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TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

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North Carolina State 96, No. 2 Duke 85

Omer Yurtseven had 16 points while Torin Dorn hit two huge 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes to help North Carolina State upset No. 2 Duke on Saturday night. It was the second win against a No. 2-ranked team this season for N.C. State (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which upset Arizona in November. The Wolfpack shot 55 percent after halftime, though the two biggest shots came from Dorn. He first hit a 3 from the corner over an oncoming Marvin Bagley III with 2:02 left and N.C. State protecting a four-point lead. Then Dorn hit one to beat the shot clock on an inbounds pass while being fouled by Javin DeLaurier, a four-point play that pushed the Wolfpack to a 91-80 lead with 1:06 left. Bagley finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (13-2, 1-2), who couldn't slow the Wolfpack's offense all night.

No. 6 West Virginia 89, No. 7 Oklahoma 76

this season. It was the Friars' 11th win over a top-5 team, and their first since beating No. 4 Villanova two years ago. Kerem Kanter had 24 points and 12 rebounds — eight on the offensive boards — in 20 minutes for Xavier (15-2, 3-1).

LSU 69, No. 11 Texas A&M 68

Tremont Waters scored 21 points, including an off-balance 3-pointer with 1 second remaining, to lift LSU. The game was tied before the Aggies used an 8-3 run, capped by four points from Tyler Davis, to take a 68-63 lead. But Waters, who finished with five 3s, made a 3-pointer for LSU to get the Tigers (10-4, 1-1 Southeaste­rn Conference) within three with 12 seconds left. Davis missed two free throws on the other end before Waters launched his winner under heavy defensive pressure to give the Tigers the win. Leading scorer D.J. Hogg returned for the Aggies (11-4, 0-3) after a suspension, but it wasn't enough to stop them from dropping their third straight after lopsided losses to Alabama and Florida. Davis led the Aggies with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Colorado 80, No. 14 Arizona 77

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