Silas Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bulldogs (17-11, 5-10 SEC) saw its 26-point lead evaporate before finishing the game on a 10-3 run.
Blue Cain chipped in 12 points for Georgia, including the go-ahead triple with 47 seconds remaining. RJ Godfrey had 10 points for the Bulldogs, who snapped their four-game losing streak.
Will Richard led Florida (24-4, 11-4) with 30 points, followed by Walter Clayton Jr.’s 18. The Gators saw their six-game winning streak come to an end.
No. 2 Duke 97, Miami 60
Isaiah Evans hit 5 of 6 3-pointers in the first half, scoring all 16 of his points before the break to lead the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference win.
Kon Knueppel had a game-high 20 points for Duke (25-3, 16-1 ACC), and Cooper Flagg added 16 points and six assists. The Blue Devils, though, saw Tyrese Proctor exit with a left knee injury; Duke has already lost Maliq Brown with a separated shoulder.
Lynn Kidd had 17 points for Miami (6-22, 2-15) and Jalil Bethea finished with 13.
No. 5 Tennessee 65, LSU 59
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and Felix Okpara had 15 to lead a balanced scoring effort as the Volunteers held off the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.
Chaz Lanier added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 SEC), who won for the sixth time in seven games after enjoying advantages of 44-28 in rebounds, 27-8 in second-chance points and 32-20 in points in the paint.
Vyctorius Miller scored 17 points and Cam Carter added 12 to lead the Tigers (14-14, 3-12).
No. 6 Alabama 111, No. 24 Mississippi State 73
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers to help the Crimson Tide demolish the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mark Sears made five 3-pointers while recording 21 points and 10 assists to help the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 SEC) register a season best for points and 3-point baskets. Alabama has reached the century mark eight times this season. Aden Holloway scored 13 points and Mouhamed Dioubate and Labaron Philon added 10 points apiece as Alabama defeated the Bulldogs for the eighth consecutive time.
Josh Hubbard scored 21 points and KeShawn Murphy added 18 points for Mississippi State (19-9, 7-8), which lost its second straight game.
Oklahoma State 74, No. 9 Iowa State 68
Abou Ousmane scored 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and the Cowboys held on to beat the Cyclones in a Big 12 matchup in Stillwater, Okla.
Arturo Dean added 14 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11 Big 12), which bounced back from a 32-point loss against then-No. 23 Kansas in its previous game three days earlier. Bryce Thompson contributed 11 points and Marchelus Avery chipped in 10 off the bench.
Joshua Jefferson scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Iowa State (21-7, 11-6), which lost its second straight after winning the previous four. Nate Heise scored 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range, while Curtis Jones finished with 11 points.
No. 11 Wisconsin 88, Washington 62
John Blackwell scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half as the Badgers battered the Huskies in Madison, Wis.
John Tonje added 13 points, and Steven Crowl and Xavier Amos chipped in 12 apiece for Wisconsin. Blackwell, who went 8 of 11 in the first half, finished the night at 9 of 16 and contributed 10 rebounds and two steals as Wisconsin took advantage of the last-place Huskies (13-15, 4-13).
Great Osobor led Washington with 11 points. Franck Kepnang collected seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Huskies, who shot 44.8 percent, had 10 turnovers and were no match for Wisconsin.
No. 14 Missouri 101, South Carolina 71
Caleb Grill scored 22 points as the Tigers tromped the Gamecocks in Columbia, Mo.
Anthony Robinson II had 14 points and eight assists for the Tigers (21-7, 10-5 SEC), who improved to 18-1 at Mizzou Arena this season. Mark Mitchell and Tony Perkins each scored 13 points for Missouri. Tamar Bates scored 11 and Jacob Crews added 10.
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 27 points and Jamarii Thomas added 17 for the Gamecocks (11-17, 1-14), who turned the ball over 15 times and missed 21 of 23 shots from 3-point range.
No. 19 Louisville 71, Virginia Tech 66
The Cardinals avoided an upset on the road, holding off the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va.
Chucky Hepburn scored 15 points and dished out six assists to offset six turnovers, which tied a season high. James Scott added 13, going 6-for-7 from the field, and Terrence Edwards Jr. also scored 13 as the Cardinals (22-6, 15-2 ACC) won their sixth straight game.
Louisville won despite one of its poorer shooting performances this season. The visitors went just 6-for-23 (26.1 percent) from beyond the 3-point line but mitigated that by forcing the Hokies (12-16, 7-10) into 22 turnovers, which the Cardinals converted into 26 points. Brandon Rechsteiner led the Hokies with 18 points off the bench.
No. 21 Marquette 82, Providence 52
Kam Jones celebrated his 23rd birthday with 17 points and seven assists to lead the Golden Eagles to the Big East victory.
Ben Gold added a career-high 17 points for Marquette (21-7, 12-5 Big East), which made a season-best 17 3-pointers en route to its third win in four games. The Golden Eagles led by 31 points, holding Providence (12-16, 6-11) to just 25.8 percent shooting in the second half, during which time Marquette outscored the Friars 39-20.
Jayden Pierre had 13 points to pace Providence, which lost for the sixth time in seven games.
–Field Level Media
