San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

Two big plays lift Duke past UNC

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Tre Jones got Duke to overtime, and Wendell Moore finished off North Carolina.

They did it with a pair of plays sure to live on in the lore of the fierce rivalry.

Jones hit a jumper at the horn to force the extra period, then Moore scored on a putback of Jones’ airballed jumper as time expired in OT to help the Blue Devils top the Tar Heels 9896 in a wild renewal of the longtime series Saturday night in Chapel Hill.

“There’s really nothing to put into words,” Jones said. “I’m still trying to wrap my head around what happened.”

Duke (203, 102 ACC) rallied from 13 down in the final 41⁄2 minutes of regulation on Jones’ contested shot after he ran down a long rebound on his own intentiona­lly missed free throw. Then the Blue Devils had to rally from five down in the final 20.9 seconds after the Tar Heels (1013, 39) had seemingly steadied themselves.

#1 Baylor 78, Oklahoma State 70: MaCio Teague scored 24 points to lead five players in double figures for the host Bears (21-1, 10-1 Big 12), who won their 20th straight. The Cowboys (11-12, 1-9) had four players foul out. #3 Kansas 60, TCU 46: Udoka Azubuike had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the visiting Jayhawks (20-3, 9-1 Big 12) tied an NCAA record with their 31st straight 20-win season while getting coach Bill Self his 700th career victory. Desmond Bane had 20 points for TCU (13-10, 4-6).

#4 San Diego State 89, Air Force 74: KJ Feagin scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and the visiting Aztecs (24-0, 13-0 Mountain West) remained the nation’s lone unbeaten team. Chris Joyce scored 23 points to lead Air Force (9-15, 3-9), which fell to 4-86 against ranked opponents. #5 Louisville 80, Virginia 73: Steven Enoch scored 13 points, including two key free throws with 2:47 remaining, and the host Cardinals (21-3, 12-1 ACC) earned their 10th consecutiv­e victory. Tomas Woldetensa­e had 27 points for Virginia (15-7, 7-5).

#6 Dayton 71, St. Louis 65: Obi Toppin scored 17 points and Jalen Crutcher led a second-half rally that kept the host Flyers (21-2, 10-1) unbeaten atop the Atlantic 10 Conference. Jordan Goodwin led the Billikens (17-7, 6-5) with 22 points.

#8 Florida State 99, Miami 81: M.J. Walker and Patrick Williams each scored 14 points to lead the host Seminoles (20-3, 10-2 ACC), who connected on 13 of 26 3-point attempts. Isaiah Wong had a careerhigh 23 points for Miami (11-12, 3-10).

#12 Seton Hall 70, #10 Villanova 64: Myles Powell had 19 points, and Big East-leading Seton Hall (18-5, 10-1) snapped a 17-game road losing streak to Villanova. Saddiq Bey had 22 points for Villanova (17-6, 7-4).

#11 Auburn 91, #18 LSU 90: J’Von McCormick hit a floater with 0.1 second left in overtime as the host Tigers (21-2, 8-2 SEC) rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half and moved into a tie with LSU (17-6, 8-2) for the league lead. LSU’s Skylar Mays led all scorers with 30 points and also collected eight assists and seven rebounds. He scored nine in overtime.

Oklahoma 69, #13 West Virginia 59: Kristian Doolittle scored 27 points as the host Sooners (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) overcame West Virginia. Jermaine Haley led the Mountainee­rs (18-5, 6-4) with 15 points.

Oregon State 63, #14 Oregon 53: The host Beavers (14-9, 4-7 Pac-12) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Ducks (18-6, 7-4).

#15 Kentucky 77, Tennessee 64: Immanuel Quickley scored 18 points, and the visiting Wildcats (18-5, 8-2 SEC) won for the sixth time in seven games. Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points for Tennessee (13-10, 5-5), which lost for the fourth time in its past five games.

Michigan 77, #16 Michigan State 68: Isaiah Livers (groin) scored 14 points in his return to the lineup for the host Wolverines (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten). Cassius Winston scored 20 points for Michigan State (16-8, 8-5).

#17 Iowa 96, Nebraska 72: Joe Wieskamp’s career-high 30 points led the host Hawkeyes (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) to a rout of the Huskers (7-16, 2-10), who got 18 points from Jervay Green.

#21 Creighton 94, St. John’s 82: In Omaha, Neb., Marcus Zegarowski scored 23 points to lead five players in double figures for the Bluejays (18-6, 7-4 Big East). Marcellus Earlington scored a career-high 25 points for the Red Storm (13-11, 2-9).

#22 Penn State 83, Minnesota 77: Lamar Stevens scored a career-high 33 points as the host Nittany Lions (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) won their sixth straight. Daniel Oturu had a careerhigh 32 points and 16 rebounds for the Golden Gophers (12-11, 6-7).

UCLA 65, #23 Arizona 52: In Tucson, Riley Smith had 15 points and the Bruins (13-12, 6-5 Pac-12) bounced back from an ugly loss to Arizona State with a superb defensive game.

Arizona State 66, USC 64: Remy Martin hit a pull-up jumper with 19 seconds left for the host Sun Devils (15-8, 6-4 Pac-12). Jonah Mathews’ 22 points led USC (17-7, 6-5).

WOMEN

#2 Baylor 54, Kansas State 40: Juicy Landrum scored 11 points, Nalyssa Smith added 10 and the visiting Bears (21-1, 10-0 Big 12) used a 13-0 second-quarter run to take control.

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