Jan 26, 2019 2 min read

PJ Washington scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and No. 8 Kentucky beat No. 9 Kansas 71-63 Saturday in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.

Washington also had 13 rebounds, helping the Wildcats to a 49-36 advantage on the glass. Reid Travis had 18 points and 12 boards, and Keldon Johnson also posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Neither team reached 40 percent shooting, but the Wildcats (16-3) were much better in the second half and held the Jayhawks in check down the stretch of the marquee matchup between college basketball’s two winningest programs.

Kentucky had dropped its last three games against Kansas.

Dedric Lawson had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Jayhawks, and Quentin Grimes added 13 points. It was Lawson’s 14th double-double this season.

Kansas shot 37 percent (23 for 63) from the field in its second loss in three games.

Duke 66, Georgia Tech 53: RJ Barrett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke pulled away for the victory.

Virginia 82, Notre Dame 55: De’Andre Hunter scored 19 points to lead Virginia to the road win.

Marquette 87, Xavier 82: Markus Howard scored 19 of his 31 points down the stretch to help Marquette rally for its seventh consecutive win.

Illinois 78, Maryland 67: Ayo Dosunmu scored 20 points, Tevian Jones had 18 and Illinois beat Maryland at Madison Square Garden.

Iowa State 87, Mississippi 73: Talen Horton-Tucker scored 23 points and Lindell Wigginton had 18, leading Iowa State to the victory in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

North Carolina State 69, Clemson 67: Braxton Beverly hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift North Carolina State to the dramatic win.

Reed scored 19 points for the Tigers (11-8, 1-5) but missed four straight free throws in the final 15 seconds.