BROOKINGS, S.D. — Kai Williams had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Ben Beran added 12 points to lead South Dakota State to a 56-52 victory over Denver on Tuesday.
Williams was 8-for-14 from the field for the Jackrabbits (5-6), including 5-of-7 shooting on 3-pointers.
Freshman Rob Lewis gave the Pioneers (3-6) a two-point lead with 1:30 remaining in the game, but Jackrabbits guard Garrett Callahan made a 3-pointer 17 seconds later, and South Dakota State made 5-of-6 free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.
“We played tough and gritty and did some things right,” Pioneers coach Joe Scott said, “but our mistakes in the first half came back to haunt us in the second half.”
Joe Jackson led the Pioneers with 15 points, while Lewis finished with 14.
No. 3 Kansas 71, Georgia Tech 66
After Georgia Tech cut the Kansas lead to one point with nine seconds left, Sherron Collins made two free throws and then had a steal and layup to clinch the victory.
“I expected it to be a close game, but I didn’t expect it to go down to the wire when we were up 13,” Jayhawks coach Bill Self said. “We certainly hurt ourselves late not being able to put the game away with missed free throws.”
No. 4 Texas 66, Oral Roberts 56
The Longhorns (11-0) needed Augustin’s dazzling drives and late free-throw shooting to put the game away. He scored 10 of Texas’ final 17 points.
Texas led 49-46 with just under nine minutes left when Augustin took the game over, blowing past defenders for baskets or drawing fouls for free throws. He was 6-of-20 from the field but made up for it with an 11-of-12 effort from the line.
Women
DURHAM, N.C. — Abby Waner, a graduate of ThunderRidge High School, scored 19 points and tied an Atlantic Coast Conference record with 10 steals in No. 14 Duke’s 95-61 rout of Utah Valley State.
Duke (8-3) forced 39 turnovers, scored 49 points off those miscues and never trailed in cruising to its third straight victory. Waner led the way during Duke’s 22-4 run that opened the second half, scoring nine points.
Idaho 42, Colorado State 31
