LUBBOCK, Texas — Keenan Evans scored 23 points, Niem Stevenson had 21 and Texas Tech toppled fourth-ranked Baylor 84-78 on Monday night.

The Red Raiders rallied in the second half after blowing an early 12-point lead. Texas Tech opened the game with an 11-0 run and used an identical spurt late in the second half to go ahead to stay.

Louisville's Jaylen Johnson, center, is surrounded by Syracuse's Taurean Thompson, left, and Andrew White III, during a 76-72 Cardinals' win at Syracuse, N.Y., on Monday. Associated Press/Nick Lisi

Devon Thomas converted a tying three-point play with 7:09 left, his only points of the game coming after he was originally whistled for charging while making a layup before officials reviewed the play. The call was overturned after it was determined that Jake Lindsey was in the restricted area when he drew contact, and he instead was given the foul.

Aaron Ross then hit a 3-pointer, and his layup with five minutes left put Texas Tech (17-9, 5-8 Big 12) up 69-61.

(8) LOUISVILLE 76, SYRACUSE 72: The Cardinals scored 10 consecutive points in overtime, including five straight by Anas Mahmoud, in a win at Syracuse, New York.

John Gillon sent the game to overtime on a 3-pointer for Syracuse with 40 seconds to go in regulation that tied the score at 58. The Orange took a 63-61 lead on two free throws by Andrew White, but Louisville scored the next 10 points to take control and hold on.

Tyler Roberson went to the line for two shots that would have tied the game at 74 with 2.7 seconds to go in overtime but he missed both.

Donovan Mitchell scored 16 points, including 13 in the second half, and Quentin Snider added 14 to lead Louisville (21-5, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Mahmoud had 12.

POLL: Gonzaga is No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

The Zags (26-0), the lone unbeaten team in Division I, received 60 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.

Villanova (24-2), which received the other five first-place votes, and Kansas held second and third, while Baylor moved from sixth to fourth.

The top four teams match those announced Saturday as the preliminary No. 1 seeds by the NCAA tournament selection committee, although its order was Villanova, Kansas, Baylor and Gonzaga.

Arizona jumped from ninth to fifth and was followed by fellow Pac-12 members UCLA and Oregon, while Louisville, West Virginia and North Carolina round out the top 10.

THE MAN ARRESTED for running on the court and briefly entering Miami’s huddle during Saturday’s game at No. 4 Louisville must stay away from the KFC Yum! Center and a dancer he allegedly kicked during the incident in which police say he “threatened to kill everyone” there.

Randall Bolton, 31, was released on those conditions and faces a hearing Tuesday on several misdemeanor charges, including third-degree terroristic threatening. Louisville Metro Police had warned Bolton not to go on the floor before he ran from between sections 101 and 102 and onto the court during a first-half timeout, making contact with the Ladybirds dancer and joining the Hurricanes’ huddle.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(8) TEXAS 92 (4) FLORIDA STATE 88: Brooke McCarty scored a career-high 29 points as Texas won its 19th straight, a double-overtime victory at Tallahassee, Florida.

The junior guard, who shot 11 for 16 from the field and 5 for 8 on 3-pointers, scored three points in the second extra period. Ariel Atkins added 21 points as the Longhorns (21-4) got their second road win against a top-five team in eight days.

POLL: UConn continues its run at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while Drake earns its first ranking since 2001, coming in at No. 25.

The Huskies remain the unanimous choice atop the poll. Maryland, Mississippi State, Florida State and Baylor round out the first five.

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