No. 1 Bears fall
Udoka Azubuike had 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds as No. 3 Kansas beat No. 1 Baylor 64-61 on Saturday.
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NO. 3 KANSAS 64, NO. 1 BAYLOR 61
WACO, Texas — Udoka Azubuike and No. 3 Kansas returned the favor in a Big 12 showdown that lived up to the hype.
The Jayhawks share the Big 12 lead again, and could return to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll, as well.
Azubuike had 23 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 64-61 win Saturday at Baylor, ending the Bears’ 23-game winning streak and likely ending the Bears’ five-week run as the nation’s No. 1 team.
“You could just feel the buzz. It was an exciting time and a huge win,” Jayhawks guard Devon Dotson said. “We’re a solid team that can make a run in late, late March. … We’re going to enjoy this win, but build off it for sure.”
Kansas (24-3, 13-1) has won 12 in a row since its first-ever home loss to Baylor on Jan. 11. The Jayhawks had a 10-point lead with 6 1 / minutes left in 2 the rematch before holding off Baylor’s late charge.
“I liked the first game against Kansas better than this one,” Baylor Coach Scott Drew said. “For us, the goal at the beginning of the year wasn’t to sweep Kansas. The goal was to win a Big 12 championship. Their goal is to win a Big 12 championship.”
Baylor (24-2, 13-1) has never won a Big 12 title. There are four games left in the regular season.
Butler had 19 points to lead the Bears, while Freddie Gillespie and Matthew Mayer each had 10.
UNLV 66, NO. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 63
SAN DIEGO — Elijah Mitrou-Long scored 19 points, including two free throws with 11.5 seconds left, and UNLV handed No. 4 San Diego State its first loss of the season to end the Aztecs’ 26-game winning streak.
SDSU (26-1, 15-1 Mountain West) trailed by 14 midway through the second half and were down 11 with 4:32 to go.
Amauri Hardy scored 17 points and Bryce Hamilton added 11 points and 10 rebounds for UNLV (15-14, 10-6).
NO. 5 DAYTON 80, DUQUESNE 70
DAYTON, Ohio — Obi Toppin had 28 points as Dayton won its 16th game in a row, beating Duquesne.
Jalen Crutcher added 17 points and five assists for the Flyers (25-2, 14-0 Atlantic 10), who have yet to lose in regulation this season.
Sincere Carry had 21 points and six assists for Duquesne (18-8, 8-6).
NO. 6 DUKE 77, VIRGINIA TECH 64
DURHAM, N.C. — Cassius Stanley scored 21 points and made a season-high five three-pointers to help Duke beat Virginia Tech.
Matthew Hurt added 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (23-4, 13-3 ACC). Duke opened with an 11-2 spurt.
Tyrece Radford scored 16 points for Virginia Tech (15-12, 6-10).
NO. 8 FLORIDA STATE 67, N.C. STATE 61
RALEIGH, N.C. — M.J. Walker scored all 12 of his points after halftime to help eighth-ranked Florida State (23-4, 13-3 ACC) take control in the second half and beat North Carolina State.
Patrick Williams also scored 12 points for the Seminoles, who have won six of seven to stay near the top of the ACC standings.
Devon Daniels scored 18 points to lead N.C. State (17-10, 8-8).
NO. 11 LOUISVILLE 72, NORTH CAROLINA 55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Nwora scored 18 points to lead Louisville over North Carolina.
The Cardinals (23-5, 14-3 ACC) won their second consecutive game and guaranteed they would stay in first place in the conference ahead of a Monday night matchup at No. 8 Florida State.
Cole Anthony led North Carolina (10-17, 3-13) with 18 points.
NO. 12 VILLANOVA 64, XAVIER 55
CINCINNATI — Saddiq Bey scored 22 points and Villanova (21-6, 10-4 Big East) extended its late-February surge, beating Xavier for its fourth consecutive win.
The Musketeers (17-10, 6-8) were held to a season low in points while getting swept by Villanova. Tyrique Jones had 17 points and 14 rebounds.
NO. 14 OREGON 73, NO. 24 ARIZONA 72, OT
TUCSON, Ariz. — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points, Shakur Juiston added all of Oregon’s points in overtime and the 14th-ranked Ducks rallied to beat No. 24 Arizona.
Pritchard had a terrific game in regulation and Juiston was the unlikely hero in overtime, scoring nine points, including a layup with 1.4 seconds left that was the winner. Arizona had one more great opportunity but Christian Koloko missed two free throws with one second left that could have tied or won the game.
Dylan Smith led Arizona with 18 points (19-8, 9-5). Zeke Nnaji and Nico Mannion both scored 13.
TCU 67, NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 60, OT FORT
WORTH — Kevin Samuel scored six of his 19 points in overtime and TCU extended West Virginia’s Big 12 road woes.
The Horned Frogs (15-12, 6-8) thought they had won for just the second time in nine games in regulation when Desmond Bane sent the crowd into a frenzy on a driving layup with 0.9 seconds left. But the senior guard was called for pushing off as he went up for the shot.
Derek Culver had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Taz Sherman scored 16 points for West Virginia (19-8, 7-7). UCLA 70, NO. 18
COLORADO 63 BOULDER, Colo. — Tyger Campbell had seven of his 15 points during a 20-3 UCLA run in the second half, and the Bruins rallied from nine points down to beat No. 18 Colorado.
Campbell added 11 assists and Cody Riley scored 16 points, 14 in the second half. UCLA (17-11, 10-5) has won nine of its last 11.
McKinley Wright IV had 20 points for Colorado (21-7, 10-5). PROVIDENCE 84,
NO. 19 MARQUETTE 72 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Luwane Pipkins scored 24 points and David Duke had 15 to lead Providence (16-12, 9-6) past Marquette (17-9, 7-7 Big East).
Markus Howard scored 38 points for Marquette, which lost its third consecutive game.
MEMPHIS 60, NO. 22 HOUSTON 59
MEMPHIS — Precious Achiuwa scored 10 points, including the goahead free throw with 28.2 seconds left, and Memphis (19-8, 8-6 American Athletic) beat Houston.
Caleb Mills led Houston (21-7, 11-4) with 21 points.
NO. 23 BYU 91, NO. 2 GONZAGA 78
SALT LAKE CITY — Yoeli Childs scored 28 points to help No. 23 BYU upset second-ranked Gonzaga and end the Bulldogs’ 19-game winning streak.
Jake Toolson added 17 points and T.J. Haws had 16 points. BYU (23-7, 12-3 WCC) never trailed after halftime en route to winning its eighth consecutive game.
Killian Tillie scored 18 points and Corey Kispert added 16 to lead the Bulldogs. Filip Petrusev added 14 points and Admon Gilder chipped in 13. Gonzaga (27-2, 13-1) won the previous five meetings in Provo before Saturday.