LEXINGTON, Ky. — Frank Mason III scored 21 points, Josh Jackson had 20 points and a pair of big 3-pointers and No. 2 Kansas rallied past No. 4 Kentucky 79-73 on Saturday night.
The Jayhawks (19-2) earned their second straight win over the Wildcats (17-4) on Kentucky’s home floor. Three-point shooting was critical for Kansas, which shook off an 0-of-8 first half to make 5 of 11 after halftime, with Jackson’s consecutive 3s starting things for the Jayhawks. They shot 59 percent in the second half.
(5) BAYLOR 78, MISSISSIPPI 75: Manu Lecomte scored 17 points, Johnathan Motley and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. each added 16 and Baylor (20-1) rallied to beat Mississippi (12-9) at Oxford, Mississippi.
SYRACUSE 82, (6) FLORIDA STATE 72: Andrew White scored 24 points, John Gillon had 21 points and Syracuse (13-9, 5-4 ACC) upset visiting Florida State (18-4, 6-3).
MIAMI 77, (9) NORTH CAROLINA 62: Freshman Bruce Brown needed only 11 shots to score a career-high 30 points, and Miami (14-6, 4-4 ACC) upset North Carolina (19-4, 7-2) at Coral Gables, Florida, ending its seven-game winning streak.
GEORGETOWN 85, (14) BUTLER 81: L.J. Peak scored 22 points and Jessie Govan beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer with 1:03 left, helping Georgetown (12-10, 3-6 Big East) top Butler (18-4, 7-3) at Indianapolis.
GEORGIA TECH 62, (14) NOTRE DAME 60: Josh Okogie made a fast-break layup as time expired, Tadric Jackson had a career-high 25 points and Georgia Tech (13-8, 5-4 ACC) earned another surprising victory over a ranked opponent, beating Notre Dame (17-5, 6-3) in Atlanta.
(15) WISCONSIN 61, RUTGERS 54: Ethan Happ scored seven of his career-high 32 points in overtime and Wisconsin (18-3, 7-1 Big Ten) overcame offensive struggles to beat Rutgers (12-10, 1-8) at New York.
(16) CREIGHTON 83, DEPAUL 66: Khyri Thomas scored 18 points, Marcus Foster added 15 and Justin Patton had 14 to lead Creighton (19-3, 6-3 Big East) over DePaul (8-13, 1-7) at Omaha, Nebraska.
(17) DUKE 85, WAKE FOREST 83: Luke Kennard hit a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left and Duke (16-5, 4-4 ACC) rallied to beat Wake Forest (12-9, 3-6) at Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
(18) WEST VIRGINIA 81, TEXAS A&M 77: Jevon Carter had 19 points to lead West Virginia (17-4) past Texas A&M (11-9) at Morgantown, West Virginia.
(22) MARYLAND 85, MINNESOTA 77: Justin Jackson had a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Maryland (19-2, 7-1 Big Ten) beat Minnesota (15-7, 3-6) at Minneapolis for its sixth straight win.
(25) FLORIDA 84, OKLAHOMA 52: Kevarrius Hayes scored a career-high 20 points as Florida (16-5) defeated Oklahoma (8-12) at Norman, Oklahoma.
WOMEN
(1) CONNECTICUT 91, HOUSTON 42: Gabby Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at Hartford, Connecticut, to lead UConn (20-0, 8-0 American Athletic) to its 95th straight win, a rout of Houston (8-13, 1-7).
(24) GREEN BAY 65, CLEVELAND STATE 51: Mehryn Kraker scored 21 points and visiting Green Bay (19-2, 10-0 Horizon) beat Cleveland State (10-11, 5-5) for its 11th straight win.
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