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Late Night Snacks: Kansas knocks off Iowa State for key Big 12 road win

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GAME OF THE DAY: No. 23 Duke 69, Virginia 65

This one got a lot closer than Duke would have liked. The Blue Devils led for the entire game until Malcolm Brogdon’s free throw with 37 seconds left gave Virginia its first lead of the game at 65-64. From there, Duke scored five consecutive points to close out the game, including an offensive rebound that led to Rasheed Sulaimon’s go-ahead three-pointer. Sulaimon’s resurgence was the overall story in this one though, as the sophomore continues to shake off his early-season slump as he scored 21 points in 24 minutes for a Duke team that regularly made lineup changes and even started freshman guard Matt Jones.

Jabari Parker continued to struggle, only scoring eight points on 3-for-11 shooting, but the Blue Devils earned a much-needed ACC win at home.

You can also read more on this one with Rob Dauster’s take on Duke and my take on Virginia.

IMPORTANT OUTCOMES

1) No. 15 Kansas 77, No. 8 Iowa State 70

The Jayhawks have played the toughest schedule in the country and you can tell by the way this young Kansas team was prepared for the Hilton Coliseum and No. 8 Iowa State. Andrew Wiggins (17 points, 19 rebounds) and Joel Embiid (16 points, nine rebounds, five blocks) both had great games, but it was the play of junior point guard Naadir Tharpe that but Kansas over the edge.

Rob and I also alternated angles for this game with Rob looking into Iowa State while I go into more detail about Kansas during its big win.

2) No. 2 Syracuse 69, Boston College 59

For awhile, the Golden Eagles had the unbeaten No. 2 Orange on the ropes in the second half before Syracuse stepped on the gas and got by to earn the ACC road win. Although Trevor Cooney has struggled with his perimeter shooting during ACC play, he stepped up with an 8-for-13 effort from the field, while shooting a respectable 2-for-5 from the three-point line, to lead the Orange with 21 points. Jerami Grant also continued his sound play off the bench as the sophomore forward went for 16 points and eight rebounds in 37 minutes of play, even though he didn’t start the game.

CBT’s own Terrence Payne was in attendance at this one and has more on the Orange’s win.

3) Texas 80, West Virginia 69

The only other power conference matchup of the night belonged to the Longhorns as Texas owned the glass with a 49-30 advantage in the easy road win in Morgantown. Texas held West Virginia to 37 percent shooting as Javan Felix had 19 points and Cameron Ridley registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. After dropping its first two Big 12 games, Texas has rallied to 2-2 in the leagues and is now 13-4 overall.

STARRED

1) One of the nation’s premier scorers, Loyola (Md.) senior Dylon Cormier, went for 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Greyhounds raced to a 77-63 Patriot League win over Lafayette.

2) Kendrick Perry scored Youngstown State’s final 12 points to finish the game with 31 overall in leading the Penguins to a 67-66 home win over Horizon League opponent Cleveland State.

3) Alabama State’s Jamel Waters went the full 40 minutes, scoring 27 points and adding seven assists and four steals in leading the Hornets to a 77-64 home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a SWAC victory. The game was tied at 58 in the second half before Alabama State went on a 19-6 run to close the game.

STRUGGLED

1) Southern Utah finished with only 36 points, as they allowed Big Sky conference opponent Northern Arizona to score 35 in each half on its way to a 70-36 loss at home. Northern Arizona started the game on a 12-0 run as Southern Utah only mustered 11 first-half points.

2) Delaware State faltered down the stretch during a home loss to Norfolk State as the Spartans escaped with a 58-56 road win. Delaware State had a chance to snap Norfolk State’s 23-game regular season conference winning streak -- the longest such streak in the nation -- before letting the game slip away in the second half after the game was tied 46-all.

3) Tennessee State allowed Tennessee-Martin to shoot 60 percent from the field and allowed 25 assists on 39 field goals as the Skyhawks pulled off the 100-88 Ohio Valley Conference win. Tennessee State started the game down 16-1 and are now 2-17 on the season after an 18-15 finish last season that included an appearance in the CIT

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