San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
JAYHAWKS GET ROCKED
Shahada Wells scored 17 points as No. 14 TCU beat No. 2 Kansas 83-60 on Saturday in one of the worst losses in Bill Self’s 20-year coaching career with the Jayhawks.
The loss snapped a 16game winning streak at home for Kansas and was the second-largest home loss under Self. The Jayhawks (15-3, 5-2 Big 12), who lost 8382 in overtime at Kansas State on Tuesday, had not lost consecutive games in the state since 1989 — against K-state and Missouri.
Kansas trailed by 10 at halftime and never closed the gap within single digits. TCU extended the lead to as many as 24 points. The Jayhawks shot only 32.1 percent in the second half.
“We couldn’t score,” Self said. “We didn’t guard very well and the good looks we had we missed.”
TCU (15-4, 4-3 Big 12), which shot 54.4 percent (31 of 57) from the field, got 15 points from Mike Miles Jr. and 11 from Damion Baugh.
No. 4 Alabama 85, Missouri 64: Noah Clowney and Mark Sears each scored 17 points, and Alabama (17-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) remained undefeated against unranked teams this season.
Isiaih Mosley led host Missouri (14-5, 3-4) with 19 points. Mohamed Diarra had eight points and 12 rebounds.
No. 6 Gonzaga 99, Pacific 90: Drew Timme scored 24 of his career-high 38 points in the second half, including 18 straight points during one stretch, and Gonzaga (17-4, 6-1 WCC) pulled away in the closing minutes to win at Pacific (10-12, 3-4).
No. 7 Texas 69, West Virginia 61: Marcus Carr scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half to lead visiting Texas (16-3, 5-2 Big 12).
The Mountaineers (11-8, 1-6) had several players in early foul trouble. Kedrian Johnson had a career-high 22 points, but his teammates fell flat in the second half against the Longhorns.
No. 8 Xavier 95, Georgetown 82: Zach Freemantle tied a career-high with 30 points and Colby Jones had 20 as host Xavier (16-4, 8-1) handed Georgetown its 29th straight Big East loss.
Primo Spears scored a career-high 37 points and Akok Akok had 14 for the Hoyas (515, 0-9).
No. 9 Tennessee 77, LSU 56: Josiah-jordan James scored a season-high 22 points and visiting Tennessee (16-3, 6-1 SEC) defeated LSU (12-7, 1-6), which has lost six straight.
James, who missed eight games in November and December due to injury, made his second straight start for the Volunteers. Playing 31 minutes, James was 9-of-16 from the field and matched his career-high with four 3pointers.
No. 10 Virginia 76, Wake Forest 67: Armaan Franklin scored 18 of his 25 points during the first half and Virginia survived blowing nearly all of a 19-point lead to win at Wake Forest.
It was a game of wild swings for Virginia (15-3, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which went from missing its first eight shots to suddenly being unable to miss to go up 34-15 — only to see the Demon Deacons (14-6, 6-3) push back to within a single point with 81⁄2 minutes left.
Oklahoma State 61, No. 12 Iowa State 59: Avery Anderson scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-4 Big 12) defeated visiting Iowa State (14-4, 5-2) for its first win over a ranked team this season.
No. 13 Kansas State 68, Texas Tech 58: Markquis Nowell had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in host Kansas State’s win over Texas Tech (10-9, 0-7 Big 12).
Keyontae Johnson had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big 12), who won for the 11th time in 12 games. Ismael Massoud scored 12 points.
No. 16 Auburn 81, South Carolina 66: Johni Broome had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds as visiting Auburn took control late in the opening half to run past struggling South Carolina (8-11, 1-5 SEC).
Broome’s performance helped the Tigers (16-3, 6-1) to their fifth straight win and offset a career-best 30 points from Gamecocks’ freshman Gregory “GG” Jackson II.
Duke 68, No. 17 Miami: Kyle Filipowski had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Jeremy Roach scored 14 points in his first game in more than two weeks to lift Duke over visiting Miami (15-4, 6-3 ACC).
Tyrese Proctor had 11 points and Dariq Whitehead added 10 points for the Blue Devils (14-5, 5-3), who played their first game of the season without a national ranking.
No. 18 Charleston 87, Northeastern 61: The Cougars (21-1, 9-0 Colonial Athletic Association) scored 13 straight points in the first half to pull away from the host Huskies (8-11, 4-4) and extend the longest active winning streak in the nation to 20.
No. 19 Clemson 51, Virginia Tech 50: Hunter Tyson’s 3-pointer with 12 seconds left lifted host Clemson to a dramatic victory over Virginia Tech (11-8, 1-7).
Tyson caught a pass just left of the key, took a look at the basket and let it fly. The crowd exploded as the ball went through and the Tigers (16-4, 8-1) continued their unexpected run atop the ACC.
No. 20 Marquette 74, Seton Hall 53: Kam Jones scored 22 points, Oso Ighodaro had 18 on 7-for-7 shooting and Marquette (16-5, 8-2 Big East) won at Seton Hall (12-9, 5-5).
No. 21 Baylor 62, Oklahoma 60: Jalen Bridges scored 11 points and hit a trio of game-turning 3-pointers in the final five minutes as visiting Baylor rallied to hold off Oklahoma (12-7, 2-5 Big 12).
Adam Flagler had 16 points and five assists as Baylor (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) won its fourth straight game after opening conference play with three straight losses and briefly dropping out of The Associated Press Top 25.
No. 22 Providence 75, Depaul 64: Noah Locke had a career-high 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help Providence fend off visiting Depaul (9-11, 3-6 Big East).
Bryce Hopkins added 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Friars (15-5, 7-2 Big East) snapped a two-game losing skid and improved to 11-0 at home.
No. 24 Florida Atlantic 67, UTEP 59: Johnell Davis scored 20 points off the beanch to lead FAU (19-1, 9-0 Conference USA) past host UTEP (11-9, 4-5).
No. 25 Arkansas 69, Ole Miss 57: Anthony Black scored 17 points, reserve Joseph Pinion had 13 and host Arkansas (13-6, 2-5 SEC) snapped a four-game losing streak by topping Mississippi (9-10, 1-6).