Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer for No. 14 North Carolina with 0.4 seconds left for the Tar Heels’ only lead of the game to knock off in-state rival No. 4 Duke 71-68 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.
There was a delay to clear the floor following a court storming before the visiting Blue Devils had a chance to inbound. The Tar Heels scored the game’s final nine points.
Caleb Wilson racked up 23 points, Trimble finished with 16 and Henri Veesaar posted 13 points and 11 rebounds as North Carolina (19-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) wiped out a six-point deficit in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
Cameron Boozer scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, but Duke’s 10-game winning streak ended. Dame Sarr notched 13 points and Isaiah Evans had 11 points for the Blue Devils (21-2, 10-1).
No. 1 Arizona 84, Oklahoma State 47
Behind 15 points and eight rebounds from Brayden Burries, the Wildcats set a school record with their 23rd consecutive win as they rolled to a Big 12 victory over the Cowboys in Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) broke the record of 22 straight wins created from 1914-17. The Wildcats also set a conference record for best start in a season, passing Kansas’ 1996-97 team that started 22-0. Jaden Bradley had 13 points and four assists while Tobe Awaka finished with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Anthony Roy scored 10 points to pace Oklahoma State (16-7, 4-6), which came to town on a roll after beating Utah and No. 16 BYU in its previous two games.
No. 10 Michigan State 85, No. 5 Illinois 82 (OT)
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 26 points, including 11 in overtime, and dished out 15 assists as the Spartans snapped the Fighting Illini’s 12-game winning streak with a victory in East Lansing, Mich.
Jaxon Kohler had 11 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Michigan State (20-4, 10-3 Big Ten), while Kur Teng and Jordan Scott added 10 points apiece.
David Mirkovic had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for Illinois (20-4, 11-2), which fell out of the top spot in the conference behind Michigan. Andrej Stojakovic supplied 17 points and seven rebounds, Keaton Wagler tossed in 16 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12.
No. 6 Gonzaga 81, Oregon State 61
Graham Ike matched his career high of 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Bulldogs bounce back from a stunning setback Wednesday at Portland and post a victory over the Beavers at Corvallis, Ore.
Tyon Grant-Foster added 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Gonzaga (23-2, 11-1 West Coast Conference), which got a 13-for-18 shooting performance from Ike. The Bulldogs shot a solid 57.1% from the field and 63% in a second half, during which they outscored Oregon State 43-27.
Isaiah Sy scored 13 points and Dez White added 12 for the Beavers (13-13, 6-7), who had a three-game winning streak halted. Yaak Yaak tallied 11 for Oregon State.
No. 7 Iowa State 72, Baylor 69
Milan Momcilovic scored 21 points as the Cyclones held on for a win over the Bears in a Big 12 Conference tilt in Ames, Iowa.
Joshua Jefferson tallied 15 points and Tamin Lipsey added 14 points and nine rebounds for Iowa State (21-2, 8-2 Big 12), which won its fifth straight game. The Cyclones shot 50% from the field but were hindered by a 6-of-21 effort from deep.
Cameron Carr led Baylor (13-10, 3-8) with 24 points and hit 5 of 10 3-point attempts. Tounde Yessoufou added 17 points and five steals, and Obi Agbim contributed 15 points. The Bears got within three after an 11-0 rally in the final 1:45, but they couldn’t prevent Iowa State from inbounding the ball cleanly with 1.2 seconds remaining.
No. 9 Nebraska 80, Rutgers 68
Rienk Mast scored a game-high 26 points, and the Cornhuskers bounced back from their first two losses of the season with a road win over the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J.
Nebraska (21-2, 10-2 Big Ten) shot 46.9% from the field and committed only six turnovers. Pryce Sandfort added 15 points, while Sam Hoiberg stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Tariq Francis scored 16 points, and Kaden Powers added 14 for Rutgers (9-15, 2-11), which struggled to get stops and take care of the ball. Rutgers committed 15 turnovers that led to 15 points, canceling out a decent shooting performance (48.2% from the field).
No. 11 Kansas 71, Utah 59
Flory Bidunga produced 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in Lawrence, Kan., as the Jayhawks earned their seventh win in a row.
Tre White posted 16 points, Darryn Peterson contributed 14 points and Melvin Council Jr. piled up 11 points, six assists and five rebounds as Kansas (18-5, 8-2 Big 12) stayed in a third-place tie with Iowa State.
Keanu Dawes delivered 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Utes (9-14, 1-9), who dropped their ninth in a row. Terrence Brown added 16 points and four steals.
No. 12 Purdue 68, Oregon 64
Fletcher Loyer scored a team-high 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, to give the Boilermakers a win over the Ducks in West Lafayette, Ind.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points and eight rebounds while Braden Smith contributed 13 points and four assists for Purdue (19-4, 9-3 Big Ten). Loyer hit 3 of 4 free-throw tries in the last 19 seconds to clinch the Boilermakers’ second straight win.
Nate Bittle returned after missing five games with an ankle injury and delivered a game-high 23 points for Oregon (8-15, 1-11), which lost its ninth in a row. Takai Simpkins added 14 points for the Ducks, who missed all five of their 3-point attempts in the final three minutes.
Oklahoma 92, No. 15 Vanderbilt 91
Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points and the Sooners led from start to finish in a road win over the Commodores in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.
The Sooners (12-12, 2-9 SEC) shot 53.4% from the floor and snapped a nine-game losing streak. Brown canned a pair of free throws with 3.4 seconds left that turned out to be crucial when Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner (37 points, nine assists) banked in a 3 at the buzzer.
The Sooners received 17 points from Nigel Pack and 14 from Tae Davis. The Commodores (19-4, 6-4) got 18 points from Tyler Nickel and 13 from AK Okereke and shot 47.4% from the field.
No. 17 Florida 86, Texas A&M 67
Behind its defense and Thomas Haugh’s 22 points, the Gators cruised to a comfortable victory over the Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Haugh scored 21 of his 22 points in the second half. Four more players finished in double figures for Florida, including Isaiah Brown with 12, Urban Klavzar with 11, and Xaivian Lee and Rueben Chinyelu both with 10. With the win, Florida (17-6, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) is now in sole possession of first place in the league standings.
Texas A&M (17-6, 7-3), which entered the game boasting the third-best offense in the country, was held below 70 points for the second time this season. The Aggies missed 23 straight field-goal attempts in the first half to open the game 1 of 27 from the floor. Pop Isaacs and Marcus Hill each finished with 17 points.
No. 18 Virginia 72, Syracuse 59
Sam Lewis scored 16 points and the Cavaliers reached 20 wins with a victory against the Orange in Atlantic Coast Conference action at Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia (20-3, 9-2 ACC) improved to 12-1 at home as Ugonna Onyenso added 10 points and eight rebounds and the Cavaliers knocked down 10 3-pointers for their 14th game this season with double-digit triples. Coach Ryan Odom reached 20 wins and now needs one more victory to tie Jeff Jones’ 1990-91 record for the most by a first-year Virginia coach.
Syracuse (13-11, 4-7) has lost six of its last seven games and is now 1-4 against Top 25 opponents despite Naithan George scoring a game-high 19 points. J.J. Starling and Nate Kingz backed up George with 13 points each.
No. 19 Saint Louis 82, La Salle 58
Ishan Sharma led a balanced offense with 15 points as the Billikens pulled away from the visiting Explorers. Saint Louis shot 10-for-20 from 3-point range during the second half while outscoring La Salle 51-31.
Quentin Jones and Amari McCottry scored 13 points and Dion Brown added 12 as the Billikens (23-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10) won their 17th straight game.
Rob Dockery scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Explorers (7-17, 3-8), who lost their fourth straight game.
No. 20 Clemson 77, Cal 55
RJ Godfrey and Ace Buckner each had 13 points to lead the Tigers to an Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the host Golden Bears. Clemson seized control in the first half with a 23-1 run over a stretch of 12:40.
The Tigers (20-4, 10-1 ACC) tied Duke at the top of the conference standings, won their fourth in a row and their 13th in their past 14 games. Clemson also extended its ACC road winning streak to 14 in a row.
Cal (17-7, 5-6) was unable to pick up a Quad 2 victory that could have boosted its NCAA Tournament chances and had a two-game winning streak snapped. Justin Pippen led the Golden Bears with a game-high 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
No. 21 Arkansas 88, Mississippi State 68
Darius Acuff Jr. put on a show with 24 points, eight assists and five rebounds, leading the Razorbacks to a victory over the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.
Trevon Brazile recorded 19 points and eight boards for Arkansas (17-6, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), while Meleek Thomas and Billy Richmond recorded 17 and 14 points, respectively.
Josh Hubbard scored 16 points for Mississippi State (11-12, 3-7), which still hasn’t won against a ranked opponent this season. Achor Achor collected 15 points and eight rebounds, while Jamarion Davis-Fleming chipped in 12 points.
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) 90, Marshall 74
Eian Eimer scored 18 points and Peter Suder added 17 as the RedHawks never trailed in their Mid-American/Sun Belt Challenge victory over the Thundering Herd in Huntington, W. Va.
Antwone Woolfork added 15 points and seven rebounds for Miami (24-0) while Luke Skaljac posted 12 points and seven assists. The RedHawks raced out to a 41-17 lead as Marshall missed 17 consecutive shots from the field over a 10:17 stretch.
Noah Otshudi paced the Thundering Herd (15-9) with 23 points while Wyatt Ericks added 16 points with 10 rebounds. Marshall played without 7-foot-4 Matt Van Komen, who averages 2.6 blocks per game.
No. 24 Louisville 88, Wake Forest 80
Sananda Fru scored 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting to lead the visiting Cardinals to a victory over the pesky Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Louisville (17-6, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed, shooting 52.9% (27 of 51) from the field. However, Wake Forest (11-12, 2-8) battled back from a 15-point deficit four minutes into the second half to twice tie the game.
Fru, a 6-foot-11 junior, was one of six Cardinals to score in double figures. J’Vonne Hadley finished with 15 points, and Khani Rooths added 13. Juke Harris posted 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Demon Deacons, who lost their fifth straight contest.
Kentucky 74, No. 25 Tennessee 71
Otega Oweh scored 21 points to help the Wildcats rally past the Volunteers in Southeastern Conference play in Lexington, Ky.
Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points and Malachi Moreno scored 10 for Kentucky (17-7, 8-3 SEC), which trailed by 14 before winning its eighth game in nine tries. Saturday marked the team’s second comeback win over Tennessee, after rallying from 17 down on Jan. 17.
Nate Ament’s 29 points led the Volunteers (16-7, 6-4), while Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 15 and J.P. Estrella scored 11. Bishop Boswell scored 10 and DeWayne Brown II pulled down 12 rebounds for Tennessee, which saw its four-game winning streak snapped.
