LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — C.J. Fair scored 13 points and No. 2 Syracuse scored the final six points of the game to beat No. 19 Louisville 52-51 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Cardinals.
Syracuse (26-1, 13-1 Big East) held the Cardinals (20- 6, 8-5) without a point over the final 3 1/2 minutes and Fair hit the go-ahead layup with 2:11 left.
Freshman Chane Behanan had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals, who had won six straight conference games.
No. 4 Kansas 59, Kansas State 53
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor had 20 points and Jeff Withey added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Kansas, which is alone in first place in the Big 12.
The Jayawks (21-5, 11-2) won for the 36th time in their last 39 games against the Interstate 70 rival.
Jamar Samuels had a season-high 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-8, 6-7).
Rodney McGruder finished with 12 points for Kansas State, while Will Spradling had 10.
No. 9 Baylor 79, Iowa St. 64
WACO, Texas (AP) — Perry Jones III scored 18 points and Baylor rebounded from consecutive losses.
Freshman Quincy Miller, who matched Jones with 8-of-13 shooting, added 16 points for the 22-4 Bears. Anthony Jones had 12 points and Quincy Acy 11.
Melvin Ejim had 17 points to lead Iowa State (18-8, 8- 5), which had won four of its previous five games to tie Baylor for third place in the league behind Kansas and Missouri. Royce White added 14 points.
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