AUBURN, Ala. — Rylan Griffen scored 16 points, Mark Sears added 15 and No. 3 Alabama held off a big challenge from its in-state rival, beating Auburn 77-69 on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide (22-3, 12-0 SEC) remained the only Power-5 team without a league loss.
The Tigers (17-8, 7-5) missed nine straight shots in the final minutes. They have dropped five of their last six after being ranked most of the way.
Sears and Griffen helped Alabama overcome an off shooting performance from star Brandon Miller, who had 13 points but missed all seven 3-point attempts.
STANFORD 88, NO. 4 ARIZONA 79: Spencer Jones scored all 18 of his points in the second half for Stanford and played a key role in neutralizing Pac-12 leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis, as the Cardinal stunned visiting Arizona.
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Stanford (11-14, 5-9 Pac-12) beat a ranked team for the first time this year and a top-five team for the second time in two seasons. Arizona (22-4, 11-4), hoping to stay a half-game behind UCLA for the conference lead, had a seven-game win streak snapped.
Courtney Ramey scored a season- and game-high 26 points for Arizona, which could not overcome Tubelis’ worst game of the season. The junior forward, who had 40 points against Oregon on Feb. 2 and had averaged a near double-double this season (20.9 points, 9.7 rebounds) to lead the conference in both categories, was held to four points.
Texas forward Timmy Allen celebrates as he scores against West Virginia during the second half of Saturday’s game in Austin, Texas.
NO. 5 TEXAS 94, WEST VIRGINIA 60: Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes and host Texas defeated West Virginia.
Texas (20-5) remained in first place in the Big 12 at 9-3, while West Virginia (15-10, 4-8) lost for the sixth time in its last seven games against the Longhorns.
Rice, a guard who transferred this season from New Mexico State, was nearly perfect. He converted 5 of 6 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 5 3-pointers and all 10 free throws. The Longhorns only missed one free throw in 25 attempts.
Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston takes a last-second 3-point shot over Tennessee guard Jahmai Mashack, right, during the second half of Saturday’s game in Knoxville, Tenn.
MISSOURI 86, NO. 6 TENNESSEE 85: D’Andre Gholston hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Missouri a stunning road victory over Tennessee.
With 4.2 seconds left in the game and the Volunteers (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) leading 85-83, Santiago Vescovi missed a free throw. His second attempt was waived off when Tobe Awaka committed a lane violation, setting up a final chance for the Tigers (19-6, 7-5).
Gholston took the inbounds and dribbled up the court before taking an off-balance contested 3-pointer from about 30 feet that swished through the net at the buzzer for the win. He was mobbed by his teammates after hitting the shot.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA 69, DUKE 62 (OT): Armaan Franklin scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, to lift host Virginia over Duke in overtime.
Kihie Clark added 16 points and Ben Vander Plas 13 for the Cavaliers (19-4, 11-3 ACC), who won despite a 9 for 22 performance from the free-throw line.
Duke (17-8, 8-6) seemed poised to win when Ryan Young drove on the final play of regulation and two defenders contested his shot. The officials initially whistled a foul, but waved it off after a lengthy review. Jeremy Roach led the Blue Devils with 16 points.
Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr. goes to the basket in front of Oklahoma guard Grant Sherfield in the first half of Saturday’s game in Norman, Okla.
NO. 9 KANSAS 78, OKLAHOMA 55: Jalen Wilson scored 18 points, and Kansas rolled at Oklahoma (12-13, 2-10 Big 12).
Wilson, who entered the day leading the Big 12 with nearly 21 points per game, bounced back from a two-point outing against Texas on Monday.
Dajuan Harris scored 16 points and Kevin McCullar added 13 for the Jayhawks (20-5, 8-4).
Marquette guard Tyler Kolek goes to the basket against Georgetown forward Akok Akok, center, during the second half of Saturday’s game in Washington.
NO. 10 MARQUETTE 89, GEORGETOWN 75: Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro and Tyler Kolek each scored 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and visiting Marquette beat Georgetown (6-20, 1-14 Big East).
Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 11 points and Chase Ross added 10 as Marquette (20-6, 12-3) moved into first place in the conference. The Golden Eagles are a half-game ahead of No. 13 Xavier, which lost at Butler on Friday.
Marquette bounced back after having their five-game winning streak snapped at No. 21 UConn on Tuesday.
OKLAHOMA ST. 64, NO. 11 IOWA ST. 56: John-Michael Wright scored 19 points and Oklahoma State rallied past host Iowa State, the Cyclones’ fourth loss in five games.
Bryce Thompson added 12 points for the Cowboys (16-9, 7-5 Big 12) in their fifth straight win.
Aljaz Kunc scored 13 for Iowa State (16-8, 7-5).
NO. 12 KANSAS ST. 71, TEXAS TECH 63: De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial driving basket in the final minute, as Texas Tech upended visiting Kansas State.
The Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10 Big 12) held the Wildcats (19-6, 7-5) to two field goals in the game’s final four minutes as they extended a 62-61 lead at the 2:15 mark.
Jaylon Tyson added another huge basket for Tech with a tip-in that pushed the advantage to 64-61, setting the stage for Harmon’s slashing drive between defenders as the Red Raiders rebounded from a last-second road loss to Oklahoma State.
NO. 14 BAYLOR 72, NO. 17 TCU 68: Adam Flagler scored 28 points, with 16 in a row for visiting Baylor during the stretch when the Bears overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half and then held on to beat TCU.
LJ Cryer had 23 points for the Bears (19-6, 8-4 Big 12), who on Jan. 4 at home against TCU blew a 17-point lead in an 88-87 loss. They have won nine of their last 10 games.
TCU (17-8, 6-6) had a chance to tie or take the lead after a turnover by Flagler with 8.1 seconds left, when surrounded by Damion Baugh and Shahada Wells in front of the Horned Frogs bench. Officials initially gave the ball to Baylor, but reversed that call after an extended review and discussion.
NO. 15 SAINT MARY’S 81, PORTLAND 64: Logan Johnson had 34 points, six rebounds and six assists as Saint Mary’s handled Portland on the road.
Alex Ducas added 18 points and six rebounds for the Gaels (22-5, 11-1 West Coast Conference) and Aidan Mahaney contributed 10 points and five assists.
Kristian Sjolund led the Pilots (13-15, 5-8) with 12 points, and Juan Gorosito and Tyler Robinson each added 10 points.
NO. 18 INDIANA 62, MICHIGAN 61: Trayce Jackson-Davis had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Hood-Schifino scored 21 points and Indiana held on for a road victory over Michigan.
The Hoosiers (18-7, 9-5 Big Ten) trailed by 11 in the first half and for much of the second, but went ahead for good with 2:58 left when Hood-Schifino made two free throws for their last points.
Michigan (14-11, 8-6) fell to 0-4 against teams in the AP Top 25, losing each game by five or fewer points.
NO. 19 MIAMI 93, LOUISVILLE 85: Nijel Pack scored 22 points and host Miami beat Louisville.
Five days following its dominant 22-point home win over Duke, Miami (20-5, 11-4 ACC) could not shake off the conference’s last-place team until Pack’s 3-pointer with 2:44 remaining made it 82-72. Pack shot 8 of 14, including 4 of 9 on 3-pointers.
El Ellis scored a career-high 33 points and had five assists while Jae’Lyn Withers finished with 18 for the Cardinals (3-22, 1-13).
ST. JOHN’S 73. NO. 20 PROVIDENCE 68: A grieving David Jones scored 16 points, AJ Storr added 15 and St. John’s beat Providence at Madison Square Garden, handing the Friars (18-7, 10-4 Big East) a costly defeat in their pursuit of a second consecutive regular-season conference title.
Joel Soriano had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Red Storm (15-11, 5-10), who had lost three straight and five of six. It was his 20th double-double this season — he entered the game second in the nation in that category.
UConn’s Nahiem Alleyne, left, shoots against Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner during the first half of Saturday’s game in Omaha, Neb.
NO. 23 CREIGHTON 56, NO. 21 UCONN 53: Trey Alexander scored 17 points to lead host Creighton, UConn had what would have been a tying 3-pointer erased on video review in the final seconds, and the Bluejays held off the Huskies.
Creighton (17-8, 11-3) is a half-game behind Big East-leading Marquette with its eighth straight win. The Huskies (19-7, 8-7) lost for the first time in four games.
NO. 22 N.C. STATE 92, BOSTON COLLEGE 62: Jarkel Joiner scored 26 points and D.J. Burns Jr. added 18 with 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina State past host Boston College (12-14, 6-9 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Terquavion Smith scored 17 points for the Wolfpack (20-6, 10-5), giving him 1,000 points for his career.
ILLINOIS 69, NO. 24 RUTGERS 60: Coleman Hawkins scored 18 points and host Illinois held Rutgers (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten) scoreless for more than 10 minutes in the second half.
The Illinois (17-7, 8-5) trailed 47-41 with 14 1/2 minutes left before Hawkins’ 3-pointer started a 19-0 run.
NO. 25 SAN DIEGO ST. 82, UNLV 71: Adam Seiko scored all 18 points on 3-pointers and Matt Bradley added 17 points for host San Diego, the Mountain West Conference front-runner that beat UNLV for its third straight win and seventh in eight games.
The Aztecs (20-5, 11-2 MWC) buried the Runnin’ Rebels (16-9. 5-8) in a blizzard of 3-pointers and slam dunks, including during a 14-0 run midway through the first half, to sweep the season series and top UNLV the fifth straight time. Keshad Johnson scored 11 of his 14 points in the game’s first 6 1/2 minutes and Nathan Mensah had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
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