Top 25 roundup: Auburn survives OT
scare from Arkansas
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[February 05, 2020]
Junior guard Mason Jones became
the first Arkansas player ever to post three consecutive 30-point
games, but it wasn't enough as No. 11 Auburn overcame an 11-point,
second-half deficit to beat the Razorbacks 79-76 in overtime Tuesday
night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Jones scored 40 points to back up efforts of 34 and 30 in his
previous two games, but he missed a rushed 3-pointer with a second
left that could have sent the game to a second extra period.
Samir Doughty scored 23 points, including a pair of free throws with
9.8 seconds remaining for the final margin, and J'Von McCormick
scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half and overtime for the
Tigers (20-2, 7-2 Southeastern Conference). Auburn outscored the
short-handed Razorbacks 15-4 over the last six minutes of regulation
and 10-7 in the extra period.
The Razorbacks (16-6, 4-5) had a pair of 11-point leads in the
second half, the last at 65-54 with 5:59 left before the Tigers
rallied.
No. 7 Duke 63, Boston College 55
Tre Jones scored 18 points, and Vernon Carey Jr. posted 17 points
and 10 rebounds despite foul trouble as the Blue Devils overcame the
Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Joey Baker provided all eight of his points in the second half as
Duke (19-3, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fourth game in a
row going into a Saturday night game at rival North Carolina. Boston
College (11-12, 5-7) led 47-43 with less than eight minutes
remaining.
Derryck Thornton scored 21 points for the Eagles. Thornton, a senior
guard, played his freshman season for Duke before transferring to
Southern California and then returning to an ACC school. Jay Heath
added 12 points for Boston College.
No. 9 Maryland 56, Rutgers 51
Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 17 points to help the Terrapins hold off
the Scarlet Knights at College Park, Md.
Maryland (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) drilled 7 of 9 free throws in the final
2:13, including three straight by Cowan to break a 49-49 tie. The
Terrapins improved to 13-0 at home this season, getting 14 points
apiece from Jalen Smith and Darryl Morsell, with Smith adding 15
rebounds.
The Scarlet Knights (16-7, 7-5), who dropped out of the Top 25
following a Saturday loss to Michigan, had won 10 of their previous
13 games. They were held to 22-of-65 shooting (33.8 percent). Akwasi
Yeboah led Rutgers with 13 points.
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Arkansas Razorbacks guard Mason Jones (15) drives against Auburn
Tigers guard Samir Doughty (10) at Bud Walton Arena. Auburn won
79-76. Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
No. 15 Kentucky 80, Mississippi State 72
Nick Richards scored 25 of his game-high 27 points in the second
half as the Wildcats beat the Bulldogs in Lexington, Ky., to remain
tied with Auburn for second place behind LSU in the Southeastern
Conference race.
Richards also had 11 rebounds for his 11th career double-double and
10th of the season. Immanuel Quickley added 21 points and EJ
Montgomery had 12 points, eight rebounds and a season-high three
steals for the Wildcats (17-5, 7-2 SEC).
D.J. Stewart Jr. and Robert Woodard II each had 15 points for the
Bulldogs (14-8, 5-4), who had won their past five conference games.
Reggie Perry struggled early but finished with 14 points and eight
rebounds. Perry fouled out with 1:02 left after shooting 4 of 16
from the floor.
No. 22 Penn State 75, No. 16 Michigan State 70
Lamar Stevens scored 24 points, Myreon Jones added 20, and the
Nittany Lions edged the Spartans in East Lansing, Mich.
Mike Watkins had 10 points for Penn State (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which
won its fifth in a row. It was their first win at Michigan State
since 2008-09.
Cassius Winston scored 25 points and added nine assists, and Xavier
Tillman had nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots for
Michigan State (16-7, 8-4), which had been 23-1 all-time at home
against Penn State.
--Field Level Media
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