WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague scored 19 points with five 3-pointers and No. 1 Baylor set a program record with its 18th win in a row, 68-52 over TCU on Saturday.
Teague made consecutive 3-pointers in a 36-second span to cap a 14-0 run in the first half that put the Bears (19-1, 8-0 Big 12) ahead to stay. He hit two more 3s early in the second half before TCU made a run.
Desmond Bane, the Big 12’s second-leading scorer at 16.5 points per game, scored all 14 of his points after halftime. During a 13-2 run by the Horned Frogs (13-8, 4-4), Bane scored six in a row before a dunk by PJ Fuller got them within six at 51-45 with 8 1/2 minutes left. That was the closest they would get.
NO. 2 GONZAGA 83, SAN FRANCISCO 79
SAN FRANCISCO — Corey Kispert’s three-point play with 1:33 left put his team ahead for good and he added a jumper with 34 seconds remaining, helping Gonzaga extend its winning streak to 15 games.
Khalil Shabaaz made a 3-pointer with six seconds left to make it a two-point game in a furious, back-and-forth finish — and that described most of the second half. Admon Gilder made two free throws with 3.6 seconds left to seal the win.
NO. 3 KANSAS 78, TEXAS TECH 75
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Devon Dotson scored 21 points and Marcus Garrett added 15 points for Kansas.
The Jayhawks (18-3, 7-1 Big 12) led 76-75 with 14 seconds to play before Ochai Agbaji knocked down two free throws. The Red Raiders were unable to come away with a basket to complete the upset.
TJ Holyfield led Texas Tech (13-8, 4-4) with 19 points.
NO. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 80, UTAH STATE 68
SAN DIEGO — With Kawhi Leonard watching from one baseline, Matt Mitchell scored 24 of his season-high 28 points in the second half — including three straight 3-pointers — to help rally San Diego State over Utah State.
San Diego State (23-0, 12-0 Mountain West) retired Leonard’s jersey at halftime. Leonard, who led the Aztecs to their greatest season nine years ago, watched as another Aztec from Riverside, Mitchell, helped save the night.
Sam Merrill had 16 points and Brock Miller 15 for Utah State (17-7, 6-5).
NO. 5 FLORIDA STATE 74, VIRGINIA TECH 63
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Devin Vassell tied an ACC record by shooting 7 for 7 from 3-point range and scored 27 points to lift Florida State.
Vassell helped the Seminoles (18-3, 8-2) rebound from Tuesday night’s loss at Virginia that snapped a 10-game winning streak. Florida State remained a game out of first place in the ACC standings.
Tyrece Radford paced the Hokies (14-8, 5-6) with 18 points. Virginia Tech lost its third consecutive game.
NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 77, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 57
RALEIGH, N.C. — Ryan McMahon made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points for Louisville.
Jordan Nwora added 14 points for the Cardinals, who maintained their hold on the Atlantic Coast Conference lead with their eighth straight win. Louisville (19-3, 10-1) led by 17 points late in the first half and responded to an N.C. State (14-8, 5-6) run midway through the second half by pushing the margin right back out to 15 points.
C.J. Bryce scored 15 points for the Wolfpack (14-8, 5-6).
NO. 7 DAYTON 70, FORDHAM 56
DAYTON, Ohio — Trey Landers matched his season high with 18 points, Obi Toppin also had 18 and Dayton got its 16th straight win over the Rams.
The Flyers (20-2, 9-0 Atlantic 10) had little problem extending their streak against the Rams (7-14, 1-8). Dayton hasn’t lost to Fordham since Jan. 4, 2005, a 66-56 Rams win at the Rose Hill Gym.
Jalen Cobb had 22 points for Fordham.
CREIGHTON 76, NO. 8 VILLANOVA 61
PHILADELPHIA — Denzel Mahoney had 21 points and Mitch Ballock had nine of his 15 points in the second half to help Creighton defeat Villanova.
Ty-Shon Alexander added 16 points and Marcus Zegarowski scored 13 for the Bluejays (17-5, 6-3 Big East), who have won four in a row while avenging a 64-59 home loss to the Wildcats on Jan. 7.
Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore each had 18 points for Villanova (17-4, 7-2), which had won seven in a row.
NO. 9 DUKE 97, SYRACUSE 88
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for the 10th double-double of his freshman season and Duke beat Syracuse.
Cassius Stanley keyed an early second-half surge and the Blue Devils (18-3, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third straight after a two-game skid.
It was a crucial game for Syracuse (13-9, 6-5), which had a five-game winning streak snapped on the road at Clemson on Tuesday night and needed a signature win to bolster its resume for consideration for the NCAA Tournament.
XAVIER 74, NO. 10 SETON HALL 62
NEWARK, N.J. — Tyrique Jones had 19 points and 18 rebounds, and Xavier opened a big lead early and ended the Pirates’ 10-game winning streak.
Naji Marshall added 19 points and KyKy Tandy had 14 as the Musketeers (14-8, 3-6 Big East) beat the Pirates in every phase of the game.
Quincy McKnight led Seton Hall (16-5, 8-1) with 15 points before having to leave with an injury to his left knee with 6:02 to play.
STANFORD 70, NO. 11 OREGON 60
STANFORD, Calif. — Oscar da Silva scored a career-high 27 points and had 15 rebounds, helping Stanford rally in the second half to beat Oregon.
Stanford (16-5, 5-3 Pac-12) trailed 44-35 with 14 1/2 minutes left, then held the Ducks without a basket for the next 10 minutes. Tyrell Terry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and the Cardinal used a 15-1 burst to take a 59-50 lead.
NO. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 66, KANSAS STATE 57
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Derek Culver had 19 points and 14 rebounds to give coach Bob Huggins another milestone win. Huggins earned his 877th career win to move past Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp into seventh place in Division I.
The Mountaineers (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) bounced back from a loss at Texas Tech on Wednesday, improved to 11-0 at home and ended a three-game losing streak to Kansas State.
NO. 17 AUBURN 75, NO. 13 KENTUCKY 66
AUBURN, Ala. — Samir Doughty scored 23 points while making 14 of 15 free throws and Auburn finished strong in an NCAA Tournament rematch.
Isaac Okoro made a key 3-pointer and scored 14 points for the Tigers (19-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference), who dominated the final four minutes.
It wasn’t nearly as big as their 77-71 overtime victory over the Wildcats (16-5, 6-2) that vaulted Auburn to its first Final Four last season, but it moved the Tigers into a tie for second place in the SEC.
WISCONSIN 64, NO. 14 MICHIGAN STATE 63
MADISON, Wis. — Nate Reuvers scored 15 points, D’Mitrik Trice had 14 and Aleem Ford added 13 to help Wisconsin edge Michigan State.
Wisconsin earned the victory despite missing guard Brad Davison because of a suspension. The Badgers (13-9, 6-5 Big Ten) also lost Kobe King, the team’s second-leading scorer, when he announced this week that he intended to transfer.
Cassius Winston scored 23 points and Rocket Watts had 16 for Michigan State (16-6, 8-3), which has lost three of its last four Big Ten road games.
PROVIDENCE 65, NO. 16 BUTLER 61
INDIANAPOLIS — Luwane Pipkins scored 22 points and made six consecutive free throws in the final minute for Providence.
The Friars (12-10, 5-4 Big East) snapped a three-game losing streak by beating a ranked team for the first time since March 19, 2018. It was also their first road win over a team in the AP Top 25 since Feb. 22, 2017.
