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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Tyus Jones scored 17 points and hit a clinching 3-pointer with about 10 seconds remaining Saturday night as No. 4 Duke ended No. 2 Virginia's 21-game home winning streak, 69-63.
Jones' 3-pointer was the fourth in the last 4 minutes for the Blue Devils (18-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had missed 11 of 13 before hitting the critical long-range shots they needed.
Virginia (19-1, 7-1) started the second half with a 16-4 burst and led by 11 with just under 11 minutes to play before some ill-advised shots, turnovers and Duke's blistering shooting turned the tables.
Malcolm Brogdon led Virginia with 17 points and Justin Anderson had 11.
Quinn Cook, who scored 15 points, hit three 3-pointers in the last 4:38, including the one to give Duke the lead at 66-63 with 1:16 remaining. After Mike Tobey missed a free throw for Virginia, Tyus Jones hit the finisher with 9.9 seconds left, capping a game-ending 16-5 run for the Blue Devils.
Duke was coming off a loss at Notre Dame on Wednesday night.
NO. 1 KENTUCKY 70, ALABAMA 55
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Karl-Anthony Towns scored all 12 of his points in the first half and Kentucky shot a season-best 59 percent to stay unbeaten.
Two weeks after romping 70-48 in Tuscaloosa, the Wildcats (21-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) were 24 of 41 from the field to surpass their previous best of 58 percent against Boston University in November.
Kentucky also committed just five turnovers while forcing Alabama (13-8, 3-5) into 13 mistakes that resulted in 20 points.Willie Cauley-Stein snapped out of a mini-slump with 12 points and four rebounds, Devin Booker added 11 points with three 3-pointers and Aaron Harrison had 10.
Shannon Hale led Alabama with 13 points.
PITTSBURGH 76, NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 72
PITTSBURGH -- James Robinson hit a runner with 12 seconds remaining to give Pittsburgh the lead for good in an upset victory over Notre Dame.
Robinson finished with 14 points and 10 assists for his first career double-double, including a twisting basket in traffic after Notre Dame's Jerian Grant gave the Irish a 72-71 lead on two free throws with 31 seconds to go.
Notre Dame's Steve Vasturia took an open 3-pointer that clanged off the rim on the Irish's next possession. Jamel Artis made two free throws and Robinson stole the inbounds pass to seal it for the Panthers (14-8, 4-5 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Grant had 14 points for Notre Dame (20-3, 8-2), including all nine during a 9-0 run that turned a 71-63 deficit into a 72-71 lead.
NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 78, NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA 68, OT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Terry Rozier scored Louisville's first six points in overtime and the Cardinals erased an 18-point second-half deficit to beat North Carolina.
Rozier's sweeping layup 43 seconds into overtime gave Louisville (18-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 62-60 lead. Two free throws following Kennedy Meeks' layup again put the Cardinals up and his 15-footer with 2:43 remaining gave Louisville the lead for good. Rozier finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Montrezl Harrell had 14 of his 22 points in the second half and finished with 15 rebounds.
Marcus Paige scored 15 points for North Carolina (17-4, 7-2).
NO. 3 GONZAGA 82, MEMPHIS 64
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Przemek Karnowski scored 17 points and Kyle Wiltjer added 15 to help Gonzaga beat Memphis for its 15th straight victory.
Domantas Sabonis had 13 points and 11 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double. The trio went 16 of 26 from the floor to help Gonzaga dominate Memphis inside for its first home victory over the Tigers in four attempts. Kevin Pangos had 11 points and Gary Bell Jr. added 10 for Gonzaga (22-1). The Bulldogs are off to their best start in program history, topping the 2012-13 season when they opened 17-1.
Nick King had 13 points for Memphis (13-8).
NO. 5 WISCONSIN 74, IOWA 63
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Frank Kaminsky had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead Wisconsin.
Nigel Hayes scored 14 points and Sam Dekker and Josh Gasser each added 11 for the Badgers (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten). Wisconsin had 21 second-chance points.
Aaron White scored 15 points for Iowa (13-8, 4-4).
NO. 7 VILLANOVA 68, DEPAUL 55
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Ryan Arcidiacono scored all 18 of his points in the second half and Villanova beat DePaul to take the Big East lead.
Villanova (19-2, 6-2) moved a half-game ahead of Providence atop the conference. After a 3-0 start, DePaul (11-12, 5-5) lost for the fifth time in its last seven conference games.
Billy Garrett led DePaul with 14 points and eight assists.
NO. 9 KANSAS, 68, KANSAS STATE 57
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Perry Ellis had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Kansas bolted to a big lead.
Ellis had a double-double at halftime, with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Jayhawks (18-3, 7-1 Big 12) beat their state rival for the 49th time in the last 53 games. Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Kansas is 41-4 against the Wildcats.
Thomas Gipson had had 19 points and seven rebounds and Marcus Foster scored 19 points for Kansas State (12-10, 5-4). The Wildcats shot 17 percent in the first half.
NO. 18 NORTHERN IOWA 70, NO. 12 WICHITA STATE 54
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Seth Tuttle scored a career-high 29 points and Northern Iowa ended Wichita State's Missouri Valley Conference regular-season winning streak at 27 games.
Wes Washpun added 16 points for the Panthers (20-2, 9-1).
Fred VanVleet had 18 points to lead Wichita State (19-3, 9-1), which shot just 5 of 24 from 3-point range. Ron Baker was held to 12 points on 4-of-12 shooting.
RICHMOND 64, NO. 14 VCU 55
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kendall Anthony scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half in Richmond's comeback victory over Virginia Commonwealth.
Terry Allen added 15 points for Richmond (12-9, 5-3 Atlantic 10).
Treveon Graham led VCU (17-4, 7-1) with 18 points, including 13 in the second half.
NO. 9 IOWA STATE 83, TCU 66
AMES, Iowa -- Georges Niang scored 23 points and Monte Morris and Bryce Dejean-Jones each added 16 for Iowa State.
Iowa State (16-4, 6-2 Big 12) ran its home winning streak to 19 with its first double-digit win in conference play. Trey Zeigler led TCU (14-7, 1-7) with 14 points.
NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 77, TEXAS TECH 58
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Devin Williams scored 18 points and West Virginia forced 26 turnovers.
Daxter Miles Jr. added 12 points for West Virginia (18-3, 6-2 Big 12).
Robert Turner had 18 points, all in the first half, for Texas Tech (11-11, 1-8).
NO. 20 BAYLOR 83, NO. 19 TEXAS 60
WACO, Texas -- Kenny Chery scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half and Royce O'Neale added 20 points to help Baylor beat Texas.
Rico Gathers had 15 rebounds for Baylor (16-5, 4-4 Big 12).
Jonathan Holmes led Texas (14-7, 3-5) with 17 points. Point guard Isaiah Taylor had 16 points and a career-best 10 assists.
NO. 21 GEORGETOWN 67, CREIGHTON 40
OMAHA, Neb. -- D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 24 points and Georgetown held Creighton without a field goal for more than 17 minutes.
The Hoyas (15-6, 7-3 Big East) bounced back from a 13-point home loss to Xavier to rout Creighton (10-13, 1-9).
NO. 22 INDIANA 72, RUTGERS 64
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- James Blackmon Jr. scored 20 points and Nick Zeisloft made two 3-pointers in a late 8-0 run in Indiana's victory.
The victory ended the Hoosiers' first two-game losing streak of the season, and kept Indiana (16-6, 6-3) second in the Big Ten.
Myles Mack scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half for the Scarlet Knights (10-13, 2-8).
NO. 24 OKLAHOMA 64, OKLAHOMA STATE 56
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jordan Woodard scored a season-high 17 points for Oklahoma.
Buddy Hield scored 12 of his 15 points after halftime for the Sooners (14-7, 5-4 Big 12), and Ryan Spangler had 13 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six assists. Phil Forte scored 15 points for the Cowboys (14-7, 4-5).
NO. 25 BUTLER 72, MARQUETTE 68, OT
MILWAUKEE -- Andrew Chrabascz scored 30 points, Butler overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 4:21 of regulation and beat Marquette in overtime.
Kellen Dunham added 17 points and Alex Barlow 15 for Butler (16-6, 6-3 Big East). Wilson and Matt Carlino had 18 points apiece for Marquette (10-11, 2-7).
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