


RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 points and No. 7 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Big East title since 1985 on Saturday.
The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 18-0 at home in front of their third straight sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Dylan Addae-Wusu scored 18 for Seton Hall (7-22, 2-16), which is concluding its worst season since 1982-83.
Auburn 94, kentucky 78 >> Miles Kelly scored a season-high 30 points to lead No. 1 Auburn to a win over No. 17 Kentucky.
The Tigers (27-2, 15-1 SEC) won their sixth straight game and clinched at least a tie for the SEC regular-season title.
Koby Brea led Kentucky (19-10, 8-8) with 21 points.
DUKE 100, Florida state 65 >> No. 2 Duke had no trouble dispatching of Florida State and holding onto the ACC lead.
The Blue Devils (26-3, 17-1 ACC) had four of five starters score in double digits, led by Isaiah Evans’ 19 points.
Jamir Watkins had a game-high 21 points for the Seminoles (16-13, 7-11).
florida 89, Texas a&M 70 >> No. 3 Florida kept pace with their top-five competitors with a solid victory against No. 12 Texas A&M.
The Gators (25-4, 12-5 SEC) were barely tested by the Aggies (20-9, 9-7) as the hosts led throughout.
Will Richard led Florida with 25 points. Pharrel Payne and Zhuric Phelps each scored 16 for Texas A&M.
houston 73, Cincinnati 64 >> L.J. Cryer scored 20 points and No. 4 Houston clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title for a second straight season with a win over Cincinnati.
Terrance Arceneaux added 10 points for Houston (25-4, 17-1 Big 12), which has won eight straight.
Day Day Thomas scored 19 points and Jizzle James added 18 for Cincinnati (17-12, 7-11).
Tennessee 79, Alabama 76 >> Jahmai Mashack hit a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc at the buzzer to give No. 5 Tennessee a victory over No. 6 Alabama.
The Volunteers (24-5, 11-5 SEC) got the final shot by forcing a five-second inbounds violation under Alabama’s basket with 3.8 seconds left.
Chaz Lanier and Jordan Gainey each scored 18 points for Tennessee.
Mark Sears led Alabama (23-6, 12-4) with 24 points.
Texas Tech 78, Kansas 73 >> JT Toppin had 21 points to lead No. 10 Texas Tech to a win over Kansas.
Christian Anderson had 15 points for Texas Tech (22-7, 13-5 Big 12).
KJ Adams Jr. had 21 points for the Jayhawks (19-10, 10-8).
St. Thomas 65, Kansas City 59 >> Kendall Blue scored a game-high 22 points to help St. Thomas fend off a stiff challenge from Kansas City.
Blue was the only player in double digits for the Tommies (22-9, 12-4 Summit) who hung on against the Kangaroos.
Babacar Diallo scored 17 points to lead KC (12-19, 4-12).
Women
West virginia 85, cincinnati 69 >> JJ Quinerly scored 31 points to pace No. 18 West Virginia to a win over Cincinnati.
Jordan Harrison added 21 points for West Virginia (23-6, 13-5).
Jillian Hayes had 20 points for Cincinnati (15-13, 7-11).
South Dakota State 79, St. thomas 46 >> South Dakota State proved to be rude hosts to St. Thomas as the Jackrabbits blew out the Tommies.
Summit-leading SDSU (26-3, 16-0 Summit) was paced by Paige and Brooklyn Meyer, who led all scorers with 27 and 25 points, respectively.
St. Thomas (16-13, 9-7) was led by Amber Scalia’s 16 points. Jade Hill and Alyssa Sand logging 10 points apiece.