UCF rallies from 16 down, upsets third-ranked Kansas
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jaylin Seller scored 18 points, Darius Johnson added 17 and UCF erased a 16-point deficit to beat No. 3 Kansas 65-60 on Wednesday night.
Ibrahima Diallo broke a 57-57 tie with less than three minutes left with a hook shot over Jayhawks (13-2, 1-1 Big 12) star Hunter Dickinson. He then blocked a KJ Adams Jr. shot with 50 seconds left to help the Knights (10-4, 1-1) preserve the lead and score the program’s first Big 12 conference win.
Diallo had 13 points, five rebounds and a block to help anchor a UCF defense that forced eight turnovers and blocked four shots in the second half alone.
Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 16 points to lead Kansas. Dickinson had only 12 points and played 28 minutes because of foul trouble.
NO. 4 UCONN 80, XAVIER 75
Cam Spencer scored 19 points and Tristen Newton had 16 as the visiting Huskies (14-2, 4-1 Big East) won their fourth straight game.
Quincy Olivari scored 24 points and Desmond Claude added 15 for the Musketeers (7-8, 1-3).
MISSISSIPPI STATE 77 NO. 5 TENNESSEE 72
Tolu Smith scored 23 points, including a 3point play with 14.7 seconds remaining, to lead the host Bulldogs (12-3, 1-1). Dalton Knecht scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half for Tennessee (11-4, 1-1). Zakai Zeigler added 26 points for the Volunteers.
NO. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 67 NC STATE 54
RJ Davis scored 16 points and Harrison Ingram had a career-best 19 rebounds to help the visiting Tar Heels (12-3, 4-0 Atlantic Coast) beat the Wolfpack (11-4, 3-1).
TCU 80
NO. 9 OKLAHOMA 71
Emanuel Miller scored a season-high 27 points and had nine rebounds as the host Horned Frogs (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) downed the Sooners (13-2, 1-1).
Javian McCollum had 17 points to lead Oklahoma, while John Hugley had 14, Milos Uzan 13 and Jalon Moore 10.
BUTLER 69
NO. 11 MARQUETTE 62
Pierre Brooks and Landon Moore each scored 14 points, leading the visiting Bulldogs (11-5, 2-3 Big East) to a surprising victory over the Golden Eagles (11-5, 2-3).
Tyler Kolek, the reigning Big East player of the year, managed only two points and eight assists on 1-for-13 shooting.
NO. 13 MEMPHIS 107, UTSA 101 (OT)
Jahvon Quinerly scored 25 points, including nine in overtime, as the host Tigers survived another close call defeating UTSA.
David Jones led the Tigers with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Nick Jourdain finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis (14-2, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) won its ninth straight.
Jordan Ivy-Curry led UTSA (7-9, 1-2) with 28 points. Christian Tucker added 14 points and Chandler Cuthrell finished with 13 points.
NO. 15 WISCONSIN 71 OHIO STATE 60
Max Klesmit scored all of his 18 points in the second half as the visiting Badgers won their fifth straight, rallying to beat the Buckeyes.
AJ Storr had 15 of his 17 points in the first half for the Badgers (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten).
Jamison Battle had another impressive performance for Ohio State (12-4, 2-3), pacing the Buckeyes with 18 points.
VIRGINIA TECH 87 NO. 21 CLEMSON 72
Sean Pedulla scored a career-high 32 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the host Hokies (10-5, 2-2 ACC) over the Tigers, who have lost three consecutive games.
Ian Schieffelin led Clemson (11-4, 1-3 ACC) with 15 points.
Women KANSAS 87 NO. 4 BAYLOR 66
Taiyanna Jackson had a career-high 27 points with 19 rebounds, and the host Jayhawks (8-7, 1-3 Big 12) rolled to an 87-66 victory Wednesday night to snap a 19-game losing streak to the Bears (14-1, 3-1).
NO. 10 TEXAS 72, TCU 60
Madison Booker scored 21 points, Taylor Jones had 13 and the Longhorns (16-1, 3-1 Big 12) won their third straight game and improved to 25-1 against TCU.
UH 79, BYU 69
Laila Blair scored 20 points as the host Cougars (10-5, 1-1) earned their first Big 12 victory. Kamryn Jones had a career-high eight steals.