NO.
1 TENNESSEE 83, WEST VIRGINIA 66
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Lamonte' Turner had 23 points and No.
1 Tennessee held West Virginia scoreless for a 9 1/2-minute stretch Saturday on
its way to an 83-66 victory.
Tennessee (18-1) erased its first double-digit deficit of
the season and took command by ending the first half on a 24-2 run and scoring
the first four points of the second half. That put the Volunteers on track for
their 14th consecutive victory in the schools longest win streak since it
opened the 1922-23 season with 14 straight wins.
Grant Williams scored
19 points for Tennessee, and Admiral Schofield had
14 points and 10 rebounds.
Esa Ahmad scored
16 points and Derek Culver had
15 for West Virginia (9-11), which lost for the seventh time in its last eight
games.
NO.
2 DUKE 66, GEORGIA TECH 53
DURHAM, N.C. -- RJ Barrett had
24 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke pulled away for the victory.
Zion Williamson added
22 points to help the Blue Devils (17-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win
their 12th in a row in the series with Georgia Tech.
Duke finished a season-worst 2 of 21 from 3-point range
but hit 52 percent from the field in the second half to win its lowest-scoring
game of the year.
Abdoulaye Gueye had
14 points and Michael Devoe added
11 for the Yellow Jackets (11-9, 3-4), who have dropped four of six.
NO.
3 VIRGINIA 82, NOTRE DAME 55
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- De'Andre Hunter scored
19 points to lead Virginia to the road win.
The Cavaliers shot 52.2 from the field in their second
straight victory since a 72-70 loss at Duke on Jan. 19. Kyle Guy,
Indiana's 2016 Mr. Basketball at Lawrence Central near Indianapolis, had 15
points. Ty Jerome added
13 points, and Kihei Clark finished
with 12.
Virginia (18-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated
the boards 45-33 and committed just two turnovers.
John Mooney had
his ACC-leading 12th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds
for struggling Notre Dame (11-9, 1-6), which dropped its fourth in a row.
NO.
8 KENTUCKY 71, NO. 9 KANSAS 63
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- PJ Washington scored
14 of his 20 points in the second half, and Kentucky beat Kansas in the SEC-Big
12 Challenge.
Washington also had 13 rebounds, helping the Wildcats to
a 49-36 advantage on the glass. Reid Travis had
18 points and 12 boards, and Keldon Johnson also
posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Kentucky (16-3) had dropped its last three games against
Kansas (16-4).
Dedric Lawson had
20 points and 15 rebounds for the Jayhawks, and Quentin Grimes added
13 points.
NO.
10 VIRGINIA TECH 78, SYRACUSE 56
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Justin Robinson scored
24 of his career-high 35 points in the first half, powering Virginia Tech to
the victory.
The Hokies (16-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a
20-5 run to open a 34-16 lead. Robinson had 12 points in the surge as Virginia
Tech led by as many as 22 on its way to a 43-24 halftime lead.
Oshae Brissett scored
16 points for Syracuse (14-6, 5-2), and Frank Howard had
13.
NO.
12 MARQUETTE 87, XAVIER 82
CINCINNATI -- Markus Howard scored
19 of his 31 points down the stretch to help Marquette rally for its seventh
consecutive win.
Joey Hauser added
21 points for the Golden Eagles (18-3, 7-1 Big East).
After Xavier (11-10, 3-5) pulled ahead 58-47 with 14
minutes left, Howard hit a pair of baskets that started Marquette's comeback.
His long 3-pointer put the Golden Eagles ahead 79-71 with 1:59 left, and his
two free throws with 9.1 seconds left closed it out.
Paul Scruggs scored
21 points for Xavier, and Tyrique Jones matched
his career high with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
ILLINOIS
78, NO. 13 MARYLAND 67
NEW YORK -- Ayo Dosunmu scored
20 points, Tevian Jones had
18 and Illinois beat Maryland at Madison Square Garden.
Andres Feliz had
15 points for the Fighting Illini (6-14, 2-7 Big Ten), who snapped a two-game
skid by handing the Terrapins their second straight conference loss.
Bruno Fernando led
Maryland (16-5, 7-3) with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Anthony Cowan Jr. had 18
points and Jalen Smith finished
with 11.
The game was tied at 59 with 5:21 left before the Illini
grabbed control with a 15-4 run. Dosunmu made two foul shots to make it 74-63
with 35 seconds remaining.
NO.
14 TEXAS TECH 67, ARKANSAS 64
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Davide Moretti had
21 points, and Texas Tech stopped a three-game slide.
Moretti's two free throws with five seconds left sealed
the SEC/Big 12 Challenge game for the Red Raiders (16-4) after their
double-digit lead was trimmed to two with a minute left. They didn't make
another field goal after Norense Odiase's
dunk made it 60-48 with 7:41 left.
Daniel Gafford led
Arkansas (11-8) with 14 points after missing most of the first half in foul
trouble.
NO.
22 MISSISSIPPI STATE 92, NO. 16 AUBURN 84
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Quinndary
Weatherspoon scored 27 points, helping Mississippi
State to the win.
Auburn and Mississippi State (15-4, 3-3 Southeastern
Conference) were locked in a tight game for much of the second half before
Mississippi State broke a 70-70 tie with Weatherspoon's 3-pointer and Reggie Perry's
dunk in quick succession.
An irate Auburn coach Bruce Pearl then was called for a
technical foul after arguing with officials and Weatherspoon hit two free
throws to give the Bulldogs a 77-70 lead with 7:13 left.
Auburn (13-6, 2-4) has lost three straight. The Tigers
shot 53 percent from the field and were led by Bryce Brown's
18 points, but were hurt by 19 turnovers.
NO.
24 IOWA STATE 87, NO. 20 MISSISSIPPI 73
OXFORD, Miss. -- Talen Horton-Tucker scored
23 points and Lindell Wigginton had
18, leading Iowa State to the victory in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Iowa State (15-5) put on an offensive show, making 13
straight shots during the second half to turn a tight game into a relatively
easy victory. The Cyclones shot 69.1 percent from the field, including nearly
77 percent in the second half.
The 6-foot-4 Horton-Tucker, who leads all Big 12 freshmen
in scoring, made 11 of 18 shots from the field.
Ole Miss (14-5) was led by Breein Tyree,
who finished with 22 points.
NO.
21 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 69, CLEMSON 67
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Braxton Beverly hit
a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift North Carolina State to the dramatic win.
The Wolfpack (16-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference)
trailed by six with 26.5 seconds left, but Clemson missed four straight free
throws to keep the door ajar.
After Marcquise Reed missed
two free throws with 7.5 seconds left, the Wolfpack strolled right through it.
C.J. Bryce got
the rebound and pushed up court with no timeouts, then turned back to find
Beverly for a 3 on what had otherwise been a quiet day for the sophomore.
Reed scored 19 points for the Tigers (11-8, 1-5) but
missed four straight free throws in the final 15 seconds.
NO.
23 LOUISVILLE 66, PITTSBURGH 51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jordan Nwora scored
17 points to help Louisville avenge its only conference loss this season.
The Cardinals (15-5, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot
just 39 percent, but their strong defense shut down the Panthers (12-8, 2-5) in
the second half. Pittsburgh led 41-40 after a Trey McGowens three-point
play with 15:37 remaining.
Nwora, who was limited by foul trouble in the first half,
made a 3-pointer to give Louisville a 65-47 advantage with 3:21 left.
Jared Wilson-Frame led
Pittsburgh with 14 points.
NO.
25 LSU 86, MISSOURI 80, OT
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Skylar Mays scored
11 points of his 24 points in the last three minutes of regulation and LSU
overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 2:08 to force overtime in the win.
Ja'Vonte Smart made two 3-pointers in OT and scored 14
points for the Tigers (16-3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference). Naz Reid also
had 14 points.
Jordan Geist had
25 points and 11 rebounds for Missouri (10-8, 1-5). Jeremiah Tilmon added
15 points, and Javon Pickett had
13.
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