Mizzou slips by Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Marcus Denmon hit three three-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, as No. 4 Missouri fought off No. 8 Kansas, 74-71, on Saturday night.
Denmon scored 29 points, two off his career best, and ended a long-range shooting slump with a career-best six three-pointers in nine attempts.
The go-ahead three-pointer came with 56 seconds to go for a one-point lead. Michael Dixon added a pair of free throws with 9.8 seconds left after an offensive foul on Tyshawn Taylor and Kansas’ Elijah Johnson missed badly on a shot to tie it at the buzzer.
No. 1 Kentucky 86, South Carolina 52: At Columbia, S.C., Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks for the Wildcats.
No. 2 Syracuse 95, St. John’s 70: At New York, Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879.
No. 5 North Carolina 83, Maryland 74: At College Park, Md., Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds for North Carolina.
No. 6 Baylor 64, Oklahoma State 60: At Stillwater, Okla., Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds in Baylor’s tight win, and Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket.
No. 10 Murray St. 65, Tenn. Martin 58: At Martin, Tenn., Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each scored 11 points and Murray State remained undefeated.
Wyoming 68, No. 11 UNLV 66: At Laramie, Wyo., Leonard Washington and Francisco Cruz scored 16 points apiece for Wyoming.
No. 12 Florida 73, No. 25 Vanderbilt 65: At Gainesville, Fla., Kenny Boynton scored 18 points and Bradley Beal added 16 for Florida.
Northern Iowa 65, No. 13 Creighton 62: At Cedar Falls, Iowa, Northern Iowa’s Anthony James made a three-pointer at the buzzer to snap Creighton’s 11-game winning streak.
No. 14 Georgetown 75, South Florida 45: At Washington, Henry Sims scored 13 points and nine rebounds for Georgetown.
Notre Dame 76, No. 15 Marquette 59: At South Bend, Ind., freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Notre Dame made 11 three-pointers in the victory.
No. 21 Florida State 58, No. 16 Virginia 55: At Tallahassee, Fla., reserve Okaro White scored 13 points, Xavier Gibson added 10 points and Florida State earned its seventh consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference victory.
No. 22 Mississippi State 91, Auburn 88: At Starkville, Miss., Arnett Moultrie scored 21 points and Renardo Sidney added 17 to lead Mississippi State to the win.
