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No. 16 Maryland 55, No. 8 Michigan State 58
Tre Holloman banked in a desperation heave from near midcourt at the buzzer, stunning the Terrapins and lifting Michigan State to its fourth consecutive victory. Jase Richardson paced the Spartans (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) with 15 points, while Holloman’s heroics came after a Jaxon Kohler rebound and quick pass following Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s missed 3-pointer for Maryland. Rodney Rice led the Terrapins (21-7, 11-6) with 20 points, and Derik Queen had a double-double (10 points, 10 boards).
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No. 1 Auburn 106, Ole Miss 76
Johni Broome dropped 24 points for Auburn (26-2, 14-1 SEC), pushing his career total past 2,500. The Tigers shot nearly 60 percent from the field and made 11 of 21 from deep. Chad Baker-Mazara added 22 points (4-for-5 from beyond the arc). Ole Miss (19-9, 8-7) got 14 points from Sean Pedulla in its third straight defeat.
No. 7 St. John’s 76, Butler 70
RJ Luis Jr. scored 24 points to steer the Red Storm (25-4, 16-2 Big East) past the Bulldogs in Indianapolis, securing at least a share of the program’s first regular-season conference title since 1992. Butler (13-15, 6-11) was led by Jahmyl Telfort’s 13 points. St. John’s can claim the title outright with a win over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Vanderbilt 86, No. 12 Texas A&M 84
Tyler Nickel torched the Aggies with seven 3-pointers in a career-best 21-point performance, lifting Vanderbilt (19-9, 7-8 SEC) to an upset in College Station. MJ Collins Jr. netted 16, and Jason Edwards added 15 for the Commodores. Pharrel Payne poured in 23 points for A&M (20-8, 9-6), which now has dropped three straight.
No. 13 Clemson 83, Notre Dame 68
Ian Schieffelin scored a career-high 24, helping the Tigers (23-5, 15-2 ACC) secure a fifth consecutive win. Viktor Lakhin added 18, and Jaeden Zackery tallied 11. Markus Burton’s 30 points were not enough for the Fighting Irish (12-16, 6-11), who had won two of four before this defeat.
No. 17 Kentucky 83, Oklahoma 82
Otega Oweh’s layup with six seconds left helped the Wildcats (19-9, 8-7 SEC) sneak past host Oklahoma. Oweh finished with a career-high 28 points and six rebounds against his former team. Kentucky’s Brandon Garrison (12 points, three steals, three blocks) thwarted Jeremiah Fears’ layup attempt at the buzzer. The Sooners (17-11, 4-11) got 20 points from Jalon Moore and 18 from Fears.
No. 18 Memphis 84, Rice 72
Dain Dainja recorded 25 points and 10 rebounds, propelling the Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) to victory in the final two minutes over visiting Rice. PJ Haggerty scored 21 and Nicholas Jourdain posted 19 with nine boards as Memphis shot nearly 50 percent from the field. Caden Powell led the Owls (13-16, 4-12) with 19 points.
No. 22 Arizona 83, Utah 66
Caleb Love sank six 3-pointers en route to 23 points, pacing the Wildcats (19-9, 13-4 Big 12) to a bounce-back home win. Tobe Awaka, Henri Veesaar, and Jaden Bradley each tallied 12. Keanu Dawes (18 points, 10 rebounds) came off the bench to lead the Utes (15-13, 7-10), who trailed by double digits for most of the contest.
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No. 25 BYU 91, Arizona State 81
Richie Saunders sank six of BYU’s 17 made 3-pointers, finishing with 26 points in Tempe. Trevin Knell added 18 for the Cougars (20-8, 11-6 Big 12), who are on a five-game run. The Sun Devils (13-15, 4-13) have lost eight straight Big 12 home games, struggling again while short-handed; Basheer Jihad’s 19 points led the team.
