Arkansas tops A&M to extend SEC streak
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Moses Moody scored 28 points, Jalen Tate added 22 and No. 12 Arkansas beat Texas A&M 87-80 on Saturday to match the program’s longest Southeastern Conference winning streak at 11 games.
The Razorbacks also won 11 straight SEC games in 1993-94 en route to a national championship.
Arkansas (21-5, 13-4) trailed by two until
Moody sank a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left, prompting Texas A&M to take a timeout. Davone Davis stole the ensuing inbound pass, threw it up the court to Justin Smith, and Smith threw down an emphatic, two-handed dunk.
Quenton Jackson’s 3-pointer from the corner on the next possession rimmed out, and Arkansas finished the game from the free-throw line.
Texas A&M (8-9, 2-8) relied on a trio, rather than Arkansas’ duo. Jackson (23 points), Emmanuel Miller (23) and Savion Flagg (16) combined for 62 points.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 81 ALCORN ST. 69
Jawaun Daniels had 30 points and 10 rebounds and Cam Mack had 10 points and 12 assists as the Panthers beat the Braves at Prairie View.
Jeremiah Gambrell had 14 points for the first-place Panthers (18-13, 14-4 Southwestern Athletic).
TEXAS SOUTHERN 80 SOUTHERN 74
Michael Weathers had 28 points and six assists and John Walker III scored 18 points as the Tigers won at home.
Karl Nicholas had 13 points and nine rebounds for TSU (13-8, 10-3 Southwestern Athletic).
TEXAS A&M-CC 94 HOUSTON BAPTIST 70
Jalen White had 16 points and five assists as the Islanders routed the Huskies at Sharp Gym.
The Huskies (5-18, 4-11 Southland) still clinched a spot in the conference tournament after Central Arkansas lost at Northwestern State earlier Saturday.
HBU will be the No. 10 seed in the tournament and will play either UIW or Lamar at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9.
TAMUCC (5-19, 2-13 SLC) raced out to a 25-4 lead just over 10 minutes into the game.
NO. 4 ILLINOIS 73 OHIO ST. 68
Ayo Dosunmu scored 19 points, and the Illini won at Columbus, Ohio.
NO. 8 ALABAMA 89 GEORGIA 79
Jahvon Quinerly led five Alabama scorers in double figures with 18 points as the Crimson Tide won at Athens, Ga.
NO. 17 OKLAHOMA ST. 85 NO. 6 WEST VIRGINIA 80
Avery Anderson III scored a career-high 31 points to lead the Cowboys to a win at Morgantown, W.Va., in their Big 12 regular-season finale.
NO. 21 VIRGINIA 68 LOUISVILLE 58
Sam Hauser scored 24 points, Trey Murphy III added 17 and the Cavaliers won at Louisville to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.
NOTRE DAME 83
NO. 11 FLORIDA ST. 73
Prentiss Hubb scored 22 points, Dane Goodwin had 15 and the Fighting Irish won at home.
PROVIDENCE 54
NO. 10 VILLANOVA 52
David Duke made a tiebreaking tip-in with 2.8 seconds left and the host Friars held on after blowing a 20-point lead.
NO. 23 PURDUE 67 INDIANA 58
Zach Edey scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and led the Boilermakers over the Hoosiers.
NO. 14 CREIGHTON 93 BUTLER 73
Marcus Zegarowski matched his career high with 32 points and the Blue Jays won at St. Louis.
NO. 22 LOYOLA-CHI. 65 INDIANA ST. 49
Cameron Krutwig had 18 points and the Ramblers beat the Sycamores at St. Louis to advance to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final.