Javon Small hit a go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds left as West Virginia recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to clip No. 7 Kansas 62-61 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.
Small had nine of his 13 points in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds and six assists for the Mountaineers (10-2, 1-0 Big 12), who notched their first win at Allen Fieldhouse in 12 visits. Eduardo Andre scored 15 points and Jonathan Powell chipped in 11 for West Virginia.
Zeke Mayo led the Jayhawks (9-3, 0-1) with a season-high 27 points, his third straight game with at least 25. Hunter Dickinson recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kansas trailed 38-20 early in the second half before pulling even at 61 on Mayo’s three-point play with 15 seconds left.
On the Mountaineers’ ensuing possession, Small drew a shooting foul on Flory Bidunga and converted the second of two free throws for the win.
No. 1 Tennessee 67, Norfolk State 52
Chaz Lanier scored 24 points and the Volunteers never trailed in a win over the Spartans in Knoxville, Tenn.
Lanier made 8 of 18 attempts from the field and shot 6 of 16 from 3-point range while Zakai Zeigler added 10 points and led Tennessee (13-0) with six assists. Jordan Gainey and Cade Phillips finished with 10 points apiece for the Volunteers.
Christian Ings led Norfolk State (9-7) with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, and backcourt mate Brian Moore Jr. added 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting. No other Spartan scored more than seven points as the Volunteers’ defense held the visitors below 30 points in both halves.
No. 4 Duke 88, Virginia Tech 65
Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 24 points in the first half as the Blue Devils took care of business in a victory against the Hokies in Durham, N.C.
Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel each had 13 points, Isaiah Evans notched 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis finished with 10 points apiece as the Blue Devils (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their seventh game in a row. James also collected 11 rebounds.
Tobi Lawal had 19 points, with 15 in the second half, for Virginia Tech (5-8, 0-2), which has lost two games in a row. Patrick Wessler had 10 points off the bench.
No. 8 Marquette 78, Providence 50
Kam Jones posted an 18-point, 10-assist double-double to lead four double-digit scorers for the visiting Golden Eagles on the way to a blowout win over the Friars.
Jones scored 14 of his points in the first half as Marquette (12-2, 3-0 Big East) used a 21-0 run to build a 27-point halftime lead. Stevie Mitchell (14 points, five steals), David Joplin (11 points, six rebounds) and Zaide Lowery (11 points, three 3-pointers) also played key roles in the Golden Eagles’ rout.
Wesley Cardet Jr. had a team-high 11 points while Jayden Pierre had nine to go along with six assists for Providence (7-7, 1-2), which had won its previous five home games in the head-to-head series.
No. 10 Kentucky 88, Brown 54
Andrew Carr scored 14 points in the first half and finished with three steals to help the Wildcats roll to an easy victory over the Bears in Lexington, Ky.
Otega Oweh had 13 points and four steals, Amari Williams recorded 13 points and three blocked shots and Koby Brea also had 13 points as Kentucky (11-2) bounced back from an 85-65 loss to Ohio State on Dec. 21.
Kino Lilly Jr. scored 16 points and Landon Lewis added 15 points and six rebounds for Brown (7-5), which committed 23 turnovers.
No. 25 Baylor 81, Utah 56
V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points to lead the Bears to a rout of the Utes in Waco, Texas.
Norchad Omier contributed 15 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and two steals while Jeremy Roach and Robert Wright III each scored 15 points for Baylor (9-3, 1-0 Big 12).
Hunter Erickson led Utah (8-4, 0-1) with 13 points off the bench. Mason Madsen was the only other Utes scorer in double figures, posting 10 points. The rest of the starters combined for just nine points on 3-of-25 shooting from the floor.
–Field Level Media
