No. 2 Duke rallies from 23 down to top No. 16 Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cam Reddish made a tying 3-pointer with 1:28 left and the go-ahead free throws with 14 seconds remaining, helping No. 2 Duke overcome a 23-point second-half deficit to beat No. 16 Louisville 71-69 on Tuesday night.
After making just two of 17 shots to open the second half, the Blue Devils (22-2, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got hot and shut down the Cardinals over the final 9:54. Zion Williamson (27 points, 12 rebounds) ignored foul trouble and instead drew whistles in his favor, making eight of nine from the line before Reddish added a couple of 3s in between free throws — the last two of which followed an official review of a play under Duke’s basket.
Christen Cunningham tried to tie it for Louisville (17-8, 8-4), but his jumper in the lane bounced off the rim and into Williamson’s hands as the final seconds ticked off. The Blue Devils celebrated as they left the court after completing the second-biggest secondhalf comeback in team history.
PENN ST. 75, MICHIGAN 69
Lamar Stevens scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the host Nittany Lions to an upset of the sixth-ranked Wolverines.
Penn State pulled away in the first half as its star heated up, and Michigan (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) played the second without its coach. Michigan coach John Beilein received back-to-back technical fouls and was ejected for arguing with officials as the teams entered the locker rooms after the first half.
LSU 73, KENTUCKY 71
Kavell Bigby-Williams’s tip-in at the buzzer lifted the No. 19 Tigers over the No. 5 Wildcats in Lexington, Ky. With the game tied, Skylar Mays drove the length of the court. His shot missed, but Bigby-Williams got the offensive rebound and scored to give LSU its first win over Kentucky since 2009.
Cassius Winston scored 23 points to help the No. 11 Spartans defeat the 20th-ranked Badgers in Madison, Wis.
MARYLAND 70, PURDUE 56
Jalen Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and the No. 24 Terrapins used a strong defensive performance to beat the No. 12 Boilermakers in College Park, Md., ending Purdue’s eight-game winning streak.
Women TEXAS 61, OKLAHOMA ST. 55
Sug Sutton scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, adding seven rebounds and six assists, to lead the No. 15 Longhorns over the Cowgirls in Stillwater, Okla. With the victory, Texas (20-5, 10-3 Big 12) has now won at least 20 games in six straight seasons.