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Freshman Miles McBride scored a career-high 21 points off the bench to help No. 22 West Virginia upset No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday.
Kaleb Wesson had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Buckeyes, who committed 22 turnovers.
The Mountaineers (11-1) trailed 37-31 at the half but scored six straight points to go from down one to a 52-47 lead, their biggest to that point, with 8:38 left on a rebound bucket and foul shot by Jermaine Haley.
Andre Wesson later put the Buckeyes (11-2) up 54-53 with a 3-pointer before Derek Culver countered with a basket to put West Virginia ahead 55-54 with 3:31 to go, and the Mountaineers never trailed again.
No. 5 Kansas 72, Stanford 56
Isaiah Moss came off the bench to contribute 17 points, netting four 3-pointers as the Jayhawks smothered the host Cardinal in Palo Alto, Calif.
Kansas (10-2) recovered from its first road defeat, a 56-55 loss to Villanova on Dec. 21 that caused the Jayhawks to become the fifth team this season to drop from No. 1 in the polls. Coach Bill Self, after telling the media he was looking to find ways to help Kansas finish games after they blew a late lead against Villanova, watched his team start strong instead.
The Jayhawks held the Cardinal (11-2) without a field goal for almost the first 12 minutes and built a quick lead they never relinquished. Stanford came in as the Pac-12 leader in scoring defense, allowing 57.7 points on average, and often gave Kansas fits despite the Jayhawks’ 81.9-point average that ranked first among Big 12 teams. But it was rendered moot when the Cardinal missed their first 14 shots and did not connect until the 8:08 mark of the first half.
No. 6 Oregon 98, Alabama State 59
Chris Duarte scored a career-high 31 points as the Ducks never trailed in crushing the Hornets in Eugene, Ore.
The Ducks (11-2) won their fifth straight game and finished 8-0 at home in nonconference play. They head into their Pac-12 Conference schedule beginning Thursday at…
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Publish date : 2019-12-30 09:36:29
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