Loyola Marymount upsets No. 21 Saint Mary's, tightens WCC race

| February 16, 2012 8:15 PM

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Drew Viney scored 17 points and Loyola Marymount (17-10, 10-4 WCC) upset No. 21 Saint Mary's 75-60 on Wednesday night at Moraga, Calif.

It was the first loss in 17 home games for the first-place Gaels (23-4, 12-2), who saw their lead over No. 24 Gonzaga (20-4, 10-2) trimmed to one game.

No. 3 Missouri 83, Oklahoma State 65: At Columbia, Mo., Marcus Denmon scored 17 points and Missouri (24-2, 11-2 Big 12) beat the Cowboys (12-14, 5-8).

No. 8 North Carolina 73, Miami 64: At Coral Gables, Fla., Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and North Carolina (22-4, 9-2 ACC) beat Miami (15-9, 6-5).

New Mexico 77, No. 13 San Diego State 67: At San Diego, Kendall Williams scored 21 points as New Mexico (21-4, 7-2) stunned San Diego State (20-5, 6-3) to move into first place in the Mountain West Conference.

No. 16 Murray State 75, Southeast Missouri State 66: At Cape Giradeau, Mo., Donte Poole scored 25 points as Murray State (25-1, 13-1) clinched its third straight Ohio Valley Conference title with a victory over Southeast Missouri State (14-12, 9-5).

No. 18 Indiana 71, Northwestern 66: At Bloomington, Ind., Cody Zeller had 23 points, leading the Hoosiers (20-6, 8-6 Big Ten) past Northwestern (15-10, 5-8).

No. 23 Notre Dame 71, Rutgers 53: At South Bend, Ind., Jack Cooley scored 22 points to lead Notre Dame (18-8, 10-3 Big East) past Rutgers (12-14, 4-9).

No. 24 Wichita State 73, Missouri State 58: At Wichita, Kan., Garrett Stutz scored 21 points to lead Wichita State (23-4, 14-2) past Missouri State (16-12, 9-7 MVC).

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Weber State 79, Montana State 70: At Bozeman, Mont., former Post Falls High star Shawn Reid scored 31 points for the Bobcats (11-14, 6-8 Big Sky) in a loss to Weber State (21-4, 13-1).