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 But it didn't come easy, especially considering the Bulldogs
(14-7, 5-4 SEC) were without three players, two reserves and leading
scorer and rebounder Marcus Thornton. It was Georgia's second
straight game without Thornton, who suffered a concussion last week.
For its part, Kentucky was missing two power forwards, freshman Trey
Lyles, who is sick, and junior Alex Poythress, who is out for the
year with a torn ACL.
Despite leading by as many as 17 points in the first half, Kentucky
was never able to put Georgia away. The Bulldogs trimmed the lead to
as few as six points at 60-54 with four minutes remaining. With 1:57
left, UK led by five, 63-58, before scoring the final six points.
Of the players still standing it was Kentucky sophomore guard Andrew
Harrison who kept the Wildcats afloat and helped secure a 9-0 record
in SEC play. Harrison scored a season-best 23 points. In one of his
best efforts of the season, the oft-maligned point guard made
8-of-16 shots to go with seven assists.
 No. 5 Wisconsin 92, Indiana 78
MADISON, Wis. -- Frank Kaminsky scored 23 points and Nigel Hayes
added 16 to help No. 5 Wisconsin record a rout of Indiana at the
Kohl Center.
The Badgers set a season high for points scored in a game and got
double-digit scoring from five players. Along with Kaminsky,
Wisconsin's All-American center, and Hayes, a bruising forward, the
Badgers got 15 from point guard Bronson Koenig, 14 from forward Sam
Dekker and 11 from shooting guard Josh Gasser.
Wisconsin led by 30 with 10 minutes to play. The Hoosiers cut the
lead in half over the next five minutes but Wisconsin made it a
82-68 game with 4:55 to play on a 3-pointer by forward Colin
Hartman.
No. 9 Louisville 63, Miami 55
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Guard Terry Rozier had 22 points and forward
Montrezl Harrell added 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 9
Louisville defeated Miami at the BankUnited Center.
Rozier and Harrell, both projected to go in the middle of the first
round in this year's NBA draft, helped the Cardinals (19-3, 7-2 ACC)
win their fourth game in a row. Louisville is 7-1 away from home
this season.
Harrell did his damage despite taking two hard hits -- one in each
half. On both occasions, he stayed on the ground for over a minute
but quickly returned to action.
The Hurricanes (14-8, 4-5 ACC) lost their third straight game.
No. 14 Northern Iowa 61, Indiana State 51
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Coming off its biggest-regular season win in
years, a 16-point decision Saturday that ended Wichita State's
30-game winning streak against Missouri Valley Conference teams, No.
14 Northern Iowa had little trouble avoiding a letdown.
With versatile senior forward Seth Tuttle stuffing the stat sheet
once again and the defense frustrating Indiana State at every turn,
Northern Iowa jumped into sole possession of first place in the MVC
with a routine win at Hulman Center.
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In winning their 10th straight game, the Panthers (21-2, 10-1) led
by double figures for the entire second half, owning as much as an
18-point advantage at one point.
No. 21 Oklahoma 71, No. 15 West Virginia 52
NORMAN, Okla. -- The 21st-ranked Oklahoma Sooners dominated
15th-ranked West Virginia on both ends of the floor, winning at
home.
Junior guard Buddy Hield led Oklahoma with 21 points. Sophomore
guard Jordan Woodard added 12 and junior guard Isaiah Cousins and
junior forward Ryan Spangler had 10 each.
Spangler, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week after strong
performances against Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, continued to be
strong on the inside on both ends.
In the team's first meeting, West Virginia scored 27 points off
turnovers in an 86-65 Mountaineers win Jan. 13.
No. 22 Butler 85, St. John's 62
INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler began the game on an 8-0 run, and the No. 22
Bulldogs began the second half with a 14-2 burst, laying the
foundation for a Big East victory over St. John's in Hinkle
Fieldhouse.
Bulldogs guard Kellen Dunham scored 13 of his 21 points during the
second half's first 6:44, including a five-point play when he was
fouled in the act of shooting a 3-pointer and a technical foul was
called on St. John's forward Sir'Dominic Pointer. Dunham made five
consecutive free throws, giving Butler a 50-30 lead.
In its second Big East season, Butler (17-6, 7-3) earned a fourth
consecutive conference win for the first time. That stretch includes
a two-game season sweep of the Red Storm, who did not arrive in
Indianapolis until 5 a.m. Tuesday because of weather conditions in
New York City.
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