SEC 6, Big 12 4

Highlights

KENTUCKY 83, NO. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 76

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman forward Kevin Knox scored 19 of his season-high 34 points in the second half and Kentucky overcame a 17-point deficit to beat No. 7 West Virginia. Knox’s 3-pointer with 1:05 remaining put Kentucky ahead to stay. Nick Richards dunked off a rebound with 30 seconds left, and Quade Green and Wenyen Gabriel each sank two free throws after that to seal the victory.

ALABAMA 80, NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 73

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama freshman Collin Sexton scored 18 points, Herbert Jones added 14 and the Crimson Tide held Oklahoma freshman Trae Young to 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the floor. It was the second time this season Young was held under 20 points and it was his lowest scoring output since scoring 15 points in the Sooners’ season opener. Khadeem Lattin led Oklahoma with 18 points while Rashard Odomes added 15.

NO. 20 FLORIDA 81, BAYLOR 60

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Chris Chiozza scored 20 points, including 13 consecutive late in the first half, and No. 20 Florida hit 14 3-pointers to beat Baylor.

NO. 22 TENNESSEE 68, IOWA STATE 45

AMES, Iowa — Reserve Lamonte Turner scored 20 points and James Daniel III had 16 off the bench as Tennessee rolled past Iowa State for its sixth victory in seven games.

VANDERBILT 81, TCU 78

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Riley LaChance’s 3-pointer with 1:17 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores beat TCU with their 11th different lineup this season.

NO. 5 KANSAS 79, TEXAS A&M 68

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Svi Mykhailiuk scored 24 points, Malik Newman added 15 and Kansas used a big first-half lead to beat Texas A&M for its fourth consecutive victory in the Big 12-SEC Challenge.

NO. 14 TEXAS TECH 70, SOUTH CAROLINA 63

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Keenan Evans scored 31 points, including the goahead three-pointer with 2:12 left, to lift No. 14 Texas Tech over South Carolina.

TEXAS 85, MISSISSIPPI 72

AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Mohamed Bamba scored a season-high 25 points to go with 15 rebounds and 4 blocks as Texas defeated Mississippi.

KANSAS STATE 56, GEORGIA 51

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State outscored Georgia 12-2 over the final 6:11 as the Wildcats beat the Bulldogs at Bramlage Coliseum.