The Denver Post

Wake stuns No. 7 Duke

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WINSTON-SA LEM, N .C.» Brandon Childress shook off an awful shooting start and hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation to help Wake Forest stun seventhran­ked Duke 113-101 in double overtime on Tuesday night.

Childress missed his first 10 shots before hitting the tying 3 with 15.5 seconds left in regulation. And once the game went into a second extra period, Childress buried another on the first possession to put the Demon Deacons (12-15, 5-12 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead to stay, sending them to their first win against the Blue Devils in nearly six years.

He finished with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Childress made six of his last 10 shots and scored 13 points in the two overtimes. When it was over, Wake Forest fans stormed the court to celebrate their first win against Duke since March 2014.

NO. 2 BAYLOR 85, KANSAS STATE 66. WACO, TEX A S»

Matt Mayer scored 19 points to lead five Baylor players in double figures, and the Bears quickly recovered from their first Big 12 loss, beating Kansas State.

The Bears (25-2, 14-1 Big 12) jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first five minutes and never trailed.

NO. 4 DAYTON 62, GEORGE MASON 55. FA IRFA X, V A.»

Obi Toppin had 19 points and seven rebounds as Dayton survived a sluggish performanc­e to beat George Mason and clinch at least a share of the Atlantic 10 regular-season title with three games to play.

NO. 8 KENTUCKY 69, TEXAS A&M 60. COLLEGE STATION,

Immanuel Quickley TEX A S » had a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, also a career-best, to lead Kentucky past Texas A&M for its seventh straight win.

NO. 15 AUBURN 67, MISSISSIPP­I 58. AU B URN, A L A.»

Austin Wiley had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Auburn withstood Mississipp­i’s rally attempts.

The Tigers (24-4, 11-4 Southeaste­rn Conference) benefited from the return of Isaac Okoro, who missed the past three games with a hamstring injury, and remained unbeaten at home.

NO. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 78, NO. 18 IOWA 70. E A ST

Cassius L A NSING, MI C H . » Winston scored 19 of his 20 points in the second half and Rocket Watts matched a career high with 21 points, helping Michigan State rally past Iowa. The Spartan (19, 9, 11-6 Big Ten) moved into sole possession of second place in the conference, 1 ½ games behind No. 9 Maryland, with their third win in four games.

OKLAHOMA 65, NO. 22 TEXAS TECH 51. OKL A HOMA

C ITY» Kristian Doolittle scored 19 points and Brady Manek added 15 as Oklahoma beat Texas Tech to snap a three-game skid. Oklahoma (17-11, 7-8 Big 12) provided a much-needed boost to its NCAA Tournament resume.

NEVADA 73, WYOMING 68.

Jalen Harris LARAMIE, WYO. » had 23 points as Nevada edged past Wyoming 73-68 on Tuesday night.

Jake Hendricks tied a career high with 27 points for the Cowboys (7-22, 2-15).

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