college basketball roundup

college basketball roundup

Tuesday’s games

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Kent State 78, Ohio 73

KENT

Jaylin Walker had 23 points as Kent State narrowly beat Ohio. Antonio Williams had 15 points and six rebounds for Kent State (20-8, 9-6 Mid-American Conference). Akiean Frederick added 10 points and nine rebounds. Jason Carter had 20 points for the Bobcats (12-15, 4-11). Doug Taylor added 12 points. Jason Preston had 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Golden Flashes improve to 2-0 against the Bobcats on the season. Kent State defeated Ohio 66-52 on Jan. 15.

No. 21 Buffalo 77, Akron 64

AMHERST, N.Y.

CJ Massinburg had 23 points and 10 rebounds to rally No. 21 Buffalo over Akron for its 25th straight home win. Nick Perkins scored 25 points, and the Bulls (25-3, 13-2 Mid-American Conference) outscored the Zips 14-2 over the final four minutes in a game that featured 12 lead changes. Tyler Cheese scored 20 points for Akron (15-13, 7-8), which is to 2-5 in its past seven games.

No. 20 Virginia Tech 77, No. 3 Duke 72

BLACKSBURG, VA.

Ty Outlaw hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 88 seconds left and No. 20 Virginia Tech beat No. 3 Duke while Blue Devils star freshman Zion Williamson sat out his second straight game with a sprained right knee. Kelly Blackshear Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Ahmed Hill scored 17 points for Virginia Tech (22-6, 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). RJ Barrett scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Blue Devils from dropping out of a first-place tie with No. 2 Virginia Tech and No. 5 North Carolina in the ACC.

No. 4 Kentucky 70, Arkansas 66

LEXINGTON, KY.

Tyler Herro had career highs of five 3-pointers and 29 points, including two free throws with five seconds remaining, and No. 4 Kentucky rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Arkansas. Out of sorts for 22 minutes, the Wildcats (24-4, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) regrouped behind Herro, who finished 5 of 6 from behind the arc and 9 of 10 overall.

No. 5 North Carolina 93, Syracuse 85

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Coby White scored a career-high 34 points and fifth-ranked North Carolina pulled away late to beat Syracuse. Cameron Johnson added 16 points for the Tar Heels (23-5, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 11 of 12 games and own their highest AP Top 25 ranking of the season. UNC led by three with 7:49 left before coming up with a 7-0 burst to push the margin to 83-73, though the Tar Heels couldn’t land a finishing blow and had to fight to protect their lead into the final minute. The Tar Heels shot just 40 percent but made 34 of 37 free throws (92 percent) while dominating the glass and finishing with 18 offensive rebounds.

No. 13 LSU 66, Texas A&M 55

BATON ROUGE, LA.

Naz Reid bounced back from his least productive game this season by scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, and No. 13 LSU comfortably defeated Texas A&M. Freshman Javonte Smart turned in a second straight productive start in place of ailing point guard Tremont Waters, scoring 17 for the Tigers (23-5, 13-2 Southeastern Conference), who led by double digits most of the way en route to their 16th victory in 18 games. Wendell Mitchell scored 14 and Christian Mekowulu had 11 for the Aggies (12-15, 5-10).

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No. 2 UConn 84, Wichita State 47

WICHITA, KAN.

Napheesa Collier scored 32 points, making 13 of 15 shots, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 2 UConn to a victory over Wichita State. Katie Lou Samuelson scored 18 points for the Huskies, making five 3-pointers. Crystal Dangerfield had 14 points and eight assists for UConn. Freshman Carla Bremaud scored 15 points for Wichita State (11-16, 4-10), just three shy of her season high.

No. 20 Iowa State 64, Texas Tech 62

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Bridget Carleton scored all of her 27 points in the second half, including a layup with 3.1 seconds left, as No. 20 Iowa State rallied late to beat Texas Tech. The Red Raiders led 55-45 with 7:15 remaining before the Cyclones closed on a 19-7 run.

Associated Press