KENTUCKY GUARD Aaron Harrison (2), guard Devin Booker, and LSU forward Jordan Mickey (25) battle for the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., on Tuesday. Kentucky won 71-69.
Devin Booker added 14 and Andrew Harrison had 13 for the Wildcats (24-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) who can tie a school record for the best start to a season by winning at home on Saturday against South Carolina.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 points and 13 rebounds, including a jump-hook that put the Wildcats up for good with 1:30 left, and a clutch offensive rebound inside the final minute.
Trailing by two with roughly six seconds left, LSU got the ball to Keith Hornsby on the wing, who missed an off-balanced 3-pointer that bounced harmlessly off the rim as time expired.
Jarell Martin had 21 points and 11 rebounds for LSU (17-7, 6-5), while Hornsby scored 17 points.
No. 5 Wisconsin 65, Nebraska 55
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sam Dekker matched his career high with 21 points, and Wisconsin built a big lead early and then held off Nebraska’s late comeback bid for a victory.
The Badgers (22-2, 10-1 Big Ten) won their seventh straight game and extended their lead in the Big Ten to three games over the four teams tied for second place. The Cornhuskers (13-11, 5-7) lost for the fourth time in five games.
Wisconsin has its best 24- game record in program history and best 11-game record in Big Ten play since the 1913- 14 squad went unbeaten.
No. 8 Kansas 73, Texas Tech 51
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Wayne Selden Jr. scored 16 points and Kansas shot well from 3-point range, beating Texas Tech.
The Jayhawks (20-4, 9-2 Big 12) hit 11 of 20 on 3s, with Selden going 4 of 7. Kansas reached the 20-win mark for the 26th straight season.
Kansas sped up play in the second half and the Red Raiders couldn’t keep pace. Perry Ellis scored 14 points, and Frank Mason III, Brannen Greene and Cliff Alexander each added 10 in the win.
No. 10 Notre Dame 60, Clemson 58
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jerian Grant scored 22 points and Demetrius Jackson hit the tying and go-ahead baskets as Notre Dame outlasted Clemson.
The Tigers (14-10, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) missed two shots at the end, including a 3-pointer by Damarcus Harrison that hit off the rim as time ran out.
The Irish (22-4, 10-3) overcame a four-point deficit down the stretch to push past Clemson with Grant a major factor in the rally. Notre Dame trailed 56-52 after Rod Hall’s three-point play for the Tigers with 4:07 to go.
But Grant followed with two foul shots, then stole the ball to lead to Jackson’s tying layup. After Jackson’s basket put Notre Dame up for good 58-56, Grant hit a fadeaway jumper.
Notre Dame bounced back after a 90-60 loss at home last Saturday to No. 4 Duke.
No. 24 Arkansas 101, Auburn 87
AUBURN, Ala (AP) — Bobby Portis scored 22 points and Michael Qualls had 19 to lead Arkansas to a victory over Auburn for another comfortable Southeastern Conference win.
The Razorbacks (19-5, 8-3 SEC) did it with hot shooting, making 11 of 23 3-pointers and shooting 53.8 percent from the floor (35 of 65). They fell short of winning three straight SEC games by 20-plus points for the first time but weren’t really threatened.
Qualls had 16 points in the first half and Portis carried much of the load from there. The SEC’s top scorer had 14 points after halftime. Anthlon Bell scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers.
Rashad Madden scored 12 and Alandise Harris had 10.
The game stretched nearly two hours and 30 minutes with a combined 54 fouls and four technicals called.
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