MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jaysean Paige scored 26 points, Devin Williams had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 11 West Virginia beat top-ranked Kansas 74-63 on Tuesday night. ADVERTISING MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jaysean Paige scored 26 points, Devin Williams had
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jaysean Paige scored 26 points, Devin Williams had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 11 West Virginia beat top-ranked Kansas 74-63 on Tuesday night.
West Virginia (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since 1982, when it started 24-1.
Perry Ellis scored 21 points for Kansas (14-2, 3-1). The Jayhawks committed a season-high 22 turnovers, shot 42 percent for the game and were held to their lowest point total of the season.
West Virginia fans stormed the court and sang John Denver’s “Country Roads” after the Mountaineers’ first win over a top-ranked team in 33 years.
With snowy conditions and traffic gridlock outside, Kansas arrived at the WVU Coliseum from their nearby hotel only an hour before the game with the help of a police escort.
The Jayhawks are the fourth No. 1 to lose this season joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.
MICHIGAN 70, No. 3 MARYLAND 67
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Zak Irvin scored 22 points for sharp-shooting Michigan, which won when Rasheed Sulaimon missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Maryland’s nine-game winning streak came to an end despite 22 points and 11 rebounds from Diamond Stone. Michigan (13-4, 3-1 Big Ten) held Maryland’s backcourt duo of Sulaimon and Melo Trimble to 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting.
The Wolverines were without guard Caris LeVert, their leading scorer. The senior missed a third straight game with a lower left leg injury.
Derrick Walton had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, and Duncan Robinson added 17 points.
Maryland (15-2, 4-1) had been an NCAA-best 15-1 in games decided by six points or fewer since 2014-15.
No. 7 XAVIER 84, DEPAUL 64
CINCINNATI — Trevon Bluiett scored a career-high 24 points — 19 in the first half — for Xavier.
Xavier (15-1, 3-1 Big East) led most of the way as Bluiett got his shooting touch early, making his first four shots from beyond the arc. He tied his career high with five 3-pointers on 11 attempts. The Musketeers made a season-high 12 3-pointers.
Myke Henry scored 16 points for DePaul (6-11, 0-5), which dropped its fifth straight game.
Myles Davis had 14 points and seven assists for the Musketeers, who had four double-figure scorers.
No. 13 VIRGINIA 66, No. 8 Miami 58
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Malcolm Brogdon had 20 points and London Perrantes scored all 13 of his in the second half as Virginia ended a two-game losing streak.
Anthony Gill added 15 points for the Cavaliers (13-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who used an 11-2 run in the second half to turn a 43-41 deficit into a 52-45 lead with 7 1-2 minutes to go and never trailed again.
Angel Rodriguez had 17 points and Sheldon McClellan added 13 for Miami (13-2, 2-1), which had a seven-game winning streak snapped.
No. 12 PROVIDENCE 50, CREIGHTON 48
OMAHA, Neb. — Kris Dunn hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half as Providence overcame its worst shooting of the season.
The Friars (15-2, 3-1 Big East) took their first lead with under 5 minutes to play after trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half.
Maurice Watson tied it 48-48 with 11.2 seconds left after stealing the ball from Dunn on the other end for Creighton (12-6, 3-2).
Dunn brought the ball up on the Friars’ final possession. With Khyri Thomas defending, Dunn stepped back and let go a 17-footer than hit the back of the rim, stopped dead and dropped in.
Ben Bentil scored 13 points and had eight rebounds for Providence. Toby Hegner had 11 points to lead the Bluejays.
Providence won despite shooting a season-low 29.6 percent and making just 4 of 24 3-point attempts. The Bluejays shot just 25.8 percent.
No. 14 KENTUCKY 80, MISSISSIPPI ST. 74
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jamal Murray scored 22 points to lead Kentucky.
The Wildcats (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) have won nine straight over the Bulldogs and 12 consecutive league games at home.
Mississippi State (7-8, 0-3) rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half and trailed 74-71 with 1:14 remaining, but the Wildcats made six free throws in the final 47 seconds to seal the win.
Murray made two of his first three shots — both 3-pointers — and scored 11 of Kentucky’s first 17 points. Murray connected on three 3s and scored 11 points in the first half.
Tyler Ulis had 21 points, 14 in the second half, and Isaiah Briscoe added 14 for the Wildcats.
The Bulldogs got 20 points from Craig Sword, followed by Malik Newman with 14 and Gavin Ware with 11.
No. 15 TEXAS A&M 71, FLORIDA 68
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jalen Jones scored 26 points and Danuel House added 22 to help Texas A&M to its seventh straight win.
Florida (10-6, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) never led after halftime but tied it twice and never let the Aggies (14-2, 4-0) pull away.
Dorian Finney-Smith led the Gators with 17 points and Justin Leon had 16.
A&M’s 4-0 record in SEC play is its best league start since going 4-0 to open Big 12 play in 2006-07. The Aggies are 10-0 at home this season and their seven-game winning streak is the longest since winning 13 straight in 2010-11.
TEXAS 94, No. 17 IOWA ST. 91, OT
AUSTIN, Texas — Isaiah Taylor scored 28 points, including five in overtime, for Texas in the upset.
Tevin Mack and Eric Davis scored 14 points each for the Longhorns (10-6, 2-2 Big 12), and Javan Felix added 13. Texas made 13 3-pointers in the game.
Georges Niang led Iowa State (12-4, 1-3) with 27 points, including 19 after halftime, but he missed a guarded 3-point attempt as the game ended. Monte Morris scored 17 points for the Cyclones and Deonte Burton had 14.
Taylor made a spinning shot with his off hand, the left, with 37 seconds left, but Niang matched it 9 seconds later, and the game went to overtime.
