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No. 6 Texas wins 1st game since Chris Beard was fired

STILLWATER, Okla.>> Marcus Carr scored 12 points to help No. 6 Texas defeat Oklahoma State 56-46 on Saturday in the Longhorns’ first game since coach Chris Beard was fired.

Beard faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. He had been suspended without pay since his arrest and was fired Thursday, with the school saying that he was “unfit” for the position.

No. 3 Kansas 76, West Virginia 62

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.>> Freshman Gradey Dick scored 16 points, Jalen Wilson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Kansas rode a hot start to victory over West Virginia.

No. 4 UConn 69, Creighton 60

STORRS, Conn.>> Big East preseason player of the year Adama Sanogo scored 26 points and UConn bounced back from its first two losses of the season with a win over Creighton.

Washington St. 74, No. 5 Arizona 61

TUCSON, Ariz.>> Mouhamed Gueye had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Washington State ended Arizona’s 28-game home winning streak.

No. 7 Alabama 78, Kentucky 52

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.>> Alabama’s star freshman Brandon Miller had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Crimson Tide, who dominated Kentucky.

No. 8 Tennessee 85, South Carolina 42

COLUMBIA, S.C.>> Olivier Nkamhoua scored a season-high 21 points on 10-of-10 shooting and Tennessee started 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in four seasons.

No. 11 Virginia 73, Syracuse 66

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.>> Armaan Franklin scored 16 points and Virginia held on after squandering most of a 23-point, second-half lead, giving coach Tony Bennett the most victories in Cavaliers history.

No. 22 Auburn 72, No. 13 Arkansas 59

AUBURN, Ala.>> Wendell Green Jr. scored 19 points and Allen Flanigan matched his season high with 18 to lead No. 22 Auburn to a 72-59 victory over No. 13 Arkansas in the Tigers’ first game against a ranked opponent.

Illinois 79, No. 14 Wisconsin 69

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.>> Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points and Coleman Hawkins made six 3s and scored 20 points to lead Illinois over Wisconsin.

No. 16 Duke 65, Boston College 64

BOSTON>> Dariq Whitehead scored 18 points, Kyle Filipowski hit two clutch free throws and and Duke rebounded from a miserable loss by holding off Boston College.

No. 25 Iowa St. 69, No. 17 TCU 67

FORT WORTH, Texas>> Gabe Kalscheur scored 15 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining, to give Iowa State a narrow win over TCU.

No. 18 Xavier 88, Villanova 80

VILLANOVA, Pa.>> Zach Freemantle scored 29 points, including eight in a row during a crucial stretch late in the second half, to lead Xavier to its ninth straight victory..

Kansas State 97, No. 19 Baylor 95, OT

WACO, Texas>> Ismael Massoud hit a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime and Kansas State extended its winning streak to eight games.

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No. 13 Maryland 94, Michigan State 85

COLLEGE PARK, Md.>> Diamond Miller scored 25 points to lead five in double figures and Maryland used a 17-point third quarter run to open up a tight game on the way to a victory over Michigan State.

No. 16 Iowa 94, No. 14 Michigan 85

ANN ARBOR, Mich.>> Caitlin Clark, held to two points for almost 15 minutes, scored 28.

No. 20 Gonzaga 78, Santa Clara 61

SPOKANE, Wash.>> Brynna Maxwell scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack and Yvonne Ejim had a double-double and the Bulldogs got their ninth-straight win.

No. 23 Baylor 75, No. 21 Kansas 62

LAWRENCE, Kan.>> Sarah Andrews scored 27 points, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Caitlin Bickle had double-doubles, and Baylor defeated Kansas.

— The Associated Press