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Kent State 67, Northern Illinois 65

DEKALB, ILL.

Devareaux Manley scored all of his 19 points in the second half and Kris Brewer’s free throws with 15.1 seconds lifted Kent State. Brewer was fouled on a drive for Kent State (10-5, 1-1 Mid-American) with the game tied at 65. Anthony Johnson missed a runner for Northern Illinois (7-6, 1-1) in the final seconds. Jordan Threloff tied the game for NIU at 61 and the teams twice traded points with Johnson tying the game at 65 with 39 seconds left. After shooting 0 for 3 in the first half, Manley made all five of his 3-point attempts in the second. He converted a four-point play on his fifth 3-pointer to pull Kent State even at 58-all.

HORIZON LEAGUE

Valparaiso 58, Cleveland State 56

VALPARAISO, IND.

Alec Peters scored 24 points and Valparaiso held on to beat Cleveland State. The Vikings led 54-51 with 2:27 remaining before Peters made three free throws and Vashil Fernandez scored to give the Crusaders a 56-54 lead. Andre Yates split a pair of free throws to pull Cleveland State within 56-55. Peters threw an inbounds strike past midcourt to Tevonn Walker, who made a layup and was fouled with 9.8 seconds left. Walker missed the free throw, making it 58-55 and giving Cleveland State another shot. The Vikings’ Charlie Lee dribbled into the paint, and dished back to Trey Lewis, who was fouled on his trey attempt with 1.7 seconds left. He made the first free throw but missed the second. Cleveland State (9-9, 3-1 Horizon League) couldn’t grab the rebound on Lewis’ intentionally missed third shot, sealing it for Valparaiso (16-3, 3-1).

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No. 1 Kentucky 70, Texas A&M 64

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Tyler Ulis put No. 1 Kentucky ahead with a 3-pointer deep in double overtime and the Wildcats stayed unbeaten, holding off Texas A&M . It was tied at 63 when Ulis hit the shot with 1:26 left for his first points. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) was coming off an overtime victory over Mississippi on Tuesday night.

No. 18 North Carolina 72, No. 5 Louisville 71

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Marcus Paige hit a scooping layup with 8.5 seconds left to help North Carolina rally to beat Louisville. Paige’s layup capped a frantic comeback from 13 down in the final 81/2 minutes for the Tar Heels (12-4, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

No. 3 Virginia 62, No. 13 Notre Dame 56

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Darion Atkins scored 14 points, Malcolm Brogdon and Justin Anderson hit key baskets in the final 4 minutes and Virginia (15-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) outscored Notre Dame 9-3 down the stretch.

No. 6 Gonzaga 79, Santa Clara 57

SPOKANE, WASH.

Przemek Karnowski scored 18 points and Kyle Wiltjer added 16 as Gonzaga beat Santa Clara. Kevin Pangos scored 13 points and Domantas Sabonis and Byron Wesley had 11 each for Gonzaga (16-1, 5-0 West Coast), which has won nine straight. Matt Hubbard scored 15 points and Sam Brownridge 14 for cold-shooting Santa Clara (7-10, 2-4).

No. 8 Villanova 81, DePaul 64

VILLANOVA, PA.

Darrun Hilliard scored 21 points, Ryan Arcidiacono added 14 and Villanova halted DePaul’s quick Big East start. The Wildcats (15-1, 3-1) shot 53.6 percent from the field and 44.8 percent from 3-point range against the Blue Demons (9-8, 3-1).

Oklahoma State 69, No. 10 Texas 58

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Le’Bryan Nash and Phil Forte each scored 20 points and Oklahoma State stopped Texas. Nash had eight points during a 2-minute spurt early in the second half. Forte made back-to-back 3-pointers later in that same 12-3 run for Oklahoma State (12-3, 2-1 Big 12).

No. 11 Maryland 69, Purdue 60

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.

Jake Layman scored 14 points and Maryland bounced back from a loss to beat Purdue. Dez Wells had 13 points and Melo Trimble and Richaud Pack each added 11 for the Terrapins (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten).

No. 12 Kansas 86, Texas Tech 54

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Perry Ellis scored 15 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 and Kansas remained perfect at home against Texas Tech. Cliff Alexander added 12 points and Frank Mason III had 10 as the Jayhawks (13-2, 2-0 Big 12) improved to 15-0 against the Red Raiders (10-6, 0-3) at cozy Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas State 66, No. 16 Oklahoma 63, OT

NORMAN, OKLA.

Marcus Foster forced overtime with a floater, and hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in the extra period to lift Kansas State past Oklahoma. Stephen Hurt scored a season-high 15 points, and Foster had 14 for the Wildcats (9-7, 2-1 Big 12). Buddy Hield scored a career-high 31 points for Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1).

No. 17 Iowa State 74, No. 14 West Virginia 72

MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

Abdel Nader scored 19 points to lead Iowa State. For the second time in four days, Iowa State (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) won a game that came down to the final seconds. The Cyclones beat Oklahoma State 63-61 on Tuesday night after Dustin Hogue blocked Tavarius Shine’s 3-point try with under a second left.

No. 19 Seton Hall 68, Creighton 67

OMAHA, NEB.

Sterling Gibbs made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to lift Seton Hall past Creighton. James Milliken’s 3-point try at the buzzer bounced off the rim, sending Creighton to a fifth straight loss for the first time since 1996-97.

No. 20 VCU 89, Saint Joseph’s 74

RICHMOND, VA.

Melvin Johnson scored 20 points and VCU beat Saint Joseph’s to extend its winning streak to eight games. Treveon Graham added 19 points for the Rams (13-3, 3-0 Atlantic 10), who made Shaka Smart just the seventh coach in Division I history to win 150 games in his first six seasons.

No. 21 Baylor 66, TCU 59, OT

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Rico Gathers had 17 points and 18 rebounds to lead Baylor to its first Big 12 Conference win of the season. The Bears (12-3, 1-2) won their sixth straight over TCU — all since the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 — but the previous five wins were by an average of 20.8 points.

No. 23 Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 70

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.

Bobby Portis had a season-high 32 points and Arkansas beat Vanderbilt to improve to 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time since the 2007-08 season.

Western Kentucky 72, No. 25 Old Dominion 65

BOWLING GREEN, KY.

George Fant had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Western Kentucky. Old Dominion (13-2, 2-1 Conference USA) had won 10 in a row. This was its first week as a ranked team. Fant had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first half and the Hilltoppers (10-5, 3-0) snapped a nine-game losing streak to ranked opponents dating to 2009.

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