– The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Markel Brown scored 28 points, Marcus Smart added 25 and Oklahoma State held on to upset No. 2 Kansas 85-80 on Saturday, ending the Jayhawks’ nation-leading 18-game winning streak.

Smart had a pair of key putbacks in the closing minutes, helping the Cowboys (15-5, 5-3 Big 12) go on a 13-2 run that turned a 66-62 deficit into a 73-68 lead with just over a minute left.

The Jayhawks (19-2, 7-1) took advantage of a couple of missed free throws, trimming Oklahoma State’s lead to 81-80 on a layup by Elijah Johnson with 18.8 seconds left.

(3) INDIANA 81, (1) MICHIGAN 73: Cody Zeller scored 19 points and Victor Oladipo had 15, leading host Indiana to victory.

It’s the third time in school history the Hoosiers (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) have beaten the No. 1 team at home. The win gives Indiana sole possession of the Big Ten lead.

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The Wolverines (20-2, 7-2) were led by Trey Burke with 25 points.

(4) FLORIDA 78, (16) OLE MISS 64: Erik Murphy scored 19 points and was instrumental on the defensive end, leading the host Gators (18-2, 8-0 SEC) to victory.

Marshall Henderson, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer, led the Rebels (17-4, 6-2) with 25 points.

(5) DUKE 79, FLORIDA ST. 60: The Blue Devils (19-2, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) simply shot the Seminoles (12-9, 4-4) out of the Tallahassee gym and likely out of any NCAA postseason hopes.

PITTSBURGH 65, (6) SYRACUSE 55: The deep and quickly improving Panthers pulled away from the undermanned Orange, sending Syracuse to its first losing streak in nearly two years.

The Orange (18-3, 6-2 Big East) had just seven scholarship players in uniform and it became too much to bear against the Panthers (18-5, 6-4).

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(9) BUTLER 75, RHODE ISLAND 68: Rotnei Clarke scored 23 points and Roosevelt Jones added 18 to lead Butler.

The Bulldogs (18-4, 5-2 Atlantic 10) trailed 32-30 at the break, then went on a 15-3 run. Nikola Malesevic led Rhode Island (6-14, 1-6) with 18 points in the Rams’ fourth straight loss.

CALIFORNIA 58, (10) OREGON 54: Justin Cobbs made an 18-foot jumper with 1:35 remaining, then added a pair of free throws and host California handed the Ducks their second straight loss to an unranked team this week.

Allen Crabbe and Richard Solomon scored 13 points apiece, and Tyrone Wallace added 12 while helping the Golden Bears (13-8, 5-4 Pac-12) win back-to-back games for the first time since December. The Ducks are 18-4, 7-2.

(11) OHIO STATE 63, NEBRASKA 56: Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 21 points and the Buckeyes held off a late Cornhuskers surge.

Ohio State (17-4, 7-2 Big Ten) led 53-38 after a pair of free throws by Aaron Craft with 9:05 left. Nebraska (11-12, 2-8) then made its comeback, cutting the lead to 58-53 but failing to get closer.

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(14) MIAMI 79, (19) N.C. STATE 78: Reggie Johnson tipped in a missed shot with 0.8 seconds left for the winning points and kept the Hurricanes (17-3, 8-0 ACC) unbeaten in the league. Johnson finished with 15 points in his best performance since returning from a broken thumb four games ago.

C.J. Leslie had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Wolfpack (16-6, 5-4).

NORTHERN IOWA 57, (15) WICHITA STATE 52: Anthony James scored 16 points and host Northern Iowa sent the Shockers into their first losing streak of the season.

Seth Tuttle had eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Panthers (12-11, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference) who became just the fourth Valley team in the last 23 games to beat Wichita State at home.

The Shockers (19-4, 8-3) pulled within 52-50 on Carl Hall’s bucket with 1:18 left.

(17) MISSOURI 91, AUBURN 77: Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, for Missouri (16-5, 5-3). Auburn fell to 8-13 and 2-6 in the SEC.

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(18) KANSAS ST. 52, OKLAHOMA 50: Angel Rodriguez hit two free throws with 5.6 seconds left to pull out the victory.

(20) NEW MEXICO 75, NEVADA 62: Chad Adams hit two 3-pointers during a second-half run that carried the Lobos (19-3, 6-1 Mountain West) over the Wolf Pack (11-10, 2-5).

(21) CREIGHTON 75, BRADLEY 58: Host Creighton scored its first four baskets of the second half in the paint to turn a 30-27 deficit into a 35-30 lead.

The Bluejays (20-3, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference), hit the 20-win mark for the 14th time in 15 seasons. Bradley (13-10, 5-6) lost its eighth in a row against a ranked foe.

AIR FORCE 70, (22) SAN DIEGO STATE 67: Michael Lyons scored 20 points as the Falcons (14-6, 5-2 Mountain West Conference) won their fifth straight at Clune Arena, while the Aztecs (16-5, 4-3) lost for only the second time in their last 10 games against Air Force.

(24) CINCINNATI 65, SET-ON HALL 59: Sean Kilpatrick scored 21 points and Cincinnati held off Seton Hall after blowing nearly all of a 20-point lead.

Cincinnati (18-4, 6-3 Big East) was up 48-28 but twice allowed the Pirates (13-9, 2-7) to get within four.


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