No. 7 Duke avoids OT upset at North Carolina
Freshman Wendell Moore scored on a putback as time expired and No. 7 Duke completed a rally against host North Carolina for a 98-96 overtime victory Saturday night.
Moore’s follow of Tre Jones’ missed off-balance jumper ended a game in which the Blue Devils (20-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased a 13-point deficit with 41⁄2 minutes to play in regulation.
Jones forced overtime by scoring at the horn after grabbing his intentionally missed free throw. He finished with 28 points.
Cole Anthony scored 24 points to lead the Tar Heels (10-13, 3-9).
at No. 1 Baylor 78, Oklahoma State 70: Five players scored in double figures, led by MaCio Teague’s 24 points, and the Bears (21-1, 10-0 Big 12 Conference) won their 20th game in a row. Four Cowboys (11-12, 1-9) fouled out.
No. 2 Gonzaga 90, at St. Mary’s 60: The Bulldogs (25-1, 11-0 West Coast Conference) made 14 of their first 15 shots to send the Gaels (20-6, 7-4) to their worst home loss in 19 years. Drew Timme scored 20 points for Gonzaga and Jordan Ford had 23 for St. Mary’s.
No. 3 Kansas 60, at Texas Christian 46: Udoka Azubuike had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the Jayhawks (20-3, 9-1 Big 12) joined North Carolina (19712001) as the only teams to win 20 games in 31 consecutive seasons. It was coach Bill Self ’s 700th victory. The
Horned Frogs (13-10, 4-6) have lost five games in a row.
No. 4 San Diego State 89, at Air Force 74: KJ Feagin scored 21 points for the Aztecs (24-0, 13-0 Mountain West Conference), whose season-opening run is the nation’s best since Gonzaga began the 2016-17 season 29-0. It is also the Mountain West’s all-time best start to a season.
at No. 5 Louisville 80,
Virginia 73: After leading most of the way, the Cardinals (21-3, 12-1 ACC) had to rally when the Cavaliers (15-7, 7-5) went ahead 70-68 with 3:25 to go.
at No. 6 Dayton 71, St. Louis 65: Obi Toppin scored 17 points for the Flyers (21-2, 10-0 Atlantic 10 Conference), who have won 12 consecutive games and have their highest ranking in 53 years. Jordan Goodwin had 22 points for the Billikens (17-7, 6-5).
at No. 8 Florida State 99, Miami 81: M.J. Walker and Patrick Williams each scored 14 points, helping the Seminoles (20-3, 10-2 ACC) beat the Hurricanes (11-12, 310) for the fifth time in a row. Isaiah Wong had 23 points for Miami.
at No. 11 Auburn 91, No. 18 Louisiana State 90 (OT): J’Von McCormick’s basket with 0.1 second left in overtime lifted Auburn (21-2, 8-2 Southeastern Conference). Skylar Mays had a gamehigh 30 points for LSU (17-6, 8-2). McCormick had 23 points and teammate Samir Doughty had 26.
No. 12 Seton Hall 70, at No. 10 Villanova 64: Behind 19 points from Myles Powell, the Pirates (18-5, 10-1 Big East Conference) won at Villanova for the first time since 1994, a string of 17 defeats. Saddiq Bey had 22 points for the Wildcats (17-6, 7-4).
at Oklahoma 69, No. 13 West Virginia 59: Although the Sooners (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) committed 19 turnovers, they led by 18 points by the time the Mountaineers (18-5, 6-4) were able to tighten up on defense. Kristian Doolittle scored 27 points for Oklahoma and Jermaine Haley had 15 for West Virginia.
No. 15 Kentucky 77, at Tennessee 64: Immanuel Quickley scored 15 points in the second half and finished with 18 to help the Wildcats (18-5, 8-2 SEC) win for the sixth time in seven games. Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points for the Volunteers (1310, 5-5).
at Michigan 77, No. 16 Michigan State 68: Zavier Simpson scored 16 points and the Wolverines (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten Conference) salvaged a split of the regularseason series. Cassius Winston had 20 points for the Spartans (16-8, 8-5).
at No. 21 Creighton 94, St. John’s 82: The Bluejays (18-6, 7-4 Big East) shot a season-best 60% from the field and matched their season high with 13 three-point baskets but couldn’t separate from the Red Storm (1311, 2-9) until the middle of the second half.
at No. 22 Penn State 83, Minnesota 77: The Nittany Lions (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) won their sixth game in a row and ended at five games a skid against the Gophers (12-11, 6-7).