Xavier Dumps Georgetown, College Scores

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Published on January 28 2015 2:24 am
Last Updated on January 28 2015 2:24 am
Written by Millie Lange

(Washington, DC) -- Xavier picked up an important Big East victory by going on the road and dumping number-22 Georgetown, 66-53, at the Verizon Center.  Myles Davis led the way, posting 19 points and five assists for the Musketeers, who improved to 14-7 overall and 5-4 in conference. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera tallied 13 points on 14 shots in the defeat. The Hoyas fell to 14-6 and 6-3.


(14) VCU 72, George Washington 48

Richmond, VA (SportsNetwork.com) -- Terry Larrier scored 15 points to lead 14th-ranked VCU in its 12th consecutive win, a 72-48 throttling of George Washington in a key Atlantic 10 clash. This matchup between two of the conference's top three teams was no contest after the Rams held the Colonials to a woeful 5-of-26 shooting performance in the second half and  embarked on  a 20-5 run during  the period.  George Washington finished just 26.9 percent from the field overall. JeQuan Lewis added 13 points and three steals for VCU (17-3, 7-0 A-10), which hasn't lost since a 74-57 home setback to still-unbeaten Virginia on Dec. 6. Mo Alie-Cox contributed 10 points and eight rebounds to the rout.


(17) West Virginia 65, Kansas State 59

Manhattan, KS (SportsNetwork.com) -- Tarik Phillip's scored 12 points off a productive West Virginia bench and the 17th-ranked Mountaineers pulled out a 65-59 victory over the surging Kansas State Wildcats on Tuesday. It was not pretty for most of the night, but the Mountaineers (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) did just enough to overcome 20 turnovers and a 36 percent shooting effort. Their bench was the difference, as Jevon Carter complemented Phillips with nine points to help outscore Kansas State's reserves by a 35-13 margin. Juwan Staten led West Virginia's starters with 11 points. The Wildcats (12-9, 5-3) had won five of six coming in and were looking for a signature victory to add to their resume, but they committed 25 turnovers, made just 37 percent of their shots and missed 15 free throws.


Oklahoma State 64, (20) Baylor 53

Stillwater, OK (SportsNetwork.com) -- Phil Forte scored 16 points and Oklahoma State upended 20th-ranked Baylor, 64-53, on Tuesday night. Le'Bryan Nash had 13 points, Tavarius Shine netted 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3- point range and Anthony Hickey dished out a career-high 10 assists in the win. The Cowboys (14-6, 4-4 Big 12) have won seven straight conference home games dating back to last season. Lester Medford led the Bears (15-5, 3-4) with 13 points and Rico Gathers chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds.


Xavier 66, (21) Georgetown 53

Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) -- Myles Davis continued his strong play with 19 points and Xavier went into Verizon Center and stunned No. 21 Georgetown 66-53 on Tuesday. Davis shot 6-of-9 from the floor, finishing in double figures for the fifth straight game, and Matt Stainbrook scored 12 for Xavier (14-7, 5-4 Big East), which had lost its last five road games, including four straight to open conference play. Georgetown (14-6, 6-3) was coming off four straight wins and six of seven since losing to Xavier in the conference opener for both teams on Dec. 31. D'Vauntes Smith- Rivera paced the Hoyas with 13 points in the unlikely setback.


Illinois Hosts Penn State Saturday

(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois is at home Saturday against Penn State. Tip-off at the State Farm Center is at noon. The Fighting Illini lost 79-71 at Minnesota this past Saturday. Illinois is 13-8 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions are 13-7 and 1-6. They host Minnesota tonight.


Tuesday, January 27 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

#15 VCU Rams 72, George Washington Colonials 48

#17 West Virginia Mountaineers 65, Kansas State Wildcats 59

Oklahoma State Cowboys 64, #19 Baylor Bears 53

Xavier Musketeers 66, #22 Georgetown Hoyas 53


Wednesday, January 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

6:30 p.m. - #4 Duke Blue Devils at #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

9:00 p.m. - #6 Arizona Wildcats host Oregon Ducks

8:00 p.m. - #9 Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles

8:00 p.m. - #11 Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs

7:05 p.m. - #12 Wichita State Shockers host Loyola (IL) Ramblers

7:05 p.m. - #18 Northern Iowa Panthers at Southern Illinois Salukis

8:00 p.m. - #21 Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers

8:00 p.m. - #23 Miami Hurricanes host Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets