MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held off Oklahoma State 65-57. Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had 11 for the Wildcats, who won their ninth straight and exceeded their victory total from last season. Predicted to finish last in the Big 12, Kansas State went from unranked last week to just outside the top 10 in the AP poll. Kalib Boone scored 23 points and Caleb Asberry had 15 for the Cowboys, who have lost three of four, all by 10 points or fewer.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 Kansas defeat Oklahoma 79-75. Kansas closed the game on an 18-4 run. Kansas got 17 points from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from Zach Clemence. Oklahoma was led by Grant Sherfield with a season-high 25 points. Sam Godwin added 12 points, Milos Uzan had 11 and Tanner Groves had 10. Kansas has now won 22 straight games against Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse, including 16 straight under Bill Self.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 25 points as No. 14 Iowa State rolled past Texas Tech 84-50 on Tuesday night. Kalscheur made five of six shots from 3-point range and was 10 of 14 overall as the Cyclones (13-2, 4-0 Big 12) coasted to their sixth straight win. Jaren Holmes added 15 points. Caleb Grill finished with 14 after hitting four of his first six 3-pointers. Iowa State finished 12 of 22 from behind the arc. De’Vion Harmon led Tech (10-6, 0-4) with 14 points.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A spectator was escorted from Rupp Arena during the first half of Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina after holding up a sign that said “Please go to Texas,” referring to speculation about Wildcats coach John Calipari as a candidate to coach the Longhorns. The unidentified man in the lower bowl held up the sign for several minutes before arena security arrived following complaints from other fans. Kentucky basketball spokesman Deb Moore said afterward the man was given the choice of putting the sign away but refused, and chose to leave. Texas has reportedly contacted Calipari about its coaching vacancy.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Current of the National Women’s Soccer League. Brittany Mahomes, his wife, was one of the founding owners of the team. Mahomes joins a handful of current and former NFL players who have a stake in the women’s professional league, which embarks on its 11th season this year.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — National team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman have praised U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter for bringing the Americans together at the World Cup even as he’s currently under investigation by U.S. Soccer for a 1991 incident during which he kicked his now-wife. The U.S. Soccer Federation said it learned of the allegation against Berhalter on Dec. 11 and hired a law firm to investigate. The federation says Berhalter and his wife Rosalind had “spoken openly” about the matter, and Berhalter admitted kicking her during an argument after a night of drinking in 1991 before they were married.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler is coming back to the Gamecocks next season. The Oklahoma transfer posted on social media that he will return to the team in 2023. Rattler's future had been among the biggest offseason questions for South Carolina, which finished No. 23 in the final AP Top 25. Rattler's NFL stock shot up as he passed for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns in the Gamecocks' final three games, including consecutive wins over top-10 opponents Tennessee and Clemson.
TUESDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (2)Kansas 79 Oklahoma 75
Final (5)Tennessee 77 Vanderbilt 68
Final (11)Kansas St. 65 Oklahoma St. 57
Final (13)Virginia 65 North Carolina 58
Final (14)Iowa St. 84 Texas Tech 50
Final Michigan St. 69 (18)Wisconsin 65
Final (21)Auburn 82 Mississippi 73
Final (23)San Diego St. 74 Nevada 65
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Philadelphia 147 Detroit 116
Final Toronto 132 Charlotte 120
Final Miami 112 Oklahoma City 111
Final Utah 116 Cleveland 114
Final Orlando 109 Portland 106
Final Phoenix 125 Golden State 113
Final L.A. Clippers 113 Dallas 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 6 Columbus 3
Final Pittsburgh 5 Vancouver 4
Final Seattle 4 Buffalo 3
Final New Jersey 5 Carolina 3
Final Detroit 7 Winnipeg 5
Final SO N-Y Rangers 4 Minnesota 3
Final SO Dallas 2 N-Y Islanders 1
Final OT St. Louis 4 Calgary 3
Final San Jose 4 Arizona 2
Final Florida 5 Colorado 4