PITTSBURGH — Casper Ware scored a career-high 28 points and Long Beach State ended No. 9 Pittsburgh’s 58-game nonconference winning streak at the Petersen Events Center with an 86-76 victory Wednesday night.
James Ennis added 19 points for the 49ers (2-0), who took a nine- point halftime lead and never let up.
“We got beat every which way,” Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said.
The Panthers (2-1) drew within six on a few occasions but each time the 49ers answered to become the first non-Big East team to beat the Panthers at home since Bucknell in 2005.
No. 25 Florida State 79, Stetson 66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Okaro White scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and the Seminoles (3-0) shot 57.1 percent (32-of-56) from the field.
The Hatters (2-1) went 10-for-33 from 3-point range but couldn’t do much against Florida State’s athletic frontcourt.
Oklahoma State 90, Texas-San Antonio 85 (OT)
STILLWATER, Okla. — Cezar Guerrero hit eight 3-pointers and tied the school freshman scoring record with 29 points, rescuing the Cowboys from a late 11-point deficit in the NIT Season Tip-Off game.
Guerrero stole an inbounds pass and hit a tying 3-pointer with 8.8 seconds left in regulation, then nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime to earn the Cowboys (3-0) a matchup against Stanford, which advanced by defeating Colorado State on Tuesday, in New York next Wednesday in the tournament semifinals.
Women
Colorado 71, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 58
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Chucky Jeffery scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half and also had 16 rebounds for her 12th career double- double to help the Buffaloes pull away from the Islanders (0-2).
The Buffaloes (2-0) also received 13 points off the bench from freshman Jen Reese, who shot 6-of-9.
“Whether she is going to score or not, she makes a difference out there,” CU coach Linda Lappe said. “That’s how Jen can play every single game; she brings it when we need it.”
No. 21 LSU 51, No. 14 Georgetown 40
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Lady Tigers (2-0) held the Hoyas (1-2) to 24 percent shooting from the field and forced 23 turnovers.
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