Oklahoma Takes Out Texas, 64-60

Kevin Bookout had never beaten Texas in his career at Oklahoma, so he did everything he could to make sure the Sooners didn’t lose again.

Bookout had 18 points -- including a wild three-point play in the last two minutes -- and pulled down 13 rebounds as No. 18 Oklahoma beat No. 15 Texas, 64-60, in a Big 12 Conference game on Saturday at Norman, Okla., for its ninth straight win. The Sooners had lost five in a row in the Red River rivalry.

“This is my first time to beat Texas,” said Bookout, a junior forward. “I love it.”

The Sooners (15-2, 4-0), who trailed most of the game, got some breathing room on Bookout’s basket in a crowded lane and Drew Lavender’s three-point shot with 1:21 left.

Daniel Gibson had 18 points to lead the Longhorns (15-3, 3-2), who played their first game without forward P.J. Tucker, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder. Tucker was ruled academically ineligible Thursday.

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No. 3 Wake Forest 74, No. 20 Cincinnati 70 -- Eric Williams scored a career-high 29 points and the Demon Deacons (16-2) held on to defeat the Bearcats (15-3) at Cincinnati.

Chris Paul had 21 points for Wake Forest, which improved to 5-1 against ranked teams this season.

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No. 4 Duke 88, Florida State 56 -- J.J. Redick scored a season-high 31 points and the Blue Devils (15-0, 5-0) rolled over the Seminoles (10-9, 2-4) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Tallahassee, Fla.

Redick made eight of 11 three-point shots and was nine for 18 overall.

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No. 5 Oklahoma State 82, Baylor 53 -- Joey Graham scored 24 points to help the Cowboys (14-2, 4-1) defeat the Bears (9-6, 1-3) in a Big 12 game at Stillwater, Okla.

Oklahoma State started slowly, falling behind, 18-11, only 2:52 into the game, but outscored Baylor, 19-1, over the next 13 minutes on the way to a 36-24 halftime lead.

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No. 6 North Carolina 87, Miami 67 -- Sean May had 17 points to lead five Tar Heels (16-2, 5-1) in double figures in a victory over the Hurricanes (12-5, 3-3) in an ACC game at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Guillermo Diaz finished with a misleading 30 points for Miami, with most coming long after the outcome was decided. Leading scorer Robert Hite was held to six points, 12 below his season average.

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No. 7 Syracuse 72, West Virginia 64 -- Hakim Warrick had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Gerry McNamara scored 18 points to lead the Orange (19-1, 6-0) over the Mountaineers (11-5, 1-4) in a Big East game at Syracuse, N.Y.

It was the 12th straight win for Syracuse, which equaled its best start in school history.

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No. 8 Kentucky 89, Louisiana State 58 -- Patrick Sparks made five three-pointers and scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats (14-2, 5-0) over the Tigers (9-6, 2-2) in an ACC game at Lexington, Ky.

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No. 9 Boston College 79, St. John’s 73 -- Jared Dudley scored 19 points to lead a balanced offense for the Eagles (16-0, 5-0) in a Big East victory over the Red Storm (7-8, 1-4) at New York.

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Virginia Tech 70, No. 12 Georgia Tech 69 -- Isma’il Muhammad missed two free throws with 5.5 seconds left and the Hokies (10-6, 3-2) survived the frantic final seconds to upset the Yellow Jackets (11-5, 2-3) in an ACC game at Atlanta.

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No. 14 Louisville 85, Tennessee 62 -- Francisco Garcia scored 20 points, including seven during a key second-half run, to lead the Cardinals (16-3) over the Volunteers (10-8) at Louisville, Ky.

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No. 21 Pittsburgh 76, No. 16 Connecticut 66 -- Chevon Troutman scored 25 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and the Panthers (13-3, 3-2) erased a 17-point deficit to upset the Huskies (11-4, 3-2) in a Big East game at Storrs, Conn.

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No. 17 Mississippi State 73, South Carolina 65 -- Lawrence Roberts had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (16-4, 4-2) over the Gamecocks (10-6, 2-3) in an SEC game at Starkville, Miss.

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No. 19 Michigan State 69, Minnesota 55 -- Alan Anderson scored 13 points, including 11 of 12 free throws, to lead the Spartans (12-3, 4-1) over the Gophers (13-5, 3-2) in a Big Ten game at Minneapolis.

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No. 22 Alabama 66, Mississippi 58 -- Kennedy Winston scored 26 points and the Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1) defeated the Rebels (11-8, 2-4) in an SEC game at Oxford, Miss.

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No. 23 Iowa 71, Purdue 57 -- Greg Brunner and Doug Thomas each scored 14 points for the Hawkeyes (14-4, 2-3) to cruise past the Boilermakers (4-12, 0-6) in a Big Ten game at Iowa City.

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No. 24 Wisconsin 72, Michigan 61 -- Mike Wilkinson had 28 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead the Badgers (13-3, 4-1) over the Wolverines (12-7, 3-2) in a Big Ten game at Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Charlotte 76, No. 25 Marquette 66 -- Eddie Basden scored 23 points and Brendan Plavich had 20 to lead the 49ers (13-4, 4-1) over the Golden Eagles (14-4, 2-3) in a Conference USA game at Milwaukee.

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OTHER GAMES

Bracey Wright scored 23 points to lead Indiana (9-7, 4-1) to a 67-60 victory over Ohio State (12-7, 1-4) in a Big Ten game at Bloomington, Ind.... Devin Smith scored 22 points to lead Virginia (10-6, 1-5) to an 81-79 victory over Clemson (10-8, 1-5) in an ACC game at Charlottesville, Va.... Andrew Bogut scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds to lead Utah (16-4, 4-0) to a 69-58 victory over New Mexico (14-4, 1-2) in a Mountain West game at Salt Lake City.... Acie Law scored 17 points to lead Texas A&M; (13-3, 2-3) to a 65-51 victory over Kansas State (11-4, 1-3) in a Big 12 game at College Station, Texas.... Peyton Stovall scored 18 points to lead visiting Ball State (9-5, 4-2) to a 66-65 win over Western Michigan (13-4, 6-1) in a Mid-American Conference game at Kalamazoo, Mich., to end the nation’s second-longest home winning streak at 25.