Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Duke overtakes No. 16 Louisville

[February 13, 2019]  Cam Reddish made two free throws with 14.9 seconds to play as second-ranked Duke completed a comeback from a 23-point, second-half deficit to defeat No. 16 Louisville 71-69 on Tuesday night in Louisville, Ky.

Zion Williamson scored 27 points and grabbed the clinching rebound in the final seconds as Duke posted the biggest second-half comeback in Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's career. Christen Cunningham's 15-foot jumper fell away with a chance to tie for Louisville in the final moments.

Duke (22-2, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) has an eight-game winning streak, and it kept sole possession of first place in the conference.

Reddish finished with 22 points and RJ Barrett posted 13 points. Williamson had 12 rebounds. Jordan Nwora scored 23 points to go with 12 rebounds to lead Louisville (17-8, 8-4).

No. 19 LSU 73, No. 5 Kentucky 71

Kavell Bigby-Williams tipped in a missed layup by Skylar Mays at the buzzer, and Naz Reid shook off foul trouble to score five of his 12 points in the final 3:50 to lift the Tigers to an upset victory over the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky.

Leading 71-69, LSU fouled Keldon Johnson with six seconds left, and Johnson made both free throws to tie it at 71. LSU then dribbled the ball the length of the court, with Mays driving into the lane from the left side. His layup attempt with 1.3 seconds left fell off the rim, and Bigby-Williams was there for the left-handed tip-in.

LSU (20-4, 10-1 SEC) recorded its 13th victory in the last 14 games and snapped a 10-game winning streak for Kentucky (20-4, 9-2). Tremont Waters led the Tigers with 15 points and five assists. PJ Washington paced the Wildcats with 20 points.

Penn State 75, No. 6 Michigan 69

Lamar Stevens racked up 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as the Nittany Lions, the Big Ten's last-place team, stunned the Wolverines in University Park, Pa.

Myles Dread contributed 17 points for Penn State (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten) while Rasir Bolton added 13.

Charles Matthews led the Wolverines (22-3, 11-3) with 24 points, and he grabbed six rebounds. Jordan Poole had 17 points, but no other Michigan player reached double figures. Michigan coach John Beilein was ejected after the first half for arguing a no-call.

No. 10 Marquette 92, DePaul 73

Markus Howard scored 36 points as the Golden Eagles rolled to a win over the Blue Demons in Chicago.

Sam Hauser scored 17, and Sacar Anim added 12 points for Marquette, which won its fifth consecutive conference road game. The Golden Eagles (21-4, 10-2 Big East) shot 52.4 percent while winning for the 18th time in the past 20 games. Howard has scored at least 30 in four of the last five contests.

Femi Olujobi scored 15 of his 19 points in the first half, and Max Strus added 16 for DePaul (13-10, 5-7).

No. 11 Michigan State 67, No. 20 Wisconsin 59

Cassius Winston scored 23 points to lead the Spartans to a victory over the Badgers in Madison, Wis.

The victory wasn't easy for Michigan State (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), which trailed by seven in the first half and six early in the second. Kenny Goins and Nick Ward each scored 12 points while Goins had nine rebounds.

Wisconsin's Ethan Happ scored 20 points but missed all six of his free throws, all in the second half. Nate Reuvers added 11 points for the Badgers (17-8, 9-5).

No. 24 Maryland 70, No. 12 Purdue 56

The Terrapins rode a strong second-half defensive effort to a victory in College Park, Md., snapping the Boilermakers' eight-game winning streak.

Jalen Smith scored 16 points, 14 in the second half, and the Terrapins (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten) held Purdue to just 16.7 percent shooting after the break.

Carsen Edwards led the Boilermakers (17-7, 10-3) with 24 points, but he was the only Purdue player in double figures. Purdue shot 28.2 percent (20-of-71) for the game and finished with a season low in team scoring.

No. 18 Kansas State 71, Texas 64

Barry Brown Jr. and Xavier Sneed poured in 16 points each and hit key free throws in the final minute as the Wildcats beat the Longhorns in Austin, Texas.

Kansas State (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) has won nine consecutive league games and nine of 10 overall. The Wildcats' nine-game conference winning streak is their longest in the Big 12 era and their longest in league action since they captured 11 consecutive Big Eight games from Jan. 14-Feb. 26, 1974.

Texas (14-11, 6-6) was led by Kerwin Roach II's 17 points.

No. 25 Buffalo 76, Akron 70

CJ Massinburg had 21 points to lead the Bulls to a road victory over the Zips, who had won four of their past five games.

On top 30-28 at halftime, Buffalo (21-3, 9-2 Mid-American Conference) took control early in the second half. The Bulls produced a 10-4 run to take a 40-32 lead with 16:43 left in the game, and then the Bulls increased their edge to 51-39 with 10:13 remaining.

Akron (14-10, 6-5) got a game-high 20 points from Loren Cristian Jackson.

--Field Level Media

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