Georgia guard Blue Cain sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining after No. 3 Florida took its first lead by scoring 13 unanswered points, and the Bulldogs beat the Gators 88-83 on Tuesday night.
Florida, which trailed by 26 points in the first half, rallied from a 78-67 deficit with the 13-0 run to lead 80-78. Cain’s 3-pointer ended the run.
Georgia (17-11, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) boosted its hopes for its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2015. The Bulldogs ended Florida’s 12-game winning streak in series and gave coach Mike White his first win against his former Florida team. White had been 0-6 against the Gators.
Will Richard scored a career-high 30 points for Florida (24-4, 11-4).
OKLAHOMA ST. 74, NO. 9 IOWA ST. 68: Abou Ousmane scored 25 points and the Cowboys 14-14, 6-11 Big 12)beat the Cyclones (21-7, 11-6). Oklahoma State had no previous wins over AP Top 25 teams this season under first-year coach Steve Lutz.
NO. 2 DUKE 97, MIAMI 60: Kon Knueppel scored 20 points, Cooper Flagg and Isaiah Evans each added 16 and the Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rolled past the Hurricanes (6-22, 2-15).
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 65, LSU 59: Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points, Felix Okpara added 15 and the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) defeated the Tigers (14-14, 3-12). Chaz Lanier added 14 points and a season-high nine rebounds for Tennessee.
NO. 6 ALABAMA 111, MISSISSIPPI ST. 73: Chris Youngblood scored a season-best 27 points and the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 Southeastern Conference) set a season high for 3-pointers by going 22 of 45 from long range in the victory over the Bulldogs (19-9, 7-8).
NO. 11 WISCONSIN 88, WASHINGTON 62: John Blackwell had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Badgers (22-6, 12-5 Big Ten) bounced back from a disappointing loss to Oregon on Saturday with the victory over the Huskies (13-15, 4-13).
NO. 14 MISSOURI 101, SOUTH CAROLINA 71: Caleb Grill scored 22 points and Anthony Robinson II scored 14 points and matched his career high of eight assists to help the Tigers (21-7, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) beat the Gamecocks (11-17, 1-14). Mark Mitchell and Tony Perkins each scored 13 points for Missouri, which had six players score in double figures for the second time this season.
NO. 19 LOUISVILLE 71, VIRGINIA TECH 66: Chucky Hepburn scored 15 points to lead the Cardinals (22-6, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) to a victory over Hokies (12-16, 7-10). Hepburn added six assists for the Cardinals.
NO. 21 MARQUETTE 82, PROVIDENCE 52: Ben Gold scored a career-high 17 points to help the Golden Eagles (21-7, 12-5 Big East) defeat the Friars (12-16, 6-11).
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