TOP 25: Cornhuskers surprise 16th-ranked Ducks

After so much had gone so wrong for No. 16 Oregon, coach Ernie Kent figured his Ducks would win when Tajuan Porter went to the free-throw line for a chance at a rare four-point play in the final seconds of regulation.

Porter’s seventh 3-pointer tied it, but he missed his only free throw of the game Saturday, and Nebraska (8-2) dominated the overtime to beat the Ducks (8-2) 88-79 in Omaha, Neb.

Aleks Maric scored 23 points, including a putback that broke open the game in overtime, and Nebraska overcame Oregon’s season-high 14 3-pointers to beat a Top 25 opponent for the second time in five tries in Doc Sadler’s two seasons as coach.

(2) Memphis 65, Middle Tennessee 41: At Nashville, Tenn., Joey Dorsey, Robert Dozier and Shawn Taggart scored 11 points apiece and the Tigers (8-0) shook off the rust from an 11-day break by beating the Blue Raiders (3-6) in the opening game of the Sun Belt Classic doubleheader.

The Tigers outshot (49 percent to 26) and outrebounded (35-23) Middle Tennessee in a game they never trailed and was tied only once at 16.

(3) Kansas 88, Ohio 51: At Kansas City, Mo., Brandon Rush drained his first three 3-pointers and helped Mario Chalmers spark a 19-0 run in the opening minutes as the Jayhawks (10-0) got an easy victory over the Bobcats (6-3) in their inaugural appearance in Kansas City’s new Sprint Center.

(4) Texas 96, Texas State 91: At Austin, Texas, Connor Atchley scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and the Longhorns held off the pesky Bobcats (5-4) to stay perfect through 10 games this season.

D.J. Augustin overcame a 1-of-7 shooting start to score 24 points for Texas, which ran its record to 80-7 against in-state opponents over the last 10 years.

(5) Georgetown 110, Radford 51: At Washington, freshman Austin Freeman scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Hoyas (8-0), who are off to their best start since opening 10-0 in 2003, to the victory over the Highlanders (4-7).

Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert, Patrick Ewing Jr. and Vernon Macklin all took exception to hard fouls by Radford players in the first half, and double technicals were assessed twice.

(8) UCLA 89, Idaho State 49: At Los Angeles, Darren Collison tied his career high with 20 points and the Bruins (9-1) beat the Bengals (2-7), the first time in three games the Bruins didn’t have to rally to a victory.

Matt Stucki led Idaho State with 15 points.

(9) Michigan State 79, IPFW 57: At East Lansing, Mich., Drew Neitzel scored 18 points, including three 3-pointers in the first half, to lead the Spartans (9-1) past the Mastodons (4-5).

Marquise Gray had a season-high 15 points and Raymar Morgan added 12 points for Michigan State.

(10) Marquette 82, Sacramento State 51: At Milwaukee, Jerel McNeal had 13 points, Lazar Hayward added 12 points and seven rebounds and the Golden Eagles (7-1) showed no letdown from an emotional victory over Wisconsin by beating the Hornets (2-8).

(11) Pittsburgh 85, Oklahoma State 68: At Pittsburgh, DeJuan Blair and Sam Young helped the Panthers (10-0) open an 18-point lead at halftime, and Pitt held off a brief second-half comeback by the Cowboys (5-4).

(12) Tennessee 88, Western Kentucky 82: At Nashville, Tenn., freshman Brian Williams scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Volunteers (9-1) held off the Hilltoppers (7-3) in the second game of the Sun Belt Classic doubleheader.

(13) Indiana 100, Western Carolina 52: At Bloomington, Ind., Eric Gordon made his first five 3-pointers, finished with 26 points, and D.J. White produced his sixth straight double-double to help the Hoosiers (9-1) rout the Catamounts (3-6).

Gordon, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, topped 20 points for the eighth time this season.

Arizona State 77, (17) Xavier 55: At Tempe, Ariz., Ty Abbott scored 19 points and the freshman-dominated Sun Devils (7-2) routed the Musketeers (8-2) to win their first home game against a ranked non-conference opponent since Dec. 20, 1980.

(18) Butler 79, Florida State 68: At Indianapolis, A.J. Graves scored 25 points and hit several big shots late in the game, helping the Bulldogs (9-1) make up for an upset loss last week to Wright State with a win over the Seminoles (9-3) in the Wooden Tradition.

Mike Green scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half for the Bulldogs.

Purdue 67, (22) Louisville 59: At Indianapolis, Robbie Hummel, one of Purdue’s four freshman starters, scored 15 points, and the Boilermakers (6-2) beat the Cardinals (5-3) in the Wooden Tradition.

Terrence Williams had 17 points and nine rebounds for Louisville.

(25) BYU 86, Pepperdine 67: At Provo, Utah, Lee Cummard scored 21 points to lead the Cougars (9-2) to a victory over the Waves (5-7), pushing BYU’s home winning streak to 37 games.