Young’s 20 points power Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH — Sam Young scored 20 points as No. 4 Pittsburgh seized the lead with a late first-half run and went on to beat rival West Virginia 70-59 on Monday night.

Young followed up a 22-point game in Pitt’s 79-67 win at West Virginia two weeks ago, making seven of 12 shots and adding seven rebounds. Levance Fields had 13 points and seven assists to help the Panthers (22-2, 9-2 in Big East) win their fourth in a row and sixth in seven games.

Alex Ruoff scored 17 points and Devin Ebanks 16, but West Virginia (16-8, 5-6) lost its sixth in seven games against ranked Big East teams.

No. 17 Missouri 62, No. 16 Kansas 60

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Zaire Taylor hit a 10-footer from just outside the lane with 1.3 seconds to go, capping Missouri’s comeback from a 14-point halftime deficit. DeMarre Carroll had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (21-4, 8-2 Big 12), who won their 16th in a row at home against a bitter border rival that had beaten them five straight times. Fans from a raucous sellout crowd of 15,061 mobbed the floor after Cole Aldrich’s desperation shot banged off the backboard at the buzzer as he was being knocked to the floor. Aldrich had 15 rebounds, five blocked shots and eight points for Kansas (19-5, 8-1).

Women

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Rashanda McCants scored 19 of her 22 points in the second half to help No. 8 North Carolina beat No. 4 Duke 75-60. Jessica Breland added 14 points and a career-high 23 rebounds for the Tar Heels (21-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Chante Black scored 13 points to lead Duke.

No. 11 Maryland 85, Boston College 81

BOSTON — Maryland’s Kristi Toliver scored 19 points with seven assists, picking up a loose ball and hitting a 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down in the final minute. Marissa Coleman added 23 points, seven rebounds, and five assists as Maryland (19-4, 7-2 ACC) won its third straight game. Corey Rusin scored 21 for Boston College.

No. 23 South Dakota State 64, IUPUI 48

INDIANAPOLIS — Maria Boever scored 19 points and Jennifer Warkenthien added 18 to help South Dakota State beat IUPUI for its ninth straight win. Julia Whitted scored 14 points and Janna Eichelberger added 11 for IUPUI (12-12, 7-6).