Hoyas top Pitt, take first place in league

No. 12 Georgetown posted its 11th win in a row, 61-53, over No. 10 Pitt.
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WASHINGTON -- The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes of a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Jonathan Wallace scored 17 points, Jeff Green had 14, and Roy Hibbert added 12 for the Hoyas (22-5, 12-2), who won their 11th straight win and took sole possession of first place in the conference.
Sam Young and Ronald Ramon scored 11 points apiece for the Panthers (24-5, 11-3), who had won seven of eight. Center Aaron Gray, who wasn't expected to play because of a sprained left ankle, had 10 points and six rebounds as a reserve.
Jessie Sapp's layup with 3:17 remaining broke a 49-49 tie for the Hoyas. Wallace followed with a steal and layup, and Green made a steal and fed Sapp for a layup that pushed the lead to 57-51. Georgetown made 4 of 6 free throws in the final minute to seal the win.
LSU 66, No. 3 Florida 56
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Terry Martin scored 18 points and Garrett Temple added 17 to help the struggling Tigers pull off the upset.
Tasmin Mitchell scored 11 for LSU (15-13, 4-10 Southeastern Conference), which had lost three straight and nine of 10 before hosting a team that had been No. 1 little more than a week ago.
Al Horford had 13 points for Florida (25-4, 12-2), which had already wrapped up the SEC regular season title and lost for the second time in three games.
No. 4 UCLA 75, Stanford 61
LOS ANGELES -- Arron Afflalo scored 20 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 and the Bruins closed out their first undefeated home season in 32 years.
The Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) also clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title for the second consecutive year. They wrap up the regular season next week at the Washington schools.
Stanford (17-10, 9-7) was led by Brook Lopez with 23 points and nine rebounds and Lawrence Hill added 13. The Cardinal, which had 16 turnovers, has lost four of six.
No. 6 Kansas 89, Iowa State 52
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Mario Chalmers scored 18 points to lead six Kansas players in double figures and the Jayhawks routed Iowa State.
Darrell Arthur added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Julian Wright had 12 points for the Jayhawks, who led by as many as 41 early in the second half and swept the season series with Iowa State (14-14, 5-9 Big 12) for the second straight year.
Kansas (25-4, 12-2) remained tied with No. 8 Texas A & amp;M for the Big 12 lead with two games left, at Oklahoma on Monday night and at home next Saturday against No. 19 Texas. The Aggies' last two games are at Texas and home against Missouri.
No. 8 Texas A & amp;M 97, Baylor 87
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Acie Law scored a season-high 31 points and the Aggies beat the Bears for the sixth straight time.
Texas A & amp;M (24-4, 12-2 Big 12) led by two before Dominique Kirk scored 12 points, including two 3s, in a 2 1/2 minute span to push the Aggies lead to 58-48 with 13:45 to play. Kirk finished with 17 points.
Curtis Jerrells had 27 points for Baylor (13-14, 3-11), which lost its 24th straight Big 12 conference game on the road.
TCU 71, No. 14 Air Force 66
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Ryan Wall scored 19 points and the Horned Frogs shot 75 percent in the second half to snap an 11-game losing streak.
Alvardo Parker scored 12 points and Brent Hackett chipped in with 11 for TCU (11-15, 3-11 Mountain West), which had lost six straight games to ranked opponents.
Matt McCraw scored 17 points to lead the Falcons.
No. 15 Butler 56, Detroit 36
INDIANAPOLIS -- Brandon Crone scored 17 points and Butler finished its winningest regular season by clinching a share of the Horizon League championship.
A.J. Graves and Mike Green added 13 points each for the Bulldogs (26-5, 13-3).
Notre Dame 85,No. 16 Marquette 73
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Luke Harangody scored 22 points and Tory Jackson added 21 -- both career highs -- to lead the Fighting Irish.
The Irish (22-6, 10-5) trailed by as many as 13 points midway through the first half, but used an 11-0 run late to take a 42-36 halftime lead. Notre Dame finished the season unbeaten at home and beat a ranked team for the fourth time this season.
No. 19 Texas 68, Oklahoma 58
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kevin Durant matched his career-high with five 3-pointers and scored 32 points and the Longhorns won its fifth straight to stay in the Big 12 regular-season title race.
Durant staked Texas (21-7, 11-3 Big 12) to an early 15-point lead, and the Sooners never got back within striking distance. It was Durant's seventh 30-point game of the season.
San Diego State 86, No. 21 BYU 74
SAN DIEGO -- Brandon Heath scored 30 points and Mohamed Abukar had 27 to lead San Diego State over Mountain West Conference leader Brigham Young.
The defending conference champion Aztecs (20-8, 9-5) were inspired from the start, beginning with a reverse dunk by Jerome Habel off the opening tip and continuing with an 18-0 run that gave them a 22-4 lead.
No. 24 Virginia 75,Georgia Tech 69
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- J.R. Reynolds scored 25 points and the Cavaliers clinched a bye in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Sean Singletary added 24 points for the Cavaliers (19-8, 10-4 ACC), who got key baskets and three-point plays by Tunji Soroye and Jason Cain in the final minutes to secure the comeback victory.
Auburn 86, No. 25 Alabama 77
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Quan Prowell and Korvotney Barber each had 17 points and the Tigers handed the Crimson Tide its fourth loss in five games.
The Tigers (16-14, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) led by as many as 18 points in the second half and hit 14-of-18 free throws over the final 1:39 to counter a Tide rally.
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