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Missouri Stuns No. 22 Oklahoma, 71-69

From the Associated Press

Marshall Brown scored a career-high 21 points, including two free throws with 1.8 seconds left, and Missouri won its fifth game in a row with a 71-69 victory over No. 22 Oklahoma on Tuesday at Norman, Okla.

After having the ball knocked away by Terrell Everett, Missouri’s Jimmy McKinney recovered it and passed to Brown in the left corner. He was fouled as he launched a three-point shot.

Brown missed the first free throw before making the second and third. Everett bounced a desperation half-court shot off the backboard at the buzzer.

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Missouri, 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12, ended Oklahoma’s 10-game home-court winning streak. Taj Gray led Oklahoma (9-4, 0-2) with 19 points.

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No. 18 North Carolina State 78, No. 15 Boston College 60 -- Cedric Simmons made all six of his shots from the field and scored 17 points at Chestnut Hill, Mass., and the Wolfpack (13-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept the Eagles (11-4, 0-3) winless in conference play.

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No. 20 North Carolina 64, Virginia Tech 61 -- Freshman Tyler Hansbrough scored four of his 20 points in the final 1:07 and had nine rebounds at Blacksburg, Va., and the Tar Heels (10-2, 2-0 ACC) defeated the Hokies (10-6, 0-3) for the 18th time in a row.

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No. 21 Wisconsin 64, Minnesota 62 -- Alando Tucker had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers (13-2, 3-0 Big Ten) at Minneapolis. Vincent Grier had 17 points for Minnesota (9-4, 0-2).

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ELSEWHERE

Vanderbilt 57, Kentucky 52 -- Shan Foster scored 16 points, and the Commodores (11-2, 2-0 Southeastern) defeated the Wildcats (10-5, 0-1) for the first time in 29 meetings in Rupp Arena. Vanderbilt last beat Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 28, 1974, at Memorial Coliseum.

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Cincinnati forward Armein Kirkland will sit out the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee Monday night during the Bearcats’ loss at Connecticut.

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WOMEN’S TOP 25

No. 7 Connecticut 93, Seton Hall 53 -- Renee Montgomery scored 20 points at South Orange, N.J., and the Huskies (13-2, 3-0 Big East) rolled to victory. Heta Korpivaara led the Pirates (5-9, 2-1) with 17 points.

No. 20 Notre Dame 67, Marquette 65 -- Megan Duffy’s layup as the buzzer sounded in overtime at South Bend, Ind., gave the Fighting Irish (10-4, 1-2 Big East) the victory over the Golden Eagles (10-4, 1-2).

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