KANSAS STATE 80, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 69
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- No one has been able to stop Oklahoma's Buddy Hield this season.
Wesley Iwundu came close.
Hield scored 23 points but was frustrated by Iwundu for much of the night, and the top-ranked Sooners lost 80-69 to Kansas State on Saturday.
"He's long. He's long," Hield said. "You have to try to attack off the dribble. The second half, I started to feel myself attack a little bit. I had to stop settling."
Iwundu also scored 22 points for the Wildcats (14-9, 3-7 Big 12), who snapped the Sooners' four-game win streak. Freshman reserve Dean Wade had 17 points, and D.J. Johnson finished with 12.
Hield was just 7 of 16 from the floor, and didn't attempt a free throw until there was about seven minutes left. Most of his damage came in the final few minutes as the Sooners were trying to rally against a team that wouldn't budge an inch.
"I just had to make everything tough for him," Iwundu said. "He's a great player, and I know he's going to get his shots off. My job was just to chase him, make him tired and make him get tough shots."
Ryan Spangler had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners, while Isaiah Cousins added 16 points. But the senior guard also fouled out with about a minute left when he committed a personal foul -- his fourth -- and then kicked the ball into the stands for a technical.
It was that kind of game for Oklahoma.
"I thought we got beat by a club that out-fought us, beat us to balls and was more active," Coach Lon Kruger said. "All night long they were a lot quicker. Their older guys stepped up and played very well."
It was Kansas State's first victory against a No. 1 team since topping Kansas on Feb. 11, 2011, and just the fifth time the program had knocked off the nation's best team.
No. 2 North Carolina also lost on Saturday, falling 80-76 at Notre Dame. According to STATS, it was the first time the top two teams in the country lost to unranked schools on the same day since Jan. 21, 2006, when No. 1 Duke lost to Georgetown and No. 2 Florida was defeated by Tennessee.
Hield had plenty of struggling company among the Sooners. Fellow guard Jordan Woodard went 0 for 5 and failed to score, and forwards Dante Buford and Khadeem Lattin were plagued by foul trouble.
"If you don't play well, get out-fought, you're not going to win in the Big 12," Kruger said.
In other games involving Top 25 men, Demetrius Jackson scored 19 points, Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Notre Dame rallied to beat No. 2 North Carolina 80-76. Zach Auguste added 15 points for the Irish (16-7, 7-4 ACC). … Darryl Reynolds had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Villanova held off a late rally to defeat No. 11 Providence 72-60. … Rasheed Sulaimon had 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, Robert Carter Jr. scored 19 and No. 4 Maryland rallied to beat No. 18 Purdue 72-61 to extend its home winning streak to 25 games. … J.P. Macura scored a career-high 20 points and hit a pair of three-pointers down the stretch Saturday, rallying No. 6 Xavier to a 90-82 victory over Marquette. … Perry Ellis had 23 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 Kansas started the second half of the Big 12 Conference schedule with a 75-56 victory at TCU. … Malcolm Brogdon scored 21 points and No. 9 Virginia pulled away from Pittsburgh in the second half of a 64-50 victory. … Bryn Forbes scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half, part of an early barrage of three-pointers by No. 10 Michigan State in an 89-73 rout of rival Michigan. … Georges Niang scored 18 points — 16 in the second half — and added nine rebounds to help lead No. 13 Iowa State to a 64-59 victory over Oklahoma State. … Daxter Miles Jr. scored a season-high 20 points and No. 14 West Virginia beat No. 15 Baylor 80-69 to grab sole possession of first place in the Big 12. … Trey Lewis scored 16 points and Deng Adel added 13 as No. 19 Louisville routed Boston College 79-47, a day after the school imposed a postseason ban for recruiting violations. … Brandon Taylor scored 11 of his 24 points with less than 10 minutes left and Penn State shocked No. 22 Indiana with a 68-63 victory. … Ryan Anderson scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Kadeem Allen hit a three-pointer with 1:01 left as the shot clock expired and No. 23 Arizona held on for a 77-72 victory over Washington. … Charles Cooke scored 24 points to lead five Dayton players in double figures and the No. 24 Flyers never trailed after the opening minutes in a decisive 98-64 victory over George Mason.
SEC MEN
NO. 20 KENTUCKY 80,
FLORIDA 61
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jamal Murray scored a career-high 35 points, and No. 20 Kentucky beat Florida 80-61 on Saturday.
Tyler Ulis had 18 points and 11 assists for the Wildcats (17-6, 7-3 SEC), who ended a rare two-game losing streak while improving to 15-0 at home. Derek Willis finished with 12 points.
In other games involving SEC men Saturday, Riley Norris made 3 three-pointers and scored 18 points to help Alabama beat Missouri 80-71. Arthur Edwards and Justin Coleman made back-to-back three-pointers to give Alabama its largest lead of the game at 67-43 with 9:28 remaining. … Sindarius Thornwell had 25 points and nine assists, helping No. 25 South Carolina beat No. 8 Texas A&M 81-78. Michael Carrera scored 20 points on 6-for-6 shooting for the Gamecocks (20-3, 7-3 SEC). … J.J. Frazier scored 16 points and Georgia beat short-handed Auburn 65-55, giving the Tigers their fifth consecutive loss. Auburn missed 18 consecutive shots from the field as Georgia pulled away in the second half. … Antonio Blakeney scored a career-high 31 points, and LSU moved into sole possession of first place in the SEC with an 88-77 victory over struggling Mississippi State. Blakeney, a freshman, hit 11 of 17 shots, including four three-pointers. … Stefan Moody scored 23 points and ignited a decisive 21-5 run midway through the second half as Mississippi defeated Vanderbilt 85-78. Ole Miss (15-8, 5-5 SEC) placed four players in double figures, led by Moody, who added four assists.
Sports on 02/07/2016