men’s College basketball | Saturday’s Top 25 games


No. 1 Kentucky 83, Vanderbilt 74

LEXINGTON, KY.

Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting, and Kentucky won the Southeastern Conference regular season title for the 45th time. The Wildcats (28-1, 14-0) have won 51 straight at home and are on a 20-game winning streak overall.

No. 4 Kansas 87, No. 3 Missouri 86, OT

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Thomas Robinson made a three-point play in the closing seconds of regulation, and Tyshawn Taylor’s made two free throws with 8.3 seconds left in overtime for Kansas in the final scheduled regular-season matchup with Missouri. The Tigers, who blew a 19-point second-half lead, never got a potential winning shot off in the final seconds.

No. 5 Duke 70, Virginia Tech 65, OT

DURHAM, N.C.

Austin Rivers scored 23 points and Seth Curry added 19 for Duke. Miles Plumlee added 15 rebounds and two free throws with 9.6 seconds left for the Blue Devils (25-4, 12-2), who made 6 of 8 foul shots in the final minute of overtime to win their sixth straight and remain atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

No. 7 North Carolina 54, No. 25 Virginia 51

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

Tyler Zeller scored 20 points, including a critical dunk with 13.3 seconds left and the shot clock winding down, as North Carolina swept the season series. John Henson added 15 points, including 11 in the second half, as the Tar Heels (25-4, 12-2) kept pace with No. 5 Duke for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

No. 9 Georgetown 67, Villanova 46

WASHINGTON

Freshman Otto Porter had 15 points and six rebounds in his second start of the season and Jason Clark had 15 points and six rebounds for Georgetown. The victory moves the Hoyas (21-6, 11-5) into sole possession of fourth place in the Big East.

Georgia 76, No. 12 Florida 62

ATHENS, GA.

Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points and Gerald Robinson added 15 as Georgia snapped Florida’s three-game winning streak.

No. 13 Baylor 70, Oklahoma 60

WACO, TEXAS

Pierre Jackson scored 18 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer that started Baylor’s game-deciding spurt. The game was tied for the 12th time before Jackson’s 3 put the Bears (24-5, 11-5 Big 12) up 49-46 with 10:48 left.

TCU 83, No. 18 New Mexico 64

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Amric Fields scored eight consecutive points for TCU in a 48-second span in their tiebreaking run and the Horned Frogs upset another ranked team at home. The Horned Frogs (17-11, 7-5) have won eight consecutive home games, the last two over Top 25 teams.

No. 19 Wichita St. 81, Drake 58

WICHITA, KAN.

Ben Smith scored 18 points to lead Wichita State. Garrett Stutz added 15 points and Toure Murry chipped in 14 for Wichita State (26-4, 16-2), which had already clinched the Missouri Valley regular season championship.

St. John’s 61, No. 20 Notre Dame 58

NEW YORK

Moe Harkless had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead St. John’s to its first win over a ranked team in 11 games this season. D’Angelo Harrison added 15 points for St. John’s (13-16, 6-10 Big East).

No. 21 UNLV 68, Air Force 58

LAS VEGAS

Chace Stanback scored 21 points to lead UNLV. Stanback scored 13 points in the first half for UNLV (24-6, 8-4 Mountain West).

Saint Joseph’s 82, No. 22 Temple 72

PHILADELPHIA

Langston Galloway scored 22 points while Carl Jones and Ronald Roberts each added 18 to lead Saint Joseph’s.

Associated Press