LSU upsets No. 11 South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jordan Wright had 14 points including two free throws with five seconds left as LSU erased a 16-point second half deficit to beat No. 11 South Carolina 64-63 on Saturday.
The Tigers (13-12, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-25 after Zachary Davis’ 3 pointer with 16:58 to play. That’s when LSU found its offensive flow.
South Carolina (21-5, 9-4) had a final chance, but Jacobi Wright’s 3pointer from the left corner bounced off the rim.
No. 1 UConn 81, No. 4 Marquette 53
HARTFORD, Conn. – Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help UConn rout Marquette and take control of the race for the Big East regular season title.
Tristen Newton added 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Huskies (24-2, 14-1), who have won 14 straight games. Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra each added 14 points.
No. 3 Houston 82, Texas 61
HOUSTON – L.J. Cryer scored a season-high 26 points, Jamal Shead had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Houston beat Texas for the Cougars’ third straight win.
Cryer and Shead combined to score 23 first half points on 8-of-15 shooting as Houston (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) built a 4027 halftime lead.
No. 5 Arizona 105, Arizona St. 60
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jaden Bradley scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo dominated inside and Arizona overpowered Arizona State in the rivals’ final Pac-12 game at McKale Center.
The Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 Pac-12) had their free-flowing offense clicking all night and tightened up their defense late in the first half to turn the rivalry game into a blowout before the teams head to the Big 12 next season.
No. 6 Kansas 67, No. 25 Oklahoma 57
NORMAN, Okla. – Hunter Dickinson had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and Kansas rallied to beat Oklahoma.
Johnny Furphy had 15 points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Jayhawks (20-6, 8-5 Big 12). Kevin McCullar, the leading scorer in the Big 12, returned after missing two games with a knee injury, including a 79-50 loss to Texas Tech. He finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
No. 7 North Carolina 96, Virginia Tech 81
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Armando Bacot had 25 points and 12 rebounds and North Carolina led most of the way in a victory against Virginia Tech.
RJ Davis added 20 points, Cormac Ryan scored 16 and Harrison Ingram had 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Tar Heels (20-6, 12-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
No. 8 Tennessee 88, Vanderbilt 53
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zeigler scored 14 points apiece to lead Tennessee to a rout over Vanderbilt.
Josiah-Jordan James had 13 points, Santiago Vescovi scored 12 and Jonas Aidoo added 11 points and eight rebounds as the Volunteers (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) beat the Commodores (7-18, 2-10) for the 13th time in their last 14 meetings.
No. 9 Duke 76, Florida State 67
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the Blue Devils beat Florida State.
McCain hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and shot 60% overall (12 for 20).
No. 10 Iowa St. 82, Texas Tech 74
AMES, Iowa – Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead Iowa State past Texas Tech .
No. 12 Baylor 94, West Virginia 81
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Freshman Ja’Kobe Walter scored 23 points to lead six Baylor players in double figures and the Bears beat West Virginia.
No. 22 Kentucky 70, No. 13 Auburn 59
AUBURN, Ala. – Antonio Reeves scored 22 points and Kentucky led throughout to beat cold-shooting Auburn 70-59, ending the Tigers’ 16-game home winning streak.
No. 14 Illinois 85, Maryland 80
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 27 points and Illinois beat Maryland to earn its first road victory against the Terrapins since 2011.
Jahmir Young had 28 points to lead Maryland, which was 10-3 against the Illini since entering the Big Ten in 2014.
No. 15 Alabama 100, Texas A&M 75
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.–Mark Sears had 23 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals and hot-shooting Alabama beat Texas A&M.
No. 16 Dayton 78, Fordham 70
DAYTON, Ohio – DaRon Holmes II got his eighth double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead Dayton past Fordham.
No. 17 Creighton 79, Butler 57
INDIANAPOLIS – Baylor Scheierman finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, his sixth consecutive double-double, and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 21 points as Creighton rolled past Butler.
Oklahoma State 93, No. 19 BYU 83
STILLWATER, Okla. – Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help Oklahoma State beat BYU.
No. 20 Wisconsin 88, Iowa 86, OT
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Tony Perkins’ layup with 1.3 seconds left gave Iowa an overtime win over Wisconsin.
No. 21 Virginia 49, Wake Forest 47
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Reece Beekman scored 20 points and Virginia overcame poor free-throw shooting to beat Wake Forest.
Southern Illinois 74, No. 23 Indiana State 69
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Xavier Johnson scored 23 points and Southern Illinois ended a 17-game losing streak against ranked opponents, overcoming a 13point deficit to beat Indiana State.