Wednesday’s college basketball games

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No. 22 Butler 74, No. 2 Villanova 66

VILLANOVA, PA.

Kelan Martin scored 22 points and fueled a stunning second-half rally to lead No. 22 Butler past No. 2 Villanova, snapping the Wildcats’ on-campus home winning streak at 48 games. Kamar Baldwin added 15 points for the Bulldogs (22-6, 11-5 Big East), who have handed the defending national champion Wildcats two of their three losses this season. Jalen Brunson scored 24 points and Josh Hart had 18 for Villanova (26-3, 13-3), which came into the game having already clinched at least a share of their fourth straight Big East regular-season championship.

No. 3 Kansas 87, TCU 68

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Frank Mason III scored 20 points, Carlton Bragg provided a big lift off the bench and No. 3 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat TCU and clinch a share of its 13th consecutive Big 12 championship. Devonte Graham added 17 points and seven assists, and Bragg and Josh Jackson scored 15 points apiece, as the Jayhawks (25-3, 13-2) cruised to their NCAA-leading 60th conference title. Their streak dating to coach Bill Self’s second season in Lawrence matches the Division I record of 13 straight league titles UCLA set in the 1960s and ‘70s.

No. 6 Oregon 68, California 65

BERKELEY, CALIF.

Dylan Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds to play to cap a comeback from 16 points down and No. 6 Oregon beat California to keep its hopes alive for a Pac-12 title. The Ducks (25-4, 14-2) trailed by 16 points early in the second half and were down 10 with just over 4 minutes left before rallying for the win that moved them a half-game behind Arizona for first place in the conference. Oregon holds the tiebreaker. Brooks led the Ducks with 22 points.

No. 8 North Carolina 74, No. 7 Louisville 63

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Justin Jackson scored 21 points and No. 8 North Carolina pulled away after halftime to beat No. 7 Louisville in a matchup of Atlantic Coast Conference leaders. Kennedy Meeks added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels (24-5, 12-3), who strengthened their hold on first place in the league. UNC entered the night leading both Louisville and No. 10 Duke by a game, but stretched the lead by beating the Cardinals after the Blue Devils’ lost at Syracuse earlier in the evening.

Syracuse 78, No. 10 Duke 75

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

John Gillon hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer, and Syracuse upset No. 10 Duke as the Orange kept alive their postseason hopes. With just 7.5 seconds left on the clock after a Duke miss, Gillon drove to the top of the key and banked in a desperation shot to send the huge crowd into a frenzy as they stormed the court. Syracuse (17-12, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost three straight and needed another signature victory to go with its two top-10 wins to bolster its resume for a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Providence 68, No. 23 Creighton 66

OMAHA, NEB.

Kyron Cartwright made a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left to give Providence a victory over No. 23 Creighton. Cartwright’s shot from the right wing was the Friars’ first field goal in more than 5 minutes and gave them their first lead since the opening 4 minutes of the second half. Khyri Thomas’s 3-point try ahead of the buzzer for Creighton bounced off the rim. Emmitt Holt scored all 18 of his points in the second half for the Friars (17-11, 7-8 Big East).

Minnesota 89, No. 24 Maryland 75

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Dupree McBrayer scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Minnesota beat struggling No. 24 Maryland for its sixth straight victory. The Golden Gophers (21-7, 9-6 Big Ten) are undefeated since losing to Maryland (22-6, 10-5) on Jan. 28. It was Minnesota’s third consecutive road win, its longest run in the conference since 1989-90. Down 53-50, the Gophers got 12 points from McBrayer in a 20-7 run that broke open a game that had gone back and forth to that point.

WOMEN

No. 1 UConn 90, No. 23 Temple 45

HARTFORD, CONN.

Napheesa Collier scored a career high 31 points and top-ranked UConn routed No. 23 Temple to extend the program’s record winning streak to 102 straight games. Katie Lou Samuelson added 19 points for the Huskies (27-0, 14-0 American), who bounced back from a closer-than-expected three-point road win at Tulane on Saturday to clinch their fourth straight American Athletic Conference regular-season championship. UConn led by 22 points at halftime and scored the first eight points of the second half.

Associated Press