No. 1 Baylor tops No. 14 W. Virginia, ties Big 12 mark
WACO, TEXAS >> Jared Butler scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half, and topranked Baylor never trailed while tying the longest winning streak in Big 12 history at 22 games with a 70-59 victory over No. 14 West Virginia on Saturday.
The Bears (23-1, 12-0 Big 12) cruised without second-leading scorer MaCio Teague, a junior whose streak of 90 consecutive games ended because of a right wrist injury.
Baylor led by 19 in the first half and answered a scoreless stretch of nearly four minutes before halftime by starting the second half on a 20-3 run for its biggest lead at 53-25.
Taz Sherman scored a season-high 20 points for the Mountaineers (18-7, 6-6), who had 11 of their season high-tying 22 turnovers in the first 12 minutes and shot 35% in a third consecutive loss.
Matthew Mayer had a flying dunk off a nifty spin move on the baseline and finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Bears, who matched Kansas’ record run in the Big 12. The Jayhawks started 22-0 in 1996-97, the league’s first season.
Butler was 5 of 7 from 3-point range as Baylor extended the longest winning streak in school history while breaking the school mark with a 12th consecutive conference win, topping the 1945-46 team in the old Southwest Conference.
CLEMSON 77, NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 62 >> Johnny Newman III had a career-high 23 points and Clemson used a strong defensive first half to send No. 5 Louisville to its second straight defeat.
The Tigers (13-12, 7-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) held the Cardinals to their lowest first-half output this season as they led 31-14 at the break and limited the ACC’s leading scorer Jordan Nwora to five points. NO. 7 DUKE NOTRE DAME 60 >> Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points, Tre Jones added 19 and No. 7 Duke used its high-intensity man-to-man defense to beat Notre Dame.
With No. 5 Louisville losing to Clemson, the win vaulted the Blue Devils (22-3, 12-2 Atlantic Coast
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NO. 9 MARYLAND 67, MICHIGAN STATE 60 >> Anthony Cowan scored 11 of his 24 points in the final twoplus minutes, helping No. 9 Maryland beat Michigan State with a strong finish.
The Terrapins (21-4, 11-3 Big Ten) scored the final 14 points of the game after trailing by seven with 3:24 left. Cowman had the last 11 points on three 3-pointers and two free throws.
MISSOURI 85, NO. 11 AUBURN 73 >> Guards Dru Smith and Xavier Pinson each scored 28 points to lead Missouri to the upset.
Smith and Pinson repeatedly drove into the lane and scored for Missouri (12-13, 4-8 Southeastern Conference). Kobe Brown added 10 points and nine rebounds.
NO. 12 KENTUCKY 67, MISSISSIPPI 62 >> Nick Richards had 16 points, including two go-ahead free throws with 1:11 remaining, and Immanuel Quickley and Keion Brooks each made two more in the closing seconds to help No. 12 Kentucky escape Mississippi.
GEORGETOWN NO. BUTLER 66 >> Terrell Allen tied a career high with 22 points, including key baskets on back-to-back possessions late, and shorthanded Georgetown endured on the road without its top two scorers to knock off No. 19 Butler.
SMU 73, NO. 20 HOUSTON 72, OT >> Emmanuel Bandoumel hit an off-balance 3-point shot with 30 seconds remaining in overtime to give SMU the upset.
RUTGERS 72, NO. 22 ILLINOIS 57 >> Ron Harper Jr. hit all five of his 3-pointers and scored 27 points and Rutgers remained unbeaten at home, sending the No. 22 Illini to their fourth straight loss.
OKLAHOMA STATE 73, NO. 24 TEXAS TECH 70 >> Jonathan Laurent and Kalib Boone each scored 16 points as Oklahoma State registered its first win over a ranked opponent this season.
ALABAMA 88, NO. 25 LSU 82 >> Kira Lewis Jr. scored 27 points, Jaden Shackelford had 26 and Alabama held off a big comeback attempt by No. 25 LSU.
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