Marshall Plumlee
scored 10 points for Duke as the Blue Devils got their first victory over a ranked opponent this season, defeating No. 13 Louisville 72-65.
NORMAN, Okla. — Buddy Hield’s 3-pointer from the corner with 1. 3 seconds remaining lifted No. 3 Oklahoma to a 63-60 victory over No. 24 Texas on Monday night.
Hield struggled early, but scored 12 points in the final 3:11. He scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half.
Isaiah Cousins added 17 points for the Sooners (203, 8-3 Big 12), who trailed for most of the game. Oklahoma bounced back from a loss at Kansas State on Saturday that cost it the No. 1 ranking. The Sooners beat the Longhorns for the sixth straight time and increased their home winning streak to 19 games.
Isaiah Taylor scored 19 points and Kendal Yancy added a season-high 1 3 points for Texas (16 -8, 7-4), which had won four straight and seven of eight. The Longhorns entered the Top 25 for the first time this season earlier Monday.
Both teams shot 40 percent from the field, but the Sooners outscored the Longhorns 14-6 from the free throw line.
TOP 25 MEN
Duke 72, No. 13 Louisville 65 at Durham, N.C.: Freshman Brandon Ingram had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Blue Devils upset the Cardinals.
Grayson Allen scored 19 points and Luke Kennard had 11 for Duke (18-6, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Blue Devils shot 50 percent in the second half and hit 10 of 12 free throws in the final 3:14 while beating a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points and Quentin Snider, who fouled out with 2:01 left, added 12 for the Cardinals (19-5, 8-3). Louisville shot 56 percent in the second half and erased a 15-point deficit but missed a chance to take sole possession of first place in the league.
TOP 25 WOMEN
No. 1 UConn 66, No. 2 South Carolina 54 at Colu mbia , S.C. : Brea n na Stewart had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Huskies again proved who rules the women’s game, running past the Gamecocks.
South Carolina had won its first 22 games and, in front of its first sold-out crowd at 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena, figured to give the three-time defending NCAA champion UConn (23-0) its sternest test of the season.
Instead, Stewart and UConn led by 15 points in the second quarter and never let the Southeastern Conference champs get back in it. Stewart was the main reason why, finishing with her ninth double-double this season to go with five blocks.
AREA SEC WOMEN
Arkansas 57, Vanderbilt 56 at Fayettevi l le, Ark.: After watching the Vanderbilt women erase a 22-point deficit, Arkansas freshman Malica Monk didn’t leave the Commodores any time to come back again.
Vanderbilt had a onepoint lead in the final seconds, but Monk grabbed an offensive rebound and made a layup as the final buzzer sounded to lift the Razorbacks to victory.
Jessica Jackson finished with a game-high 18 points for Arkansas (10 -14, 5- 6 SEC) before fouling out. Rachel Bell led the Commodores (15-8, 4-6) with 12 points.
Vanderbilt trailed 47-25 late in the third quarter before putting together a 22-2 run to tie the game at 4949 on a layup by Jasmine Jenkins with 3:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Commodore then took their first lead of the night on a free throw by Marqu’es Webb with 1:59 to go. That set the stage for the wild finish capped by Monk’s last-second shot.
DEVELOPMENTS
Conference honors for Hearn: University of Memphis’ Ariel Hearn was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after leading the Tigers to a come-from-behind 54 -51 victory over rival Cincinnati on Saturday. Hearn (Arlington) had a gamehigh 17 points against the Bearcats, including nine points in the game-ending 11-4 run that put the Tigers ahead. She added four rebounds, one assist and two steals.
Milestone for Bulldogs’ Brock: Union University senior guard Marterrace Brock reached 1,000 career points in the Bulldogs’ 5956 win over West Alabama on Saturday afternoon. Brock, a former Ridgeway standout, now has 1,005 points in his two seasons with Union. He leads the Bulldogs this season with 21 points per game.