Spencer Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half for Stanford and played a key role in neutralizing Pac-12 leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis, as the Cardinal stunned visiting No. 4 Arizona 88-79 on Saturday night.
Stanford (11-14, 5-9 Pac-12) beat a ranked team for the first time this season. Arizona (22-4, 11-4) had a seven-game win snapped.
Courtney Ramey scored a season- and game-high 26 points for Arizona, which could not overcome Tubelis’ worst game of the season. The junior forward, who had 40 points against Oregon on Feb. 2 and had averaged a near double-double this season (20.9 points, 9.7 rebounds) to lead the conference in both categories, was held to four points.
Tubelis did not have a rebound and committed four fouls.
Stanford’s Michael O’Connell scored a team-high 22 points, helping the Cardinal outshoot the Wildcats 61% to 46% from the field. Harrison Ingram contributed 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Jones took command of a back-and-forth game a third of the way through the second half, scoring all 13 of Stanford’s points during a nearly seven-minute stretch that ended with a layup that gave the Cardinal a 67-66 lead with 7:35 remaining.
A three-point play by Angel extended Stanford’s lead to 70-66 before a Ramey 3 cut the lead to one.
But the Cardinal scored the next nine points.
NO. 3 ALABAMA 77, AUBURN 69 >> Rylan Griffen scored 16 points, Mark Sears added 15 and the visiting Crimson Tide held off a big challenge from their in-state rival Tigers.
Alabama (22-3, 12-0 SEC) remained the only Power 5 team without a league loss. Sears and Griffen helped Alabama overcome an off shooting performance from star Brandon Miller, who had 13 points but missed all seven 3-point attempts.
Wendell Green Jr. had 16 of his 24 points in the second half for Auburn. Jaylin Williams had 14 of his 16 points before the half. But the Tigers (17-8, 7-5) missed nine straight shots in the final minutes and have dropped five of their last six games.
NO. 5 TEXAS 94, WEST VIRGINIA 60 >> Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in the Longhorns’ home win over the Mountaineers.
Texas (20-5) remained in first place in the Big 12 at 9-3, while West Virginia (15-10, 4-8) lost for the sixth time in its last seven games against the Longhorns.
Rice converted 5 of 6 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, and all 10 free throws. The Longhorns only missed one free throw in 25 attempts.
Marcus Carr added 16 points for Texas.
MISSOURI 86, NO. 6 TENNESSEE 85 >> D’Andre Gholston hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Tigers a stunning road victory over the Volunteers.
With 4.2 seconds left in the game and Tennessee (19-6, 8-4 SEC) leading 85-83, Santiago Vescovi missed a free throw. His second attempt was waved off when Tobe Awaka committed a lane violation, setting up a final chance for the Tigers (19-6, 7-5).
Gholston took the inbounds and dribbled up the court before taking an off-balance contested 3-pointer from about 30 feet that swished through the net at the buzzer.
Tennessee came back from a 17-point hole early in the second half to take the lead. Tyreke Key came off the bench to score 21 of his 23 points after intermission and spark the Vols’ rally.
Kobe Brown scored 21 to lead the Tigers. Gholston finished with 18 points.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA 69, DUKE 62, OT >> Armaan Franklin scored 23 points to lift the Cavaliers over the visiting Blue Devils.
Virginia (19-4, 11-3 ACC) won despite a 9-for-22 performance from the free-throw line.
Duke (17-8, 8-6) seemed poised to win when Kyle Filipowski drove on the final play of regulation and two defenders contested his shot. The officials initially whistled a foul, but waved it off after a review.
NO. 9 KANSAS 78, OKLAHOMA 55 >> Jalen Wilson scored 18 points and the Jayhawks rolled to a road victory over the Sooners.
Dajuan Harris added 16 points for Kansas (20-5, 8-4 Big 12).
Jalen Hill scored 14 points for Oklahoma (12-13, 2-10).
NO. 10 MARQUETTE 89, GEORGETOWN 75 >> Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro and Tyler Kolek each scored 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for the visiting Golden Eagles in their win over the Hoyas.
Marquette (20-6, 12-3 Big East) moved into first place in the conference.
Jay Heath scored 18 points to lead last-place Georgetown (6-20, 1-14), which has lost five straight after ending its league record 29-game conference losing streak on Jan. 24.
OKLAHOMA STate 64, NO. 11 IOWA STate 56 >> John-Michael Wright scored 19 points and the Cowboys rallied past the host Cyclones (16-8, 7-5 Big 12), who lost for the fourth time in five games.
Oklahoma State (16-9, 7-5) won its fifth straight.
TEXAS TECH 71, NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 63 >> De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points as the Red Raiders beat the visiting Wildcats.
Texas Tech (13-12, 2-10 Big 12) held Kansas State (19-6, 7-5) to two field goals in the game’s final four minutes.
NO. 14 BAYLOR 72, NO. 17 TCU 68 >> Adam Flagler scored 28 points, with 16 in a row coming during a stretch when the Bears overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half en route to beating the host Horned Frogs (17-8, 6-6 Big 12).
LJ Cryer had 23 points for Baylor (19-6, 8-4).