No. 1 Kentucky improves to 29-0
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Andrew Harrison and Trey Lyles each scored 18 points and top-ranked Kentucky rolled past No. 18 Arkansas, 84-67, Saturday to win the Southeastern Conference regular-season title.
The long-awaited marquee matchup of the SEC’s top two teams belonged to the undefeated Wildcats (29-0, 16-0) on both ends as they earned their 46th league title and halted a three-game losing streak against the Razorbacks (23-6, 12-4). Kentucky’s league-leading defense held the conference’s top scoring team to 38 percent shooting and 12 points below its average.
No. 2 Virginia 69, Virginia Tech 57: Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 points and Virginia assured itself at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship.
No. 4 Duke 73, Syracuse 54: Freshman Justise Winslow scored a season-high 23 points and Duke routed Syracuse for its ninth straight win.
No. 6 Villanova 78, Xavier 66: Kris Jenkins hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start a late run and Villanova rallied to beat Xavier for its 10th straight victory.
No. 8 Kansas 69, Texas 64: Perry Ellis had 28 points and 13 rebounds and Kansas held on through a tense final minute to beat Texas.
No. 11 Wichita State 74, No. 10 Northern Iowa 60: Ron Baker scored 17 points and Wichita State beat Northern Iowa to wrap up the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship.
Kansas State 70, No. 12 Iowa State 69: Wesley Iwundu capped a 22-9 run with a two-handed slam to lift Kansas State past Iowa State.
No. 14 Maryland 66, Michigan 56: Melo Trimble scored 19 points and Maryland beat Michigan to complete an undefeated season at home in the Big Ten.
No. 15 North Carolina 73, Miami 64: Brice Johnson had five dunks and 22 points to help North Carolina end a streak of four consecutive losses against Miami.
No. 16 Oklahoma 67, TCU 60: Buddy Hield had 21 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for Oklahoma.
No. 17 Louisville 81, Florida State 59: Wayne Blackshear scored 18 points and Montrezl Harrell added 16 in Louisville’s victory over Florida State on Saturday.
Dayton59, No. 22 VCU 55: Jordan Sibert scored 19 points and Dayton held off Virginia Commonwealth.
No. 23 Butler 67, DePaul 53: Kellen Dunham scored 24 points and Butler beat DePaul to move into sole possession of second in the Big East.