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College basketball: Georgia Tech upsets No. 15 Miami

Georgia Tech guard Tadric Jackson (1) reacts as Miami guard Bruce Brown Jr. (11) walks away in the final moments on Jan. 3.
(John Bazemore / Associated Press)
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Josh Okogie scored a season-high 30 points as Georgia Tech upset No. 15 Miami 64-54 on Wednesday night.

Dewan Huell, with 13 points, was the only player to score in double figures for visiting Miami (12-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

It’s been a tough start to the season for the Yellow Jackets (7-7, 11), but they earned a signature win by holding tough against a Miami defense that ranked in the top five nationally in several defensive categories.

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at No. 24 Florida State 81, No. 12 North Carolina 80: Braian Angola scored 20 points as the Seminoles (12-2, 1-1 ACC) ended a seven-game losing streak against the Tar Heels (12-3, 1-1). The Seminoles didn’t make a field goal in the last 2:57 and missed their last four free throws.

at No. 7 Oklahoma 109, Oklahoma State 89: Trae Young fell one rebound short of a triple-double, finishing with 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Sooners (12-1, 2-0 Big 12). The freshman became the first Oklahoma player to score at least 20 points in 12 straight games.

No. 8 Virginia 78, Virginia Tech 52: De’Andre Hunter scored 14 points for the Cavaliers (13-1, 2-0 ACC), who ended a two-game skid. The Hokies (11-4, 0-2) made only 17 of 47 shots and were just two of 12 from three-point range.

No. 17 Kentucky 74, at Louisiana State 71: P.J. Washington scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as the Wildcats (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) survived their first true road test this season. Duop Reath had 24 points and 11 rebounds for LSU (9-4, 0-1).

Marquette 95, at Providence 90 (OT): Marquette’s Markus Howard scored 52 points — tying a Big East record and breaking the school mark of 44 points — during an overtime win. The Golden Eagles (11-4, 2-1) made 13 three-pointers, including 11 from Howard.

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at Grambling State 93, Alabama State 71: Shakyla Hill’s assist to Monisha Neal in the closing seconds of Grambling State’s win over Alabama State gave the junior guard the fourth quadruple-double in NCAA women’s basketball history. Hill had 10 assists, 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals.

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at Cal State Fullerton 68, UC Riverside 65: Kyle Allman converted a three-point play with seven seconds left to lift the Titans in the Big West Conference opener for both schools. Allman finished with 16 points for Fullerton (8-5, 1-0) while DJ Sylvester led Riverside (5-10, 0-1) with 24.

Upcoming Southland men’s games for Thursday night:

UC Irvine at UC Davis — 7 p.m. PT

Hawaii at Long Beach State — 7 p.m. PT

Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount — 7 p.m. PT

UC Santa Barbara at Cal Poly — 7 p.m. PT

Gonzaga at Pepperdine — 8 p.m. PT

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