Jackson helps lead UConn over Seton Hall
STORRS, Conn. — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and No. 20 UConn used a big second-half run to beat Seton Hall 64-55 on Saturday.
Andre Jackson had a career high 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn (20-7, 9-7 Big East).
Al-Amir Dawes and Tyrese Samuel each had 16 points for Seton Hall (16-12, 9-8), which trailed by 16 points with six minutes to play, before a late run that fell short.
UConn led by six points at halftime and just 36-34 after a 7-0 Seton Hall run early in the second half. The Pirates kept the Huskies without a field goal for a span of almost nine minutes, stretching back into the first half.
UConn responded by holding Seton Hall without a point for over 61⁄2 minutes. A 3-pointer from Hawkins that capped a 14-0 run put the Huskies up 56-40.
Seton Hall made a run to cut the lead to six points twice, but could get no closer.
Alabama 108, Georgia 59: Brandon Miller scored 21 points, Nick Pringle had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Mark Sears made five 3-pointers in the first half to lead No. 1 Alabama to a romp over Georgia.
Kansas 87, Baylor 71: DaJuan Harris scored all 14 of his points in the second half as No. 5 Kansas stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit and beat No. 9 Baylor. The Jayhawks outscored the Bears 55-26 in the second half.
Texas 85, Oklahoma 83 (OT):
Sir’Jabari Rice scored 20 of his gamehigh 24 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 6 Texas held off Oklahoma. Rice’s fourth 3-pointer of the game gave Texas an 84-77 lead with 2:26 left in overtime. Oklahoma, however, had a chance to tie or win when Texas’ Tyrese Hunter missed one of two free throws with 6.8 seconds left. But Sam Godwin missed a shot from near the rim, and Texas extended its winning streak against Oklahoma to five games.
Virginia 57, Notre Dame 55: Kihei Clark scored 15 points, including a pair of critical free throws with 22.6 seconds left, and became Virginia’s career assist leader in the No. 7 Cavaliers’ narrow victory over Notre Dame. With Notre Dame closing to 55-54, Clark converted both ends of a one-and-one. Trey Wertz made the front end of a one-and-one with 3.9 seconds left for the Fighting Irish, but missed the second after a timeout. The ball was tipped out to Dane Goodwin for a potential game-winning 3-pointer, but his shot bounced off the rim.
Kentucky 66, Tennessee 54: Cason Wallace and Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points and Kentucky rushed to a big lead and beat No. 10 Tennessee. The Volunteers trailed by 20 points at halftime and lost in their first game since toppling No. 1 Alabama.
Kansas State 61, Iowa State 55: Markquis Nowell hit a 3-pointer from near midcourt with 2:42 remaining to help boost No. 12 Kansas State to a win over No. 19 Iowa State.
Indiana 71, Illinois 68: Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Hood Schifino made two free throws with 30.7 seconds left, and No. 14 Indiana rallied from a ninepoint second-half deficit to beat Illinois. Miami 96, Wake Forest 87: Isaiah Wong scored 27 points, Nijel Pack finished with 24 and No. 15 Miami beat Wake Forest.
Xavier 82, DePaul 68: Jack Nunge had 18 points and 10 rebounds as No. 16 Xavier bounced back from a pair of narrow losses to beat DePaul.
TCU 100, Oklahoma State 75: Mike Miles Jr. had 15 points in his first game in three weeks, five other TCU players also scored in double figures, and the 22nd-ranked Horned Frogs snapped a four-game losing streak.
Providence 85, Villanova 72: Ed Croswell scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and 24th-ranked Providence earned its 20th victory of the season.
Women
UConn 60, Villanova 51: Lou Lopez Sénéchal scored 22 points, including a crucial rainbow jumper late in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 6 UConn to a victory over Maddy Siegrist and No. 14 Villanova. Dorka Juhász added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Aaliyah Edwards had 13 points and 14 boards for the Huskies. Siegrist, the nation’s leading scorer, had 21 points for the Wildcats.
Iowa 80, Nebraska 60: Caitlin Clark scored 30 points, Monika Czinano added 20 and seventh-ranked Iowa pulled away in the second half.
Maryland 66, Michigan State 61:
Michigan State players wiped away tears as they stood shoulder to shoulder during a moment of silence before losing to No. 8 Maryland, less than a week after three students were killed in a shooting on campus. Diamond Miller scored 29 points and helped the Terrapins hold on for the win after leading by 16 points in the second half.
Gonzaga 65, Saint Mary’s 51:
Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and Kaylynne Truong hit four 3-pointers and added 14 points to help No. 20 Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s and extend its win streak against the Gaels to six. Iowa State 81, Baylor 77 (2OT): Ashley Joens scored 27 points in No. 22 Iowa State’s win.