (8-2) outscored the Badgers by 13 points in the
second half.
Johnny Davis led the Badgers with 24 points. The loss halted Wisconsin (8-2) at six consecutive victories.
NO. 19 MICHIGAN ST. 80 PENN ST. 64
Gabe Brown scored 15 points and Marcus Bingham Jr. had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Spartans to a win at East Lansing, Mich.
The Spartans (9-2, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won four straight games, are off to their best start since the 2017-18 season, when they started 14-2.
TULANE SHUTS MEN’S HOOPS AMID VIRUS OUTBREAK
Tulane is temporarily shutting down its men’s basketball team because of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Tulane in a statement released Saturday afternoon said the Green Wave is canceling upcoming games against Texas A&M on Dec. 14 and Grambling State on Dec. 18.
NO. 13 TENNESSEE 76 UNC-GREENSBORO 36
Josiah-Jordan James and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored 12 points each to lead the Volunteers in a rout at Knoxville, Tenn.
NO. 15 CONNECTICUT 74 ST. BONAVENTURE 64
R.J. Cole scored 15 points and the Huskies surged midway through the second half i a win at Newark, N.J.
Women
NO. 11 TEXAS 83, IDAHO 43
DeYona Gaston led a balanced attack with 19 points, Latasha Lattimore had a double-double and as the Longhorns coasted to victory at Austin.
The Longhorns (7-1) closed the first quarter with a 15-3 run for a 26-16 lead and closed the second quarter with 11 straight to make it 48-26 at the half.
Lattimore, a freshman, had career highs of 12 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
Tiana Johnson scored 12 points for Idaho (1-7).
TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY 62 INCARNATE WORD 57
Sara Bershers had 27 points and seven rebounds to lead the host Vaqueros over the Cardinals.
Jaaucklyn Moore led Incarnate Word (3-4) with a gamehigh 30 points.
NO. 3 CONNECTICUT 71, UCLA 61
The Huskies struggled again without star Paige Bueckers but managed to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time since 1993 by holding off the Bruins at Newark, N.J.
Dorka Juhasz shot 5 of 5 for 16 points with 16 rebounds and Evina Westbrook added 17 points for the Huskies (6-2).