Houston Chronicle Sunday

Adams’ late basket keeps Kansas unbeaten in Big 12

- WIRE REPORTS

LAWRENCE, Kan. — KJ Adams scored in the paint, breaking a tie with under 12 seconds left and No. 2 Kansas held off No. 14 Iowa State 62-60 Saturday.

Iowa State had a last shot to win, but Caleb Grill's 3-point attempt caromed off the rim at the buzzer.

NO. 4 ALABAMA 106 LSU 66

Brandon Miller finished with 31 points and had six 3-pointers by halftime to lead the host Crimson Tide to a victory over the Tigers in the most lopsided meeting in series history.

KENTUCKY 63 NO. 5 TENNESSEE 56

Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wildcats past the Volunteers.

Kentucky, coming off a disappoint­ing loss to South Carolina, led 58-50 with 3:28 to play.

NO. 7 UCLA 68 COLORADO 54

Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 23 points, Jaylen Clark added 18 and the Bruins rallied in the second half to defeat the Buffaloes.

NO. 8 GONZAGA 115 PORTLAND 75

Malachi Smith led six teammates in double figures with his seasonhigh 27 points, seven 3-pointers and a teamleadin­g eight rebounds and the Bulldogs used a dominant first half to top the Pilots.

OREGON 87 NO. 9 ARIZONA 68

Jermaine Couisnard scored 27 points in his first start of the season as the host Ducks beat the Wildcats.

Couisnard made six 3-pointers, including one that was intended to be an assist on an alley-oop.

NO. 13 VIRGINIA 67 FLORIDA STATE 58

Armaan Franklin scored 20 points and Ben Vander Plas added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Cavaliers controlled from the opening minutes on the road.

VANDERBILT 97 NO. 15 ARKANSAS 84

Tyrin Lawrence scored 22 points as the Commodores rallied from a 10point deficit in the second half and beat the Razorbacks at home.

N.C. STATE 83 NO. 16 MIAMI 81 (OT)

Ernest Ross scored on a go-ahead putback in traffic with 33 seconds left in overtime and the Wolfpack made a pair of late stops to hold off the Hurricanes at home.

INDIANA 63 NO. 18 WISCONSIN 45

Trayce Jackson-Davis finsihed with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Jalen Hood-Schifino added 16 points to lead the Hoosiers past the Badgers at home.

Indiana (12-4, 2-4 Big Ten) snapped a threegame losing streak by winning for the first time in three weeks.

CREIGHTON 73 NO. 19 PROVIDENCE 67

Ryan Kalkbrenne­r scored 13 of his 21 points in the final 15 minutes, and the Blue Jays put an end to the Friars' ninegame win streak in Omaha, Neb.

Creighton (10-8, 4-3 Big East) got 20 points from Trey Alexander.

FLORIDA 73 NO. 20 MISSOURI 64

Colin Castleton had 16 points and 13 rebounds for his third doubledoub­le of the season, and the Gators rallied from 11 down at home.

NO. 21 AUBURN 69 MISSISSIPP­I STATE 63

Jaylin Williams scored a season-high 21 points, Wendell Green Jr. added 17 and the Tigers held off the Bulldogs at home.

Williams scored 11 of Auburn's first 13 points, which included three 3-pointers in the opening six minutes of the game.

NO. 22 CHARLESTON 78 ELON 60

Dalton Bolon made six 3s and scored 21 points as the Cougars extended the nation's longest win streak to 17 games with a win at home.

NEW MEXICO 76 NO. 23 SAN DIEGO ST. 67

Jaelen House scored 29 points, including three clutch 3-pointers down the stretch, and Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 22 for the spirited Lobos, who used a 12-0 run to take control in beating the Aztecs at home.

CLEMSON 72 NO. 24 DUKE 64

PJ Hall scored 26 points and Brevin Galloway had 17, including a 3-pointer that put the host Tigers ahead as they continued their perfect ACC start.

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