Top 25 roundup: Boston College shocks No. 1 Duke
The Sports Xchange
BOSTON — Boston College stunned No. 1 Duke on Saturday.
Jerome Robinson hit two straight 3-pointers late and the unranked Eagles, who blew a 10-point second-half lead, held off the Blue Devils 89-84, triggering a mob scene on the court after the game.
Duke (11-1) lost for only the third time in 23 all-time games against BC. Both teams were playing their ACC openers.
The Eagles (7-3) were down by four before Robinson hit his two straight treys to give his team the lead for good with 1:16 remaining.
Ky Bowman scored a season-high 30 points and had nine rebounds and nine assists, Robinson had 24 and Jordan Chatman a season-high 22. Chatman hit four straight free throws and Robinson two in the final 15.3 seconds.
No. 6 Wichita State 78, Oklahoma State 66
STILLWATER, Okla. — Guard Landry Shamet scored 23 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to lift the Shockers over the Cowboys.
In a series that dates back 83 years, Wichita State won in Stillwater for the first time since 1957 and emerged victorious for only the third time in 18 tries at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Wichita State (8-1) scored the road win, prevailing in a defensive clash that involved a combined 34 turnovers, including 19 by the Shockers, matching a high during the Gregg Marshall coaching era.
Guard Tavarius Shine led the Cowboys (7-2) with 20 points, while forward Mitchell Solomon added 17 points and eight rebounds.
No. 7 Texas A&M 73, Prairie View A&M 53
Admon Gilder scored 14 points and Tyler Davis reached a career milestone as the Aggies pulled away in the second half at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Davis finished with eight points, five rebounds and four blocks, becoming the 26th Aggie to have 500 rebounds for his career.
Zachary Hamilton scored 18 points and Gary Blackston added 17 points for the Panthers (2-7), who dropped their fourth straight game. Texas A&M improved to 8-1 with the win.
No. 8 Kentucky 93, Monmouth 76
NEW YORK — The Wildcats got career-high scoring efforts from three freshmen in the rout at Madison Square Garden.
Hamidou Diallo scored 23 points, P.J. Washington scored 20 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15 for Kentucky (8-1), which won for the sixth straight time.
Monmouth (3-7) shot 35.7 percent and has lost three in a row. Freshman guard Deion Hammond came off the bench to lead the Hawks with 19 points.
No. 13 Xavier 96, Colorado 69
CINCINNATI — Trevon Bluiett scored 25 points and J.P. Macura added 17, lifting the Musketeers to a victory at Cintas Center.
Tyrique Jones scored 11 points and had seven rebounds for the Musketeers (9-1), who got revenge for a 68-66 loss to the Buffaloes last season in Boulder.
Namon Wright scored 18 points and McKinley Wright IV had 16 for Colorado (7-2).
No. 19 Seton Hall 90, Virginia Commonwealth 67
NEWARK, N.J. — The Pirates (7-1) earned their fourth straight win by dominating Virginia Commonwealth in the first game of the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center.
Desi Rodriguez led five Seton Hall starters in double figures with 17 points as the Pirates won their 21st straight game against non-Big East opponents at the Prudential Center.
Justin Tillman led VCU (5-5) with 20 points and seven rebounds.
No. 24 Tennessee 81, Lipscomb 71
Grant Williams scored 19 points, falling one point shy of his fourth 20-point outing of the season, and also contributed eight rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Volunteers win at Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (7-1) is nationally ranked for the first time since December 2010 and received a tougher test than expected from a Lipscomb squad that lost by 22 points to Alabama and 23 to Texas earlier this season.
Junior guard Garrison Mathews scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half for Lipscomb (6-4).