Men’s college basketball
Miller, No. 2 Alabama top Arkansas, 86- 83
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.>> Brandon Miller scored 24 points and Mark Sears made seven of eight free throws over the final 1: 04 to help No. 2 Alabama top Arkansas 86- 83 on Saturday.
Miller delivered his second straight huge game for the Crimson Tide ( 254, 15- 1 Southeastern Conference) since police alleged in courtroom testimony that he brought a gun to former teammate Darius Miles, who is charged with capital murder in a fatal shooting.
No. 1 Houston 76, East Carolina 57
GREENVILLE, N. C.>> Marcus Sasser scored 22 points to help Houston clinch outright possession of the American Athletic Conference regular- season title.
No. 3 Kansas 76, West Virginia 74
LAWRENCE, KAN.>> Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career high, scoring 17 points to help lift Kansas over West Virginia.
No. 17 Indiana 79, No. 5 Purdue 71 WEST LAFAYETTE,
IND.>> Jalen Hood- Schifino scored a career- high 35 points and Trey Galloway added 10 of his 13 in the second half to lead Indiana over Purdue.
The Hoosiers pulled their first season sweep in this bitter rivalry since 2012- 13.
North Carolina 71, No. 6 Virginia 63
CHAPEL HILL, N. C.>> Pete Nance scored 22 points to lead North Carolina past Virginia.
Arizona State 89, No. 7 Arizona 88
TUCSON, ARIZ.>> Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60- foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10- point deficit to beat Arizona.
No. 9 Baylor 81, No. 8 Texas 72
WACO, TEXAS>> Jalen Bridges had 17 points for ninthranked Baylor, which overcame a huge deficit with an impressive run right after freshman standout Keyonte George left injured early.
No. 10 Marquette 90, Depaul 84
MILWAUKEE>> Kam Jones and Tyler Kolek each scored 22 points while helping Marquette clinch a share of its first Big East regularseason championship in a decade.
No. 11 Tennessee 85, South Carolina 45
KNOXVILLE, TENN.>> JosiahJordan James came back from missing four games with an injury to score 18 points to lead Tennessee to a rout of South Carolina.
Florida State 85, No. 13 Miami 84
CORAL GABLES, FLA.>> Matthew
Cleveland’s 3- pointer as time expired capped Florida State’s comeback from a 25- point secondhalf deficit and a win over Miami.
No. 18 Uconn 95, St. John’s 86
NEW YORK>> Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points, Adama Sanogo added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Uconn beat St. John’s.
No. 14 Kansas St. 73, Oklahoma State 68
ST I L LWAT E R , OK LA .>> Markquis Nowell had 22 points, eight assists and four steals in Kansas State’s third straight win, beating Oklahoma State.
Villanova 79, No. 19 Creighton 67
PHILADELPHIA>> Eric Dixon scored 18 of his careerhigh 31 points in the first half, Cam Whitmore added 17 and Villanova defeated Creighton.
Oklahoma 61, No. 23 Iowa State 50
AMES, IOWA>> Jacob Groves led Oklahoma with 16 points as the Sooners knocked off Iowa State.
No. 24 TCU 83, Texas Tech 82
LUBBOCK, TEXAS>> Jakobe Coles made two free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining, and TCU beat Texas Tech despite blowing a 12- point lead in the final eight minutes.
Mississippi State 69, No. 25 Texas A& M 62 STARKVILLE, MISS.>>
Tolu Smith had 17 points and Shakeel Moore had 14 as Mississippi State knocked off Texas A& M.
DU 72, Omaha 61
Tevin Smith scored 18 points as Denver beat Omaha at home. Smith also added seven rebounds for the Pioneers ( 15- 16, 6- 12 Summit League).