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Bishop helps No. 10 Texas rally past No. 7 K-State, 69-66

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MANHATTAN, KAN. • Christian Bishop scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including the go-ahead lay-in with 37 seconds to go, and No. 10 Texas rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 7 Kansas State 69-66.

Sir’Jabari Rice also had 14 points for the Longhorns, and his two free throws with nine seconds left forced the Wildcats into needing a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime.

Ismael Massoud got an open look from the wing but it was well short of the rim, allowing the Longhorns to hold on for their fifth Top 25 win of the season. Keyontae Johnson had 16 points for the Wildcats.

No. 21 Indiana 79, No. 1 Purdue 74

BLOOMINGTON, IND. • Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and Jalen Hood-Schifino delivered the clinching basket on a dunk with 2 seconds left as No. 21 Indiana beat No. 1 Purdue 79-74 on Saturday.

Zach Edey finished with 33 points and 18 rebounds for Purdue (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten).

A roaring, raucous crowd that stayed on its feet most of the game wasted no time storming the court after the final buzzer sounded. Hood-Schifino had 16 points for the Hoosiers, who have won six of seven.

No. 2 Tennessee 46, No. 25 Auburn 43

KNOXVILLE, TENN. • Josiah-Jordan James scored 15 points to lead Tennessee past Auburn in a game in which every point was difficult and nothing flowed.

The Tigers (17-6, 7-3) were led by Johni Broome with 11 points and K.D. Johnson off the bench with 10 points. Auburn managed only 24% from the field and 11% from the 3-point line.

No. 4 Alabama 79, LSU 69

BATON ROUGE, LA. • Noah Clowney and Rylan Griffen led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points each to carry Alabama over LSU, which lost its 10th straight.

Nimari Burnett and Mark Sears each had 13 points and Brandon Miller had 11 for the Crimson Tide (20-3, 10-0 Southeastern Conference).

Derek Fountain led LSU (12-11, 1-9) with a career-high 26 points. Cam Hayes came off the bench and scored 15 points. Tigers leading scorer KJ Williams was held to eight points, nine below his season average.

Virginia Tech 74, No. 6 Virginia 68

BLACKSBURG, VA. • Sean Pedulla scored 22 points and Virginia Tech snapped the Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak.

Justin Mutts added 17 points for the Hokies, who shot 50% from the floor for the fourth straight game.

Jayden Gardner’s 20 points led Virginia (17-4, 9-3), which saw its usually stingy defense struggle.

No. 13 Iowa State 68, No. 8 Kansas 53

AMES, IOWA • Jaren Holmes led Iowa State with 15 points in the Cyclones’ win over Kansas.

Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones (16- 6, 7-3 Big 12), who stayed within at least a game of front-running Texas in the conference standings.

Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks (18-5, 6-4) with 26 points for his sixth straight with at least 20.

No. 9 UCLA 76, Washington State 52

LOS ANGELES • Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and UCLA won its 21st consecutive home game.

Washington State (10-15, 5-9) was without second-leading scorer DJ Rodman. The senior missed both games in Los Angeles because of illness.

The Cougars were led by TJ Bamba with 19 points. Justin Powell added 17, hitting five 3-pointers.

No. 11 Baylor 89, Texas Tech 62

WACO, TEXAS • Aalen Bridges had 18 points with eight rebounds, big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua played for the first time since suffering a gruesome knee injury last season and Baylor beat Texas Tech.

Bridges scored 16 of his points in the second half. Freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points for the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12). Adam Flagler had 13 points and eight assists.

De’Vion Harmon had 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 19 for Texas Tech (1211, 1-9).

No. 14 Marquette 60, Butler 52

MILWAUKEE • Tyler Kolek had 13 points and eight assists in Marquette’s win over Butler for its fifth consecutive victory. Marquette (19-5, 11-2 Big East) began the day tied for first place in the conference standings with No. 16 Xavier.

Jayden Taylor scored 19 points and Simas Lukosius added 15 for Butler.

Oklahoma State 79, No. 15 TCU 73

STILLWATER, OKLA. • Kalib Boone scored 25 points and Oklahoma State blew a 19-point second-half lead before recovering to beat a depleted TCU squad.

Caleb Asberry added 19 points and John-Michael Wright had 17 for Oklahoma State (14-9, 5-5 Big 12). The Cowboys have won three straight and five of six to move back into the conversation for a potential NCAA Tournament berth.

Emanuel Miller led TCU (17-6, 6-4) with 17 points and Shahada Wells had 14.

No. 16 Xavier 96, St. John’s 71

CINCINNATI • Jack Nunge scored 21 points, Colby Jones added 19 and Xavier made a season-high 15 3-pointers to defeat St. John’s.

Souley Boum added 17 points, Desmond Claude scored 11 and Jerome Hunter 10 for the Musketeers (19-5, 11-2 Big East), who have won four of their last five games.

No. 19 FAU 67, Charlotte 52

CHARLOTTE, N.C. • Vladislav Goldin had 15 points and Florida Atlantic rebounded with a win just two days after the Owls had their 20-game win streak snapped.

Alijah Martin added 11 points and Brandon Weatherspoon had 10 for the Owls (22-2, 12-1 Conference USA), who outscored Charlotte 37-21 in the second half.

Brice Williams led Charlotte (13-10, 4-8) with 14 points.

No. 23 Miami 78, No. 20 Clemson 74

CLEMSON, S.C. • Nijel Pack scored 20 points and Isaiah Wong added 15 as Miami used a second-half burst to hold off Clemson.

Wong and Pack each hit 3-pointers right after halftime for the Hurricanes (18-5, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who used a 21-9 run to open a 56-44 lead with 11:10 to play.

Wooga Poplar added 14 points for Miami while Jordan Miller had 12.

PJ Hall had 17 of his team-high 19 points in the second half for the Tigers. Hunter Tyson added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 24 UConn 68, Georgetown 62

WASHINGTON • Adama Sanogo and Tristen Newton each scored 15 and Alex Karaban knocked down two late 3-pointers to give UConn a win over last-place Georgetown.

Brandon Murray’s three-point play with 4:42 left put the Hoyas on top at 61-60 for their first lead since 16:16 in the first half. Murray scored 14 of his game-high 21 points after halftime for the Hoyas (6-18, 1-12), who have lost six straight games to UConn.

No. 5 Arizona 84, Oregon State 52

TUCSON, ARIZ. • Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, Courtney Ramey added 11 and No. 5 Arizona used a massive first-half run to blow out Oregon State 84-52.

The Wildcats slogged through a foulfilled first half before racing past the Beavers with a 19-2 run that gave them a 26-point halftime lead.

Arizona had 22 assists on 28 field goal, grabbed 17 more rebounds and outscored Oregon State by 16 in the paint to win its sixth straight. Jordan Pope led Oregon State with 11 points.

No. 18 Saint Mary’s 78, No. 12 Gonzaga 70 OT

MORAGA, CALIF. • Aidan Mahaney scored 18 points and took the game over in crunch time, leading No. 18 Saint Mary’s to a 78-70 overtime win over No. 12 Gonzaga for the Gaels’ 12th straight victory.

Mahaney scored or assisted on 19 of 21 points in a stretch that started with the Gaels trailing by four points with five minutes to play in regulation.

Drew Timme scored 23 points to lead Gonzaga but got little help offensively from the rest of his team.

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