TUESDAY’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

■ (At) No. 2 Villanova 75, Georgetown

64: Josh Hart scored 25 points to lead the Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East) past the Hoyas (13-12, 4-8). Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half for Villanova. L.J. Peak led Georgetown with 21 points and Rodney Pryor scored 20. ■ (At) No. 15 Kentucky 92, LSU 85: Wenyen Gabriel had a career-high 23 points, and Malik Monk also scored 23 as the Wildcats (19-5, 9-2 SEC) beat the Tigers (9-14, 1-10) for just their second victory in five games. Kentucky had to withstand the Tigers’ late rally that got them within 91-85 with 14 seconds remaining. Monk’s free throw with eight seconds left sealed the win. Antonio Blakeney had a season-high 31 points for the Tigers, who have lost 10 straight.

■ No. 17 Florida 72, (at) Georgia 60: Chris Chiozza scored 15 points as the Gators (19-5, 9-2 SEC) beat the Bulldogs (13-11, 4-7). Kasey Hill added 12 points for Florida. Yante Maten led Georgia with 19 points. The Bulldogs sustained their third straight loss, each to a ranked opponent. After Georgia led 5-0, Florida took the lead with a 13-2 run. Consecutive 3-pointers by Devin Robinson and Justin Leon helped Florida stretch the advantage to 30-14. Georgia answered with a 15-0 run that included two 3-pointers from J.J. Frazier. The Bulldogs pulled even at 31 on Maten’s jumper. Florida led 35-33 at halftime. After Florida scored the first two baskets of the second half, Georgia could pull no closer than five points of the lead. A 3-pointer by Canyon Barry, who had 11 points, stretched Florida’s lead back to 10 points at 48-38. ■ Alabama 90, (at) No. 19 South Carolina

86 (4 OT): Riley Norris scored six of his 11 points in the fourth and final overtime, including the go-ahead free throws with 56 seconds left, as the Crimson Tide (14-9, 7-4 SEC) outlasted the Gamecocks (19-5, 9-2). South Carolina’s Sindarius Thornwell had career highs of 44 points and 21 rebounds. He made 25 free throws, surpassing LSU’s Pete Maravich’s mark of 21 in an SEC game. ■ (At) Penn State 70, No. 21 Maryland 64: Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half as the Nittany Lions (13-12, 5-7 Big Ten) upset the Terrapins (20-4, 8-3). Justin Jackson and Kevin Huerter had 12 points each for the Terrapins. ■ No. 22 Butler 68, (at) Marquette 65: Andrew Chrabascz had 21 points to lead the Bulldogs (19-5, 8-4 Big East) past the Golden Eagles (15-9, 6-6). Markus Howard had 19 points for Marquette.

ACC

■ (At) Georgia Tech 96, Tusculum

58: Josh Okogie had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Ben Lammers added 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks to lead the Yellow Jackets (14-10) past Division II Tusculum. Christian Matthews added 12 points, and Tadric Jackson scored 10 for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets were scarcely challenged by the Pioneers in a rare mid-winter, nonconference game. ■ (At) Notre Dame 88, Wake Forest 81: Bonzie Colson had 27 points and 16 rebounds as the Fighting Irish (18-7, 7-5) beat the Demon Deacons (14-10, 5-7). John Collins led Wake Forest with 24 points. ■ Syracuse 82, (at) Clemson 81: Tyus Battle hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Orange (16-9, 8-4 ACC) beat the Tigers (1310, 3-8) for their fifth win in a row. Jaron Blosssomgame led Clemson with 20 points.

SEC

■ Vanderbilt 72, (at) Arkansas 59: Nolan Cressler had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Luke Kornet, Riley LaChance and Jeff Roberson each scored 12 as the Commodores (12-12, 5-6) upset the Razorbacks (17-7, 6-5). Dusty Hannahs led Arkansas with 24 points. ■ Mississippi State vs. Auburn: Late