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Top 25 basketball: LSU upsets No. 16 W. Virginia

Top 25 basketball •
Tigers come back from 14-point deficit.

LSU guard Keith Homsby shoots over (4) West Virginia forward Jonathan Holton (1) during an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)

Morgantown, W.Va. • Reserve guard Tim Quarterman scored 21 points and Josh Gray made the game-winning layup with 7.4 seconds left to help LSU upset No. 16 West Virginia 74-73 on Thursday night.

Jarell Martin had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers (6-2), who overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half. Keith Hornsby scored 15.

West Virginia (7-1) was off to its best start since opening 11-0 during the 2009-10 Final Four season.

The Mountaineers were led by Juwan Staten's 17 points. Daxter Miles added 13 and Tarik Phillip had 12.

No. 20 Iowa State 95, No. 18 Arkansas 77 • Bryce Dejean-Jones had 27 points, Georges Niang added 26 with eight assists and 20th-ranked Iowa State never trailed in rolling past No. 18 Arkansas 95-77 on Thursday night.

Dustin Hogue scored 14 for the Cyclones (5-1), who led by as many as 23 points in extending their non-conference home winning streak to 24 games.

Iowa State's fast-break offense overwhelmed the Razorbacks (6-1) from the opening tip. The Cyclones took their first double-digit lead less than six minutes in and led 52-32 at the break.