
Johni Broome had 19 points and 14 rebounds and five teammates scored in double figures as No. 1 Auburn beat in-state rival and second-ranked Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in a matchup of top-ranked teams.
Mark Sears scored 18 points and Grant Nelson added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Alabama, which rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but failed to complete the comeback.
Denver Jones scored 16 points, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly added 15 points apiece, Chaney Johnson had 14 and Tahaad Pettiford 13 for Auburn (23-2, 11-1 SEC).
Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 10 for Alabama (21-4, 10-2).
Duke 106, Stanford 70 >> Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points, Cooper Flagg contributed 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, and No. 3 Duke beat Stanford.
Khaman Maluach had 17 points, Sion James finished with 14 and Caleb Foster scored 10 for the Blue Devils (22-3, 14-1 ACC).
Duke shot a season-best 62.5% and hit 14 3-pointers. Proctor tied a career-high with five 3s while Flagg hit three.
Maxime Raynaud led Stanford (16-10, 8-7) with 19 points and seven rebounds. Oziyah Sellers added 11 points and Donavin Young 10.
Duke rolled into halftime up 49-34 and never trailed.
florida 88, South Carolina 67 >> Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, Thomas Haugh added 20 — career highs for both players — and No. 3 Florida beat South Carolina 88-67 despite playing without two frontcourt players.
The Gators (22-3, 9-3 SEC) led by four at halftime and started the second half with a 12-1 run to open up a comfortable lead. The Gamecocks (10-15, 0-12) never recovered.
Jacobi Wright led the way for South Carolina with 13 points.
Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76 >> Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, and No. 5 Tennessee rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat Vanderbilt.
Chaz Lanieradded 21, for the Volunteers (21-5, 8-5 SEC).
Jason Edwards led the Commodores (17-8, 5-7) with 24 points. Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 18 before fouling out with 4:13 left in the game.
Edwards and Carey had 10 points each as Vanderbilt jumped to a 44-31 lead at halftime. The Commodores were prolific down low. They held an advantage in points in the paint (20-12).
Houston 62, Arizona 58 >> Milos Uzan scored 19 points, L.J. Cryer added 15 and No. 6 Houston took firm control of the Big 12 Conference race with a win over No. 13 Arizona.
Coming off a 76-65 win at Baylor, the Cougars (21-4, 13-1 Big 12) trailed by seven midway through the second half, then held the Wildcats without a field goal for more than six minutes to go up seven.
The Wildcats (17-8, 11-3) fought back to close within 59-58 with a minute left, but Houston hit 3 of 4 closing free throws to win for the 17th time in 18 games.
Caleb Love led Arizona with 17 points and seven assists but went 1 for 8 from 3-point range.
Iowa State 81, Cincinnati 70 >> Backup guard Curtis Jones made all 12 of his free throws and scored 22 points to help No. 10 Iowa State beat Cincinnati for its 20th victory of the season.
Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and three steals for the Cyclones (20-5, 10-4 Big 12). Milan Momcilovic had 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey added 11. Lipsey made all three three of his attempts from the field, two of them 3-pointers, and had four steals.
Jizzle James matched his career high with 25 points for the Bearcats (15-10, 5-9). Day Day Thomas added 13.
Texas a&M 69, Arkansas 61 >> Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and No. 8 Texas A&M extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Arkansas.
The game was tied with less than 10 minutes to go before the Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) used a 9-0 run to take a 59-50 lead with five minutes left. Taylor got things going with a 3-pointer and Andersson Garcia added four points in that stretch to help Texas A&M build the lead.
Karter Knox ended an Arkansas scoring drought of almost seven minutes with about 4 1/2 minutes left.
Zhuric Phelps had 12 points and nine rebounds for Texas A&M, which improved to 12-1 at home this season. Garcia finished with 11 points.
Knox led Arkansas (15-10, 4-8) with 17 points as the Razorbacks lost for the second time in three games.
Texas a&M 69, Arkansas 61 >> JT Toppin had 32 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 12 Texas Tech rout Oklahoma State.
Christian Anderson added 16 points and Oklahoma City product Kevin Overton had 13 for Texas Tech (20-5, 11-3 Big 12), which has won four straight against the Cowboys.
The Red Raiders shot 48% from the field and made 16 of 37 3-point shots (43%,) They led by 19 points at halftime and outscored Oklahoma State 50-31 after the break.
Marchelus Avery scored 13 points to lead Oklahoma State (12-13, 4-10), which has lost six of its last eight.
Missouri 87, Georgia 74 >> Anthony Robinson II scored 15 points, including seven in a decisive 15-0 run in the second half, leading No. 21 Missouri past Georgia.
Caleb Grill also scored 15 points and Mark Mitchell added 14 as Missouri (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) enjoyed a dominant second half after trailing 41-38 at halftime.
Freshman Asa Newell led Georgia (16-10, 4-9) with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
clemson 72, florida state 46 >> Dillon Hunter scored a career-best 17 points as No. 23 Clemson jumped out to a big lead and put away Florida State.
Ian Schieffelin had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Clemson (21-5, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third straight game.
Jamir Watkins scored 12 points for Florida State (15-10, 6-8).
Women
BYU 68, Oklahoma state 64 >> Emma Calvert scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead BYU to a victory over No. 20 Oklahoma State.
Calvert’s layup gave BYU a 62-60 lead with 2:25 to play and the Cougars led the rest of the way.
Calvert shot 8 of 13 from the floor. Gibb added 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists for BYU.
Asi and Tenin Magassa scored 13 points apiece for Oklahoma State (20-5, 10-4).
Kansas State 97, UCF 67 >> Backup guard Taryn Sides scored 21 points, making 6 of 7 3-pointers, and No. 14 Kansas State routed UCF, the 16th consecutive home win for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) scored the first seven points of the third quarter to build a 28-point lead and wrapped up the period with a 10-0 run to take an 81-44 lead to the fourth quarter.
Kaitlin Peterson had 19 points for the Knights (9-15, 2-12). Nevaeh Brown and Achol Akot each scored 12.
Baylor 66, Texas Tech 60 >> Darianna Littlepage-Buggs scored 19 points in 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 25 Baylor held off Texas Tech. Jada Walker added 10 for Baylor (22-5 Big 12, 11-3).
Bailey Maupin scored 15 points for Texas Tech (14-13, 3-11), which lost its fifth straight. Jasmin Shavers added 10.
West Virginia 69, Cincinnati 50 >> JJ Quinerly scored 29 points and No. 18 West Virginia broke the game open in the third quarter en route to a win over Cincinnati. Quinerlywas the only player in double figures for the Mountaineers (20-5, 10-4 Big 12).
Jillian Hayes scored 20 points with 10 rebounds for the Bearcats (14-10, 5-8).
Creighton 70, Georgetown 48 >> Morgan Maly scored 18 points and Lauren Jenson filled up the box score and No. 24 Creighton pulled away for a win over Georgetown on Saturday, the Bluejays fifth-straight win and 12th in their last 13 games.
Jensen had 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal for Creighton (21-4, 13-1 Big East), which outscored the Hoyas 46-21 in the middle quarters.
Kelsey Ransom scored 20 points for Georgetown (11-14, 4-10) and Khadee Hession added 12.


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