Texas beats No. 9 Baylor on buzzer-beating layup
AUSTIN, Texas — Tyrese Hunter’s driving layup at the buzzer sent Texas to a 75-73 win over No. 9 Baylor on Saturday, handing the Bears their second straight loss in the Big 12.
Hunter’s frantic basket came after Baylor’s Jalen Bridges tied it on a long 3-pointer with 5 seconds left, the Bears’ first basket in nearly nine minutes.
NO. 1 UCONN 66, VILLANOVA 65
PHILADELPHIA — Alex Karaban hit the decisive 3-pointer for UConn with 2:43 left in the game, Tristen Newton scored 25 points and the Huskies held off persistent Villanova.
NO. 2 PURDUE 84, IOWA 70
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Zach Edey had 30 points and 18 rebounds to lead Purdue past Iowa. Lance Jones scored 17 points and Fletcher Loyer added 12.
WEST VIRGINIA 91, NO. 3 KANSAS 85
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Pat Suemnick added a career-high 20 points and West Virginia beat Kansas.
NO. 4 N.C. 76, BOSTON COLLEGE 66
BOSTON — RJ Davis scored 16 points and Harrison Ingram scored 11 with 13 rebounds to lead North Carolina to its eighth straight win and a victory over Boston College.
Armando Bacot added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Tar Heels (15-3, 7-0 ACC).
NO. 5 HOUSTON 57, UCF 42
HOUSTON — L.J. Cryer scored 16 points, Jamal Shead added 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Houston used a staunch defensive effort to beat Central Florida.
NO. 6 TENNESSEE 91, ALABAMA 71
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dalton Knecht scored 25 points to help Tennessee beat Alabama and hand the Crimson Tide its first SEC loss this season.
PITTSBURGH 80, NO. 7 DUKE 76
DURHAM, N.C. — Blake Hinson scored 24 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from 3-point range as
Pittsburgh beat Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 1979.
NO. 8 KENTUCKY 105, GEORGIA 96
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tre Mitchell scored 23 points, Antonio Reeves added 21 points and Kentucky shot 62% to beat Georgia.
NO. 12 ARIZONA 77, UCLA 71
TUCSON, Ariz. — Oumar Ballo had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Pelle Larsson scored 22 points and Arizona rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat UCLA in the rivals’ final Pac-12 game at McKale Center.
AUBURN, Ala. — Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams each scored 13 points and Auburn won its 11th straight game with a rout of Mississippi.
NO. 15 OKLAHOMA 69, CINCINNATI 65
CINCINNATI — Javian McCollum scored 16 points and Otega Oweh added 14 to help Oklahoma beat Cincinnati.
NO. 17 MARQUETTE 73, ST. JOHN’S 72
NEW YORK — Oso Ighodaro scored 17 points, Tyler Kolek had 15 points and 11 assists, and Marquette held off a furious St. John’s rally at Madison Square Garden.
NO. 18 CREIGHTON 97, SETON HALL 94, 3OT
NEWARK, N.J. — Ryan Kalkbrenner had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks to lead Creighton past Seton Hall in triple overtime.
NO. 24 IOWA STATE 73, NO. 19 TCU 72
FORT WORTH, Texas — Keshon Gilbert scored 20 points, Curtis Jones had 17 points along with seven of Iowa State’s 18 steals and the Cyclones held on for a win over TCU.
NO. 25 TEXAS TECH 85, NO. 20 BYU 78
LUBBOCK, Texas — Pop Isaacs scored 23 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Texas Tech overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to beat BYU.
NO. 21 DAYTON 96, RHODE ISLAND 62
DAYTON, Ohio — Javon Bennett had 22 points and Dayton won its 12th straight game, blowing past Rhode Island.