Virginia Rallies For Victory, College Scores

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Published on March 3 2015 7:19 am
Last Updated on March 3 2015 7:19 am

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- When Virginia coach Tony Bennett glanced up at the Carrier Dome scoreboard as the first half was dwindling, he winced. His second-ranked Cavaliers had made just one field goal in the first 13 minutes and trailed Syracuse by 11 points.

"I just looked at the guys, and I said, 'All we've got is each other. We're going to have to try to figure this out,'" Bennett said. "I've been in those spots before. We couldn't change anything. We're just either going to sink or swim with these guys."

The Cavaliers decided to swim. After the shakiest of starts, they settled down and carved up Jim Boeheim's 2/3 zone to reel off a 35-12 spurt spanning halftime. The Cavaliers won going away 59-47 Monday night.


Texas 61, (14), Baylor 59 (OT)

Isaiah Taylor didn't play a lot for Texas on Monday night. He was on the court when it mattered most. The sophomore guard made a tear-drop shot in the lane with 4.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give Texas a 61-59 victory over No. 14 Baylor, snapping the Bears' four-game winning streak and the Longhorns' four-game losing streak. Texas (18-12) improved to 7-10 in the Big 12 with one game remaining, keeping its hopes for an NCAA tournament bid alive. Last season, Oklahoma State became the first Big 12 team to get an at-large bid with a losing conference record (8-10). Baylor (22-8, 10-7) had a chance to tie, but Kenny Chery's shot was blocked by Myles Turner with 1 second left.

(17) Iowa State 77, (15) Oklahoma 70

Oklahoma was up by 20 when Isaiah Cousins hollered at the Iowa State bench. Cousins got a technical foul, and the Cyclones got all the motivation they needed to spark one of the best comebacks in school history. Georges Niang had 20 of his 23 points in the second half, and No. 17 Iowa State rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun No. 15 Oklahoma 77-70 and snap a two-game losing streak on Monday. Monte Morris had 19 points for the Cyclones (21-8, 11-6 Big 12), who maintained their slim shot at a share of the conference title with one of the wilder league games in years. Oklahoma raced to a 19-point halftime lead, but Iowa State scored 22 straight points in just over five minutes -- all immediately following Cousins' technical -- and outscored the Sooners 59-33 in the second half.

 

Monday, March 2 Scoreboard

(2) Virginia 59, Syracuse 47

Texas 61, (14) Baylor 59 (OT)

(17) Iowa State 77, (15) Oklahoma 70


Tuesday, March 3 Schedule (All Times Central)

(1) Kentucky at Georgia, 8 p.m.

(4) Villanova at Creighton, 8:15 p.m.

(20) West Virginia at (9) Kansas, 8 p.m.

(10) Maryland at Rutgers, 6 p.m.

(19) North Carolina at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

Georgetown at (21) Butler, 6 p.m.