Arizona St. stuns Arizona with 60-foot 3 at buzzer
TUCSON, Ariz. — Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 89-88 on Saturday.
The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) built a 10-point lead midway through the second half before going more than six minutes without a field goal as Arizona State pulled ahead by one.
The Sun Devils (20-9, 11-7) went up 86-85 on Warren Washington's layup with just a minute left, but Pelle Larsson put Arizona back up on a layup with 29 seconds left.
Arizona State's DJ Horne missed a jumper with four seconds left and the Sun Devils had a final shot after Oumar Ballo hit 1 of 2 free throws.
Catching the ball with 2.4 seconds left, Cambridge launched a shot from beyond half-court to finish with 19 points and give the Sun Devils a big boost in their bid to make the NCAA Tournament.
NO. 2 ALABAMA 86 ARKANSAS 83
Brandon Miller scored 24 points and Mark Sears made 7 of 8 free throws over the final 1:04 to lead the host Crimson Tide (25-4, 15-1 Southeastern Conference). Freshman Nick Smith Jr. of Arkansas (19-10, 8-8) scored 24 points.
NO. 3 KANSAS 76 WEST VIRGINIA 74
Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career high as he scored 17 points to help lift the host Jayhawks (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) over the Mountaineers (16-13, 5-11).
NO. 17 INDIANA 79 NO. 5 PURDUE 71
Jalen Hood-Schifano scored 35 points as the visiting Hoosiers (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) completed the season sweep of the Boilermakers (24-5, 13-5 Big Ten).
Zach Edey led Purdue with 26 points and 16 rebounds.
NORTH CAROLINA 71 NO. 6 VIRGINIA 63
Pete Nance scored 22 points as the host Tar Heels (18-11, 10-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Cavaliers (21-6, 13-5) were powered by Jayden Gardner's 19 points and 12 rebounds.
NO. 10 MARQUETTE 90 DEPAUL 84
Kam Jones and Tyler Kolek scored 22 apiece for the host Golden Eagles (23-6, 15-3 Big East).
NO. 11 TENNESSEE 85 SOUTH CAROLINA 45
Josiah-Jordan James came back from missing four games with an ankle injury to score 18 points and lead the host Volunteers (21-8, 10-6 SEC).
NO. 12 GONZAGA 77
NO. 15 SAINT MARY’S 68
Drew Timme led the host Bulldogs (25-5, 14-2 West Coast) with 19 points. Logan Johnson led the Gaels (25-6, 14-2) with 27 points.
FLORIDA STATE 85 NO. 13 MIAMI 84
Matthew Cleveland's 3-pointer as time expired capped the visiting Seminoles' comeback from a 25-point second-half deficit.
Jordan Miller led Miami (23-6, 14-5) with 21 points.
NO. 14 KANSAS STATE 73 OKLAHOMA STATE 68
Markquis Nowell had 22 points, eight assists and four steals as the visiting Wildcats (22-7, 10-6 Big 12) won their third straight.
Kalib Boone scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half on Senior Day for the Cowboys (16-13, 7-9), who have lost four straight.
NO. 18 CONNECTICUT 95 ST. JOHN’S 86
Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points as the visiting Huskies (22-7, 11-7) beat the Red Storm (17-13, 7-12), who were led by AJ Storr's 20 points.
VILLANOVA 79
NO. 19 CREIGHTON 67
Eric Dixon scored 18 of his career-high 31 points in the first half for the host Wildcats (15-14, 9-9 Big East). Arthur Kaluma scored 19 points for the Bluejays (18-11, 12-6).
NO. 22 SAN DIEGO STATE 73 NEW MEXICO 71
Darrion Trammell led the visiting Aztecs (23-5, 14-2 Mountain West) with 18 points. Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the Lobos (20-9, 7-9) with 20 points.
OKLAHOMA 61
NO. 23 IOWA STATE 50
Jacob Groves led the visiting Sooners (14-15, 4-12 Big 12) with 16 points to go along with five rebounds.
The Cyclones (17-11, 8-8) shot just 31 percent.