Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones’ national-best 12-game winning streak.

Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4, 4-2 Big 12), who beat a ranked team for the fourth time this season.

West Virginia fans stormed the court and joined the players in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” on a day in which the school celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, who died last June at age 86.

Curtis Jones scored 18 points to lead Iowa State (15-2, 5-1).

Auburn 70, Georgia 68 >> Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with road win.

Auburn (17-1, 5-0 SEC) has won 10 in a row and a second straight game without star Johni Broome, who injured his ankle in a Jan. 11 win over South Carolina.

Duke 88, Boston College 63 >> Cooper Flagg scored 28 points, settling down after missing four of his first five shots on Saturday night to lead No. 3 Duke to its 12th straight victory over Boston College.

Tyrese Proctor added 20 points for the Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Alabama 102, Kentucky 97 >> Grant Nelson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 8 Kentucky in a matchup of two of the top offensive teams in the country.

Kentucky (14-4, 3-2 SEC) had won two in a row since an 82-69 loss at Georgia. Otega Oweh had 21 points for the Wildcats, and Lamont Butler finished with 17 points and eight assists.

Florida 84, Texas 60 >> Alijah Martin scored 22 points, Walter Clayton Jr. added 19 and No. 5 Florida beat Texas.

Four days after having their 16-game winning streak in Gainesville snapped by Missouri, the Gators (16-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) bounced back with more effort and energy despite dealing with more turmoil.

Assistant coach Taurean Green was on the bench two days after being publicly accused of sexual assault. ESPN reported Thursday that a formal complaint was filed with the school’s Title IX office accusing Green of kissing an athletic department employee and trying to put his hand down her pants in March 2024.

None of it seemed to affect Florida.

Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 75 >> Jason Edwards scored 18 points as Vanderbilt held off No. 6 Tennessee.

Fans stormed the court for the first sellout at Memorial Gym since 2019 after the Commodores (15-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) won for only the second time in the last 14 games of this series.

Tennessee (16-2, 3-2) has lost two of its first three SEC road games.

Xavier 59, Marquette 57 >> Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette to earn its third straight victory while snapping the Golden Eagles’ six-game winning streak.

Xavier (12-7, 4-4 Big East) never trailed and led by as many as 19 but needed to make a stop in the final seconds to preserve the victory. Xavier’s Dailyn Swain appeared to knock the ball away as Marquette’s Stevie Mitchell was driving to the basket before a shot could be attempted.

Kansas 84, Kansas St. 74 >> Hunter Dickinson had 25 points and Zeke Mayo scored 24 to lead No. 9 Kansas over Kansas State.

Kansas (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) built a big lead to start the game and then kept K-State at arm’s length. The Wildcats (7-10, 1-5) never got closer than six points.

Houston 69, Central Florida 68 >> J’Wan Roberts made a go-ahead layup with 1.1 seconds left to lift No. 10 Houston to a win over UCF.

Roberts powered his way to the basket off an inbounds pass, beating UCF’s shot blockers to the rim. The Knights were unable to get off a final shot attempt.

Purdue 65, Oregon 58 >> Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon.

Creighton 68, Connecticut 63 >> Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to help Creighton snap UConn’s 28-game home winning streak.

The 14th-ranked Huskies hadn’t lost at home since an 82-79 loss on Jan. 25, 2023, to then-No. 13 Xavier.

Mississippi St. 84, Mississippi 81, OT >> Riley Kugel scored a season-high 21 points, including two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime, and No. 15 Mississippi State knocked off No. 21 Mississippi.

Wisconsin 84, Southern California 69 >> John Blackwell scored 28 points and No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Southern California to extend its winning streak to seven games.

Max Klesmit added 18 points and Nolan Winter 13 for the Badgers (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten), who have an average victory margin of 16.1 points during their win streak.

St. Thomas 74, Denver 62 >> St. Thomas built a 44-27 halftime lead and cruised from there in a defeat of visiting Denver.

The Tommies (15-5, 5-0 Summit) were led by Nolan Minessale’s 17 points. Sebastian Akins paced the the Pioneers (6-16, 0-6 Summit) with 14 points in a reserve role.

Women

Oklahoma State 72, UCF 58 >> Stailee Heard led all scorers with 23 points as No. 24 Oklahoma State beat UCF.

The Cowgirls had four of five starters score in double-digits in the win. The Knights were led by Adeang Ring’s 12 points off the bench.

St. Thomas 67, Omaha 53 >> Jo Langbehn scored 18 points, and Alyssa Sand, and Jade Hill added 13 and 12 points, respectively, as St. Thomas’ women’s basketball team beat Omaha.

Stillwater’s Amber Scalia added 10 in the Tommies’ first Summit League victory of the season. They’re now 9-9 overall, 1-4 in conference play.

The victory pulled St. Thomas coach Ruth Sinn with one victory of 400 for her career. Her 399-151 record is the program record.