LSU wins on tip-in at buzzer
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kavell BigbyWilliams’ tip-in at the buzzer lifted No. 19 LSU to a 73-71 win over fifth-ranked Kentucky on Tuesday night.
With the game tied after Keldon Johnson made two free throws with 6 seconds left, Skylar Mays drove the length of the court. His shot missed but BigbyWilliams got the offensive rebound and scored to give the Tigers their first win over the Wildcats since 2009. It was just the sixth time LSU (20-4, 10-1 Southeastern Conference) has beaten Kentucky (20-4, 10-2). No. 2 DUKE 71, No. 16 LOUISVILLE 69: In Louisville, Ky., Cam Reddish made a tying 3-pointer with 1:28 left and the go-ahead free throws with 14 seconds remaining, helping Duke overcome a 23-point second-half deficit to beat Louisville.
After making 2 of 17 shots to open the second half, the Blue Devils (22-2, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) got hot and shut down the Cardinals over the final 9:54.
Christen Cunningham tried to tie it for Louisville (17-8, 8-4), but his jumper in the lane bounced off the rim as the final seconds ticked off. PENN STATE 75, No. 6 MICHIGAN 69: In State College, Pa., Lamar Stevens scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Penn State to an upset of Michigan.
Myles Dread chipped in 17 points for the Nittany Lions (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten).
Charles Matthews scored 24 points for the Wolverines (22-3, 11-3) . No. 10 MARQUETTE 92, DEPAUL 73: In Chicago, Markus Howard scored 36 points, Sam Hauser had 17 and Marquette cruised by DePaul.
Sacar Anim added 12 points for Marquette (21-4, 10-2 Big East).
Femi Olujobi scored 19 points for DePaul (13-10, 5-7). No. 11 MICH. STATE 67, No. 20 WISCONSIN 59: In Madison, Wis., Cassius Winston scored 23 points to help Michigan State beat Wisconsin.
In doing so, the Michigan State (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) star outdueled Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ, who scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4) went more than five minutes without a point as the Spartans put the game away. No. 24 MARYLAND 70, No. 12 PURDUE 56: In College Park, Md., Jalen Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and Maryland used a strong defensive performance to beat
Purdue.
Down by eight at halftime, the Terrapins (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten) took the lead for the first time with 10 minutes left before pulling away.
Carsen Edwards scored 24 for Purdue (17-7, 10-3). No. 18 KANSAS STATE 71, TEXAS
64: In Austin, Texas, Barry Brown and Xavier Sneed each scored 16 points, and Kansas State beat Texas (14-11, 6-6 Big 12) for its ninth straight Big 12 victory.
Kansas State (19-5, 9-2) converted nearly 55 percent of its field goal attempts, including 56.5 in the second half. No. 25 BUFFALO 76, AKRON 70: In Akron, Ohio, CJ Massinburg scored 21 points, Dontay Caruthers added 15 and Buffalo turned up its defensive intensity in the second half and held on to beat Akron.
The Bulls (21-3, 9-2 Mid-American Conference) were held to one of their lowest point totals this season, but the defending conference champions were able to do enough against the Zips (1410, 6-5).
UNLV 77, AIR FORCE 72: In Las Vegas, Nev., Amauri Hardy scored 24 points to lead the Rebels (13-11, 7-5 MWC) to a win over the Falcons (10-14, 5-7). SAN DIEGO STATE 71, COLORADO
STATE 60: In Fort Collins, Colo., Devin Watson scored 21 points as the Aztecs (15-9, 7-4 MWC) beat the Rams (9-16, 4-8)
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No. 15 TEXAS 61, OKLAHOMA STATE
55: In Stillwater, Okla., Sug Sutton scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, adding seven rebounds and six assists, to lead Texas (20-5, 10-3 Big 12 Conference) to a victory over Oklahoma State (13-10, 4-8).