COLUMBIA, S.C. — Riley Norris scored six of his 11 points in the fourth and final overtime, including the go-ahead free throws with 56 seconds left, and Alabama finally put away No. 19 South Carolina 90-86 on Tuesday night, overcoming a career night by Gamecocks star Sindarius Thornwell.
Thornwell finished with career highs of 44 points and 21 rebounds.
Alabama had a 17-point lead in the first half and a 12-point edge with less than 5 minutes to go, watching the Gamecocks rally back to force the extra periods.
No. 2 Villanova 75, Georgetown 64: At Villanova, Pa., Josh Hart scored 25 points and Villanova held off a late Georgetown run in a victory.
With Hart on a second-half scoreless skid, the Hoyas sliced a 17-point deficit to two and had the Wildcats reeling at the Pavilion. L.J. Peak buried a 3 and Rodney Pryor hit a jumper to key a 17-4 run that pulled the Hoyas to 60-58 with 3:49 left.
No. 15 Kentucky 92, LSU 85: At Lexington, Ky., Wenyen Gabriel scored a career-high 23 points and Malik Monk also had 23 for Kentucky.
No. 17 Florida 72, Georgia 60: At Athens, Ga., Chris Chiozza scored 15 points and Florida recovered after blowing a 16-point lead.
Penn St. 70, No. 21 Maryland 64 : At State College, Pa., Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half for Penn State.
No. 22 Butler 68, Marquette 65: At Milwaukee, Andrew Chrabascz s cored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, Avery W oodson scored 17 points in his first start in more than three weeks and Butler held off Marquette for a victory.
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