Filipowski back in action, helps No. 10 Duke past Louisville
DURHAM, N.C. >> Kyle Filipowski was back in the starting lineup four days after sustaining a knee injury when fans stormed the court and finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and six assists as No. 10 Duke beat Louisville 84-59 on Wednesday night.
Jeremy Roach scored 19 points, Mark Mitchell added 17 and Jared Mccain 14 as the Blue Devils (22-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the sixth time in seven games. Duke is one game behind conference-leading North Carolina with three regular-season games remaining for both teams.
NO. 4 TENNESSEE 92, NO. 11 AUBURN 84>> Dalton Knecht matched his career high with 39 points, including 27 in the second half, to lift Tennessee in Knoxville.
The Volunteers (22-6, 12-3 Southeastern Conference) trailed 63-55 before Knecht took over the game, scoring 11 straight Tennessee points and 20 of 23. His 3-pointer tied it at 66-all with 9:58 left, and his jumper with 8:38 remaining put the Vols ahead to stay.
NO. 5 MARQUETTE 91, PROVIDENCE 69>> Tyler Kolek had 12 points and six assists before leaving the game with an oblique injury as Marquette routed Providence in Milwaukee.
Kolek, the reigning Big East player of the year, headed into the tunnel with just over 15 minutes with Marquette ahead 6037. He then returned to the bench and checked into the game before exiting again about 12 seconds later.
Kam Jones had 17 points, David Joplin scored 13 and Chase Ross and Stevie Mitchell added 12 each as Marquette (226, 13-4 Big East) won for the 11th time in 12 games.
NO. 8 IOWA STATE 58, OKLAHOMA 45>> Demarion Watson had 15 points and nine rebounds as Iowa State won its 17th straight home game.
Curtis Jones added 11 points as the Cyclones (226, 11-4 Big 12) won for the sixth time in seven games.
Rivaldo Soares scored nine points to lead the Sooners (19-9, 7-8), who have lost three of their last four.
NO. 12 CREIGHTON 85, SETON HALL 64>> Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points, Baylor Scheierman added 20 and Creighton rolled past Seton Hall in Omaha.
Scheierman also had 11 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season, tied for most in the Big East.
Trey Alexander also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
The Bluejays (21-8, 12-6 Big East) moved into third place in the conference, a half-game ahead of Seton Hall (18-10, 11-6).
NO. 14 ALABAMA 103, MISSISSIPPI 88>> Mark Sears scored 26 points and No. 14 Alabama held on to its share of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 103-88 win over Mississippi.
Sears, a 6-foot-1 guard and the SEC’S leading scorer at 20.4 points a game, was 8 for 14 from the floor and 3 for 8 from 3-point range as Crimson Tide (20-8) kept pace with conference co-leader No. 4 Tennessee.
NO. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA
70, TEXAS A&M 68>> Zachary Davis scored on a layup with three seconds remaining to lift South Carolina past Texas A&M.
Meechie Johnson took an inbounds pass with less than 10 seconds remaining and drove down the lane before dishing off to Davis, who banked in a layup for the lead. Texas A&M had a chance to send it to overtime, but Wade Taylor IV tripped and lost the ball getting it past half court, sealing the South Carolina win in College Station.
NO. 24 FLORIDA 83, MISSOURI 72>> Tyrese Samuel scored a season-high 28 points, Zyon Pullin added 21 and No. 24 Florida never trailed in beating Missouri in Gaineville.
Samuel and Pullin scored 23 of the team’s final 25 points, taking over after leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. fouled out with 14 minutes to play.