MENS TOP 25 Sparks flies as Wildcats hold off rival Louisville

Kentucky ended a two-game losing streak to its former coach and the Cardinals.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Patrick Sparks sank three free throws with less than a second left to cap his 25-point performance and complete ninth-ranked Kentucky's big comeback for a 60-58 win over No. 13 Louisville (6-2) and Rick Pitino on Saturday.
The Wildcats (7-1) trailed 32-16 at halftime and were down 58-57 after Larry O'Bannon hit two free throws for Louisville with 15.2 seconds to go.
Kentucky coach Tubby Smith called timeout with 4.8 seconds left to set up the decisive play. Sparks inbounded the ball, then received a pass in the corner. He pump-faked, then jumped into airborne Louisville forward Ellis Myles to draw a whistle.
The buzzer sounded an instant later. But after referees checked a TV replay, Sparks stepped to the free-throw line with 0.6 seconds on the clock.
Sparks, a 71 percent career shooter from the line, hit all three shots. O'Bannon's desperation heave from half-court wasn't close, and the Wildcats snapped a two-game losing streak to their archrivals.
No. 6 Wake Forest 89,
No. 14 Texas 88
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Chris Paul had 23 points and a career-high 12 assists and Eric Williams added 19 points, helping No. 6 Wake Forest hold off No. 14 Texas.
Kenton Paulino missed an 18-foot jumper just before the buzzer that would have won it for the Longhorns.
Vytas Danelius, banished to the bench in the previous game, gave the Demon Deacons (9-1) the lead for good with a reverse layup in traffic with about 3 1/2 minutes left.
P.J. Tucker led the Longhorns (7-2) with 27 points and 13 rebounds.
No. 7 Duke 78, Oklahoma 67
NEW YORK -- Duke relied on its big three to rally from a terrible first half and the seventh-ranked Blue Devils beat Oklahoma at Madison Square Garden.
Trailing 39-29 at halftime, Duke (8-0) didn't come out with a great start to the second half either, forcing coach Mike Krzyzewski to call a timeout 33 seconds in with the deficit up to 12.
Redick had 19 of his 26 points in the second half, turning a 1-of-7 effort from the field in the opening 20 minutes into 7-of-16 shooting for the game.
Oklahoma (6-2) shot 30 percent in the second half (9-of-30).
No. 15 Arizona 48, Marquette 43
MILWAUKEE -- With leading scorer Salim Stoudamire benched, No. 15 Arizona relied on Chris Rodgers' 16 points and key late layup to beat Marquette despite the Wildcats' lowest scoring output in nearly 20 years.
Arizona coach Lute Olson didn't say why he sidelined Stoudamire.
Neither team scored much Saturday, combining for only three field goals over the last nine minutes.
Arizona (7-2) hadn't been held to so few points since a 50-41 loss to Alabama in the 1985 NCAA tournament.
No. 19 George Washington 85, Towson 69
WASHINGTON -- Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored 15 points and Ricky Lucas added 13 of his season-high 14 points in the second half Saturday to help No. 19 George Washington to its seventh straight win, 85-69 over Towson.
Omar Williams scored 10 of his 12 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half, and finished with eight rebounds for the Colonials (7-1), who won their seventh straight.
Lawrence Hamm led Towson (3-7) with 18 points. Jonathan Pease added 16 points.