Mills, FSU denies Syracuse late; Baylor loses 2nd straight
Caleb Mills knocked down five of six three-point shots to score 19 points and Florida State denied host Syracuse in the final minutes to take a 76-71 decision for its third straight victory on Saturday afternoon.
The teams each won on the road in the Atlantic Coast Conference series. Syracuse earned a 63-60 win at Florida State Dec. 4.
Mills hit back-to-back three-pointers, the second with just under five minutes to go, to put Florida State (10-5, 4-2) in front, 67-64. Wyatt Wilkes knocked down a three with 2:35 left to push the lead to four, 72-68, but Jesse Edwards hit the second of two free throws and Jimmy Boeheim put back an offensive rebound to get the Orange (8-9, 2-4) within one.
Syracuse forced the Seminoles into a turnover with 34 seconds left, but Boeheim’s
shot rimmed off and Florida State’s Anthony Polite chased down the rebound and fed Matthew Cleveland for a a dunk when Syracuse opted not to foul.
UF 71, South Carolina 63: Phlandrous Fleming Jr. and Kowacie Reeves scored 14 points each and the Gators beat the host Gamecocks for their first SEC win of the season.
Colin Castleton added 10 points, 10 points fewer than his average in conference play, but had a career-tying eight blocks plus seven rebounds. Florida (10-6, 1-3) avoided its its first 0-4 SEC start since 1950.
Chico Carter Jr. scored 12 points and Erik Stevenson added 10 for the Gamecocks (10-6, 1-3).
AMEN’S TOP 25
Oklahoma State 61, No. 1 Baylor 54: Bryce Thompson scored the game’s final six points and finished with 19 as the Cowboys
A(9-7, 2-3 Big 12) beat the host Bears (15-2, 3-2), giving the Bears consecutive home losses for the first time in nearly six years.
No. 2 Gonzaga 115, Santa Clara 83: Drew Timme scored 32 points and Andrew Nembhard had 19 to lead the Bulldogs (14-2, 3-0) to their 24th consecutive West Coast Conference victory with a win over the host Broncos (11-6, 1-1).
No. 8 Duke 88, N.C. State 73: Mark Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks as the host Blue Devils (14-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) dominated inside with Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski back on the sideline after missing a game due to illness and took down the Wolfpack (9-9, 2-5).
No. 9 Kansas 85, West Virginia 59: David McCormack had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Jalen Wilson added 23 points and eight boards as the host Jayhawks (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) overcame a
AAAsluggish first half to rout the Mountaineers (13-3, 2-2).
Northwestern 64, No. 10 Michigan St. 62: Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping the Wildcats (9-6, 2-4 Big Ten) hold on to upset the host Spartans (14-3, 5-1) for their first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years.
Arkansas 65, No. 12 LSU 58: Jaylin Williams hit a tiebreaking three-pointer with slightly more than a minute to play to send the Razorbacks (12-5, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) past the host Tigers (15-2, 3-2) for their first road win of the season.
No. 15 Iowa St. 79, No. 21 Texas 70: Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points, including six three-pointers, as the host Cyclones (14-3, 2-3 Big 12) held on against the Longhorns (13-4, 3-2).
No. 17 Xavier 80, Creighton 73: Colby Jones scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as the host Musketeers (13-3, 3-2 Big
AAAAEast) rallied after the break to edge the Bluejays (10-5, 2-2).
No. 18 Kentucky 107, No. 22 Tennessee 79: Freshman TyTy Washington Jr. scored a career-high 28 points and Sahvir Wheeler returned from injury to add 21 points as the host Wildcats (14-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) shot a season-high 68% and trounced the Volunteers (11-5, 2-3).
Kansas State 62, No. 19 Texas Tech 51: Nijel Pack scored 14 points and Mark Smith made a key threepointer with just over a minute left as the host Wildcats (9-7, 1-4 Big 12) ended a four-game losing streak with a win over the Red Raiders (13-4, 3-2).
Marquette 73, No. 20 Seton Hall 72: Greg Elliott made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.7 seconds left as the host Golden Eagles (12-6, 4-3 Big East) withstood a long second-half drought and beat the Pirates
AAA(11-5, 2-4) for their fourth straight win.
WOMEN’S TOP 25
No. 9 Iowa St. 74, Oklahoma St. 60: Lexi Donarski scored 23 points and the Cyclones (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) rolled past the host Cowboys (6-8, 1-4).
No. 10 UConn 78, Xavier 41: Freshman Caroline Ducharme scored 20 points, Christyn Williams added 19 and the host Huskies (9-3, 4-0 Big East) routed the Musketeers (6-9, 1-5) to win their 165th straight conference game.
No. 23 Oklahoma 100, TCU 71: Madi Williams scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the host Sooners (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) beat the Horned Frogs (5-8, 1-3).
Texas Tech 64, No. 25 Kansas St. 45: Vivian Gray scored 23 points, Bryn Gerlich added a career-high 16 and the host Red Raiders (9-7, 2-3 Big 12) upended the Wildcats (13-4, 3-2).
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