OT buzzer-beater lifts No. 7 Alabama over top-ranked Auburn

Auburn, ala>> Mark Sears hit a game-winning floater as time expired, and No. 7 Alabama spoiled the home finale of rival and No. 1 Auburn with a 93-91 overtime road win.

The off-balance buzzer-beater from the free-throw line was only the third made basket of the game for Sears, who finished with nine points. Johni Broome scored 34 points, including a game-tying layup in the final minute of regulation and a game-tying 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime.

No. 2 Duke 82, North Carolina 69>> Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 17 points to help No. 2 Duke beat rival North Carolina 82-69 and clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. Cooper Flagg added 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists despite first-half foul trouble for the Blue Devils.

Fifth-year senior RJ Davis scored 20 points in his final home game for the Tar Heels.

No. 4 Tennessee 75, South Carolina 65>> Chaz Lanier scored 23 points to lead No. 4 Tennessee to a 75-65 victory over South Carolina at home.

The Volunteers (25-6, 12-6 SEC) wrapped up a double bye for the SEC Tournament. Cade Phillips came off the bench to score 15 points.

No. 5 Florida 90, Mississippi 71>> Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points on senior night, Alex Condon notched his second straight double-double and No. 5 Florida beat Mississippi 90-71 in Gainesville in the regular-season finale for both teams.

No. 6 St. John’s 86, No. 20 Marquette 84, OT>> Zuby Ejiofor hit a tiebreaking shot at the buzzer, Kadary Richmond got the first St. John’s triple-double this century and the sixth-ranked Red Storm beat No. 20 Marquette 86-84 in overtime in Milwaukee for their sixth consecutive win.

No. 9 Texas Tech 85, Arizona State 57>> JT Toppin had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 9 Texas Tech pulled away from Arizona State in Tempe for an 85-57 victory in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Freshman guard Christian Anderson tied a season high with 21 points and made four 3-pointers off the bench for Tech.

No. 10 Iowa State 73, Kansas State 57>> Curtis Jones scored 24 points to lead No. 10 Iowa State past Kansas State 73-57 in Manhattan, Kan. The Cyclones led wire-to-wire.

No. 11 Clemson 65, Virginia Tech 47>> Viktor Lakhin scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half as Clemson opened a double-digit lead and beat Virginia Tech 65-47 for the program’s record-tying 26th win of the season.

Penn State 86, No. 12 Wisconsin 75>> D’Marco Dunn had 25 points and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points and 11 rebounds as Penn State rallied in the second half for an 86-75 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin, preventing the Badgers from clinching a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament.

No. 13 Maryland 74, Northwestern 61>> Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern. The Terrapins had a sluggish day offensively but did enough to win for the seventh time in eight games.

No. 14 Lousiville 68, Stanford 48>> Terrence Edwards Jr. and Chucky Hepburn scored 16 points apiece, and No. 14 Louisville ended the regular season Saturday with a 68-48 victory over Stanford. Stanford went nearly eight minutes between baskets, missing 11 shots in a row. That allowed Louisville to go on a 14-1 run and take a 29-11 lead with 5:04 left before halftime.

No. 19 Kentucky 91, No. 15 Missouri 83>> Otega Oweh scored 22 points, and Andrew Carr added 16 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 19 Kentucky beat No. 15 Missouri 91-83.

Mark Mitchell scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Marques Warrick scored 17 points for Missouri (21-10, 10-8).

No. 22 Texas A&M 66, LSU 52>> Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points to become Texas A&M’s all-time scoring leader as the 22nd-ranked Aggies beat LSU 66-52 in Baton Rouge, La., for the regular-season finale for both teams. The Aggies finished with 14 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points.

Kansas 83, No. 24 Arizona 76>> Hunter Dickinson matched a career high with 33 points to lead Kansas past No. 24 Arizona 83-76 in Lawrence, Kan.

Zeke Mayo drilled five three-pointers and had 20 points. KJ Adams Jr. scored 12, including three dunks while the Jayhawks built a 14-point first-half lead.

Arkansas 93, No. 25 ole miss 92>> Jonas Aidoo’s free throw broke a tie game with 11 seconds left and No. 25 Mississippi State missed two potential game-winning shots at the rim at the other end to close out Arkansas’ 93-92 victory.

Mississippi State used a 12-0 run to rally from an 11-point deficit and take its first lead of the second half with 3:14 left, setting up the hectic final minutes.

— The Associated Press