LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalen Wilson had 20 points, Kevin McCullar Jr. added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 8 Kansas avenged a loss to Kansas State just a couple of weeks ago with a 90-78 victory over the seventh-ranked Wildcats on Tuesday night.
Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 18 for the Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3 Big 12), who built a 12-point halftime lead before coasting to their 17th straight home win over the Wildcats in the 10th matchup of top-10 teams in series history.
Kansas has rebounded nicely from a rare three-game skid that included the overtime loss to Kansas State, and made sure to avoid taking back-to-back losses in its storied home for the first time since the 1988-89 season.
Markquis Nowell scored 23 points and Keyontae Johnson had 22 to lead the Wildcats (18-4, 6-3), who were trying for their first regular-season sweep of their biggest rival in four decades. Nae’Qwan Tomlin added 11 points and David N’Guessan had 10.
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In their first meeting on Jan. 17, the Wildcats raced to a big early lead and controlled the game until late in the second half, when the Jayhawks forced overtime — only for Kansas State to win on Johnson’s alley-oop dunk.
It was the Jayhawks who controlled the rematch.
They used a 16-7 run in the first half that included a technical foul on Kansas State coach Jerome Tang to build a 32-19 lead. And when Johnson answered with eight straight points for the Wildcats, and the lead was eventually trimmed to four, the reigning national champs pulled away again down the stretch.
NO. 4 ALABAMA 101, VANDERBILT 44: Brandon Miller scored 22 points to help host Alabama rout Vanderbilt (10-12, 3-6) for the Crimson Tide’s largest margin of victory over an SEC opponent ever.
Alabama (19-3, 9-0) shot 59% from the field and 46% from 3-point range to pull off the fourth largest win in school history.
Nimari Burnett added 16 points, his first points after three scoreless games since returning from injury on Jan. 21. Three more Alabama players cracked double-digit points: Rylan Griffen with 12, Noah Gurley with 11 and Charles Bediako with 10.
NO. 15 TCU 76, WEST VIRGINIA 72: Damion Baugh had 16 points and 10 assists, big man Eddie Lampkin Jr. made an unexpected return from injury and TCU overcame the absence of top scorer Mike Miles Jr. to beat visiting West Virginia.
JaKobe Coles had 17 points, Shahada Wells 16 points and Xavier Cork 15 for the Horned Frogs (17-5, 6-3 Big 12). Erik Stevenson had 17 points and Tre Mitchell 15 for West Virginia (13-9, 2-7).
Boston College forward Quinten Post, left, strips the ball from Clemson forward Ben Middlebrooks during the first half of Tuesday’s game in Boston.
BOSTON COLLEGE 62, NO. 20 CLEMSON 54: Makai Ashton-Langford had two key driving baskets in the closing two minutes and finished with 15 points to help Boston College beat visiting Clemson.
Jaeden Zackery added 13 points for the Eagles (11-12, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference). BC held Clemson to one field goal — and that came with 18 seconds left — in the final 13:16.
Hunter Tyson led Clemson (18-5, 10-2) with 22 points and Chase Hunter had 12. The Tigers fell into a first-place tie atop the ACC with No. 6 Virginia.
MARYLAND 66, NO. 21 INDIANA 55: Jahmir Young scored 20 points, Donta Scott added 19 and host Maryland snapped Indiana’s five-game winning streak.
The Terrapins (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten) gave their NCAA Tournament hopes another boost, adding a victory over the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5) to a resume that already included wins over Miami, Illinois and Ohio State.
Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 18 points for the Hoosiers, suprassing 1,000 for his career.
NO. 23 MIAMI 92, VA. TECH 83: Nigel Pack scored 17 points in a 5-minute span late in the second half, and Miami stayed unbeaten at home this season by topping Virginia Tech.
Norchad Omier led Miami with 21 points, while Isaiah Wong had 18 and Jordan Miller finished with 14 for the Hurricanes (17-5, 8-4 ACC).
Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla each scored 20 for Virginia Tech, while Grant Basile each added 17 and Justyn Mutts finished with 10 for the Hokies (13-9, 3-8).
NO. 24 UCONN 90, DePAUL 76: Jordan Hawkins scored 26 points, Adama Sanogo had 25 and UConn beat DePaul in Chicago.
Tristen Newton added 21 points for UConn, which had dropped six of eight since its 14-0 start. The Huskies shot 51% (28 for 55) from the field and 30 for 34 from the free-throw line.
UConn (17-6, 6-6 Big East) improved to 16-1 against DePaul in the series. The Blue Demons (9-14, 3-9) got their only victory over the Huskies 16 years ago.
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