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Indiana upsets top-ranked Purdue

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and Jalen Hood-Schifino delivered the clinching basket on a dunk with 2 seconds left as No. 21 Indiana beat No. 1 Purdue 79-74 on Saturday.

Zach Edey finished with 33 points and 18 rebounds for Purdue.

The Hoosiers (16-7, 7-5 Big Ten) have won both of their home games against their archrival under second-year coach Mike Woodson. This was Indiana’s fourth total win at Assembly Hall over a top-ranked team.

A roaring, raucous crowd that stayed on its feet most of the game wasted no time storming the court after the final buzzer sounded. Hood-Schifino had 16 points for the Hoosiers, who have won six of seven.

The Boilermakers (22-2, 11-2) trailed by 16 points in the first half. They had held 24 consecutive opponents to 70 or fewer points before the Hoosiers ended that streak.

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Tennessee guard Jahmai Mashack shoots over Auburn forward Johni Broome and guard K.D. Johnson during the first half of Saturday’s game in Knoxville, Tenn.




NO. 2 TENNESSEE 46, NO. 25 AUBURN 43: Josiah-Jordan James scored 15 points to lead host Tennessee over Auburn in a game in which every point was difficult and nothing flowed.

The Volunteers (19-4, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) shot just 27% from the field and 9.5% from the 3-point line. They were recovering from a Wednesday loss to Florida in which they shot 28%.

The Tigers (17-6, 7-3) were led by Johni Broome with 11 points and K.D. Johnson off the bench with 10 points. Auburn managed only 24% from the field and 11% from the 3-point line.

NO. 4 ALABAMA 79, LSU 69: Noah Clowney and Rylan Griffen led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points each to carry Alabama to a road victory over LSU.

Nimari Burnett and Mark Sears each had 13 points and Brandon Miller had 11 for the Crimson Tide (20-3, 10-0).

The Tigers (12-11, 1-9) have lost 10 straight. Derek Fountain led LSU with a career-high 26 points. Cam Hayes came off the bench and scored 15 points. Tigers leading scorer KJ Williams was held to eight points, nine below his season average.

VIRGINIA TECH 74, NO. 6 VIRGINIA 62: Sean Pedulla scored 22 points and Virginia Tech beat visiting Virginia (17-4, 9-3, snapping the Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak.

Pedulla hit 6 of 13 from the floor as the Hokies (14-10, 4-8) posted their biggest win of the season. He added 8 of 9 from the free-throw line as Virginia Tech never trailed.

Justin Mutts added 17 points for the Hokies, who shot 50% from the floor for the fourth straight game.

NO. 10 TEXAS 69, NO. 7 KANSAS ST. 66: Christian Bishop scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including the go-ahead lay-in with 37 seconds to go, and visiting Texas (19-4, 8-2 Big 12) rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Kansas State (18-5, 6-4).

Sir’Jabari Rice also had 14 points for the Longhorns, and his two free throws with nine seconds left forced the Wildcats into needing a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime.

Ismael Massoud got an open look from the wing but it was well short of the rim, allowing the Longhorns to hold on for their fifth win over a Top 25 team this season.






Iowa State guard Jaren Holmes celebrates after making a basket during the second half of Saturday’s game against Kansas in Ames, Iowa.




NO. 13 IOWA ST. 68, NO. 8 KANSAS 53: Jaren Holmes led host Iowa State with 15 points in the Cyclones’ victory over Kansas.

Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones (16-6, 7-3 Big 12), who stayed within at least a game of front-running Texas in the conference standings.

Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks (18-5, 6-4) with 26 points for his sixth straight with at least 20.

NO. 11 BAYLOR 89, TEXAS TECH 62: Jalen Bridges had 18 points with eight rebounds, big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua played for the first time since a gruesome knee injury last season and Baylor beat visiting Texas Tech.

Freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points for the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12). Adam Flagler had 13 points and eight assists.

De’Vion Harmon had 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 19 for Texas Tech (12-11, 1-9).

NO. 14 MARQUETTE 60, BUTLER 52: Tyler Kolek had 13 points and eight assists as host Marquette defeated Butler (11-13, 3-10 Big East) for its fifth consecutive victory.

Marquette (19-5, 11-2) began the day tied for first place in the conference standings with No. 16 Xavier.

OKLAHOMA ST. 79, NO. 15 TCU 73: Kalib Boone scored 25 points and host Oklahoma State blew a 19-point second-half lead before recovering to beat depleted TCU (17-6, 6-4 Big 12).

Caleb Asberry added 19 points and John-Michael Wright had 17 for Oklahoma State (14-9, 5-5). The Cowboys have won three straight and five of six to move back into the conversation for a potential NCAA tournament berth.

NO. 19 FAU 67, CHARLOTTE 52: Vladislav Goldin had 15 points and Florida Atlantic earned a road victory over Charlotte (13-10, 4-8 Conference USA, two days after the Owls had their 20-game win streak snapped.

Alijah Martin added 11 points and Brandon Weatherspoon had 10 for the Owls (22-2, 12-1), who outscored Charlotte 37-21 in the second half.

NO. 23 MIAMI 78, NO. 20 CLEMSON 74: Nijel Pack scored 20 points and Isaiah Wong 15 as Miami used a second-half burst to hold off host Clemson (18-6, 10-3 ACC).

Wong and Pack each hit 3-pointers right after halftime for the Hurricanes (18-5, 9-4), who used a 21-9 run to open a 56-44 lead with 11:10 to play.

NO. 24 UCONN 68, GEORGETOWN 62: Adama Sanogo and Tristen Newton each scored 15 and Alex Karaban knocked down two late 3-pointers as UConn held for a victory at last-place Georgetown (6-18, 1-12 Big East).

Despite leading for most of the game, the heavily favored Huskies (18-4, 7-6) needed a late 8-1 run to earn the season sweep over the last-place Hoyas. UConn has won two straight and three of four.

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