Top 25 roundup: Georgia Tech upends No. 3 North Carolina

 

[January 31, 2024]  Naithan George scored 16 points and connected on the winning shot with 7.7 seconds to play as Georgia Tech upset No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

George, a freshman, also had four assists and four rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (10-11, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had lost eight of their previous nine games. It was the first time since 2004 that Georgia Tech beat an opponent ranked in the top five of the AP poll.

RJ Davis scored 28 points for North Carolina (17-4, 9-1), which had a 10-game winning streak end. His potential game-winning shot just before the buzzer failed to connect as he received contact from a Georgia Tech defender. The referees did not signal for a foul as Yellow Jackets fans stormed the court.

The Yellow Jackets also got 18 points from Kyle Sturdivant and 15 points from Miles Kelly. Armando Bacot added nine points and nine rebounds for North Carolina in its first loss since Dec. 16, which was also in Atlanta, against then-No. 14 Kentucky.

South Carolina 63, No. 5 Tennessee 59

Ta'Lon Cooper scored 18 points and the Gamecocks notched another big upset with a victory over the Volunteers in Southeastern Conference play in Knoxville, Tenn.

B.J. Mack added 16 points and Myles Stute had 13 as the Gamecocks (18-3, 6-2 SEC) won their fourth straight game and 11th in the past 13. South Carolina took down the Vols exactly one week after routing then-No. 6 Kentucky 79-62. The victory also was the Gamecocks' first road win over a Top 5 program since a 72-66 victory over No. 3 Kentucky on March 2, 1997.

Dalton Knecht scored 31 points for Tennessee (15-5, 5-2), which had a four-game winning streak halted. It was the sixth straight game in which Knecht scored 25 or more points.

No. 8 Kansas 83, Oklahoma State 54

Hunter Dickinson recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the Jayhawks cruise past the Cowboys in Lawrence, Kan.

KJ Adams Jr. made all seven of his shots while also scoring 16 points, and he added six assists for the Jayhawks (17-4, 5-3 Big 12), who defeated the Cowboys for the seventh consecutive time and improved to 11-0 at home this season. Dajuan Harris Jr. added 12 points and seven assists for the Jayhawks.

John-Michael Wright scored 16 points for Oklahoma State (9-12, 1-7), which lost for the seventh time in eight games.

No. 9 Marquette 85, Villanova 80

Senior Tyler Kolek scored a career-high 32 points to go along with nine assists, six rebounds and three steals to lift the Golden Eagles past the host Wildcats.

Oso Ighodaro added 15 points, Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin scored 12 each while Chase Ross chipped in with 11 as the Golden Eagles (16-5, 7-3 Big East) won their fifth game in a row.

Eric Dixon and TJ Bamba put up 24 points apiece and Mark Armstrong had 16 for the Wildcats (11-10, 4-6), who have lost five straight.

No. 14 Illinois 87, Ohio State 75

Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as the Illini beat the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio.

Marcus Domask also scored 23 and Ty Rodgers put up 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Illini (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten), who have won four of five. Illinois made 51.7 percent of its field-goal attempts and outrebounded the Buckeyes 36-28.

Ohio State (13-8, 3-7), which has lost three straight and six of seven, was led by Jamison Battle (21 points and six rebounds). Roddy Gayle Jr. contributed 20 points.

Jan 30, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Naithan George (2) shoots over North Carolina Tar Heels forward Armando Bacot (5) in the second half at McCamish Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

No. 25 TCU 85, No. 15 Texas Tech 78

Trevian Tennyson scored 23 points as the Horned Frogs defended their home court, defeating the Red Raiders in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tennyson went 7-for-13 for TCU (16-5, 5-3 Big 12), which also got 18 points and five boards from Micah Peavy.

Texas Tech (16-4, 5-2) saw its two-game winning streak end. Pop Isaacs tallied 25 points and nine assists and Chance McMillian hit five 3-pointers as part of a 19-point outing.

No. 17 Utah State 82, San Jose State 61

Great Osobor lived up to his first name with 19 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as the Aggies pulled away from the Spartans for a Mountain West Conference win in Logan, Utah.

Osobor was 9 of 15 from the field and 13 of 19 at the foul line. Ian Martinez added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Darius Brown II recorded an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double as the Aggies (19-2, 7-1 Mountain West) upped their lead in the conference to one game over New Mexico ahead of a big meeting with San Diego State on Saturday.

Myron Amey Jr. and Alvaro Cardenas paced the Spartans (8-13, 1-7) with 14 and 11 points. But Amey required 18 shots to get his points as San Jose State continues to sit in last place in the conference.

No. 21 Dayton 83, George Washington 61

Nate Santos got the Flyers rolling and DaRon Holmes II effectively landed an early knockout punch against the visiting Revolutionaries.

Holmes, who earlier in the day was named among the 20 players on the Wooden Award late-season watch list, finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. He scored the Flyers' first eight points of the second half as Dayton went on a 15-6 run to push its 14-point lead at the break to 53-30. Santos scored all 17 of his points in the first half as Dayton (17-3, 7-1 Atlantic 10) bounced back from a weekend loss to Richmond that ended its 13-game winning streak.

Darren Buchanan Jr. collected 13 points and eight boards to top the Revolutionaries (14-7, 3-5), who lost their fourth straight game.

No. 23 Oklahoma 73, Kansas State 53

Jalon Moore netted a career-high 23 points to propel the Sooners past the Wildcats in Manhattan, Kan.

Moore finished 8-for-11 from the field and added nine rebounds while Javian McCollum supplied 21 points and Sam Godwin paired 11 points with seven boards for the Sooners (16-5, 4-4 Big 12), who ended a two-game losing streak.

Tylor Perry tallied 23 points as the lone double-digit scorer for the Wildcats (14-7, 4-4), who shot 30.2 percent overall and went 4-for-28 (14.3 percent) from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media

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