Tip- in sends Providence past Villanova
PROVIDENCE, R. I. — David Duke made a tiebreaking tip- in with 2.8 seconds left on Saturday and Providence held on after blowing a 20- point lead to beat No. 10 Villanova 54- 52.
Jeremiah Robinson- Earl had an open look at a 3- pointer after a long inbounds pass, but the shot hit the front of the rim, and the buzzer sounded before Jermaine Samuels tipped it in.
NO. 4 ILLINOIS 73, NO. 7 OHIO STATE 68
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ayo Dosunmu returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and Illinois rallied to beat Ohio State.
NO. 17 OKLAHOMA STATE 85, NO. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 80
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Sophomore Avery Anderson III scored a career- high 31 points to lead Oklahoma State over West Virginia in their Big 12 regular- season finale.
NO. 8 ALABAMA 89, GEORGIA 79
ATHENS, Ga. — Herbert Jones had two baskets in a 9- 0 run to open the second half that gave Alabama the lead, and the SEC champion Crimson Tide beat Georgia.
NOTRE DAME 83, NO. 11 FLORIDA STATE 73
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Prentiss Hubb scored 22 points, Dane Goodwin had 15 and Notre Dame beat Florida State.
NO. 12 ARKANSAS 87, TEXAS A& M 80
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Moses Moody scored 28 points, Jalen Tate added 22 and Arkansas beat Texas A& M to match the program’s longest Southeastern Conference winning streak at 11 games.
NO. 21 VIRGINIA 68, LOUISVILLE 58
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sam Hauser scored 24 points, Trey Murphy III added 17 and Virginia beat Louisville to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular- season championship.
NO. 22 LOYOLA CHICAGO 65, INDIANA STATE 49
ST. LOUIS — Cameron Krutwig had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Loyola Chicago beat Indiana State to advance to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final.
NO. 23 PURDUE 67, INDIANA 58
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Edey scored 20 points and Jaden Ivey added 17 as Purdue beat Indiana for its ninth straight win in the in- state rivalry, the Boilermakers’ best run in the series since John Wooden played for them.