No. 5 Xavier gets win in overtime
Trevon Bluiett scored 17 of his 26 points in the final 141⁄2 minutes of regulation and overtime Tuesday night to help No. 5 Xavier rally to beat Butler 98-93 at Indianapolis.
Kerem Kanter added 22 points, including the goahead basket with 2:56 left in overtime, which started the decisive 5-0 run.
The Musketeers (22-3, 10-2 Big East) have won seven straight.
No. 15 Tennessee 61, at No. 24 Kentucky 59: Lamonte Turner scored 16 points, including a clutch three-pointer with 26 seconds remaining, Admiral Schofield followed with a dunk off a turnover and the Volunteers (18-5, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) edged the Wildcats for their sixth consecutive victory.
No. 4 Michigan State 96, at Iowa 93: Miles Bridges had 25 points and a crucial steal with five seconds left and the Spartans (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) won their seventh in a row in what was supposed to be an easy tuneup for Saturday’s game against No. 3 Purdue.
at Northwestern 61, No. 20 Michigan 52: Bryant McIntosh tied a season high with 24 points, 14 coming in the second half, to help the Wildcats (15-10, 6-6 Big Ten) win for the fourth time in five games.
at No. 10 Kansas 71, Texas Christian 64: Devonte’ Graham scored 24 points and the Jayhawks (19-5, 8-3 Big 12) were able to avoid dropping two straight in Allen Fieldhouse thanks to a grind-it-out finish.
at No. 6 Cincinnati 77, Central Florida 40: The Bearcats (22-2, 11-0 American Athletic) won their 15th in a row and extended the nation’s longest active home-court winning streak to 39 games. The Knights managed only 13 points in the first half.