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Missouri 93, No. 6 Oklahoma St. 92, 2OT
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri surrendered a nine-point lead in the final 3:08 of regulation, but won on Arthur Johnson's free throws with 30.3 seconds left. A last-second jumper by Oklahoma State's John Lucas bounced off the rim, giving the Tigers (14-10, 8-5 Big 12) their fifth straight win. The loss ended an 11-game winning streak for Oklahoma State (21-3, 11-2) and dropped the Cowboys into a first-place Big 12 tie with Texas. Rickey Paulding had 30 points and Johnson 29 for Missouri. Lucas had 30 points and Tony Allen 24 for the Cowboys.
No. 8 Connecticut 71, St. John's 53
NEW YORK -- Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 18 rebounds, and Rashard Anderson had 11 of his 17 points as Connecticut opened the second half with 17-4 run to go up 50-20 with 14:53 to play.
Virginia 74, No. 12 North Carolina 72
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Todd Billet hit his third decisive 3-pointer in four games, connecting with 13 seconds left for Virginia. Billet beat No. 18 Georgia Tech on Feb. 14 on a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left, then hit another with 16 seconds left at Clemson on Saturday. Devin Smith scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half for the Cavaliers (15-10, 5-9 Atlantic Coast Conference). Sean May led North Carolina (16-8, 6-7) with 20 points.
No. 13 Providence 73, Notre Dame 59
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Ryan Gomes scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, and Rob Sanders added 17 points for Providence. The Friars (19-5, 10-3 Big East) limited Notre Dame to 32-percent shooting, and used a 14-2 run early in the second half to take control, with Gomes scoring five points during the spurt. Gomes also had 12 rebounds. Chris Thomas led Notre Dame (13-11, 7-7) with 23 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
No. 16 So. Illinois 68, Creighton 60
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Darren Brooks had 14 points to lead Southern Illinois to its 15th straight victory. Southern Illinois (23-2, 16-0 Missouri Valley) has already won the conference title, its third straight. The Salukis are two wins away from finishing with a perfect record in the league for the first time. Nate Funk led Creighton (19-6, 11-5) with 15 points.
No. 19 Memphis 74, So. Mississippi 56
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --Sean Banks scored 22 points and Memphis beat Southern Mississippi for its 11th straight victory. Rodney Carney scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half for Memphis (20-4, 11-2 Conference USA). Jasper Johnson and Charles Gaines had 14 points each for Southern Mississippi (12-12, 5-8), which lost for the fourth time in five games.
Nebraska 72, No. 25 Texas Tech 44
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nate Johnson had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Nebraska handed Texas Tech its worst loss in nearly two years. The Cornhuskers (15-9, 5-8 Big 12) gave the Red Raiders (19-8, 7-6) their fifth straight loss on the road and their worst beating since Kansas rolled over them 90-50 in the 2002 conference tournament. Jarrius Jackson led Texas Tech with 10 points.
-- Associated Press