NO. 5 KENTUCKY 86,
NO. 1 TENNESSEE 69
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- PJ Washington scored
23 points, Keldon
Johnson added 19 and No. 5 Kentucky upset No. 1 Tennessee 86-69
Saturday night to end the Volunteers' 19-game winning streak.
The Wildcats used a 25-7 surge over a little more than seven
minutes for a 62-38 lead, providing a cushion that withstood the Volunteers'
13-0 spurt soon after that cut the advantage in half. Kentucky maintained a
double-digit lead to win the highly anticipated matchup of top-five schools.
Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) also avoided a second consecutive SEC
loss to stay within reach of co-leader Tennessee (23-2, 11-1), which hadn't
lost since Nov. 23 to No. 2 Kansas.
NO. 2 DUKE 94, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 78
DURHAM, N.C. -- RJ Barrett had
Duke's first triple-double in 13 years, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds
and 10 assists in the Blue Devils' victory.
Zion
Williamson scored 32 points on 12-of-16 shooting and Tre Jones added
13 to help the Blue Devils (23-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their
ninth straight.
Barrett became the fourth Duke player with a triple-double
and the first since Shelden Williams in January 2006. He completed it in the
final minute, hitting Williamson for a layup that put Duke up 90-74.
Markell
Johnson had 16 points and 10 assists for the Wolfpack (18-8,
6-7), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
NO. 3 GONZAGA 79, SAN DIEGO 67
SAN DIEGO -- Rui Hachimura scored
16 of his 22 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds and Gonzaga pulled
away in the second half for its 16th straight victory.
Zach Norvell Jr. added 18 points, Josh Perkins 15
and Brandon
Clarke 14 for the Bulldogs (25-2, 12-0 West Coast). The
nation's highest scoring team, Gonzaga had only 30 points in the first half but
then scored 31 points in the first 9:59 of the second half to take control.
Gonzaga shot 69 percent (20 of 29) in the second half to finish
at 58.2 percent (32 of 55).
Olin Carter
III scored 20 points for San Diego (16-11, 5-7).
NO. 4 VIRGINIA 60, NOTRE DAME 54
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Kyle Guy scored
22 points, De'Andre
Hunter had 20 with 10 rebounds and Virginia withstood a late
push by Notre Dame.
Hunter scored six points during a 9-0 run for the Cavaliers
(22-2, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) after the Fighting Irish closed to
within 45-44 with 8:12 left.
T.J. Gibbs scored 17 and D.J. Harvey had
10 for Notre Dame (13-12, 3-9).
Notre Dame got within 54-52 in the final minute after
Virginia went scoreless for more than four minutes. But Guy made four free
throws to seal it.
NO. 6 MICHIGAN 65, NO. 24 MARYLAND 52
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Charles
Matthews scored 14 points and Iggy Brazdeikis added 13 to lift
Michigan over Maryland.
The Wolverines (23-3, 12-3 Big Ten) rebounded from their
loss at Penn State earlier in the week. Michigan raced out to a 14-2 advantage
and led by as much as 15 in the first half.
Bruno
Fernando scored all 12 of his points in the second half for the
Terrapins (19-7, 10-5).
NO. 7 NEVADA 82, WYOMING 49
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Trey Porter scored
14 points, Jordan
Caroline and Caleb Martin added
13 apiece, and Nevada easily beat Wyoming for its 10th straight win.
Jazz Johnson contributed
12 points and Tre'Shawn
Thurman had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Nevada (24-1, 11-1
Mountain West). The Wolf Pack shot 54.4 percent from the field
Nevada avenged its loss last season at Laramie, when Wyoming
defeated the then-No. 23 ranked Wolf Pack 104-103 in two overtimes.
Justin James led
Wyoming (6-19, 2-10) with 16 points, followed by TJ Taylor with 13.
NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 95, WAKE FOREST 57
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Cameron
Johnson scored 27 points, and North Carolina scored the game's
first 18 points en route to its biggest-ever margin of victory in an Atlantic
Coast Conference road game.
Freshman Coby White added
10 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Tar Heels (20-5, 10-2), who
dominated from the tip following their first loss in a month.
Freshman Jaylen Hoard scored
17 points in an ugly afternoon for the Demon Deacons (9-15, 2-10), who suffered
their most lopsided loss in three decades at Joel Coliseum.
NO. 12 PURDUE 76, PENN STATE 64
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Carsen
Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and Matt Haarms added
a career-high 18 for Purdue.
The Boilermakers (18-7, 11-3 Big Ten) reclaimed a share of
the conference lead with their ninth win in 10 games.
Lamar Stevens finished
with 18 points and Rasir Bolton had
17 for Penn State (9-16, 2-12). The Nittany Lions have lost have 10 of 12.
NO. 14 KANSAS 78, WEST VIRGINIA 53
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Devon Dotson and K.J. Lawson each
scored 15 points, and Kansas beat depleted West Virginia.
Dedric Lawson,
K.J.'s brother, had 14 points for the Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12), who won
their third straight as they continue to start four freshmen.
Lamont West and Chase Harler scored
11 points apiece for West Virginia (10-15, 2-10), which struggled without
former starters Esa Ahmed and Wesley Harris,
who were dismissed from the team earlier in the week for violating athletic
department policies.
NO. 15 TEXAS TECH 86, BAYLOR 61
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Jarrett
Culver scored 18 points and Davide
Moretti added 17 as Texas Tech cruised past short-handed and
turnover-prone Baylor.
Jared Butler scored
16 points and Mario Kegler added
15 for the Bears (16-9, 7-5 Big 12), who were without key backcourt
players Makai Mason (foot)
and King McClure (knee)
for the third consecutive game.
Texas Tech (21-6, 9-4 Big 12) stayed in second place in the
conference by using an uncharacteristic hot hand from 3-point range to surge
into a first-half lead that was never threatened.
NO. 16 LOUISVILLE 56, CLEMSON 55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Christen
Cunningham scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to
rally Louisville, which hung on in the final seconds.
The Cardinals (18-8, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) led
56-49 with 17 seconds left after a free throw by Steven Enoch but
then nearly lost a third straight in disastrous fashion. Marcquise
Reed hit two 3-pionters that cut the deficit to one, but
Louisville survived.
Elijah Thomas led
the Tigers (15-10, 5-7) with 15 points. Reed had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
NO. 17 FLORIDA STATE 69, GEORGIA TECH 47
ATLANTA -- Christ
Koumadje had 10 points and 12 rebounds as Florida State tied a
school record with its seventh straight Atlantic Coast Conference win.
Freshman Devin Vassell came
off the bench to score a team-high 11 while playing in his hometown for the
Seminoles (20-5, 8-4).
Georgia Tech (11-15, 3-10) lost its seventh straight ACC
game with another offensive struggle. Jose Alvarado led
the Yellow Jackets with 17 points.
NO. 19 LSU 83, GEORGIA 79
ATHENS, Ga. -- Tremont
Waters scored 20 points, Ja'vonte
Smart added 19 and LSU won its fourth straight game.
The Tigers (21-4, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) are off to
their best start in league play since the 1981 Final Four team was 11-0. They
never trailed after Smart's 3-pointer midway through the second half, but
Georgia (10-15, 1-11) stayed close and didn't allow LSU to lead by more than
eight the rest of the way.
NO. 23 IOWA STATE 78, NO. 18 KANSAS STATE 64
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Lindell
Wigginton hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Talen
Horton-Tucker buried six 3s and had 20, and Iowa State pulled
away late to tighten up the Big 12 title race.
Marial Shayok added
13 points and 13 rebounds for the Cyclones (19-6, 8-4), who pulled within a
game of the Wildcats (19-6, 9-3) with six games to go in the conference
schedule.
Barry Brown had 23 points for the Wildcats, but he didn't
get a whole lot of help. The rest of the team was a combined 2 of 13 from the
3-point arc and 11 of 34 from the field.
NO. 21 IOWA 71, RUTGERS 69
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Joe Wieskamp banked
in a 3-pointer from the corner with less than a second to play and Iowa posted
a miraculous victory over Rutgers for its fourth straight win.
The Scarlet Knights appeared on the verge of their second upset
of a ranked team this season when Gio Baker got a friendly role on a 3-pointer
from the top of the key with 3.3 seconds to play to put Rutgers (12-13, 5-10
Big Ten) ahead 69-68.
After Iowa (20-5, 9-5) called a timeout, Connor McCaffrey
threw a length of the court pass that Rutgers' Eugene
Omoruyi deflected. The ball went to Wieskamp in the corner next
to the Hawkeyes' bench and his off-balance; high-arching shot hit off the
backboard and went in the basket, setting off a wild celebration on the Iowa
bench.
NO. 22 VIRGINIA TECH 70, PITTSBURGH 64
PITTSBURGH -- Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored a season-high 29
points, Ahmed Hill added
14 and Virginia Tech held off slumping Pittsburgh.
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound Blackshear overwhelmed the
undersized Panthers, making his first six field goal attempts on his way to a
nearly flawless performance.
The Hokies (20-5, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won
two straight following a two-game losing streak.
Xavier
Johnson led Pitt (12-14, 2-11) with 18 points.
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