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Men
Oklahoma St. 85, No. 1 Kansas 77: STILLWATER, Okla. -- James Anderson scored 27 points, Keiton Page was perfect on four 3-point tries at crucial times and Oklahoma State denied a bid by No. 1 Kansas to go undefeated through Big 12 play.
The Jayhawks (27-2, 13-1) had won their last 13 games since losing at Tennessee to close nonconference play and suffered their second loss of the season Saturday just hours after No. 2 Kentucky also lost to the Volunteers.
The last time the top two teams lost on the same day was Jan. 21, 2006, when No. 1 Duke lost to Georgetown and No. 2 Florida lost to Tennessee. Both of those teams were 17-0 at the time.
Students stormed the court after Oklahoma State (20-8, 8-6) moved to 3-1 against top-ranked teams all-time at home and likely removed any doubt of whether it would make the NCAA tournament for a second straight season. Despite entering the game in seventh place in the Big 12, the Cowboys had an RPI of 33.
It was OSU's first win against a No. 1 team since beating Oklahoma on Feb. 4, 1989.
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No. 24 Baylor 70, Oklahoma 63: NORMAN, Okla. -- Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and seven blocked shots playing in his home state and No. 24 Baylor beat Oklahoma, its first win over the Sooners in Norman since December 1977.
LaceDarius Dunn scored 21 points for Baylor (22-6, 9-5 Big 12) which until this season hadn't beaten Oklahoma (13-15, 4-10) since the Big 12 came into existence with the 1996-97 season. But Saturday's win gave the Bears a season sweep of the slumping Sooners for the first time since the 1954-55 season.
Tiny Gallon had 23 points and 15 rebounds for Oklahoma, which has lost six straight games and nine of 11. The Sooners, with two regular-season games left, are in danger of posting their first losing season since since 1980-81, Billy Tubbs' debut season as Oklahoma's coach.
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No. 6 Kansas St. 63, Missouri 53: MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Curtis Kelly had a double-double, Jamar Samuels scored 14 points and No. 6 Kansas State overcame an ugly first 15 minutes to pull out a defense-dominated victory over Missouri.
Kansas State (24-4, 11-3 Big 12) buckled under Missouri's pressure early, putting together its worst shooting half in 14 years (18 percent). The Wildcats used defense to shake the funk, took control with a 13-4 run early in the second half, and held on to keep alive their slim hopes of tying rival Kansas for the Big 12 regular-season title.
Missouri (21-8, 9-5) won the first meeting on Jan. 9 with gritty defense and had Kansas State on its heels early. The Tigers just couldn't sustain it or shake the Wildcats' relentless pressure to lose its sixth straight in the Little Apple.
Kim English had 13 points and J.T. Tiller added 11 for Missouri, which was 4 for 18 from 3-point range and shot 31 percent overall.
Kelly had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas State, which was 4 of 17 from 3-point range and shot 33 percent from the floor.
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Nebraska 83, Texas Tech 79, 2OT: LINCOLN, Neb. -- Sek Henry scored seven of his 21 points in the second overtime and Nebraska ended a seven-game losing streak with a victory over Texas Tech that put a dent in the Red Raiders' NIT hopes.
Henry hit a jumper and 3-pointer to break a 73-73 tie, then made two free throws to put the Huskers (14-15, 2-12 Big 12) up 80-76. Lance Jeter made three of four free throws in the last 44 seconds to hold off the Red Raiders.
Nick Okorie scored 28 points, Brad Reese 19 and John Roberson 15 for Tech (16-12, 4-10), which lost its fifth straight.
Brandon Richardson added 15 points, Brandon Ubel 14 and Ryan Anderson 12 for the Huskers.
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Colorado 75, Iowa State 72: BOULDER, Colo. -- Cory Higgins scored a season-high 33 points to lead Colorado over Iowa State in a battle between Big 12 also-rans.
With Colorado (13-15, 4-10) trailing 46-40 with 16 minutes left, Higgins scored 15 of the Buffaloes' next 17 points to give them a 57-55 lead with 7:20 left. He hit two 3-pointers in the stretch, and he finished it with a baseline drive past 6-foot-9 LaRon Dendy.
Casey Crawford hit two 3-pointers to extend Colorado's lead to four, and the Buffaloes hit eight free throws in the final 1:16 to seal the win.
Marquis Gilstrap scored 26 points for the Cyclones (14-15, 3-11), who have lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Women
No. 11 Oklahoma 75, No. 14 Texas 60: AUSTIN -- Nyeshia Stevenson made six 3-pointers on her way to 28 points and No. 11 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Texas on Saturday.
The Sooners used a 19-2 run in the first half to build a big lead, then a 10-0 run at the start of the second to put the game out of reach. Stevenson made two 3-pointers in the second-half burst that put the Sooners up by 20.
Danielle Robinson added 16 points and seven assists for the Sooners (20-8, 10-4). Kathleen Nash scored 12 points for Texas (19-9, 8-6), which has dropped three straight games after a six-game win streak.
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No. 3 Nebraska 67, Missouri 51: LINCOLN, Neb. -- Kelsey Griffin scored 19 points, with a school-record 17 coming from the free-throw line, and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds to lead unbeaten and third-ranked Nebraska to a victory over Missouri.
Three nights after clinching its first Big 12 regular-season championship, the Cornhuskers (27-0, 14-0 Big 12) overcame some early sloppiness to roll to their 22nd win by a double-digit margin.
As the final seconds ticked off, the crowd of 13,595 -- the first sellout in Nebraska program history and the sixth straight home crowd of more than 10,000 -- chanted "Go Big Red, Go Big Red."
Yvonne Turner added 15 points and Dominique Kelley 11 for the Huskers.
Missouri (11-16, 1-13) got 21 points from RaeShara Brown and 13 from Jessra Johnson.
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No. 15 Iowa State 48, Kansas State 39: AMES, Iowa -- Chelsea Poppens scored 18 points as No. 15 Iowa State scratched out a win over Kansas State.
Iowa State (22-5, 10-4 Big 12 Conference) kept its hold on second place in the league standings with two games left. The Cyclones, who rank second nationally in 3-point shooting accuracy, hit just 1 of 12 shots from long range and shot 32.7 percent from the floor overall.
Iowa State was up 28-17 at the half but went the first 11 minutes of the second half without a field goal. The Cyclones closed strong though behind Poppens, who had 11 of her team's 20 points after the break.
Ashley Sweat led Kansas State (12-16, 4-10) with 13 points.
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