Late tip-in helps Providence top No. 10 Villanova

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — David Duke made a tiebreaking tip-in with 2.8 seconds left on Saturday and Providence held on after blowing a 20-point lead to beat No. 10 Villanova 54-52.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had an open look at a 3pointer after a long inbounds pass, but the shot hit the front of the rim, and the buzzer sounded before Jermaine Samuels tipped it in.

Already without point guard Collin Gillespie, who tore his MCL on Wednesday, the Big East champion Wildcats lost backup Justin Moore to an ankle injury in the first half.

Duke and Nate Watson scored 20 points apiece, and Noah Horchler had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Providence (13-12, 9-10 Big East). The Friars have won five of their last seven games against ranked teams.

NO. 4 ILLINOIS 73, NO. 7 OHIO STATE 68

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ayo Dosunmu returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and Illinois rallied to beat Ohio State.

Andre Curbelo also had 19 points as Illinois got its second straight road win over a top 10 team after routing No. 2 Michigan on Tuesday. The Illini have won 11 of 12 and enter next week’s Big Ten Tournament with a double-bye.

E.J. Liddell led the Buckeyes with 19 points, and Duane Washington Jr. and Justice Sueing each had 15.

NO. 17 OKLA. ST. 85, NO. 6 W. VIRGINIA 80

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sophomore Avery Anderson III scored a careerhigh 31 points to lead Oklahoma State over West Virginia in their Big 12 regularseason finale.

The Cowboys (18-7, 11-7 Big 12) made up for the loss of two starters by finding holes in the defense for easy layups, shooting 58% from the floor and outhustling West Virginia for rebounds.

Oklahoma State was without star freshman Cade Cunningham, who injured his left ankle late in a loss to No. 3 Baylor on Thursday. Isaac Likekele also sat out for the sixth time in seven games with a hand injury.

NO. 8 ALABAMA 89, GEORGIA 79

ATHENS, Ga. — Herbert Jones had two baskets in a 9-0 run to open the second half that gave Alabama the lead, and the SEC champion Crimson Tide beat Georgia.

Jahvon Quinerly led five Alabama scorers in double figures with 18 points. John Petty Jr. had 15 and Jaden Shackelford finished with 14.

Alabama (21-6, 16-2) matched its school record for Southeastern Conference wins in the 1986-87 season. The Crimson Tide will take a three-game winning streak into next week’s SEC Tournament in Tennessee.

Alabama led 82-79 before Keon Ellis sank a 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining. It was one of eight 3s in the second half for the Crimson Tide after they managed only two in the first half.

Georgia (14-11, 7-11) led by 14 in the first half but couldn’t maintain the pace. Sahvir Wheeler led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Freshman K.D. Johnson had 16.

NOTRE DAME 83, NO. 11 FLORIDA ST. 73

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Prentiss Hubb scored 22 points, Dane Goodwin had 15 and Notre Dame beat Florida State.

The Fighting Irish (10-14, 7-11 ACC) had five players score in double figures. They also went 28 for 34 at the free-throw line, compared to 15 for 20 for the Seminoles (15-5, 11-4).

Cormac Ryan, Nikola Djogo and Nate Laszewski had 11 points apiece for Notre Dame, which had dropped four in a row. Juwan Durham had nine points and nine rebounds.

Scottie Barnes led Florida State with 17 points. RaiQuan Gray added 15 points and 10 rebounds. M.J. Walker had 12 points on 4-for-16 shooting.

NO. 12 ARKANSAS 87, TEXAS A&M 80

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Moses Moody scored 28 points, Jalen Tate added 22 and Arkansas beat Texas A&M to match the program’s longest Southeastern Conference winning streak at 11 games.

The Razorbacks also won 11 straight SEC games in 1993-94 en route to a national championship.

NO. 21 VIRGINIA 68, LOUISVILLE 58

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sam Hauser scored 24 points, Trey Murphy III added 17 and Virginia beat Louisville to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.

NO. 22 LOYOLACHICAGO 65, INDIANA STATE 49

ST. LOUIS — Cameron Krutwig had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Loyola Chicago beat Indiana State to advance to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final.

NO. 23 PURDUE 67, INDIANA 58

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Edey scored 20 points and Jaden Ivey added 17 as Purdue beat Indiana for its ninth straight win in the in-state rivalry, the Boilermakers’ best run in the series since John Wooden played for them.