No. 1 Baylor falls to No. 3 Kansas
Udoka Azubuike and No. 3 Kansas returned the favor in a Big 12 showdown that lived up to the hype.
Azubuike had 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 64-61 win Saturday in Waco, Texas, ending Baylor’s 23-game winning streak and likely ending the Bears’ five-week run as the nation’s No. 1 team. The Jayhawks share the Big 12 lead again, and could return to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll, as well.
Kansas (24-3, 13-1) has won 12 in a row since its first-ever home loss to Baylor on Jan. 11. The Jayhawks led by 10 with 6 ¹/2 minutes left in the rematch before holding off a late charge.
“I liked the first game against Kansas better than this one,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “For us, the goal at the beginning of the year wasn’t to sweep Kansas. The goal was to win a Big 12 championship.”
Baylor (24-2, 13-1) has never won a Big 12 title.
BYU 91, Gonzaga 78
In Provo, Utah, Yoeli Childs scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 23 BYU (23-7, 12-3 WCC) knocked off No. 2 Gonzaga (27-2, 13-1).
UNLV 66, San Diego St. 63
In San Diego, Elijah Mitrou-Long scored 19 points, including two free throws with 11.5 seconds left, and UNLV (15-14, 10-6 Mountain West) handed No. 4 San Diego State (26-1, 15-1) its first loss of the season to end the Aztecs’ 26-game winning streak.
Duke 88, Virginia Tech 64
In Durham, N.C., Cassius Stanley scored 21 points and made a seasonhigh five 3s to help No. 6Duke(23-4, 13-3 ACC) beat Virginia Tech (15-12, 6-10).
Florida St. 67, North Carolina St. 61
In Raleigh, N.C., M.J. Walker scored all 12 of his points after halftime to help No. 8 Florida State (23-4, 13-3 ACC) take control in the second half and beat North Carolina State (17-10, 8-8).
Villanova 64, Xavier 55
In Cincinnati, Saddiq Bey scored 22 points, Jermaine Samuels added 17 and No. 12 Villanova (21-5, 10-4 Big East) beat Xavier (17-10, 6-8) for its fourth straight win.
Auburn 73, Tennessee 66
In Auburn, Ala., Samir Doughty scored 22 points and the No. 13 Tigers (23-4, 10-4 SEC) rallied from a 17point deficit in the second half to beat Tennessee (15-12, 7-7) in a game marred by an ugly incident involving a fan. A student was ejected after directing a derogatory comment toward Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi and will face a disciplinary hearing, an Auburn official said. The fan was overheard on TV calling out, “Go back to Uruguay! This is America!”
Dayton 80, Duquesne 70
In Dayton, Ohio, Obi Toppin had 28 points, Jalen Crutcher added 17 points and five assists and the No. 5 Flyers (25-2, 14-0 Atlantic 10) won their 16th game in a row, beating Duquesne (18-8, 8-6).
UCLA 70, Colorado 63
In Boulder, Colo., Tyger Campbell had seven of his 15 points during a 20-3 run in the second half, and UCLA (17-11, 10-5 Pac-12) rallied from nine points down to tie No. 18 Colorado (21-7, 10-5) atop the conference.
Providence 84, Marquette 72
In Providence, R.I., Luwane Pipkins scored 24 points to lead the Friars (16-12, 9-6 Big East) over No. 19 Marquette (17-9, 7-7). Markus Howard scored 38 points for Marquette, which committed 23 turnovers.
Locals Hofstra 78, Delaware 62
In Newark, Del., Desure Buie scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half and Hofstra (22-7, 13-3 CAA) won its eighth consecutive game, defeating Delaware (20-9, 10-6) to clinch at least a share of the conference title.
Syracuse 79, Georgia Tech 72
In Syracuse, Elijah Hughes and Marek Dolezaj each scored 20 points and the Orange (15-12, 8-8 ACC) erased a 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Georgia Tech (13-14, 7-9).
Army 86, Navy 75 (OT)
In West Point, Tommy Funk scored eight of his 32 points in overtime as Army (14-13, 9-6 Patriot League) completed its first regular-season sweep of Navy (13-14, 7-9) since 2011-12.