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No. 1 Villanova rallies for win; No. 2 Virginia upset
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Donte DiVincenzo scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Brunson had 27 and No. 1 Villanova bounced back from its second loss of the season, rallying past Butler 86-75 Saturday.
Omari Spellman added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (10-2 Big East, 23-2), who avoided losing consecutive games for the first time since March 2013. The injury-depleted Wildcats were coming off a surprising home loss to last-place St. John’s three days earlier.
Kelan Martin scored 30 and Kamara Baldwin had 25 for Butler (7-6, 17-9), which handed Villanova its first loss of the season on Dec. 30. The Bulldogs had won three straight vs. Villanova, and looked they might continue the streak when they led by as many as 13 in the first half behind Martin’s hot hand.
Virginia Tech 61, Virginia 60: Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored on a putback with 5.8 seconds left and Virginia Tech spoiled Virginia’s opportunity to climb to No. 1.
Blackshear rebounded a missed layup by Justin Robinson and banked it in as he was being fouled. He missed the free throw, but Ty Jerome’s 28-foot attempt at the other end missed badly and the Hokies (7-5 ACC, 18-7) had a marquee victory.
Robinson led the Hokies with 20 points and seven assists. Devon Hall had 16 points for Virginia (12-1, 23-2), but the 93.3 percent free throw shooter missed twice from the line in the final 31 seconds.
No. 4 Michigan State 68, No. 3 Purdue 65: Miles Bridges made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left and finished with 20 points, helping Michigan State top Purdue.
The Spartans (12-2 Big Ten, 24-3) have won eight straight, improving their chances of contending for a conference championship and earning a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.
The Boilermakers (12-2, 23-4) have lost two straight after winning a school-record 19 games in a row.
No. 5 Xavier 72, Creighton 71: Quentin Goodin made two free throws with three-tenths of a second left, allowing Xavier to hold off Creighton.
Goodin got fouled by Ronnie Harrell Jr. after Harrell had made three straight free throws to give the Bluejays a one-point lead with 4.6 seconds left. Goodin took an inbound pass from Naji Marshall and drove the length of the court to the basket, with Harrell making contact in the lane and sending him to the line.
No. 8 Auburn 78, Georgia 61: Jared Harper scored 24 points and Auburn, playing without top scorer Bryce Brown, showed impressive depth by beating Georgia.
Auburn leaned heavily on Harper early in the game. He scored 12 consecutive points for the Tigers, including back-to-back 3s for a 17-9 lead. Auburn (10-2 SEC, 22-3) never relinquished the advantage.
Baylor 80, No. 10 Kansas 64: Manu Lecomte scored eight straight points for Baylor after Big 12 co-leader Kansas had pulled within a basket, and the senior guard finished with 18 overall in the Bears’ upset victory.
The Jayhawks (8-4 Big 12, 19-6) trailed 30-20 at halftime after having more turnovers (nine) than made field goals (seven) before the break. They were down by as many as 13 points after that but got within 58-56 with 7:14 left after consecutive jumpers by Lagerald Vick.
No. 14 Ohio State 82, Iowa 64: Keita Bates-Diop had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Ohio State beat Iowa for sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
Kaleb Wesson added 18 points and C.J Jackson scored 14 for the Buckeyes (13-1 Big Ten, 21-5), who were 9 for 20 from 3-point range.
Alabama 78, No. 15 Tennessee 50: Donta Hall had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Collin Sexton scored 16 points to lead Alabama to a victory over Tennessee.
Iowa State 88, No. 17 Oklahoma 80: Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton upstaged Trae Young by scoring 26 points and the Cyclones upset Oklahoma, handing the Sooners their sixth consecutive road loss.
Fellow rookie Cam Lard had 19 points with 17 rebounds for the Cyclones (4-8 Big 12, 13-11).
Young had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Sooners (6-6, 16-8).
No. 21 North Carolina 97, N.C. State 89: Luke Maye scored 27 of his career-high 33 points after halftime to help North Carolina beat rival North Carolina State.
Maye also had 17 rebounds and spent most of the second half as a one-man show for the Tar Heels (8-5 ACC, 19-7).
No. 22 Wichita State 95, UConn 74: Landry Shamet scored 16 points in just 23 minutes as Wichita State cruised to a win over UConn.
Boston College 72, No. 25 Miami, Fla. 70: Ky Bowman stole a rebound under the basket, drew a foul and hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left as Boston College scored the last nine points of the game to rally for a victory over Miami.
The Hurricanes led 70-63 with 6:17 left- their biggest lead of the game – before missing their last nine shots and turning the ball over five times.