No. 8 TEXAS 58, KANSAS STATE 51 Brady Sanders

scored 12 points and No. 8 Texas overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat Kansas State on Wednesday night.

Sanders made two free throws and a putback on consecutive possessions to give Texas a 47-43 lead with four minutes remaining. Kansas State never caught up.

and for Texas (23-2, 12-2 Big 12). led Kansas State (16-9, 6-8) with

added 10.

20 points.

STATE WOMEN

SMU 62, TULSA 45

11-3), and grabbed 10 rebounds.

NATIONAL WOMEN

scored 10 apiece

Tulsa had its three-game winning streak snapped with a loss at SMU on Wednesday night.

Former Midwest City standout had a team-best 11 points for Tulsa (10-16, 7-8 AAC).

IPFW 54, ORAL ROBERTS 48

Oral Roberts dropped its third straight game at IPFW to close out a four-game road trip.

The Golden Eagles (11-15, 8-6 Summit League) were led by 12 points off the bench.

NATIONAL MEN

No. 20 DUKE 74, No. 5 N. CAROLINA 73

Grayson Allen Derryck Thornton

scored 23 points and freshman

came up with the clinching block on the final play to help No. 20 Duke edge No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Allen hit a pair of free throws with 1:09 left for the lead on a night when the Blue Devils (20-6, 9-4 ACC) trailed most of the way. Then Duke came up with a pair of stops in the final minute, first on a shot attempt inside in traffic by

Then, on UNC’s final possession, Thornton blocked shot in the lane. Allen rebounded the ball and flung it into the air to let the final seconds expire, and then the players raced to the bench to mob each other and celebrate.

had 29 points and 19 rebounds in a dominating performance for the Tar Heels (21-5, 10-3).

PENN STATE 79, No. 4 IOWA 75

Donovon Jack

scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Penn State beat No. 4 Iowa on Wednesday night.

The Nittany Lions (13-13, 4-9 Big Ten) had lost five of six, but and had 18 points apiece in the school’s second victory over a Top 25 team in two weeks. Penn State also beat No. 22 Indiana 68-63 on Feb. 6. scored 28 points for Iowa (20-6,

had 19.

No. 1 UCONN 88, CINCINNATI 34

Breanna Stewart

scored 14 points off the bench Wednesday to lead top-ranked UConn to its 62nd consecutive win.

The senior added eight rebounds and five assists in just 21 minutes as UConn (25-0, 14-0 AAC) reached the 25-win plateau for the 23rd consecutive season.