No. 14 Kansas State beats No. 9 Baylor with big second half

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored25 points, Markquis Nowell added 14 points and 10 assists, and No.14 Kansas State followed a long first-half slump with a bigsecond-half run to beat ninth-ranked Baylor 75-65 on Tuesdaynight.

Cam Carter added 10 points for the Wildcats (21-7, 9-6 Big 12),who trailed 34-31 at the break before their 18-4 charge gave themcontrol. They coasted from there to a school record-tying seventhwin over a ranked team this season.

Keyonte George hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points forBaylor (20-8, 9-6), which had won seven of its last eight againstthe Wildcats and three straight in Manhattan. LJ Cryer added four3s and finished with 16 points.

The game was a rematch for Bears coach Scott Drew and KansasState counterpart Jerome Tang, who spent 19 years on Drew’s bench.And it was every bit as wild as the Wildcats’ 97-95 overtime win inearly January.

NO. 8 TEXAS 72, NO. 23 IOWA STATE 54

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice and Tyrese Hunter eachscored 15 points and Texas raced away from Iowa State with a bigfirst half to keep the Longhorns at the top of the Big 12.

Texas (22-6, 11-4) is tied with No. 3 Kansas for first placewith three games left in the regular season. The Longhorns haven’twon even a share of the league crown since 2008.

Osun Ossunniyi scored 12 points to lead the Cyclones (17-10,8-7), who beat Texas in their first matchup.

NO. 10 MARQUETTE 73, NO. 19 CREIGHTON 71

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Kolek’s short jump shot gave Marquettethe lead with 29 seconds left, and the Golden Eagles took a hugestep toward the Big East regular-season title with a win overCreighton.

The Golden Eagles (22-6, 14-3) saw a 10-point lead with eightminutes left evaporate before Kolek came up big during a wildfinish before a sellout crowd at CHI Health Center.

Kam Jones led Marquette with 19 points and Kolek and OsoIghodaro added 18 apiece.

Baylor Scheierman had 18 points to lead the Bluejays (18-10,12-5). Ryan Nembhard added 16.

NO. 25 TEXAS A&M 68, NO. 11 TENNESSEE63

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points,including four free throws down the stretch, and Texas A&Mextended its winning streak to six games.

Julius Marble added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Aggies(21-7, 13-2 Southeastern Conference), who haven’t lost since Jan.21.

It’s the fourth loss in five games for the Volunteers (20-8,9-6), with their only win in this stretch coming in a 68-59 victoryover then-No. 1 Alabama on Wednesday.

Santiago Vescovi and Zakai Zeigler had 14 points each forTennessee.

NO. 13 MIAMI 76, VIRGINIA TECH 70

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 17 points and 14rebounds as Miami won its seventh straight.

Nigel Pack added 16 points for the Hurricanes (23-5, 14-4Atlantic Coast Conference), who placed five players in doublefigures. Isaiah Wong finished with 13 points and Jordan Miller had11 for Miami, which shot just 42.2% (27 of 64) after leading theACC at 48.7 percent coming into the game. The Hurricanes helpedthemselves with 14 offensive rebounds.

Sean Pedulla led Virginia Tech (16-12, 6-11) with 17 points.Hunter Cattoor finished with 15 points for the Hokies, who shot46.7% (28 of 60).

VILLANOVA 64, NO. 16 XAVIER 63

CINCINNATI (AP) — Justin Moore scored 25 points to giveVillanova its biggest victory under first-year head coach KyleNeptune.

Cam Whitmore added 11 points for the Wildcats (14-14, 8-9 BigEast) who dealt a big blow to the Musketeers’ Big East titlehopes.

Souley Boum led Xavier (20-8, 12-5) with 17 points. JeromeHunter added 14 and Jack Nunge scored 12.

MICHIGAN STATE 80, NO. 17 INDIANA 65

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker shook off a slow startto score 23 points and lifted Michigan State in its first home gamesince last week’s shootings on campus that killed three studentsand hospitalized five students.

The Hoosiers (19-9, 10-7) relied heavily on TrayceJackson-Davis, as usual, and he had 19 points, seven rebounds andfive assists.

Michigan State’s A.J. Hoggard had three turnovers early in thegame, then didn’t have another turnover and finished with 22 pointsand five assists. Joey Hauser and Malik Hall each scored 10 pointsfor the Spartans (17-10, 9-7 Big Ten), who have won three of theirlast four games.

Jalen Hood-Schifino scored 16 and Trey Galloway had 11 pointsfor the Hoosiers.

NO. 22 SAN DIEGO STATE 77, COLORADO STATE58

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee scored 14 points and Matt Bradleyscored 10 of his 13 in the first four minutes of the second halffor San Diego State, which overwhelmed Colorado State for its fifthstraight win.

Bradley, SDSU’s leading scorer, appeared to hurt a finger on hisleft hand and was subbed out during a timeout with 7:47 left andthe Aztecs leading 69-48. He returned with 4:55 to go but didn’tplay the final two minutes.

Micah Parrish added 12 and Lamont Butler and Darrion Trammellhad 11 each for SDSU (22-5, 13-2 Mountain West), which solidifiedits lead in the conference race. The Aztecs have won nine of theirlast 10 games dating to an 82-76 overtime win at Colorado State onJan. 18.

John Tonje scored 18 and Isaiah Rivera 15 for the Rams (12-16,4-11), who have lost seven of nine.