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No. 2 Pittsburgh 65, Rutgers 62

PISCATAWAY, N.J.

Pitt’s Brad Wanamker made two free throws with 20 seconds left and Dane Miller missed a game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds left as the Panthers (19-2, 7-1 Big East) held off Rutgers (12-8, 3-5).

No. 23 Louisville 79, No. 5 Connecticut 78

STORRS, CONN.

Peyton Siva scored 19 points, including two driving layups in the second overtime, as Louisville upset Connecticut. Terrence Jennings added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Preston Knowles and Kyle Kuric each added 15 points for Cardinals (17-4, 6-2), who have won four of five and took sole possession of second place in the Big East.

No. 6 Kansas 90, Kansas St. 66

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Thomas Robinson, two days after his mother’s funeral, shook off a slow start and had 17 points and nine rebounds to help lead Kansas.

No. 21 Georgetown 69, No. 8 Villanova 66

PHILADELPHIA

Austin Freeman scored 10 of Georgetown’s final 12 points and finished with 30 to lead the 21st-ranked Hoyas over No. 8 Villanova. Freeman, the Big East preseason player of the year, took over the offense by himself as the Hoyas (16-5, 5-4) lost most of a nine-point lead with 5 minutes to play.

New Mexico 86, No. 9 BYU 77

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Freshman Tony Snell scored a career-high 16 points and had a strong defensive effort in the first half against BYU All-American Jimmer Fredette, helping New Mexico beat the No. 9 Cougars. Kendall Williams, another New Mexico freshman, also had 16 points while Drew Gordon scored 15, Dairese Gary had 14 and Phillip McDonald 11 for the Lobos (15-7, 3-4 Mountain West).

Marquette 76, No. 9 Syracuse 70

MILWAUKEE

Jae Crowder scored 13 of his 25 points in the second half and Marquette handed No. 9 Syracuse its fourth straight loss. C.J. Fair’s layup tied the game at 64, but Crowder’s layup put Marquette ahead by two. Kris Joseph’s jumper tied it for the last time for Syracuse which never led in the game. Jimmy Butler hit a 3-pointer with 1:51 to go and then Darius Johnson-Odom made another 3 as Marquette withstood the charge.

Nebraska 57, No. 13 Texas A&M 48

LINCOLN, NEB.

Jorge Brian Diaz scored 16 points and Nebraska held 13th-ranked Texas A&M to two field goals over the final 10 minutes. The Cornhuskers (15-5, 3-3 Big 12) used a 10-1 spurt to turn a 42-39 deficit into a 49-43 lead in the matchup of the league’s top two defensive teams.

No. 14 Kentucky 66, Georgia 60

LEXINGTON, KY.

Doron Lamb scored 19 points, including a pair of crucial baskets to halt a late Georgia rally, and Kentucky held off the Bulldogs. The Wildcats (16-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) avenged a loss at Georgia three weeks ago.

Arkansas 89, No. 19 Vanderbilt 78

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Rotnei Clarke scored a season-high 36 points and Michael Sanchez had a career-high 20 points off the bench.

Clemson 62, No. 22 Florida State 44

CLEMSON, S.C.

Jerai Grant had 14 points, Demontez Stitt added 12 and Clemson knocked off its first ranked opponent under coach Brad Brownell.

Mississippi State 71, No. 24 Florida 64

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Dee Bost scored 24 points and Kodi Augustus and Renardo Sidney each added 16 for MSU.

Associated Press