Saturday, March 8, 2003
Jarvis Hayes' goal with 14 seconds gave Georgia an 82-81 win.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATHENS, Ga. -- Jarvis Hayes banked in a 12-footer with 14 seconds remaining and No. 25 Georgia beat No. 3 Florida 82-81 on Tuesday.
Florida (24-5, 12-3 Southeastern Conference) had a chance at a final shot, but Matt Walsh slipped trying to penetrate and David Lee couldn't get the ball off before the buzzer.
Georgia (18-8, 10-5) was playing its second game against a top three team in three days. On Sunday, the Bulldogs lost to No. 2 Kentucky 74-66.
Hayes scored 21 points and Ezra Williams added 20 for the Bulldogs (18-8, 10-5).
Bonner led Florida with 24 points, while Lee added 18.
No. 4 Texas 74, Kansas St. 60
AUSTIN, Texas -- James Thomas had 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Longhorns, who finished their home schedule undefeated for the first time in nine seasons.
Brandon Mouton scored 13 points and T.J. Ford added 11 points and eight assists for Texas (21-5, 12-3 Big 12).
Matt Siebrandt scored 12 points for Kansas State (12-16, 3-12).
No. 5 Oklahoma 76, Nebraska 51
NORMAN, Okla. -- Hollis Price scored 20 points and the Sooners (21-5, 12-3 Big 12) used a 25-0 run that spanned both halves to take control and ran their homecourt winning streak to 37 games, longest in the nation.
Andrew Drevo had 24 points for Nebraska (11-17, 3-12), which dropped to 0-7 on the road in the Big 12.
No. 12 Syracuse 92, No. 16 Notre Dame 88
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Billy Edelin had a season-high 26 points and Carmelo Anthony scored 14 of his 21 in the second half as Syracuse handed the Irish their third straight loss.
Notre Dame (21-8, 9-6 Big East), which trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half, tied the score at 86 on a 3-pointer by Matt Carroll with 2:02 left. But Anthony scored inside to give the Orangemen the lead. After Torrian Jones made two free throws to tie the score for the Irish, Anthony gave the Orangemen (22-4, 12-3) the lead on a rebound basket.
Indiana 74, Minnesota 70
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Jeff Newton scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in his final home game, and Bracey Wright hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 for Indiana (18-10, 8-7 Big Ten).
Minnesota (16-10, 8-7) was led by Jerry Holman with 17 points and Rick Rickert with 15.