LAWRENCE, Kan. — Josh Jackson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, then helped third-ranked Kansas prevent No. 2 Baylor from getting off a potential tying shot in the closing seconds of the Jayhawks’ 73-68 victory Wednesday night.
Frank Mason III added 19 points, including two free throws to seal the win, and Devonte Graham scored 13 as the Jayhawks (20-2, 8-1) pulled a game ahead of the Bears (20-2, 7-2) in the Big 12 race.
It was nip-and-tuck almost the entire way.
The game was tied 64-all with 2:23 left when Jackson went baseline for a dunk. After Mason made a couple of foul shots moments later, the teams began trading baskets down the stretch in a matchup that lived up to its billing.
Manu Lecomte’s fall-away jumper brought Baylor to 70-68 with 51 seconds left, but Ish Wainwright missed a 3-pointer badly on the team’s next possession. Svi Mykhailiuk made one of two free throws with 18 ticks left for the Jayhawks, then they buckled down for the biggest stop of the night.
No. 4 Villanova 66, Providence 57: At Providence, R.I., alen Brunson scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and No. 4 Villanova held off Providence night to sweep the season series from the Friars.
No. 9 Virginia 71, Virginia Tech 48: At Charlottesville, Va., Devon Hall had 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and No. 9 Virginia beat rival Virginia Tech.
Isaiah Wilkins added a career-high 15 points and nine rebounds, and London Perrantes scored 14 for the Cavaliers (17-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). It was their first game since losing on a tip-in at the buzzer against defending national champion Villanova on Sunday.
No. 11 UCLA 95, Washington State 79: At Pullman, Wash., Freshman forward T.J. Leaf scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as No. 11 UCLA beat Washington State to stop a two-game slide.
No. 14 Cincinnati 57, Tulsa 55: At Tulsa, Okla, Troy Caupain hit a 16-foot jumper with 4.4 seconds left to lift No. 14 Cincinnati to a victory over Tulsa.
Caupain scored on a three-point play with 39 seconds remaining to pull the Bearcats to a 55-all tie after trailing by 11 points with about 6 minutes to go in the second half. Tulsa’s Pat Birt then had his entry pass stolen and Caupain pulled up for the game-winner.
No. 15 Florida State 75, Miami 57: At Coral Gables, Fla., Jonathan Isaac scored 15 points and No. 15 Florida State held Miami scoreless for more than 6½ minutes in the second half to snap a two-game skid.
No. 19 South Carolina 88, LSU 63: At Baton Rouge, La., PJ Dozier and Duane Notice each scored 17 points, and No. 19 South Carolina easily defeated reeling LSU.
No. 23 Purdue 80, No. 25 Northwestern 59: At West Lafayette, Ind., Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Vince Edwards added 17 points to lead No. 23 Purdue to a rout over No. 25 Northwestern.
The Boilermakers (18-5, 7-3 Big Ten) have won four of five and still have not lost consecutive games this season.
Bryant McIntosh scored 22 points to lead Northwestern (18-5, 7-3). The Wildcats’ six-game winning streak came to an end on a night when leading scorer Scottie Lindsey sat out because of the flu.
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