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South Carolina 103, No. 7 Arizona 101

LOS ANGELES

Elijah Stewart scored a career-high 27 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 22 seconds left in the fourth overtime, and Southern California beat No. 7 Arizona to improve to 11-0 at home. Arizona’s Gabe York dribbled around as the clock wound down and lost the ball before the Wildcats recovered only to see Kadeem Allen’s 3-point attempt fall short at the buzzer.

No. 2 Oklahoma 86, Kansas State 76

NORMAN, OKLA.

Buddy Hield scored 31 points to help Oklahoma beat Kansas State, Hield followed his 46-point effort Monday night in a triple-overtime loss at No. 1 Kansas by making 11 of 14 shots, including 6 of 8 3-pointers.

No. 3 Maryland 63, Wisconsin 60

MADISON, WIS.

Melo Trimble hit a long 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift Maryland past Wisconsin. Trimble finished with 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting in a game in which the Terrapins (15-1, 4-0 Big Ten) lost an eight-point lead with about 7 minutes to go. Trimble let the shot clock wind down with Zak Showalter guarding him for the Badgers (9-8, 1-3).

Georgia Tech 68, No. 4 Virginia 64

ATLANTA

Quinton Stephens, Adam Smith and Nick Jacobs each scored 16 points and Georgia Tech upset Virginia. The loss was a rare second in a row for Virginia, matching its loss total of each of the last two years when it won consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season titles.

No. 9 Kentucky 77, Alabama 61

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

Alex Poythress scored a career-high 25 points and had seven rebounds to help Kentucky beat Alabama. Kentucky (12-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) rebounded from an 85-67 loss to LSU on Tuesday night. Jamal Murray added 21 points and five rebounds. Retin Obasohan led Alabama (9-5, 0-2) with 21 points.

No. 12 Miami 72, Florida State 59

MIAMI

Sheldon McClellan scored 20 of his 21 points in the second half and Miami beat Florida State for its seventh straight victory. Ja’Quan Newton had 13 points for the Hurricanes (13-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and Davon Reed added 12 points.

Malik Beasley led Florida State (10-5, 0-3) with 13 points.

Baylor 94, No. 13 Iowa State 89

AMES, IOWA

Johnathan Motley had a career-high 27 points and added 13 rebounds to help Baylor upset Iowa State, handing the Cyclones their first home loss of the season. Taurean Prince had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears (12-3, 2-1 Big 12). They rallied from 11 down to beat the Cyclones on the road for the second year in a row.

No. 14 Duke 82, Virginia Tech 58

DURHAM, N.C.

Marshall Plumlee scored a career-high 21 points to help Duke beat Virginia Tech. Freshman Brandon Ingram added 16 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the Blue Devils (14-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Zach LeDay had 18 points and nine rebounds for Virginia Tech (10-6, 2-1).

No. 17 West Virginia 77, Oklahoma State 60

MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

Jevon Carter scored 16 points and Jonathan Holton added 15 points and nine rebounds for West Virginia. West Virginia (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) won its seventh straight heading into a matchup against No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday night in the WVU Coliseum. Jawun Evans had 13 points for Oklahoma State (9-6, 1-2).

No. 21 Texas A&M 92, Tennessee 88

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Jalen Jones scored 27 points and made a tiebreaking basket with 1:28 left, helping Texas A&M erase a 13-point, second-half deficit for its sixth straight victory.

No. 22 South Carolina 69, Vanderbilt 65

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Sindarius Thornwell had 19 points and eight rebounds and South Carolina beat Vanderbilt to remain undefeated. South Carolina (15-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) and SMU are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.

No. 23 Connecticut 81, Memphis 78

STORRS, CONN.

Sterling Gibbs scored 26 points and UConn held off Memphis. UConn (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) bounced back from a home loss to Temple with its sixth win in seven games. Rodney Purvis scored 13 points, and Daniel Hamilton had 12 points and eight rebounds.

No. 24 Pittsburgh 86, Notre Dame 82

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Michael Young scored a season-high 26 points for Pittsburgh. Jamel Artis added 19 points for the Panthers (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and Sheldon Jeter had 18. Jackson led the Irish (10-5, 1-2) with 26 points.

La Salle 61, No. 25 Dayton 57

PHILADELPHIA

Jordan Price had 17 points and Amar Stukes added 13 for La Salle. Price reached 1,000 points in his career at La Salle (5-8, 1-2 Atlantic-10). Charles Cooke, in a homecoming of sorts after growing up in nearby Trenton, New Jersey, led the Flyers (12-3, 2-1) with 21 points.

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No. 4 Texas 78, Oklahoma State 48

STILLWATER, OKLA.

Jordan Hosey and Imani Boyette each scored 12 points and No. 4 Texas jumped out to a big early lead and routed Oklahoma State. Boyette added 11 rebounds, and Empress Davenport and Ariel Atkins each had nine points for the Longhorns (15-0, 4-0 Big 12). They led 25-7 after one quarter and 43-13 at the half.

No. 6 Baylor 72, TCU 55

WACO, TEXAS

Freshman Beatrice Monpremier scored 18 points, Kristy Wallace added 11 points and seven assists and Baylor overcame a slow start to beat TCU. Fellow freshman Kalani Brown added 15 points. She scored six during the first 2:35 of the fourth quarter.

St. John’s 71, No. 25 Seton Hall 69

NEW YORK

Danaejah Grant had 29 points and 13 rebounds and St. John’s held off Seton Hall. Alaliyah Lewis made 5 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter, three in the final 15 seconds for the Red Storm, and Shakena Richardson missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds for Seton Hall. Aliyyah Handford had 17 points for St. John’s (13-3, 4-1 Big East).

Associated Press