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NO. 19 WICHITA STATE 76, NO. 5 CINCINNATI 72
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. -- Dave Stallworth was running the show the last time Wichita State beat a Top 5 team on the road. Landry Shamut took the lead as the Shockers did it again 54 years later.
This one, too, will be a reference point, given all that was at stake.
Shamut scored 19 points, and No. 19 Wichita State ended the nation's longest home-court winning streak, beating No. 5 Cincinnati 76-72 on Sunday to leave the American Athletic Conference race wide open.
The Shockers (21-5, 11-3) beat a Top 5 team on the road for the first time since 1964. They led most of the way, building an 11-point lead midway through the second half and holding on. Shaquille Morris' dunk with 5 seconds left finished it off.
The Shockers ran onto the floor for congratulatory chest bumps. Coach Gregg Marshall got a celebratory dunking in the locker room.
"It's tremendous," Marshall said. "College basketball has such tremendous parity. The games are decided by great players making great plays. Landry is a tremendous player."
The Bearcats (23-4, 12-2) had won their last 39 home games. In their first real home challenge of the season, they wound up playing catch-up and coming up short. Cincinnati hasn't beaten a ranked team all season, falling to 0-3 with losses to Xavier and Florida.
Cincinnati and Wichita State were expected to contend for the title in the Shockers' first season in the AAC. Wichita State gave itself a chance with a solid all-around game led by its point guard. Shamut had 16 points in the first half, when the Shockers shredded the nation's second-ranked defense to take control.
The Shockers hit 7 of 8 shots during a 17-3 run that gave them a 34-23 lead. Cincinnati responded by turning up its full-court defense, forcing three quick turnovers, and going on a run that cut the deficit to 42-40 at halftime.
The Shockers showed a little defense of their own, forcing five turnovers while rebuilding their lead to 59-48 with 11 minutes left, matching its biggest of the game. Cincinnati closed to 72-70 on Trevon Scott's dunk with 13 seconds left, but the Shockers scored on a pair of inbound passes by Landry, the last a full-court heave to Morris for a dunk that provided the final margin.
NO. 22 MICHIGAN 74, NO. 8 OHIO STATE 62
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Jordan Poole scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half to help No. 22 Michigan take the lead and it never trailed in the second half of a victory over No. 8 Ohio State.
The Wolverines (22-7, 11-5 Big Ten) beat a rival and helped out another rival, giving No. 2 Michigan State a one-game lead atop the conference standings with two games left in the regular season.
The Buckeyes (22-7, 13-3) have fallen out of first place by losing consecutive Big Ten games for the first time this season.
Michigan's Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scored 17, Zavier Simpson had 13 points and Moe Wagner added 12.
Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop had his second straight lackluster game, missing 12 of 17 shots and scoring 17 points. Jae'Sean had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Buckeyes, who last lead was 18-17 midway through the first half.
NO. 12 DUKE 66, NO. 11 CLEMSON 57
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Gary Trent Jr. hit three foul shots with 1:31 left to put No. 12 Duke ahead for good and the Blue Devils, again playing without injured star Marvin Bagley III, beat No. 11 Clemson.
The Blue Devils had given up all of their 10-point lead over a six-minute stretch as the Tigers tied it up 57-57 on David Skara's jumper. That's when Trent was off the mark on his three from the right corner, but got fouled by Clemson reserve Scott Spencer.
Trent's first shot rattled around before falling through and he swished the next two. Duke (22-5, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third consecutive game without Bagley, its leading scorer and rebounder who's sidelined because of a strained right knee.
Wendell Carter Jr. followed Trent's foul shots with an inside bucket and the Tigers (20-6, 9-5) could not respond in losing for the first time at home this season.
NO. 6 PURDUE 76, PENN STATE 73
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cars-en Edwards scored 27 points to lead sixth-ranked Purdue to a victory over Penn State.
Dakota Mathias added 18 points and Isaac Haas had 12 points and 6 rebounds for the Boilermakers (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten), who snapped a season-worst three-game skid.
Tony Carr had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Shep Garner had 17 points and Lamar Stevens had 13 points and 6 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (19-10, 9-7).
Sports on 02/19/2018