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No. 6 Kentucky 96, Hofstra 73

NEW YORK

Malik Monk scored 20 points, Isaiah Briscoe had 19 and 6 Kentucky took control with a 26-3 run spanning halftime in the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Center. De’Aaron Fox had 15 points and Bam Adebayo added 14 for Kentucky (9-1). The Wildcats closed the first half on a 12-0 run and opened the second with a 14-3 spurt to go ahead 62-36 with 16 minutes to play. The Pride (6-5), who came in having won four of five, stayed with the Wildcats for 16 minutes, trailing 36-33 with 4 minutes left in the first half. Deron Powers had 18 points for Hofstra in the first meeting between the schools. Justin Wright-Foreman had 14 points for Hofstra and Rokas Gustys added 13.

No. 7 North Carolina 73, Tennessee 71

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Justin Jackson scored the go-ahead basket with 2:14 left to help North Carolina rally from 15 down to beat Tennessee. Freshman Brandon Robinson added a key tip-in with 52.4 seconds left for the Tar Heels (10-1). Tennessee (4-4) had a last chance to tie, but Tony Bradley Jr. blocked Lamonte Turner’s drive. North Carolina shot just 40 percent, with Jackson managing seven points on 3-for-15 shooting. Sophomore Kenny Williams III had 12 points, while Nate Britt had 11 points, seven assists and five steals in place of point guard Joel Berry II, who missed his second straight with an ankle injury. Robert Hubbs III led Tennessee with 21 points.

No. 12 Saint Mary’s 84, UC Irvine 53

MORAGA, CALIF.

Jock Landale had 15 points and seven rebounds, Evan Fitzner added a season-high 12 points and Saint Mary’s bounced back from its first loss of the season. Saint Mary’s (7-1) was crisp offensively most of the game and shot 56.3 percent from the floor, a vast improvement from two nights earlier when the Gaels went 16 of 51 in a 65-51 loss to Texas-Arlington. Eyassu Workue scored 14 points for the Anteaters (5-6).

Florida State 83, No. 21 Florida 79

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Dwayne Bacon scored 24 points, Terrence Mann added 16 and Florida State held on to beat Florida. Bacon scored nine points during a 15-4 run early in the second half that helped the Seminoles (10-1) take control after it was tied at 38. Florida State led by 13 midway through the second half before the Gators (7-3) started to slowly chip away. Florida used a 14-5 run to get within three, but could not get closer. Kasey Hill scored a career-high 21 points for Florida, and KeVaughn Allen added 15.

No. 24 Oregon 63, Alabama 56

EUGENE, ORE.

Tyler Dorsey scored 19 points and Dylan Ennis hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. Dillon Brooks and Chris Boucher added 10 points each for the Ducks (8-2). They won their sixth consecutive game and 31st in a row at home. Ennis’ shot started a 9-0 run for the Ducks to finish the game after Donta Hall’s fifth dunk tied it for Alabama at 56-all with 3:16 left to play. Hall led the Crimson Tide (4-4) with 14 points.

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No. 1 Connecticut 75, Kansas State 58

MANHATTAN, KAN.

Katie Lou Samuelson scored 26 points, Napheesa Collier added 22 and top-ranked Connecticut used a big run in each half to knock off Kansas State. Samuelson made six 3-pointers and Kia Nurse added 13 points for the Huskies (9-0), who ran their winning streak to 84 straight games, six shy of their 90-game stretch from 2008-10. It was also their 27th consecutive road win. Breanna Lewis had 18 points to lead the Wildcats (9-1), who were off to their best start since 2008.

No. 11 Washington 92, Boise State 66

SEATTLE

Kelsey Plum matched her season-high with 44 points and became the Pac-12’s career scoring leader in Washington’s victory over Boise State. Plum entered the day needing 23 points to break former Stanford star Chiney Ogwumike’s record of 2,737. Plum nearly accomplished the record in the first half, scoring 22 points. After missing her first two shots of the second half, Plum made a pair of free throws with 8:38 left in the third quarter to set the mark. Marijk Vanderschaaf led Boise State (8-1) with 16 points.

No. 6 South Carolina 98, Minnesota 58

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Kaela Davis scored 22 points, Allisha Gray had 18 and South Carolina bounced back nicely from its first loss. Kenisha Bell led Minnesota (7-4) with 16 points.

No. 8 Louisville 68, Western Kentucky 61

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Asia Durr scored 16 points, including two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Louisville held on for the win. Ivy Brown scored 12 points and Tashia Brown had 11 for the Lady Toppers, who had won two in a row.

No. 9 UCLA 84, Michigan 64

LOS ANGELES

Monique Billings and Jordin Canada each had double-doubles, leading UCLA. Billings had 19 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, while Canada had 16 points and a career-high 14 assists. Kelli Hayes added 16 points. Kysre Gondrezick scored 18 points for Michigan (8-3), and Hallie Thome had 15.

Arizona State 73, No. 15 Kentucky 71, OT

LEXINGTON, KY.

Sophie Brunner scored 18 points for Arizona State, including a tiebreaking jumper with 6 seconds left in overtime. Quinn Dornstauder had 15 points for Arizona State (6-2), and Kelsey Moos had 10 rebounds. Maci Morris scored a career-high 29 points for Kentucky, which has dropped two of three.

No. 17 Texas 72, Tennessee 67

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Freshmen Jada Underwood and Joyner Holmes each made two free throws in the last 10 seconds to help Texas hold off Tennessee. Underwood and Brooke McCarty each had 13 points for the Longhorns (3-4). Holmes, Lashann Higgs and Kelsey Lang added 12 apiece. Jaime Nared had a career-high 22 points for Tennessee (4-4).

No. 19 Oklahoma 85, Tulsa 68

NORMAN, OKLA.

Maddie Manning came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points and had eight rebounds for Oklahoma.

No. 22 South Florida 78, Arkansas State 59

JONESBORO, ARK.

Kitija Laksa made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points for South Florida. Maria Jespersen added 14 points for the Bulls (7-0). Akasha Westbrook scored 16 points for the Red Wolves (1-7).

No. 23 Florida 67, North Carolina A&T 38

PANAMA CITY, FLA.

Brooke Copeland scored 13 points and Florida outscored North Carolina A&T 23-2 in the fourth quarter. Delicia Washington had 10 points and Ronni Williams and Haley Lorenzen each had 10 rebounds for the Gators (7-3). Florida had a 54-38 advantage on the boards and held the Aggies to 23 percent shooting (15 for 66) after a 1-for-14 fourth quarter that included nine misses behind the arc and six turnovers.

Associated Press