Oklahoma State holds off rally, upsets No. 6 Kansas
STILLWATER, Okla. — Cade Cunningham scored 18 points, and Oklahoma State held off a late rally to beat No. 6 Kansas 75-70 on Tuesday night.
Kansas trailed by three in the closing seconds and had possession, but Oklahoma State’s Bryce Williams stole the ball, drove the length of the floor and and dunked as time expired.
The Cowboys blew a 19-point lead in a loss to West Virginia eight days earlier and squandered a 16-point lead in the second half of this one before scoring the game’s final eight points.
Williams scored 17 points and Avery Anderson III added 14 for the Cowboys (9-3, 3-3 Big 12). It was the fifth time in the past eight tries that Oklahoma State has beaten the Jayhawks at Gallagher-iba Arena.
David Mccormack scored a season-high 24 points for Kansas (10-3, 4-2).
On one first-half possession, Cunningham collected a rebound, then delivered a perfect lefthanded bounce pass about half the length of the court to a streaking Anderson, who made a layup and was fouled. Anderson’s free throw put Oklahoma State ahead 43-30 with 2:36 left in the first half. Cunningham scored 14 points in the first half to help the Cowboys lead 46-35 at the break.
Kansas battled back, slowing the Cowboys with a zone defense. Two layups by Marcus Garrett put the Jayhawks up 68-67. Mccormack scored over Cunningham to put Kansas ahead 70-67 with 1:21 to play.
Oklahoma State’s Isaac Likekele hit a three with a minute to go to tie the game at 70.
Garrett drove again, but this time, Cunningham blocked him, then found a teammate with a wild save. The fast break led to a made layup by Walker, who was fouled. His free throw put the Cowboys ahead 73-70.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN 77 NO. 9 WISCONSIN 54
In Ann Arbor, Mich., Mike Smith had 16 points and six assists, and the Wolverines (11-0, 6-0 Big Ten) remained unbeaten with another dominant performance.
The Wolverines (11-0, 6-0) turned this Big Ten showdown into a blowout with a 43-6 run that spanned parts of both halves. It was another masterpiece for coach
Juwan Howard’s team, which became the first in college basketball history to beat three ranked opponents in a row by at least 19 points.
NO. 20 VIRGINIA TECH 74 NO. 19 DUKE 67
In Blacksburg, Va., Tyrece Radford had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Hokies (10-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Blue Devils (5-3, 3-1), who were led by Jeremy Roach’s 22 points.
OKLAHOMA 82, TCU 46
In Norman, Okla., De’Vion Harmon made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Sooners (7-4, 3-3 Big 12) over the Horned Frogs (9-5, 2-4), who snapped a two-game skid.
TCU lost its third straight game.