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Josh Hart scored 25 points and No. 2 Villanova held off a late Georgetown run in a 75-64 victory Tuesday night.
With Hart on a second-half scoreless skid, the Hoyas sliced a 17-point deficit to two. 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.
The Hoyas just couldn’t stop Hart in the clutch. Hart, a national player of the year candidate, buried a 3 to make it a seven-point lead and turned a steal into a layup that made it 70-60.
The Georgetown team bus was involved in a crash on I-95 outside of Baltimore on the way to the game. There were no major injuries to members of the team. But guard Tre Campbell banged his right knee and sat out.
Coach John Thompson III hobbled on the sideline and often grabbed the scorer’s table for support. Players got off the bus to assist people in the other car involved in the crash. The bus company provided another bus for the team to continue its trip.
Kentucky 92, LSU 85: Wenyen Gabriel scored a career-high 23 points, and Malik Monk also had 23 for No. 15 Kentucky. The Wildcats won for just the second time in five games and had to withstand the Tigers’ late rally that got them within 91-85 with 9 seconds remaining. Monk’s free throw 1 second later sealed a win. Gabriel finished 7 of 11 from the field, including three 3-pointers. Antonio Blakeney had a season-high 31 points for the Tigers.
Florida 72, Georgia 60: Chris Chiozza had 15 points and No. 17 Florida recovered after blowing a 16-point lead. Kasey Hill added 12 points for Florida, which has won five straight. Yante Maten led Georgia with 19 points. The Bulldogs suffered their third straight loss, each to a ranked team.
Alabama 90, South Carolina 86 (4OT): Riley Norris scored six of his 11 points in the fourth overtime, including the go-ahead free throws with 56 seconds left, and Alabama finally put away No. 19 South Carolina. Gamecocks star Sindarius Thornwell had career highs of 44 points and 21 rebounds. He made an SEC record 25 free throws.
Penn State 70, Maryland 64: Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half and Penn State upset No. 21 Maryland. Tony Carr added 14 points and Mike Watkins had 10 for the Nittany Lions, who snapped a two-game skid and beat their fourth Top 25 opponent since last February. Justin Jackson and Shenendehowa graduate Kevin Huerter had 12 points each and Melo Trimble added 11 for the Terps, who lost their second in a row.
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