No. 3 Kansas’ victory over Kansas State ends in wild brawl
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thirdranked Kansas and Kansas State ended their bitter showdown Tuesday night with a wild melee behind the basket that included punches, shoving and at least one player picking up a stool, moments after the Jayhawks tried to dribble out the time on their 81-60 victory.
Silvio De Sousa was stripped by the Wildcats’ DaJuan Gordon near midcourt and Gordon tried to go in for a layup. The Jayhawks’ big man recovered and blocked his shot, sending Gordon to the floor, then stood over him barking.
That triggered benches to empty and punches to be thrown in what amounted to a rugby scrum. At one point, De Souza picked up a stool and held it above his head before assistant coach Jerrance Howard grabbed it from him.
It took both coaching staffs and security to separate the teams. Then, adding to the bizarre finish, both teams were summoned back from the locker rooms by officials and one-tenth of a second was put on the clock. Kansas State shot technical free throws to booing from a few thousand fans left — necessitating a change to the final score.
NO. 8 DUKE 89, MIAMI 59
In Durham, N.C., freshman Matthew Hurt scored 15 of his 22 points in a dominating first half to help Duke beat Miami.
Tre Jones added 16 points for the Blue Devils (16-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who entered the game coming off their first back-to-back losses since February 2018.
NO. 9 VILLANOVA 76, NO. 13 BUTLER 61
In Villanova, Pa., Saddiq Bey hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and Jermaine Samuels had 20 points to lead Villanova past Butler.
The Wildcats (15-3, 5-1 Big East) methodically pulled away in the second half in a game in which neither team shot particularly well.
NO. 15 KENTUCKY 89, GEORGIA 79
In Lexington, Ky., Ashton Hagans scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half and Kentucky used a 14-4 run to pull away and beat Georgia.
The Wildcats (14-4, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) had to work to put away the stubborn Bulldogs, who trailed 41-35 at halftime.
NO. 17 MARYLAND 77, NORTHWESTERN 66
In Evanston, Ill., Jalen Smith scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland rallied to beat Northwestern.
The Terrapins trailed by as much as 15 in the first half and were down 10 in the second when they went on a 15-2 run.
TCU 65, NO. 18 TEXAS TECH 54
In Fort Worth, Texas, Desmond Bane scored 27 points, Kevin Samuel had 11 points and 11 rebounds and TCU returned home after a miserable week on the road to upset Texas Tech.
The Horned Frogs (13-5, 4-2 Big 12) pushed ahead to stay with a 13-2 run to start the second half.
NO. 21 ILLINOIS 79, PURDUE 62
In West Lafayette, Ind., Kofi Cockburn finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds, Trent Frazier added 21 points and Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Purdue.
The Fighting Illini (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten) have won five straight league games for the first time in nearly seven years.