Kansas State upsets No. 6 Iowa State in Big 12 action
MANHATTAN, KAN. >> Arthur Kaluma scored 23 points, Cam Carter added 21 and Kansas State beat sixthranked Iowa State 65-58 on Saturday, giving the Wildcats' flickering NCAA Tournament hopes a big boost heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
David N'Guessan added 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds on senior day for the Wildcats (18-13, 8-10 Big 12), who blew most of a 17-point, second-half lead before holding on for their third win over a top-10 team this season.
Kansas State also beat No. 4 Kansas and No. 9 Baylor at home, where it went 15-3 this season.
Curtis Jones had 16 points and Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey 13 apiece for the Cyclones (24-7, 13-5), who couldn't replicate their rally from 14 down to beat BYU earlier in the week and had their four-game winning streak snapped.
NO. 1 HOUSTON 76, NO. 14 KANSAS
46 >> Jamal Shead had 13 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Damian Dunn added 12 points and Houston claimed the Big 12 Conference regular-season title in its first season in the league.
L.J. Cryer scored 11 points and J'Wan Roberts had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (283, 15-3), who shot 44% for
the game and hit 11 of 29 shots from long distance, while forcing 18 turnovers and converting them into 30 points.
NO. 2 UCONN 74, PROVIDENCE 60 >> Alex Karaban scored 16 points and Tristen Newton had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists as UConn bounced back after falling behind 15-2 early in the teams' regular-season finale.
Stephon Castle added 14 points for the Huskies (28-3, 18-2 Big East), who finished with four straight wins and 18 victories in their last 19 games.
NO. 15 KENTUCKY 85, NO. 4 TENNESSEE 81 >> Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each scored 27 points as Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's late season run.
The Wildcats (23-8, 13-5 Southeastern Conference) have now five in a row and seven of eight. Sheppard came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers in the second half and seven for the game. Justin Edwards scored 16. NO. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 84, NO. 9 DUKE 79 >> Cormac Ryan scored a season-high 31 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 1:38 left, as North Carolina beat Duke to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference's regular-season title outright for the first time in seven years.
Ryan made 8 of 12 shots and 6 of 8 3s to help UNC turn away push after push from its fierce rival. Ryan closed out the game with two clinching free throws with 4.7 seconds left for the Tar Heels (25-6, 17-3 ACC).
NO. 8 MARQUETTE 86, XAVIER 80 >> Kam Jones scored 30 points and Oso Ighodaro added 24 as Marquette snapped a two-game losing streak.
NO. 10 CREIGHTON 66, VILLANOVA 67 >> Trey Alexander hit a fadeaway jumper with 0.2 seconds left and finished with 17 points as Creighton survived a furious late rally and beat Villanova.
TEXAS TECH 78, NO. 11 BAYLOR 68 >> Pop Isaacs scored 20 points, including the first of Texas Tech's four consecutive 3-pointers after Baylor had taken its only lead after halftime, and the Red Raiders went on to win in their regular-season finale.
NO. 13 AUBURN 92, GEORGIA 78 >> Denver Jones scored a season-high 21 points, making 7 of 9 3-pointers, and Auburn closed the regular season with a win.
NO. 16 ALABAMA 92, ARKANSAS 88, OT >> Mark Sears scored 22 points and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. had 20, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 22 seconds to go to force overtime as Alabama rallied past Arkansas.
NO. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA 93, MISSISSIPPI STATE 89, OT >> B.J. Mack had 25 points and Collin Murray-Boyles scored 19 to lead South Carolina.
NO. 20 BYU 83, OKLAHOMA STATE 69 >> Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to lead BYU over Oklahoma State.
NO. 22 UTAH STATE 87, NEW MEXICO 85 >> Darius Brown II hit the winning 3-pointer with five seconds to play, Ian Martinez scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and Utah State secured its first outright Mountain West regular-season title with a win over New Mexico.
TULSA 76, NO. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA 67 >>
Freshman P.J. Haggerty scored 26 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Tulsa stopped South Florida's 15