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Landen Lucas made two free throws with 11 seconds left and No. 3 Kansas grabbed a stranglehold on the Big 12 race with a 67-65 win at No. 4 Baylor on Saturday.
The Jayhawks (24-3, 12-2) have a three-game lead in the Big 12 standings over Baylor with four games to play. With one more win, Kansas will match the UCLA teams of the 1960s and ’70s by winning its 13th consecutive conference championship.
Baylor (22-5, 9-5) had one more chance, but Manu Lecomte missed on a shot he took surrounded by defenders. As the ball ricocheted off the front of rim and toward the end line as time ran out, Jayhawks guard Devonte Graham threw his arms up in celebration.
Frank Mason III had 23 points for the Jayhawks. Josh Jackson had 16 points with some highlight dunks. Johnathan Motley had 19 points for Baylor, which has lost four of its past six games. Lecomte had 16 points and Jo Lual-Acuil 11.
Gonzaga 82, Pacific 61: Nigel Williams-Goss had 18 points and seven assists as No. 1 Gonzaga beat Pacific to remain the only undefeated team in Division I.
Villanova 92, Seton Hall 70: Jalen Brunson had 22 points and a career-high 10 assists and No. 2 Villanova clinched a tie for an unprecedented fourth straight Big East Conference regular-season title with a win over Seton Hall.
Arizona 76, Washington 68: Lauri Markkanen had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Allonzo Trier scored a season-high 21 points and No. 5 Arizona held off a challenge from Washington.
UCLA 102, USC 70: Bryce Alford scored 26 points to lead No. 6 UCLA past Southern California. Four other players were in double figures for the Bruins (24-3). Bennie Boatwright had 20 points for USC (21-6).
Oregon 101, Colorado 73: Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and No. 7 Oregon extracted some revenge for Colorado’s upset of the Ducks earlier this season. Arizona (25-3, 14-1 Pac-12) remained on top of the conference standings and won its fourth straight. The Wildcats did it short-handed, with starters Dusan Ristic and Kadeem Allen out because of injuries.
Louisville 94, Virginia Tech 90: Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points to lead No. 8 Louisville to a wild victory over Virginia Tech. Ty Outlaw hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to cut Louisville’s lead to 91-88, but the Hokies’ Zach LeDay committed an intentional foul on Louisville as the Cardinals (22-5, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) tried to inbound the ball. Jaylen Johnson made one of the two free throws, then Mitchell made two more with 5.6 seconds left to seal the offensive slugfest.
West Virginia 83, Texas Tech 74 (2OT): Jevon Carter scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 9 West Virginia to a victory in double overtime.
North Carolina 65, Virginia 41: Justin Jackson scored 20 points to help No. 10 North Carolina beat No. 14 Virginia, keeping the Tar Heels alone in first in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Kennedy Meeks had all of his 13 points and seven rebounds after halftime for the Tar Heels (23-5, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Duke 99, Wake Forest 94: Luke Kennard scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum added 19 and No. 12 Duke held on to beat Wake Forest.
Kentucky 82, Georgia 77: De’Aaron Fox scored 16 points, including six free throws in the final 45 seconds, and No. 13 Kentucky overcame J.J. Frazier’s 36 points to beat Georgia.
Florida 57, Mississippi St. 52: Chris Chiozza scored 14 points, KeVaughn Allen added 11 and No. 15 Florida held on to beat Mississippi State.
Purdue 80, Michigan State 63: Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Isaac Haas scored 18 points, leading No. 16 Purdue to a victory over Michigan State.
Pittsburgh 80, Florida State 66: Senior Sheldon Jeter scored a career-high 29 points as Pittsburgh upset No. 17 Florida State. Jeter, who averages 7.6 points per game, had eight rebounds. Four of his 12 field goals were 3-pointers as the 6-foot-8 forward showed his range.
Cincinnati 80, Tulsa 60: Jacob Evans III scored 13 of his 17 points while Cincinnati took control in the first half, and the 18th-ranked Bearcats pulled away to a victory over Tulsa.
SMU 76, Houston 66: Semi Ojeleye had 18 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 19 SMU rallied to beat Houston. Ojeleye also had nine rebounds, and the Mustangs have won 10 straight and 20 out of 21.
Vanderbilt 71, South Carolina 62: Matthew Fisher-Davis scored 17 points and Riley LaChance had 14 to help Vanderbilt beat No. 21 South Carolina. The lead changed hands nine times during a frantic second half before the Commodores (14-13, 7-7 Southeastern Conference) took the lead for good at 55-54 on Fisher-Davis’ free throw with 7:54 left.
Saint Mary’s 70, BYU 57: Calvin Hermanson scored 17 points and No. 22 Saint Mary’s cruised to a victory over BYU, snapping a three-game road losing streak to its West Coast Conference rival.
Notre Dame 81, NC State 72: V.J. Beachem scored 27 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers to help No. 25 Notre Dame beat North Carolina State in the Wolfpack’s first game since the announcement that coach Mark Gottfried is out after the season.
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