No. 3 Kansas beats No. 14 W. Virginia
No. 3 Kansas 58, No. 14 West Virginia 49: Devon Dotson scored 15 points and No. 3 Kansas finished the game with a 9-0 run to beat No. 14 West Virginia 58-49 on Wednesday night.
The Jayhawks (21-3, 10-1 Big 12) won for the ninth straight time and remain a game behind first-place Baylor.
Isaiah Moss had seven of his points after halftime for Kansas.
West Virginia (18-6, 6-5) fell flat after leading by as many as nine points in each half and lost at home for the first time this season.
Freshman Oscar Tshiebwe led the Mountaineers with 14 points and nine rebounds, but he had just two points after halftime.
Jordan McCabe tied a season high with 10 points.
Georgia Tech 64, No. 5 Louisville 58: Moses Wright made a huge block at one end, then powered inside for a basket that helped Georgia Tech pull off a 64-58 upset of No. 5 Louisville on Wednesday night, snapping the Cardinals’ 10-game winning streak.
Louisville (21-4, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost for the first time since early January with a truly dreadful offensive performance against the Yellow Jackets (12-13, 6-8).
The Cardinals never led, hitting just 19 of 56 shots (33.9%) from the field – including a 3-of-24 brickfest beyond the 3-point arc.
Jordan Nwora, the ACC’s leading scorer at 19.5 points per game, was held to a season-low 2 points.
Jose Alvarado led Georgia Tech with 18 points, but it was Wright who came up with the biggest plays.
No. 23 Creighton 87, No. 10 Seton Hall 82: Damien Jefferson, Ty-Shon Alexander, Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney all scored 18 points and Creighton posted its second road win over a Top 10 team this month.
Christian Bishop added 11 points as the Bluejays (19-6, 8-4 Big East) won for the sixth time in seven games, including a win at No. 8 Villanova at the start of the month.
Quincy McKnight had 20 points to lead Seton Hall (18-6, 10-2).
No. 11 Auburn 95, Alabama 91 (OT): Austin Wiley had 18 points, a careerhigh 17 rebounds and five blocked shots and Auburn beat rival Alabama in the Tigers’ latest foray into overtime.
The Tigers (22-2, 9-2 SEC) picked up their fourth overtime win of the last five games.
This time they scored the first eight points of overtime and held on for redemption from an earlier 19-point loss to the Crimson Tide (13-11, 5-6).
No. 19 Butler 66, Xavier 61: Sean McDermott scored 14 points to lead No. 19 Butler to a 66-61 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night.
Kamar Baldwin added 11 points and Jordan Tucker scored 10 for the Bulldogs (19-6, 7-5 Big East).
Naji Marshall scored 20 points to lead the Musketeers (16-9, 5-7).
No. 20 Houston 62, South Florida 58: Quentin Grimes scored nine of his 22 points in the final 3:28, helping Houston (20-5, 10-2) hold off South Florida.
Laquincy Rideau led USF (11-13, 4-7) with 21 points.
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No. 2 Baylor 81, TCU 62: Lauren Cox had 16 points and 10 rebounds, NaLyssa Smith also had a double-double and Baylor pulled away after halftime for its 52nd consecutive Big 12 victory.
Cox, who finished with her fifth double-double this season and 33rd in her career, had 10 of her points in the third quarter in the matchup of the Big 12’s top two teams.
DiDi Richards had 17 points for the Lady Bears (22-1, 11-0 Big 12), who led by only two at halftime.
TCU (17-5, 8-3) made only 3 of 14 shots in the third quarter.