Badgers capture 9th straight win
Buzzer-beater lifts Kansas to victory
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig added 17 on Tuesday night to lead No. 13 Wisconsin past No. 25 Indiana 75-68.
The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight.
De’Ron Davis, Juwan Morgan and Robert Johnson each finished with 12 points to lead the Hoosiers (10-5, 0-2). Indiana has lost three in a row overall, consecutive games on its home court and 16 of the last 18 in this series.
Wisconsin got five straight points from Zak Showalter in a late 10-2 run that gave the Badgers a 66-59 lead with 4:30 to play. Indiana, which led only four times all game, couldn’t get closer than three the rest of the night. (3) KANSAS 90, KANSAS
STATE 88: In Lawrence, Kan., Svi Mykhailiuk went the length of the court and threw in a controversial finger-tip layup as the buzzer sounded to give Kansas a victory over Kansas State.
Josh Jackson matched a career high with 22 points to go with nine rebounds and six assists as the Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) pushed their home winning streak to 50.
The Wildcats (13-2, 1-1) had the first chance to take the lead in the final seconds, but Dean Wade, who had a team-best 20 points, missed a 3-pointer and the ball bounced out of bounds with 5.6 ticks left on the clock.
On the game-winning play, replays showed Mykhailiuk picking up his dribble shy of midcourt and taking four massive strides to the basket. But the officiating crew of Mike Stuart, Ray Natali and Keith Kimble never blew a whistle. (6) KENTUCKY 100, TEXAS A&M 58: In Lexington,
Ky., Malik Monk scored 26 points, De’Aaron Fox had 15 and Kentucky (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) rode an early 15-0 run to cruise past Texas A&M.
Tyler Davis had 13 points for Texas A&M (8-5, 0-2), which trailed by as many as 44 points. TEXAS TECH 77, (7) WEST VIRGINIA 76 (0T): In Lubbock, Texas, Anthony Livingston hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left in overtime and Texas Tech (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) upset West Virginia (12-2, 1-1).
Nathan Adrian’s 3-pointer tied the score with 4 seconds left in regulation and the Mountaineers led for most of the extra period but missed several free throws to give the Red Raiders a final chance. Zach Smith paced Texas Tech with 15 points. (14) NORTH CAROLINA
89, CLEMSON 86 (OT): In Clemson, S.C., Joel Berry II had a career-high 31 points and Kennedy Meeks’ basket with 1:12 left in overtime put North Carolina ahead for good as the Tar Heels (13-3, 1-1 ACC) defeated the Tigers (11-3, 1-1) for the ninth straight time.
The Tigers had two chances to retake the lead after Meeks’ shot, but Jaron Blossomgame and Sidy Djitte missed close-in shots to lose to North Carolina for the 19th time in the last 20 games. (24) FLORIDA 70, MISSISSIPPI 63: In Gainesville, Fla., Canyon Barry tied a season high with 20 points, KeVaughn Allen added 14 and Gators (11-3, 2-0 SEC) beat the Rebels (9-5, 0-2).
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(11) OHIO STATE 94,
NORTHWESTERN 87: In Evanston, Ill., Kelsey Mitchell nailed 5 of 10 from long range to total 33 points as Ohio State (13-4, 3-0 Big Ten) held off Northwestern (13-3, 2-1).