UConn rolls past St. John’s
NEW YORK — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points, Adama Sanogo added 18 points and nine rebounds, and No. 18 UConn beat St. John’s 95-86 on Saturday.
Albany Academy graduate Andre Jackson Jr. had 15 points, Joey Calcaterra also scored 15 to lead a strong effort by Connecticut’s bench and the resurgent Huskies (22-7, 11-7 Big East) avenged an 11-point loss to St. John’s at home last month.
UConn won for the sixth time in seven games, closing in on a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament.
AJ Storr had 20 points and Posh Alexander added 18 for the Red Storm (17-13, 7-12), who had won three of four.
Alabama 86, Arkansas 83:
Brandon Miller scored 24 points and Mark Sears made seven of eight free throws over the final 1:04 to help No. 2 Alabama secure a victory over Arkansas. Miller delivered his second straight huge game for the Crimson Tide (25-4, 15-1 Southeastern Conference) since police alleged in courtroom testimony that Miller brought a gun to former teammate Darius Miles, who is charged with capital murder in a fatal shooting.
Kansas 76, West Virginia 74:
Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career high, scoring 17 points to help lift No. 3 Kansas over West Virginia.
North Carolina 71, Virginia 63:
Pete Nance scored 22 points as the Tar Heels secured an important win, defeating No. 6 Virginia.
Arizona State 89, Arizona 88:
Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona.
Baylor 81, Texas 72: Jalen Bridges had 17 points for ninthranked Baylor, which overcame a huge deficit with an impressive run right after freshman standout Keyonte George left injured early, and went on to beat Big 12 coleader and No. 8 Texas. Tennessee 85, South Carolina
45: Josiah-Jordan James came back from missing four games with an injury to score 18 points to lead No. 11 Tennessee to a victory over South Carolina.
Florida State 85, Miami 84:
Matthew Cleveland’s 3-pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a 25-point second-half deficit and the Seminoles stunned No. 13 Miami.
Kansas State 73, Oklahoma
State 68: Markquis Nowell had 22 points, eight assists and four steals and No. 14 Kansas State defeated Oklahoma State for its third straight win.
Villanova 79, Creighton 67:
Eric Dixon scored 18 of his careerhigh 31 points in the first half, Cam Whitmore added 17 and Villanova defeated No. 19 Creighton.
Oklahoma 61, Iowa State 50:
Jacob Groves led Oklahoma with 16 points as the Sooners knocked off No. 23 Iowa State.
TCU 83, Texas Tech 82: JaKobe Coles made two free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining, and No. 24 TCU held on for a victory over Texas Tech despite blowing a 12-point lead in the final eight minutes.
Mississippi State 69, Texas A&M 62: Tolu Smith had 17 points and Shakeel Moore had 14 as Mississippi State knocked off No. 25 Texas A&M.
Women
Utah 84, Stanford 78: Gianna Kneepkens scored 28 points to lead No. 8 Utah to a victory over No. 3 Stanford that gave the Utes a share of their first regular-season Pac-12 Conference title.
UConn 72, DePaul 69: Aaliyah Edwards scored 16 points, including two clutch baskets down the stretch, and No. 4 UConn edged DePaul to clinch at least a share of the Big East regularseason championship.
Oregon State 78, Arizona 70:
Raegan Beers had 24 points and 13 rebounds, fellow freshman Adlee Blacklock scored 22, and Oregon State upset No. 14 Arizona, snapping the Beavers’ ninegame losing streak.
UCLA 70, Washington 62:
Charisma Osborne scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to lift No. 17 UCLA to a win over Washington to close the regular season. Gonzaga 58, BYU 51: Yvonne
Ejim scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 18 Gonzaga secured the West Coast Conference regular-season title.
Texas 67, Oklahoma 45:
Shaylee Gonzales scored 19 points and No. 19 Texas snapped a firstplace tie with No. 13 Oklahoma in the Big 12.
Iowa State 84, TCU 56: Ashley Joens scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and 20thranked Iowa State used the second quarter to top TCU. Colorado 95, Cal 69: Aaronette Vonleh scored 25 points shooting 11-for-14 and No. 21 Colorado closed the Pac-12 regular season by beating Cal to end a two-game losing streak.
UNLV 65, San Diego State
59: Desi-Rae Young and Alyssa Brown had double-doubles to lead No. 24 UNLV to a sluggish victory over San Diego State.
Middle Tennessee 61, Louisiana Tech 59: Kseniya Malashka scored 27 points, the last two on a short, contested jumper with 2.8 seconds to play, and blocked a last-second shot to give No. 25 Middle Tennessee State a win over Louisiana Tech.