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Nate Watson, who scored 12 points for the Friars (23-3, 13-2 Big
East) scored inside with 1:19 to play in the third overtime to
break a tie. After Adam Kunkel missed a 3-point attempt for
Xavier (17-10, 7-9), Bynum drained a long trey with 32 seconds
left.
Bynum sustained an apparent leg injury in a scramble for the
rebound after a subsequent miss and left the game. Noah Horchler,
who scored 10 points, made two free throws to close the scoring.
A.J. Reeves scored 16 points for the Friars. Kunkel led Xavier
with 20 points and Paul Scruggs, forced the third overtime with
a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, added 19. The game was delayed
during regulation because of condensation on the floor, making
play hazardous.
No. 3 Auburn 77, Ole Miss 64
Walker Kessler blocked eight shots to set the Tigers'
single-season record for swats as Auburn downed the visiting
Rebels.
The 7-foot-1 sophomore raised his block total to 131 on the
season, breaking the mark of 126 established by Kyle Davis in
2002-03. Kessler produced 12 points and 10 rebounds against Ole
Miss.
Jabari Smith had 15 points and nine boards, Zep Jasper added 15
points and Wendell Green Jr. had 14 points to help lead Auburn
(25-3, 13-2 Southeastern Conference). Jarkel Joiner's 13 points
led Ole Miss (13-15, 4-11), which lost for the fifth time in six
games.
No. 6 Kentucky 71, LSU 66
Oscar Tshiebwe scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the
Wildcats, despite playing short-handed, came from behind in the
second half to defeat the visiting Tigers in Lexington, Ky.
Tshiebwe had his 10th straight double-double and 22nd of the
season. Kellan Grady, Davion Mintz and Bryce Hopkins -- the last
of whom entered the game averaging two points per game -- added
13 points each. The Wildcats (23-5, 12-3 SEC) won their second
straight game while playing without injured starting guards
Sahvir Wheeler and TyTy Washington Jr.
Xavier Pinson scored a season-high 26 points, Eric Gaines added
11 and Darius Days had 10 to lead the Tigers (19-9, 7-8).
No. 7 Duke 65, Virginia 61
Jeremy Roach scored 15 points off the bench and AJ Griffin hit
key shots in the final minutes as the Blue Devils survived for a
road victory at the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va.
Trevor Keels had 13 points and Griffin finished with 13 points
for Duke (24-4, 14-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which kept sole
possession of first place in the league. Griffin made clinching
free throws with two seconds left, stretching the Blue Devils'
winning streak to five games.
Kihei Clark poured in 25 points, Jayden Gardner posted 16 points
and Reece Beekman had 11 points for Virginia (17-11, 11-7),
which lost for just the second time in its last seven games.
No. 13 Wisconsin 68, Minnesota 67
Steven Crowl scored 20 points and the Badgers held off the host
Golden Gophers in Minneapolis to move into a tie for the Big Ten
lead.
Payton Willis hit the second of two free throws to bring
Minnesota even at 62-62 with 2:35 left when Wisconsin's leading
scorer Johnny Davis picked up his fifth foul.
Jordan Davis and Crowl scored to put Wisconsin (22-5, 13-4 Big
Ten) up 66-62, but Willis countered with a layup with 49 seconds
remaining. Brad Davison hit two free throws with 18 seconds left
make it 68-64 and the Gophers (13-13, 4-13) turned it over on
their next possession.
No. 14 Houston 81, Tulane 67
Kyler Edwards scored 21 points and Taze Moore had 18 points and
nine rebounds as the visiting Cougars beat the Green Wave.
Fabian White Jr. added 12 points for Houston (23-4, 12-2
American), which has won seven of its last eight games on the
road.
Jalen Cook scored 19 points and Kevin Cross had 16 points and
eight rebounds for Tulane (12-12, 9-6), which had won its
previous two games in a push for a postseason bid.
No. 20 Texas 75, TCU 66
Andrew Jones scored 21 points and Marcus Carr posted 16 of his
19 points in the second half as the Longhorns came from behind
to beat the Horned Frogs in Austin, Texas.
Texas (20-8, 9-6 Big 12) trailed by five points at halftime and
was down by 10 with 13:20 to play before turning up the heat on
defense to change the momentum and take charge. Timmy Allen
added 17 points for the Longhorns, and Christian Bishop
contributed 10 points and a career-high five blocked shots.
Mike Miles Jr. scored 17 points to pace TCU (17-9, 6-8). Micah
Peavy added 11 points.
--Field Level Media
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