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Chapel Hill, N.C.
Justin Jackson scored 20 points and No. 12 North Carolina held on to beat Pittsburgh 80-78 on Tuesday night.
Joel Berry II had 19 points, Isaiah Hicks added 18 and Kennedy Meeks finished with 10 for the Tar Heels (20-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The league leaders never trailed but also never got comfortable against the last-place Panthers.
Cameron Johnson matched a career high with 24 points and hit a career-best six 3-pointers to lead Pitt (12-10, 1-8), which lost its seventh straight.
W. Va. 85, Iowa St. 72: Nathan Adrian scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 7 West Virginia (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) overwhelmed Iowa State (13-8, 5-4) for its third straight win.
Kentucky 90, Georgia 81 (OT): Malik Monk made two 3-pointers and scored eight of 37 Redwin points in overtime, and No. 8 Kentucky (18-4, 8-1 SEC) beat Georgia (13-9, 4-5).
Wisconsin 57, Illinois 43: Ethan Happ’s 14 points led No. 10 Wisconsin (19-3, 8-1 Big Ten) over Illinois (13-10, 3-7).
Creighton 76, Butler 67: Justin Patton, Khyri Thomas and Marcus Foster all scored 15 points, and No. 22 Creighton (20-3, 7-3 Big East) made 13 3-pointers as it ran away from No. 16 Butler (18-5, 7-4).
Maryland 77, Ohio St. 71: Justin Jackson had 22 points and 12 rebounds as No. 17 Maryland held off Ohio State. Maryland (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) won its seventh straight. Jae’Sean Tate scored 20 points to lead the Buckeyes (13-10, 3-7). Shenendehowa graduate Kevin Huerter scored nine points for Maryland. He also had three rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots.
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