Kansas rallies past Baylor
Kansas never seems to be too far behind to rally for victories.
After another comeback win against a fellow top-10 team, the No. 3 Jayhawks are probably too far ahead in the standings for anyone to keep them from claiming their 13th consecutive Big 12 title.
Landen Lucas made two free throws with 11 seconds left, and Kansas (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) didn’t allow No. 4 Baylor (22-5, 9-5) to get the ball to Johnathan Motley on the last possession, as the Jayhawks grabbed a stranglehold on the Big 12 race with a 67-65 victory Saturday.
“As far as a mental toughness team, I would take this team and go to the house and let it ride however it goes,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.
With one more win, Kansas will match the UCLA teams of the 1960s and ’70s by winning 13 consecutive conference championships.
(1) Gonzaga 82, Pacific 61: Nigel WilliamsGoss had 18 points and seven assists as the Bulldogs (28-0, 16-0 West Coast) beat the Tigers (10-19, 4-12) to remain the only undefeated team in Division I.
(6) Arizona 76, Washington 68: Lauri Markkanen had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the Wildcats (25-3, 14-1 Pac-12) held off a challenge from the host Huskies (9-18, 2-13).
(7) Louisville 94, Virginia Tech 90: Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points to lead the host Cardinals (22-5, 10-4 ACC) to a wild victory over the Hokies (18-8, 7-7).
(9) North Carolina 65, (15) Virginia 51: Justin Jackson scored 20 points to help keep the Tar Heels (23-5, 11-3) alone in first in the ACC with their victory over the Cavaliers (18-8, 8-6).
(11) Kentucky 82, Georgia 77: De’Aaron Fox scored 16 points and the Wildcats (22-5, 12-2 SEC) overcame J.J. Frazier’s 36 points to beat the Bulldogs (15-12, 16-8).
(12) West Virginia 83, Texas Tech 74: Jevon Carter scored a seasonhigh 24 points to lead the Hokies (21-6, 9-5 Big 12) to a double-overtime win over the Red Raiders (1710, 5-9).
(13) Florida 57, Mississippi State 52: Chris Chiozza scored 14 points and KeVaughn Allen added 11 as the Gators (22-5, 12-2 SEC) held on to beat the Bulldogs (14-12, 5-9).
(14) Duke 99, Wake Forest 94: Luke Kennard scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum added 19 and the Blue Devils (22-5, 10-4 ACC) held on to beat the Demon Deacons (15-12, 6-9).
(17) Cincinnati 80, Tulsa 60: Jacob Evans III scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half as the Bearcats (24-3, 13-1 American) got past the Golden Hurricane (12-14, 6-8).
Pittsburgh 88, (18) Florida State 66: Sheldon Jeter scored a career-high 29 points as the Panthers (15-12, 4-10 ACC) upset the Seminoles (21-6, 9-5).
(20) Notre Dame 81, North Carolina State 72: V.J. Beachem scored 27 points and hit a careerhigh 7 three-pointers to help the Fighting Irish (21-7, 10-5 ACC) beat the Wolfpack (14-14, 3-12). BIG EAST
(2) Villanova 92, Seton Hall 70: Jalen Brunson had 22 points and a career-high 10 assists and the Wildcats clinched a tie for an unprecedented fourth straight Big East regular-season title.
Villanova (26-2, 13-2) used a 22-1 spurt bridging the halves to help it win its seventh straight game and hand the Pirates (16-10, 6-8) a lopsided loss. BIG TEN
(16) Purdue 80, Michigan State 63: Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, leading the Boilermakers (22-5, 11-3) over the Spartans (16-11, 8-6).
Purdue took a halfgame lead in the Big Ten standings over Maryland and Wisconsin, who play Sunday in Madison.
Illinois 70, Iowa 66: Malcom Hill scored 21 points and hauled down eight rebounds as the Illini (15-12, 5-9) held off the Hawkeyes (14-13, 6-8).