L.J. Cason scored all 14 of his points in the first half and No. 2 Michigan remained unbeaten by escaping with a 74-72 Big Ten victory over Penn State on Tuesday night in University Park, Pa.
Michigan led by 15 with fewer than 11 minutes to play but nearly lost at the buzzer. Penn State’s Freddie Dilione V controlled the ball for the last shot, but his 25-foot fadeaway from the wing bounced off the back rim as time expired.
Nimari Burnett and Trey McKenney added 12 points apiece for the Wolverines (14-0, 4-0 Big Ten), who share the conference lead with Nebraska (15-0, 4-0). Yaxel Lendeborg had 10 points and seven rebounds for Michigan, which has 10 victories by 25 or more points this season.
Freshman Ivan Juric scored a career-best 20 points and Dilione added 17 for the Nittany Lions (9-6, 0-4). Josh Reed contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds as Penn State lost for the fifth time in six games. Nittany Lions leading scorer Kayden Mingo (undisclosed) missed the contest after being injured in Monday’s practice.
No. 6 Duke 84, No. 20 Louisville 73
Cameron Boozer poured in 27 points as the visiting Blue Devils used a second-half comeback to defeat the Cardinals in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Boozer added eight rebounds and four assists. Isaiah Evans had 23 points and six rebounds for Duke (14-1, 3-0 ACC), while Caleb Foster chipped in 20 points, 16 of which came in the second half.
Louisville led by as many as 12 points in the first half and was ahead 47-38 at the half. Ryan Conwell powered the Cardinals (11-4, 1-2) with 24 points and seven rebounds, while Aly Khalifa tossed in 17 points on perfect 6-for-6 shooting and Adrian Wooley had 11.
No. 7 Houston 69, No. 14 Texas Tech 65
Kingston Flemings poured in 23 points, nine of them in the final 2:11 of the game, as host No. 7 Houston rallied past No. 14 Texas Tech.
Flemings hit a pullup jumper with 1:41 left to give Houston the lead for good and finished off the Red Raiders with a 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining, allowing Houston (14-1, 2-0) to escape with the gritty victory. Emanuel Sharp added 17 points for the Cougars, with Chris Cenac Jr. racking up 11 points and 11 rebounds and Joseph Tugler contributing 11 points and 10 rebounds. Houston has won eight straight games.
Jaylen Petty led Texas Tech (11-4, 1-1 Big 12) with 20 points, JT Toppin added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Atwell scored 13 points. The Red Raiders had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Florida 92, No. 18 Georgia 77
Thomas Haugh had 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four blocks to help the Gators run away from the visiting Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play in Gainesville, Fla.
Alex Condon finished with 21 points and eight rebounds for Florida (10-5, 1-1 SEC), which rebounded from its two-point loss at Missouri in the conference opener on Saturday. Urban Klavzar scored 11 points, while Rueben Chinyelu added 10 for the Gators, who outrebounded Georgia 56-35 and outscored the Bulldogs 58-38 in the paint. Reserve Micah Handlogten pulled down 11 rebounds.
Marcus Millender led Georgia (13-2, 1-1) with 18 points off the bench, followed by Dylan James’ 16. Jordan Ross scored 13 and Kanon Catchings had 12 for the Bulldogs, who had their seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Minnesota 70, No. 19 Iowa 67
Langston Reynolds scored 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting and the Golden Gophers escaped with a win over the Hawkeyes in Minneapolis.
Cade Tyson added 16 points for Minnesota (10-5, 3-1 Big Ten), which blew a 14-point lead with less than seven minutes left before scoring seven of the game’s final 10 points to secure the upset. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and Isaac Asuma scored 10 points apiece.
Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points to lead Iowa (12-3, 2-2) but missed two game-tying 3-point attempts in the final 11 seconds. Kael Combs scored 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and Isaia Howard finished with 10 points.
No. 21 Tennessee 85, Texas 71
Ja’Kobi Gillespie poured in 22 of his career-high 34 points in the first half and the host Volunteers recorded their first Southeastern Conference win by taming the Longhorns in Knoxville.
Gillespie was exceptional on both ends of the court, hitting 12 of 18 from the floor, 5 of 8 from long range and all five free throws. The senior added five assists, four rebounds, and three steals. J.P. Estrella added 11 points and six rebounds off the bench for the Volunteers (11-4, 1-1), who shot 52.7% from the floor and 40% from beyond the arc. The Volunteers also held a 44-18 edge in paint points.
Tramon Mark had 20 points and five rebounds for the Longhorns (9-6, 0-2). Camden Heide totaled 16 points and four rebounds. Simeon Wilcher pitched in with 10 points.
No. 22 Kansas 104, TCU 100 (OT)
Darryn Peterson finished with 32 points in 32 minutes, Tre White added 22 and the Jayhawks stormed back late to top the Horned Frogs in Lawrence, Kan.
Kansas (11-4, 1-1 Big 12) was down by 15 with just over four minutes left and by nine with 74 seconds left in regulation. But they battled back in the final minutes, tying the game when Peterson was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made three free throws with 1.7 seconds left.
In overtime, KU used an 8-2 spurt to take a 97-91 lead with just over one minute left and put the game away. The Frogs (11-4, 1-1) used an 18-1 run to a 67-51 lead with under 12 minutes left. But missed free throws, turnovers and foul trouble were costly down the stretch
Oklahoma State 87, No. 25 UCF 76
Parsa Fallah scored 24 points and Kanye Clary added 18 as the Cowboys knocked off the Knights in a Big 12 matchup in Stillwater, Okla.
Clary scored 15 of his points in the second half and finished the game with nine rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma State (13-2, 1-1), which led for nearly the entire game and held off multiple late surges to snap UCF’s 11-game winning streak.
The Knights (12-2, 1-1) were led by Riley Kugel with 15 points and Jamichael Stillwell with 13.
