Jayhawks shake off pesky Longhorns
Devonte’ Graham scored 18 points and Frank Mason III added 17 as No. 2 Kansas held off Texas, 79-67, on Saturday.
The host Jayhawks (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) hovered between a six- and eight-point lead for most of the second half. They needed two threepointers in the final 60 seconds to help secure the win.
Freshman Jarrett Allen posted season highs with 22 points and 19 rebounds for Texas (7-12, 1-6).
at No. 1 Villanova 78, Providence 68: Josh Hart scored 25 points and Kris Jenkins added 19 for the Wildcats (19-1, 7-1 Big East). Rodney Bullock led Providence (13-8, 3-5) with 17 points.
at No. 4 Gonzaga 73, Portland 52: Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points as the Bulldogs (19-0, 7-0 West Coast) remained the only unbeaten team in Division I. Portland (9-10, 2-5) has lost five straight.
No. 6 Baylor 62, at Texas Christian 53: Manu Lecomte scored 17 points for the Bears (18-1, 6-1 Big 12), who are 10-0 against the Horned Frogs since they joined the Big 12 four years ago. Vlad Brodziansky had 19 points and 10 rebounds for TCU (14-5, 3-4).
Marquette 102, at No. 7 Creighton 94: Katin Reinhardt scored a season-high 21 points, 17 in the second half, as the Golden Eagles (13-6, 3-3) scored an upset. Marcus Foster scored 30 points for Creighton (18-2, 5-2). at Kansas State 79, No. 7 West Virginia 75: Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown each scored 13 points to help Kansas State (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) rally to upset the Mountaineers (15-4, 4-3).
No. 9 North Carolina 90, at Boston College 82: Justin Jackson scored 22 points as the Tar Heels (18-3, 6-1 ACC) won their sixth straight. Ky Bowman had 33 points for the Eagles (9-11, 2-5).
at No. 10 Florida State 73, No. 12 Louisville 68: Jonathan Isaac and Dwayne Bacon both scored 16 points for the Seminoles (18-2, 6-1 ACC), while Tony Hicks led Louisville (16-4, 4-3) with 16 points.
No. 13 Butler 70, at DePaul 69 (OT): The Bulldogs (17-3, 6-2 Big East) trailed by as many as 20 points to the last-place Blue Demons (8-12, 1-6) before pulling out an overtime victory. Kethan Savage led Butler with 20 points.
at No. 15 Notre Dame 84, Syracuse 66: V.J. Beachem scored a career-high 30 points for the Fighting Irish (17-3, 6-1 ACC). Tyler Lydon had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Syracuse (11-9, 3-4).
at No. 16 Virginia 62, Georgia Tech 49: Marial Shayok scored 19 points as the Cavaliers (15-3, 5-2 ACC) won their fourth straight. Josh Okogie had 14 points for the Yellow Jackets (11-8, 3-4).
No. 17 Wisconsin 78, at Minnesota 76 (OT): Bronson Koenig made two huge three-pointers in overtime for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten). Amir Coffey scored 19 points for Minnesota (15-5, 3-4), which lost its third straight game.
No. 18 Duke 70, Miami 58: Matt Jones scored all 13 of his points in the second half, lifting the Blue Devils (15-4, 3-3 ACC) past the Hurricanes (12-6, 2-4). Vanderbilt 68, at No. 19 Florida 66: Matthew Fisher-Davis scored 19 points for the Commodores (9-10, 3-4 SEC. Florida (14-5, 5-2) dropped its second straight. No. 20 Cincinnati 78, at Tulane 61: Jacob Evans scored 15 points as the Bearcats (17-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) won their 10th straight. Tulane (4-15, 1-6) has lost eight of its last nine games.
at No. 21 Purdue, 77, Penn State 52: Caleb Swanigan had 19 points as the Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) coasted to victory over the Nittany Lions (11-9, 3-4).