OKLAHOMA 91, NO. 3 WICHITA STATE 83
WICHITA, Kan. — Oklahoma freshman guard Trae Young took control early and late, finishing with 29 points and 10 assists and the Sooners beat No. 3 Wichita State 91-83 on Saturday.
The nation’s leading scorer, Young had 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting in game’s first 9 minutes, pushing the Sooners (8-1) to a lead they would never lose. He has scored at least 28 points in seven consecutive games.
Freshman forward Brady Manek scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half for Oklahoma. Christian James and Kamron McGusty each had 13 points for the Sooners.
Darral Willis came off the bench to lead the Shockers (8-2) with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Landry Shamet had 17 points, Conner Frankamp scored 14 and Shaquille Morris added 10 for Wichita.
Behind Young and Manek, Oklahoma stormed to a 54-39 halftime lead. The Shockers entered Saturday allowing 68.2 points a game. The Sooners were 20 of 40 from the field and 10 of 23 from the three-point line in the half.
Wichita State trailed 80-63 with 7:15 remaining but held Oklahoma scoreless for nearly 6 minutes. The Shockers closed within 84-78 but got no closer.
The Sooners could now vault into the rankings, and Young could become even more of a household name. The Shockers missed their final opportunity for a marquee nonconference victory, one that might hurt them for NCAA Tournament seedings.
In other Top 25/SEC men’s games Saturday, Cassius Winston scored 19 points, and No. 2 Michigan State went on a 12-2 run late in the second half to hold off Oakland 86-73. Kendrick Nunn scored 32 points for the upset-minded Golden Grizzlies, who stayed right with the Spartans (10-1) until the final minutes. Nick Ward had 15 points and 15 rebounds for Michigan State, which finished with a 45-30 edge on the boards and made enough outside shots to keep Oakland (6-5) at bay. … Dewan Huell scored 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV had 13 and No. 6 Miami used a fast start to beat George Washington 59-50. One of six remaining unbeaten teams in Division 1 entering the weekend, the Hurricanes (9-0) ripped off 13 of the game’s first 15 points on their way to a 21-point lead. The scrappy Colonials (5-6) pulled within seven with 13:53 remaining, but the rally fizzled down the stretch. … Kevin Knox scored 21 points, Hamidou Diallo added 20, including a big three-pointer with 50 seconds remaining, and No. 8 Kentucky outlasted Virginia Tech 93-86 for its most significant victory this season. Kentucky (9-1) finished 11 of 22 from behind the arc. Ahmed Hill had 20 points, Justin Robinson 19 and Kerry Blackshear 18 for Virginia Tech (8-2), which entered the game leading the nation in scoring (96.2 points). … Trevon Bluiett’s jumper with 6.3 seconds left completed No. 10 Xavier’s rally from a 22-point second-half deficit for a 68-66 victory over East Tennessee State. The Musketeers (10-1) overcame their worst shooting performance of the season, making clutch shots at the end to pull it out. ETSU (6-4) led 51-29 with 14:24 to go, but couldn’t hold off the Musketeers. … … Josh Perkins scored 20 points and Zach Norvell Jr. added 19 as No. 12 Gonzaga edged scrappy North Dakota 89-83 in overtime. Johnathan Williams added 14 points for Gonzaga (9-2). Geno Crandall scored 28 for North Dakota (4-7). ... Svi Mykhailiuk hit a three-pointer from the corner with 23.2 seconds left, and No. 13 Kansas held on to beat Nebraska 73-72 and break out of a mini slump. Udoka Azubuike had a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks (8-2). James Palmer Jr. had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Huskers (7-5). ... Corey Sanders scored eight of his season-high 22 points in a game-ending 17-2 run, leading Rutgers to its biggest victory since Steve Pikiell became coach last year — a 71-65 victory over No. 15 Seton Hall. Freshman Geo Baker added 17 and Deshawn Freeman added 12 and 16 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (10-3). Myles Powell had 18 points to lead the Pirates (9-2). … Nigel Johnson scored 22 points and Devon Hall had a career-high 20 for No. 16 Virginia, which returned from a break for final exams to beat Davidson 80-60. Kyle Guy added 19 points for the Cavaliers (9-1). The Wildcats (4-4) got 20 points from Peyton Aldridge and 12 from Oskar Michelsen. … Carsen Edwards scored 18 points, Vincent Edwards and Isaac Haas had 15 apiece, and No. 17 Purdue beat Butler 82-67 for its second victory in the seven-year history of the Crossroads Classic. The Boilermakers (11-2) never trailed on the way to their first victory in the series in nearly two decades. Kelan Martin had 17 points for the Bulldogs (8-3). … Juwan Morgan scored 19 of his career-high 34 points in the last 8½ minutes, helping Indiana (6-5) erase an eight-point deficit and beat No. 18 Notre Dame 80-77 in overtime. Bonzie Colson led the Fighting Irish (8-3) with 29 points. … Mitchell Solomon scored on a tip-in with 6 seconds left and then took a game-clinching charge at the other end of the court, and Oklahoma State knocked No. 19 Florida State from the unbeaten ranks, winning 71-70 in the Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Fla. Oklahoma State (8-2) ended a streak of seven consecutive losses against ranked teams since February. Florida State (9-1) missed a chance to match the best start to a season in school history. … Marcquise Reed threw a 75-foot pass to Elijah Thomas for a dunk that put Clemson (9-1) ahead to stay with 37 seconds left, and the Tigers rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 22 Florida (6-4) 71-69 in the Orange Bowl Classic. ... In his second game back from a broken foot, Rawle Alkins scored a career-best 26 points to lead No. 23 Arizona to an 89-73 victory over New Mexico. The Wildcats (8-3) hit a season-best 9 of 13 three-point attempts with Alkins making all three of his attempts. Dane Kuiper was 6 of 8 from three-point range to finish with a career-high 24 points for the Lobos (3-8). … Keenan Evans scored 13 points, Zhaire Smith added 12 and No. 24 Texas Tech beat Rice 73-53. The Red Raiders (9-1) won their second consecutive as a ranked team, their first such victories in almost eight years. Connor Cashaw had game highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds and was 5 of 8 from three-point range for Rice (3-8). … Kyle Washington scored 19 points, Jacob Evans III had 16 and No. 25 Cincinnati (9-2) beat UCLA (7-3) 77-63.
Sports on 12/17/2017