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MEN No. 2 Alabama rallies from 17 down to top rival Auburn in OT
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. >> Jahvon Quinerly scored 24 points, Brandon Miller made the clinching free throws with six seconds left and No. 2 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit before beating archrival Auburn 90-85 in overtime Wednesday night.
The Crimson Tide clinched outright their second regular-season SEC title in three years but continued to live on the edge over a troubling eight days that included courtroom revelations that tied Miller and Jaden Bradley to the scene of a murder.
No. 14 Uconn 88, Depaul 59
HARTFORD, CONN. >> Adama Sanogo scored 26 points to lead five Uconn players in double figures and the Huskies closed out their home schedule in emphatic style with an easy win over skidding Depaul.
No. 19 Xavier 94, No. 20 Providence 89
PROVIDENCE, R.I. >> Souley Boum scored a season-high 33 points and Colby Jones added a career-best 29 to help Xavier beat Providence and clinch the No. 2 seed in the Big East Tournament.
Ohio State 73, No. 21 Maryland 62
COLUMBUS, OHIO>> Felix Okpara had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help Ohio State finish its home schedule with a win over Maryland. Justice Sueing had 16 points to lead six Buckeyes in double figures. Ohio State jumped ahead early with a 12- 0 run and didn’t give up the lead the rest of the way.
Vanderbilt 68, No. 23 Kentucky 66
LEXINGTON, KY.>> Jordan Wright hit a goahead fall-away jumper in the lane with 2.6 seconds remaining to finish with 23 points, and Vanderbilt topped Kentucky for its first win at Rupp Arena since January 2007.
Notre Dame 88, No. 25 Pittsburgh 81
SOUTH BEND, IND. >> Marcus Hammond and Cormac Ryan each scored 20 points as Notre Dame beat Pittsburgh to win longtime coach Mike Brey’s final home game.
WOMEN UCLA edges Arizona St. in OT in Pac-12 tourney opener
LAS VEGAS >> Emily Bessoir scored 17 points, including two critical 3-pointers in overtime, as fifth-seeded UCLA, which had a 19-point lead midway through the third quarter, turned back 12th-seeded Arizona State 81-70 on Wednesday in a Pac-12 Tournament first-round game.
No. 16 Oklahoma 90, Kansas State 86, OT
NORMAN, OKLA. >> Skylar Vann scored a careerhigh 23 points and Madi Williams scored 19 and Oklahoma beat Kansas State.
Kansas 98, No. 23 Iowa State 93
LAWRENCE, KAN. >> Offsetting a milestone night from Iowa State’s Ashley Joens, Zakiyah Franklin scored a career-high 31 points and Wyvette Mayberry added 22 as Kansas ended a 16-game losing streak to the Cyclones.
No. 25 South Florida 85, Cincinnati 55
CINCINNATI>> Elena Tsineke scored 28 points, Sammie Puisis added 21, and South Florida closed out the regular season with a rout of Cincinnati.