LSU upsets No. 3 Florida, 66-56
Terry Martin scored 18 points and Garrett Temple added 17 to help struggling LSU upset No. 3 Florida, 66-56, yesterday in Baton Rouge, La.
Terry Martin scored 18 points and Garrett Temple added 17 to help struggling LSU upset No. 3 Florida, 66-56, yesterday in Baton Rouge, La.
Tasmin Mitchell scored 11 for Louisiana State (15-13, 4-10 Southeastern Conference), which had lost three straight and nine of 10 before hosting a team that had been No. 1 little more than a week ago.
Florida (25-4, 12-2), which had already wrapped up the SEC regular-season title and had set a school record for single-season victories, had little riding on the game and played like it.
Texas Christian 71, Air Force 66 - The Horned Frogs (11-15, 3-11 Mountain West) shot 75 percent in the second half against No. 14 Air Force (23-6, 10-5) in Fort Worth, Texas.
Notre Dame 85, Marquette 73 - Luke Harangody scored 22 points to lead Notre Dame (22-6, 10-5 Big East) over No. 16 Marquette (22-8, 9-6) in South Bend, Ind.
San Diego State 86, BYU 74 - Brandon Heath scored 30 points to lead San Diego State (20-8, 9-5) to a home victory over Mountain West Conference leader No. 21 Brigham Young (21-7, 11-3).
Auburn 86, Alabama 77 - Quan Prowell and Korvotney Barber each had 17 points to lead Auburn (16-14, 6-8 SEC) over No. 25 Alabama (19-9, 6-8) in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
UCLA 75, Stanford 61 - The No. 4 Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) closed out their first undefeated home season in 32 years with a win over Stanford (17-10, 9-7).
Kansas 89, Iowa State 52 - Mario Chalmers scored 18 points to lead six Kansas players in double figures, and the sixth-ranked Jayhawks (25-4, 12-2 Big Twelve) routed Iowa State (14-14, 5-9) in Lawrence, Kan.
Texas A&M 97, Baylor 87 - Acie Law scored a season-high 31 points, and the No. 8 Aggies (24-4, 12-2 Big Twelve), playing in College Station, Texas, beat the Bears (13-14, 3-11) for the sixth straight time.
Washington State 58, Oregon State 54 - Mac Hopson's jumper with 35.5 seconds to go put No. 9 Washington State (23-5, 12-4 Pac-10) ahead for good against Oregon State (11-19, 3-14) in Corvallis, Ore.
Nevada 95, Boise State 81 - Senior forward Nick Fazekas scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 11 Nevada (26-2, 13-1 Western Athletic Conference) over Boise State (16-11, 8-6) in Boise, Idaho.
Southern Illinois 76, Evansville 69 - Randal Falker scored a career-high 30 points, leading No. 13 Southern Illinois (25-5, 15-3 Missouri Valley) over Evansville (14-16, 6-12) in Carbondale, Ill.
Butler 56, Detroit 36 - Brandon Crone scored 17 points, and No. 15 Butler (26-5, 13-3) clinched a share of the Horizon League championship by beating Detroit (11-18, 6-10) in Indianapolis.
Texas 68, Oklahoma 58 - Kevin Durant matched his career high with five three-pointers and scored 32 points to lead No. 19 Texas (21-7, 11-3 Big Twelve) to a win over Oklahoma (15-12, 6-8) in Norman, Okla.
Virginia 75, Georgia Tech 69 - J.R. Reynolds scored 25 points and Tunji Soroye had a key put-back as No. 24 Virginia (19-8, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Georgia Tech (18-10, 6-8) in Charlottesville, Va.
Syracuse 71, Providence 67 - Andy Rautins scored 19 points and Demetris Nichols hit a key three-pointer in the final minute as visiting Syracuse (20-8, 9-5 Big East) beat Providence (17-10, 7-7).
Virginia Tech 73, Miami 57 - Zabian Dowdell scored 20 points and four of his teammates were in double figures as Virginia Tech (20-8, 10-4 ACC) defeated Miami (11-17, 4-10) in Blacksburg, Va.
Texas Tech 59, Oklahoma State 57 - Jarrius Jackson hit two free throws with 14.2 seconds remaining to lift Texas Tech (18-11, 7-7 Big Twelve) over Oklahoma State (19-9, 5-8) in Lubbock, Texas.
Bucknell 54, Army 49 - Abe Badmus hit a three-pointer with 52 seconds left as Bucknell (20-8, 13-1) beat Army (14-15, 4-10) in West Point, N.Y., and clinched at least a share of the Patriot League title.
Boston College 59, Clemson 54 - Jared Dudley had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Sean Marshall scored 18 to help Boston College (19-9, 10-5 ACC) beat Clemson (19-9, 5-9) at home.
Georgia 86, Mississippi State 73 - Georgia (17-10, 8-6 SEC) scored 10 straight points midway through the second half after Mississippi State (16-11, 7-7) crept within seven points to survive with a win in Athens, Ga.
Tennessee 83, Arkansas 72 - Chris Lofton scored 31 points, and Tennessee (20-9, 8-6) held on for its first SEC road win of the season, over Arkansas (16-12, 5-9) in Fayetteville, Ark.
Nebraska 82, Missouri 77 - Aleks Maric hit five of six free throws in the last 47 seconds to lead Nebraska (16-11, 5-8 Big Twelve) in OT over Missouri (17-10, 6-8) in Lincoln, Neb.
Utah Valley State 77, N.J. Tech 47 - Ryan Toolson came off the bench to score 17 points as Utah Valley State (21-7) rolled past New Jersey Tech (5-21) in Newark, N.J.
Illinois 68, Penn State 50 - Shaun Pruitt scored 20 points as the wide-body front line of the Illini (21-9, 9-6 Big Ten) dominated Penn State (10-17, 1-13) in State College, Pa.
Kansas State 87, Colorado 71 - David Hoskins scored 21 in the Wildcats' (20-9, 9-5 Big Twelve) win over the Buffaloes (6-18, 2-12) in Boulder, Colo.
Fordham 71, Rhode Island 62 - Marcus Stout had 24 points to lift Fordham (15-11, 8-6 Atlantic Ten) over Rhode Island (17-12, 10-5) in Kingston, R.I.
Creighton 71, Wichita State 54 - Dane Watts hit five of Creighton's nine three-pointers in the win by the Bluejays (19-10, 13-5 Missouri Valley Conference) over Wichita State (17-13, 8-10) in Omaha, Neb.
South Carolina 76, Mississippi 63 - Tre Kelley poured in 28 points as South Carolina (14-13, 4-10 SEC) beat Mississippi (18-10, 7-7) in Columbia, S.C.
St. Francis, Pa. 72, Long Island U. 56 - Cale Nelson scored 19 points to lead St. Francis, Pa. (7-21, 4-13 Northeast Conference) over Long Island University (10-18, 6-11) in Loretto, Pa.
Southern Cal 84, California 66 - Taj Gibson had 18 points and five assists and Lodrick Stewart became USC's all-time three-point shooting leader as the Trojans (21-8, 11-5 Pac-10) defeated California (14-14, 6-10) in Los Angeles.
Seton Hall 89, South Florida 76 - Brian Laing scored 21 points as Seton Hall (13-14, 4-10 Big East) beat South Florida (12-16, 3-11) in East Rutherford, N.J.
Michigan State 66, Indiana 58 - Raymar Morgan matched a career high with 18 points as Michigan State (21-8, 8-6 Big Ten) rallied past Indiana (18-9, 8-6) in East Lansing, Mich.
In the region
Widener 63, Juniata 60 -
Essian Ford nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to cap a rally from a 13-point deficit in the Commonwealth Conference championship game in Huntingdon, Pa., and send the Profs (14-12) to the NCAA Division III tournament for the second straight year.
Dominican 51, Philadelphia University 36 - Jason Hickenbottom had 16 points, but the Rams (19-8) fell to the Chargers (13-14) in Orangeburg, N.Y.
University of the Sciences 83, Felician 73 - Eric Cangelosi scored 23 points as the Devils topped the Falcons (12-15) in Lodi, N.J.
St. Joseph's 89, Lincoln 80 - Despite 19 points and 11 rebounds from Tyreek Byard, Lincoln (18-8) lost in the Association of Division III Independents Northeast Region championship game for the second time in three years, falling to the Monks (20-7) on their home court in Standish, Maine.
Millersville 90, West Chester 81 - Shawn Werdt scored 20 points, but the Golden Rams (13-14) fell to the host Marauders (23-4) in the Eastern Division.
Holy Family 91, Bloomfield 88 - The Tigers (19-8) rallied from 10 points down in the final 66 seconds to force overtime and won in the extra period at Bloomfield (11-17).
Haverford 70, Ursinus 69 - Matthew Palmer hit a three-pointer with 0.5 seconds left in overtime to propel the Fords (14-11) past the Bears (16-10) in a Centennial Conference semifinal in Baltimore.