LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor had 17 points with five 3-pointers and 14th-ranked Texas Tech beat No. 23 Texas 77-64 on Tuesday night in Chris Beard’s return to an emotionally charged arena packed with fans who used to love the coach who took the Red Raiders to the national championship game only three years ago.
No. 1 AUBURN 100
ALABAMA 81
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored a season-high 23 points off the bench as Auburn cruised past rival Alabama.
No. 10 KANSAS 70
No. 21 IOWA STATE 61
AMES, Iowa (AP) — David McCormack scored 14 points, Jalen Wilson had 13 rebounds, and Kansas defeated Iowa State.
No. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 65 MARYLAND 63
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Malik Hall made a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left, and Michigan State survived a second-half rally by Maryland to beat the Terrapins.
No. 15 PROVIDENCE 86
ST. JOHN’S 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 19 points and Al Durham made eight straight free throws in the final 27 seconds as Providence held off St. John’s. for its sixth straight victory.
CREIGHTON 59
No. 17 UCONN 55
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ryan Hawkins scored 23 points and Creighton upset UConn.
No. 22 TENNESSEE 90
TEXAS A&M 80
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (A) — Kennedy Chandler scored 16 points, Olivier Nkamhoua added 15 and Tennessee beat Texas A&M.
MISSISSIPPI 76, No. 25 LSU 72
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Daeshun Ruffin scored 19 points before leaving the game in the second half because of an apparent leg injury, and Mississippi held off LSU.
