WEDNESDAY’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

No. 3 UCLA vs. Washington: Late (At) Wake Forest 88, No. 8 Louisville

81: John Collins had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Keyshawn Woods scored 20 as the Demon Deacons (17-12, 8-9 ACC) upset the Cardinals (23-7, 11-6). Deng Adel had 22 points for Louisville, which held a one-point lead at intermission but was outscored 46-38 in the second half. The Cardinals have lost two of three and end the regular season by hosting No. 19 Notre Dame on Saturday. (At) No. 12 Florida 78, Arkansas 65: Canyon Barry scored 14 points, and Kasey Hill, KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza each scored 12 as the Gators (24-6, 14-3) beat the Razorbacks (22-8, 11-6) to clinch the No. 2 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament. Jaylen Barford led Arkansas with 18 points, and Moses Kingsley added 17 points and nine rebounds. Arkansas had won five straight and 10 of 13. Florida controlled the game, building a double-digit lead early, extending it to as many as 16 in the first half and then holding on after the break. (At) No. 19 Notre Dame 82, Boston

College 66: V.J. Beachem scored 22 points as the Fighting Irish (23-7, 12-5 ACC) beat the Eagles (9-21, 2-15) for their sixth straight win. Bonzie Colson added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Irish, who have all but locked up a top-four finish in the ACC and a double-bye for next week’s conference tournament. Colson’s doubledouble was his ACC-best 18th of the season. Ky Bowman scored 19 points and Mo Jeffers had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Boston College, which has lost 13 in a row and 15 of 16.

ACC

(At) Clemson 78, N.C. State 74: Jaron Blossomgame scored 16 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:27 to go, to lead the Tigers (15-14, 5-12) past the Wolfpack (15-16, 4-14). Shelton Mitchell had 16 points for the Tigers, who had been 1-9 in ACC games decided by six points or less this season. This time, though, Clemson survived when North Carolina State’s Dennis Smith missed a long 3-pointer with three seconds to go. Blossomgame was fouled on the inbounds play, then made both free throws with 2.2 seconds left to seal the victory. The Wolfpack’s 14 ACC losses are the most for the program since the 1992-93 team went 2-14 in league play. Abdul Malik-Abu had 18 points to lead North Carolina State.

SEC

(At) LSU 92, Tennessee 82: Brandon Sampson had 24 points, and Jalyn Patterson scored a career-high 22 as the Tigers (10-19, 2-15) beat the Volunteers (15-15, 7-10) to snap their school-record 15-game losing streak. Sampson matched his career high when he scored 16 points in the second half when the Tigers outscored the Vols 50-36. LSU made 50 percent of its field-goal attempts, including 47 percent on 3-pointers. Grant Williams and Shembari Phillips each had 16 points for Tennessee.

(At) Alabama 70, Ole Miss 55: Dazon Ingram had a season-high 22 points, and Braxton Key scored 19 to lead the Crimson Tide (17-12, 10-7) past the Rebels (18-12, 9-8). Ole Miss had been averaging 86.6 points over its past five games, making a late push toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid. Ingram was 9 of 10 from the floor with two 3-pointers. Key made 7 of 11 shots and also had seven rebounds and five assists. Breein Tyree led Ole Miss with 14 points. Ole Miss cut a 13-point deficit to 54-49 on Tyree’s 3-pointer with 7:39 left. Ingram answered with a 3 and the Rebels didn’t come as close again.