Brown, Kansas St. top No. 13 Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Barry Brown scored 18 points, Xavier Sneed hit a crucial 3-pointer with a minute to go, and Kansas State roughed up No. 13 Kansas 74-67 on Tuesday night to snap a frustrating eight-game losing streak against its biggest rival.
Sneed finished with 14 points and Dean Wade added 12 for the Wildcats (17-5, 7-2), who not only maintained their place atop the Big 12 but dealt another tough road loss to the Jayhawks.
Kansas (17-6, 6-4) is just 1-6 in true road games this season. Dedric Lawson led the Jayhawks with 18 points and nine rebounds.
TENNESSEE 72 MISSOURI 60
Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams scored 13 points each as the No. 1 Volunteers defeated the visiting Tigers to extend their school-record winning streak to 17 games.
DUKE 80 BOSTON COLLEGE 55
Freshman Cameron Reddish scored 24 points, and the No. 2 Blue Devils pulled away to beat the Eagles in Durham, N.C.
ILLINOIS 79 MICHIGAN ST. 74
Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, and the host Fighting Illini used a swarming defense to upset the No. 9 Spartans.
ST. JOHN’S 70 MARQUETTE 69
Shamorie Ponds scored 28 points, including a go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left, to help the visiting Red Storm upset the No. 10 Golden Eagles.
NORTH CAROLINA 113 NORTH CAROLINA ST. 96
Luke Maye scored a season-high 31 points to go with 12 rebounds, and the eighth-ranked Tar Heels beat the rival Wolfpack in Chapel Hill, N.C.
MICHIGAN 77, RUTGERS 65
Freshman Ignas Brazdeikis scored 23 points, and the No. 7 Wolverines hit nine of their first 11 shots in opening a big lead and beating the host Scarlet Knights.
KENTUCKY 76 SOUTH CAROLINA 48
PJ Washington scored 20 points, and the No. 5 Wildcats routed the Gamecocks in Lexington, Ky., for their ninth consecutive victory.
FLORIDA ST. 80 SYRACUSE 62
Terance Mann scored 22 points, Mfiondu Kabengele added 18, and the No. 22 Seminoles beat the Orange in Syracuse, N.Y.
Women TEMPLE 76, HOUSTON 65
Dorian Branch scored 17 points, and Serithia Hawkins had 15 to go with 10 rebounds and two blocked shots, but their efforts couldn’t prevent the Cougars from falling to the Owls in Philadelphia.
Angela Harris added 11 points for Houston (11-11, 5-4 American Athletic).