Texas Tech upsets No. 7 West Virginia in OT
LUBBOCK, Texas — Anthony Livingston hit a 3pointer from the corner with 4.6 seconds left in overtime to give Texas Tech a 77-76 victory over No. 7 West Virginia on Tuesday night.
Jevon Carter missed a desperation 3 for the Mountaineers, who had won eight straight.
Nathan Adrian hit a 3pointer in the final seconds of regulation for the Mountaineers (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) to tie the game at 67 and force overtime.
• No. 3 Kansas 90, Kansas State 88 — At Lawrence, Kan.: Svi Mykhailiuk went the length of the court and threw in a finger-tip layup as the buzzer sounded to give No. 3 Kansas a 90-88 victory over Kansas State on Tuesday night.
Josh Jackson matched a career high with 22 points to go with nine rebounds and six assists, and Landen Lucas added 18 points and 12 rebounds, as the Jayhawks (131, 2-0 Big 12) pushed their home winning streak to 50 in one of the closest games during that incredible streak.
• No. 6 Kentucky 100, Texas A&M 58 — At Lexington, Ky.: Malik Monk scored 26 points and De’Aaron Fox had 15 as Kentucky rode an early 15-0 run to an easy win.
Playing at home for the first time in nearly a month, the Wildcats (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) quickly answered the Aggies’ gameopening 3-pointer with that surge over 2:39 to take control. Kentucky continued pouring it on for its most lopsided victory in a recently tight series with overtime deciding four of the last five.
• No. 13 Wisconsin 75, No. 25 Indiana 68 — At Bloomington, Ind.: Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig added 17 for Wisconsin.
The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight.
• No. 14 North Carolina 89, Clemson 86, OT — At 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 won their ninth straight in the series.
The Tigers (11-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) 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.
• No. 24 Florida 70, Mississippi 63 — At Gainesville, Fla.: Canyon Barry tied a season high with 20 points and KeVaughn Allen added 14 for Florida.
Women
• No. 11 Ohio State 94, Northwestern 87 — At Evanston, Ill.: Kelsey Mitchell nailed 5 of 10 from long range to total 33 points as No. 11 Ohio State held off Northwestern on Tuesday night.
Mitchell was 11 of 24 from the floor and dished out seven assists. Asia Doss added 13 points for the Buckeyes, who have won four straight after dropping an 82-63 decision to No. 1 UConn.