CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Bruce Brown made a 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left in overtime and Miami beat No. 18 Virginia 54-48 on Monday night for the Cavaliers fourth straight loss.
Brown scored 14 points to lead the Hurricanes (19-8, 9-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) to their third consecutive victory. Kamari Murphy and Dejan Vasiljevic added 10 points each.
Devon Hall scored 15 points to lead Virginia (18-9, 8-7), which last lost four straight in 2009-10, Tony Bennett’s first season as coach. Isaiah Wilkins added 10 points and 10 rebounds, including two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to tie it.
Miami thought it had won when Davon Reed hit a 3-pointer at the end of the second half, but a video review was used to determine he released the ball just after the buzzer.
A putback by Marial Shayok with 39 seconds left gave the Cavaliers a 48-47 lead, but Brown made his only 3-pointer of the game on the Hurricanes’ ensuing possession, and Miami sealed it at the free-throw line.
No. 12 West Virginia 77, Texas 62: After West Virginia coach Bob Huggins dropped to his knees and clutched his chest in a scary moment before halftime, Jevon Carter finished with 24 points to lead the Mountaineers to a win over Texas.
Lamont West had 23 points, helping WVU (22-6, 10-5 Big 12) shake off a slow start and its coach’s frightening fall.
It wasn’t immediately known whether Huggins received medical attention at halftime, but he returned to coach in the second half.
Jarrett Allen led Texas (10-18, 4-11) with 17 points.
No .10 Florida State 104, Boston College 72: In Tallahassee, Fla. Dwayne Bacon had 16 points and 13 Florida State players had at least four points, helping the Seminoles bounce back from two straight losses with a victory over Boston College.
PJ Savoy added 15 points and the Seminoles’ bench accounted for 59 points. Jonathan Isaac (14 points) and Jarquez Smith (10) also scored in double figures, and FSU (22-6, 10-5 ACC) never trailed and led by 34 (75-41) six minutes into the second half.
Kai Bowman had 24 points and Jerome Robinson 21 for Boston College (9-19, 2-13).
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No. 12 Ohio State 98, No. 2 Maryland 87: Kelsey Mitchell scored 31 points and Ohio State used a sizzling start to upset second-ranked Maryland in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State (24-5, 14-1 Big Ten) scored 35 points in the first 10 minutes on 14 for 18 shooting, led by nine at the half and held on as Maryland rallied in second half.
The loss was only the second for the Terps (26-2, 14-1) this season and their first in the Big Ten.
No. 4 Baylor 70, No. 6 Texas 67: Kalani Brown scored 35 points and Baylor took a huge step toward another Big 12 title with a tough win over Texas in Austin, Texas.
The win gives Baylor (26-2, 15-1) a one-game lead over Texas in the Big 12 with two games left for both teams Texas (21-6, 14-2) closed within three points three times in the final 35 seconds, but Brooke McCarty’s 3-pointer after a Baylor turnover bounced off the rim just before the final buzzer.
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