Iowa State knocks off Houston, nation’s last undefeated team, 57-53
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 points, freshman Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jumper with 30.2 seconds left and Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston 57-53 on Tuesday night to knock off the nation’s final unbeaten team.
Iowa State forward Hason Ward made two free throws with 1:20 remaining, but he was whistled for a lane violation on the second free throw to keep the lead at 53-51.
Houston’s Jamal Shead split a double team and made a jumper with 55.9 seconds left to tie it at 53-all.
After an Iowa State timeout, Momcilovic spun away from a double team and sank a jumper from a difficult angle for a 55-53 lead. He then hit a pair of free throws.
Emanuel Sharp scored 20 points for Houston.
Iowa State (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) secured its seventh win against a top-10 opponent in the last two seasons — most in Division I. Houston (14-1, 1-1) had a 12-game road winning streak snapped.
NEBRASKA 88, No. 1 PURDUE 72
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga scored 19 points to lead Nebraska, which opened an 11-point halftime lead then held off two second-half surges to upset No. 1 Purdue.
Nebraska (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) last defeated a No. 1 team 41 years ago, when it beat Missouri 67-51. The Huskers last win over a No. 1 in Lincoln was a 74-73 victory over Michigan in 1962.
Nebraska built its halftime lead by holding Purdue scoreless for the final 3 1/2 minutes of the first half, scoring 13 unanswered in a run that began with two 3-pointers by Tominaga and ended with seven straight from Sam Hoiberg.
Reink Mast had 18 points for Nebraska, Wilcher scored 16 and Juwan Gray finished with 12.
Mason Gillis led Purdue (14-2, 3-2) with 16 points, Zach Edey had 15 points, and Fletcher Loyer had 13.
No. 6 KENTUCKY 90, MISSOURI 77
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rob Dillingham scored 23 points off the bench, Tre Mitchell had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Kentucky beat Missouri for its sixth consecutive victory.
Noah Carter had 20 points, Sean East II added 19 and Tamar Bates scored 18 for the Tigers, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
The Wildcats (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led for all but a minute and stayed safely ahead thanks to key baskets that provided breathing room every time the Tigers crept within several possessions after halftime.
Missouri (8-7, 0-2) got within seven three times with less than 10 minutes remaining, but Antonio Reeves answered with a jumper and thunderous dunk before Aaron Bradshaw threw down another.
No. 11 DUKE 75, PITTSBURGH 53
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Filipowski scored 26 points on 11 of 12 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds as Duke raced to a massive first-half lead and cruised past Pittsburgh for its seventh straight victory.
The Blue Devils (12-3, 3-1 ACC) made quick work of the Panthers (10-6, 1-3), overwhelming Pitt during the opening 20 minutes under a barrage of 3-pointers — including three from Filipowski — while building a 25-point lead that Pitt never came close to threatening.
Jared McCain added 12 points for Duke and Caleb Roach had eight points and seven assists for the Blue Devils.
Zack Austin led Pitt with 11 points.
No. 15 BAYLOR 81, No. 18 BYU 72
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jalen Bridges scored 17 of his 25 points after halftime as Baylor rallied from a nine-point deficit to beat BYU.
Ja’Kobe Walter added 16 points for the Bears and Langston Love had 15, including a couple of second-half 3-pointers and two free throws with 54 seconds left after BYU coach Mark Pope was called for a technical foul.
Baylor (13-2, 2-0 Big 12) won its first conference game in the new Foster Pavilion, a week after christening the building with a 98-79 victory over Cornell.
Spencer Johnson and Trevin Knell each had 15 points for BYU (12-3, 0-2). Dallin Hall scored 13.
No. 25 TEXAS 74, CINCINNATI 73
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dylan Disu scored a career-high 33 points and Max Abmas hit a go-ahead jumper with eight seconds remaining to help Texas beat Cincinnati.
Abmas scored 15 points for the Longhorns (12-3, 1-1 Big 12), who were coming off a 78-67 loss at home to Texas Tech.
Simas Lukosius scored 19 points and Viktor Lakhin had 17 points for the Bearcats, who were bidding to start 2-0 in their inaugural Big 12 season after a 71-60 upset win at No. 12 BYU.
The Bearcats (12-3, 1-1) shot 5 of 8 from 3-point range in the first half to keep the score close.
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