Hubb scores 22 as Notre Dame beats No. 11 Florida State, 83-73
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Prentiss Hubb scored 22 points, Dane Goodwin had 15 and Notre Dame beat No. 11 Florida State 83-73 on Saturday.
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).
NO. 4 ILLINOIS 73, NO. 7 OHIO ST. 68
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ayo Dosunmu returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and Illinois (20-6, 16-4) rallied to beat Ohio State (18-8, 12-8).
The Illini have won 11 of 12 and enter next week’s Big Ten Tournament with a double-bye.
NO. 8 ALABAMA 89, GEORGIA79
ATHENS, Ga. — Herbert Jones had two baskets in a 9-0 run to open the second half that gave Alabama (21-6, 16-2) the lead, and the SEC champion Crimson Tide beat Georgia (1411, 7-11).
PROVIDENCE 54, NO. 10 VILLANOVA 52 David Duke made a tiebreaking tip-in with 2.8 seconds left on Saturday and Providence (13-12, 9-10 Big East) held on after blowing a 20-point lead to beat Villanova (16-5, 11-4).
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had an open look at a 3-pointer after a long inbounds pass, but the shot hit the front of the rim, and the buzzer sounded before Jermaine Samuels tipped it in.
NO. 14 CREIGHTON 93, BUTLER 73
OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Zegarowski matched his career high with 32 points and Creighton (18-7, 14-6 Big East) closed a difficult week off the court with a victory over Butler (9-14, 8-12).
The Bluejays won for the first time in three games, doing it without head coach Greg McDermott, who is suspended indefinitely for making racially insensitive remarks to his team following a Feb. 27 loss. Assistant coach Alan Huss served as interim head coach against the Bulldogs.
NO. 21 VIRGINIA 68, LOUISVILLE 58
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sam Hauser scored 24 points, Trey Murphy III added 17 and Virginia (17-6, 13-4) beat Louisville (13-6, 8-5) to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.
WOMEN’S AP TOP 25
NO. 1 UCONN 77, ST. JOHN’S 41
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and UConn opened its postseason with a rout of St. John’s in the Big East quarterfinals.
NO. 3 NC STATE 66, GEORGIA TECH 61
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Elissa Cunane had 23 points and nine rebounds, and North Carolina State stormed back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Georgia Tech and advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.
NO. 6 BAYLOR 93, KANSAS 67
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Nalyssa Smith had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Dijonai Carrington added 20 points and Baylor (21-2, 16-1 Big 12) beat Kansas (7-17, 3-15).
The Lady Bears have already clinched their 11th straight regular-season title — the fifth-longest streak in NCAA women’s Division I history.