LAWRENCE, Kan. — DaJuan Harris scored all 14 of his points in the second half as No. 5 Kansas stormed back from a double-digit halftime deficit and beat No. 9 Baylor 87-71 Saturday.
The Jayhawks (22-5, 10-4 Big 12) outscored the Bears 55-26 in the second half.
Jalen Wilson led Kansas with 21 points and 13 rebounds. KJ Adams added 17 points and Gradey Dick had 16.
The Jayhawks are tied with Texas for the top spot in the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns beat Oklahoma 85-83 in overtime earlier Saturday.
Baylor (20-7, 9-5) got nearly all of its scoring from its three-guard combo of Adam Flagler (22 points) Keyonte George (20 points) and LJ Cryer (15 points). The rest of the team combined to score just 14 points.
NO. 1 ALABAMA 108, GEORGIA 59: Brandon Miller scored 21 points, Nick Pringle had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Mark Sears made five 3-pointers in the first half to lead Alabama to a home romp over Georgia (16-11, 6-8).
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The Crimson Tide (23-4, 13-1) rebounded from their first SEC loss by racing to a 54-25 halftime lead and made 16 of 34 3s (47.1%) en route to a season scoring high. It was tied for the third-largest margin in an SEC game for Alabama, though still behind a 57-pointer over Vanderbilt last month.
Alabama was coming off a 68-59 loss at No. 10 Tennessee on Wednesday night after rising to No. 1 for only the second time in program history and first in 20 years. Second-ranked Houston hosts Memphis and No. 3 Purdue faces Ohio State on Sunday.
Texas forward Brock Cunningham and Oklahoma guard Otega Oweh, right, scramble for the ball during overtime of Saturday’s game in Austin, Texas.
NO. 6 TEXAS 85, OKLAHOMA 83 (OT): Sir’Jabari Rice scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and overtime, and host Texas (21-6, 10-4 Big 12) held off Oklahoma (13-14, 3-11).
Rice’s fourth 3-pointer of the game gave Texas an 84-77 lead with 2:26 left in overtime.
Oklahoma, however, had a chance to tie or win when Texas’ Tyrese Hunter missed one of two free throws with 6.8 seconds left. But Sam Godwin missed a shot from near the rim, and Texas extended its winning streak against Oklahoma to five games.
Virginia’s Kihei Clark and Armaan Franklin celebrate during the first half of Saturday’s game against Notre Dame in Charlottesville, Va.
NO. 7 VIRGINIA 57, NOTE DAME 55: Kihei Clark scored 15 points, including a pair of critical free throws with 22.6 seconds left, and became Virginia’s career assist leader in the Cavaliers’ narrow home victory over Notre Dame.
With Notre Dame (10-17, 2-14 ACC) closing to 55-54, Clark converted both ends of a one-and-one for Virginia (21-4, 13-3). Trey Wertz made the front end of a one-and-one with 3.9 seconds left for the Fighting Irish, but missed the second after a timeout. The ball was tipped out to Dane Goodwin for a potential game-winning 3-pointer, but his shot bounced off the rim.
NO. 8 ARIZONA 78, COLORADO 68: Oumar Ballo had 18 points and 16 rebounds, Cedric Henderson Jr. added 15 points and host Arizona dominated inside to beat Colorado.
The Wildcats (24-4, 13-4 Pac-12) opened with a rash of turnovers, falling into an early 12-point hole. Arizona righted itself quickly with a big run and slogged through a slowed-down second half by shutting down the Buffaloes.
Henderson and Ballo picked up the slack with leading scorer Azuoulas Tubelis in foul trouble, combining to hit 14 of 21 shots. Those two helped Arizona outscore Colorado (15-13, 7-10) 40-24 in the paint.
Kentucky’s Cason Wallace shoots between Tennessee’s Jahmai Mashack and Santiago Vescovi, right, during the first half of Saturday’s game in Lexington, Ky.
KENTUCKY 66, NO. 10 TENNESSEE 54: Cason Wallace and Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points and Kentucky (18-9, 9-5 SEC) rushed to a big lead and beat visiting Tennessee.
The Volunteers (20-7, 9-5) trailed by 20 points at halftime and lost in their first game since toppling No. 1 Alabama.
NO. 12 KANSAS ST. 61, IOWA ST. 55: Markquis Nowell hit a 3-pointer from near midcourt with 2:42 remaining to help host Kansas State over Iowa State.
Nowell finished with 20 points. Keyontae Johnson had 15 points for the Wildcats (20-7, 8-6 Big 12).
Aljaž Kunc led Iowa State (17-9, 8-6) with 15 points. Without their 3-point leader Caleb Grill in the lineup, the Cyclones worked inside the paint. They had 24 points inside and relied on a balanced scoring line led by Kunc.
NO. 13 GONZAGA 97, PEPPERDINE 88: Drew Timme scored 22 of his 34 points in the second half and Julian Strawther added 28 points to help Gonzaga beat host Pepperdine and extend its winning streak over the Waves to 45 games.
The Bulldogs (23-5, 12-2 West Coast Conference), who haven’t lost to Pepperdine (9-10, 2-12) since Jan. 18, 2002 and have won 20 straight on the road against the Waves.
Timme’s last basket, a layup that gave the Gonzaga a 78-70 lead with 5:30 to play, moved him past Bill Cartwright, who scored 2,116 points for San Francisco (1975-79), into eighth on the West Coast Conference’s career scoring list with 2,117.
NO. 14 INDIANA 71, ILLINOIS 68: Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Hood Schifino made two free throws with 30.7 seconds left, and host Indiana rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to beat Illinois (17-9, 8-7 Big Ten).
Hood-Schifino had 13 points for the Hoosiers (19-8, 10-6), who have won nine of 11 overall and 15 straight on their homecourt. Jackson-Davis also passed coach Mike Woodson for fifth on Indiana’s career scoring list with 2,081 points.
NO. 15 MIAMI 96, WAKE FOREST 87: Isaiah Wong scored 27 points, Nijel Pack finished with 24 and host Miami (22-5, 13-4 ACC) beat Wake Forest (17-10, 9-7).
Norchard Omier had 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting while Jordan Miller added 14 points for the Hurricanes (22-5, 13-4), who won their sixth straight and improved to 15-0 at home.
NO. 16 XAVIER 82, DEPAUL 68: Jack Nunge had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Xavier bounced back from a pair of narrow losses to beat DePaul (9-18, 3-13 Big East in Cincinnati.
The Musketeers (20-7, 12-4) reached the 20-win mark for the 34th time in school history, 32 of which have come since the 1982-83 season.
NO. 17 SAINT MARY’S 71, BYU 65: Logan Johnson scored 27 points and Aidan Mahaney delivered once again in the second half to lead Saint Mary’s to a victory over visiting BYU for the Gaels’ 15th win in 16 games.
Mahaney scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Mitchell Saxen added 13. The Gaels (24-5, 13-1 WCC) won their 16th straight conference home game to maintain a one-game lead over Gonzaga in the standings.
Fousseyni Traore scored 16 points to lead the Cougars (16-14, 6-9). BYU has lost four straight and was swept in the season series by the Gaels.
NO. 18 CREIGHTON 77, ST. JOHN’S 67: Arthur Kaluma hit three straight 3-pointers down the stretch and visiting Creighton overcame a second-half scoring drought to pull away from St. John’s (16-12, 6-11).
Creighton (18-9, 12-4) remained in a three-way tie for second place in the Big East after Providence and Xavier won earlier in the day. Marquette holds a one-game lead in the conference standings.
NO. 20 UCONN 64, SETON HALL 55: Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and host UConn used a big second-half run to beat Seton Hall (16-12, 9-8 Big East).
Andre Jackson had a career high 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn (20-7, 9-7).
NO. 22 TCU 100, OKLAHOMA ST. 75: Mike Miles Jr. had 15 points in his first game in three weeks, five other TCU players also scored in double figures, and the host Horned Frogs (18-9, 7-7 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Oklahoma State (16-11, 7-7).
NO. 24 PROVIDENCE 85, VILLANOVA 72: Ed Croswell scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and host Providence (20-7, 12-4 Big East) earned its 20th victory of the season, holding on to beat Villanova (13-14, 7-9).
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