Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Richmond, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – Terry Larrier scored 15 points to lead 14th-ranked VCU in its 12th consecutive win, a 72-48 throttling of George Washington in a key Atlantic 10 clash. This matchup between two of the conference’s top three teams was no contest after the Rams held the Colonials to a woeful 5-of-26 shooting performance in the second half and embarked on a 20-5 run during the period. George Washington finished just 26.9 percent from the field overall. JeQuan Lewis added 13 points and three steals for VCU (17-3, 7-0 A-10), which hasn’t lost since a 74-57 home setback to still-unbeaten Virginia on Dec. 6. Mo Alie-Cox contributed 10 points and eight rebounds to the rout.
Final Score: (17) West Virginia 65, Kansas State 59
Manhattan, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Tarik Phillip’s scored 12 points off a productive West Virginia bench and the 17th-ranked Mountaineers pulled out a 65-59 victory over the surging Kansas State Wildcats on Tuesday. It was not pretty for most of the night, but the Mountaineers (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) did just enough to overcome 20 turnovers and a 36 percent shooting effort. Their bench was the difference, as Jevon Carter complemented Phillips with nine points to help outscore Kansas State’s reserves by a 35-13 margin. Juwan Staten led West Virginia’s starters with 11 points. The Wildcats (12-9, 5-3) had won five of six coming in and were looking for a signature victory to add to their resume, but they committed 25 turnovers, made just 37 percent of their shots and missed 15 free throws.
Final Score: Oklahoma State 64, (20) Baylor 53
Stillwater, OK (SportsNetwork.com) – Phil Forte scored 16 points and Oklahoma State upended 20th-ranked Baylor, 64-53, on Tuesday night. Le’Bryan Nash had 13 points, Tavarius Shine netted 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3- point range and Anthony Hickey dished out a career-high 10 assists in the win. The Cowboys (14-6, 4-4 Big 12) have won seven straight conference home games dating back to last season. Lester Medford led the Bears (15-5, 3-4) with 13 points and Rico Gathers chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Final Score: Xavier 66, (21) Georgetown 53
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Myles Davis continued his strong play with 19 points and Xavier went into Verizon Center and stunned No. 21 Georgetown 66-53 on Tuesday. Davis shot 6-of-9 from the floor, finishing in double figures for the fifth straight game, and Matt Stainbrook scored 12 for Xavier (14-7, 5-4 Big East), which had lost its last five road games, including four straight to open conference play. Georgetown (14-6, 6-3) was coming off four straight wins and six of seven since losing to Xavier in the conference opener for both teams on Dec. 31. D’Vauntes Smith- Rivera paced the Hoyas with 13 points in the unlikely setback.
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