No. 19 Kentucky surges past No. 3 Louisville in overtime

Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78-70 victory over No. 3 Louisville on Saturday in a thrilling Bluegrass rivalry showdown.

Louisville led 68-65 on Jordan Nwora’s 3-pointer with 2:20 left before Richards converted a 3-point play to make it 70-68. The junior forward added another layup and two more foul shots before Immanuel Quickley and Tyrese Maxey provided a six-point cushion from the line.

Ashton Hagans’ dunk with 4.9 seconds left sealed the tense win at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Maxey’s free throws capped a career-best 27-point performance while Richards had 10 rebounds to end a two-game losing streak by the Wildcats (9-3). Quickley had 18 points for Kentucky, which shot 46% for its 10th win over Louisville in 13 meetings.

Steven Enoch had 18 points for the Cardinals (11-2).

(At) No. 4 Duke 75, Brown 50: First, the opponent got Duke’s attention. Then it was coach Mike Krzyzewski’s turn.

Vernon Carey Jr. scored 19 points to help No. 4 Duke beat Brown on a day when the Blue Devils’ jump shots rarely fell. Alex O’Connell added 14 points and Wendell Moore Jr. had 10 points for Duke (11-1) in its final nonconference game of the regular season.

The Blue Devils took the lead for good with an 11-1 run midway through the first half and pulled away late in the second half with an 18-2 spurt.

Krzyzewski lit into his team during an 8-0 run by Brown (5-6) in the first half. Krzyzewski stomped his right foot in anger and quickly removed his blazer before addressing his players. Two minutes later, Duke answered with its 11-1 spurt to regain the lead.

(At) No. 9 Memphis 97, New Orleans 55: Precious Achiuwa had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Lester Quinones added 13 points as No. 9 Memphis built a first-half lead and easily beat New Orleans.

Quinones, who returned after missing the previous five games with a broken right hand, made all three of his 3-point shots as Memphis (11-1) extended its winning streak to nine. Troy Green led the Privateers (4-8) with 22 points.

(At) No. 12 Butler 67, Louisiana-Monroe 36: Derrik Smits scored 16 points off the bench to lead 12th-ranked Butler to a victory over Louisiana-Monroe. Bryce Nze had 10 points and seven rebounds and Sean McDermott scored 10 points for the Bulldogs (12-1), who have won three in a row.

Josh Nicholas had 12 points for the Warhawks (4-7).

(At) No. 17 Florida State 88, North Alabama 71: Malik Osborne scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half as No. 17 Florida State cruised to a win over North Alabama.

Balsa Koprivica added 13 points while Trent Forrest had 10 points and six assists for Florida State (11-2), which has won seven of its games by 10 or more points.

Jamari Blackmon scored 15 points and Christian Agnew added 12 points and eight rebounds for North Alabama (5-8).

GETTY IMAGES Louisville’s Malik Williams goes up for a contested shot in Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena. Kentucky scored the final eight points in overtime for its 10th win in the past 13 meetings with its in-state rival.