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No. 19 Texas Tech 82, No. 3 Duke 81
Christian Anderson hit the first of two free throws with 3.4 seconds left and Texas Tech completed a 17-point comeback to stun Duke at Madison Square Garden.
Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points after halftime, while J.T. Toppin fought through foul trouble and finished with 19, including key buckets in the late surge as the Red Raiders (9-3) handed Duke its first loss.
Cameron Boozer led Duke (11-1) with 23 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and Cayden Boozer added 13. But Duke left points at the line (6-of-13 FTs overall; Cameron 3-of-7 in the second half) and went ice-cold from deep after halftime (3-of-13). With the game tied at 81, Anderson worked the clock down before Caleb Foster fouled him 35 feet from the rim. Anderson made the first and missed the second; after a timeout with 1.6 seconds left, Boozer’s left-wing 3 rimmed out and may have come after the buzzer.
If you’re looking at how these finishes impact pricing and momentum spots going forward, this is the exact type of “late-game variance vs. repeatable edges” conversation covered in the Bettor’s Handbook.
No. 1 Arizona 68, San Diego State 45
Arizona erased an eight-point first-half deficit by locking down defensively and burying SDSU with a 21-5 second-half run.
The Wildcats (11-0) held the Aztecs to 26.3% shooting and 1-of-14 from three, while dominating the glass 52-28. Anthony Dell’Orso hit two big threes in the defining stretch as Arizona’s lead ballooned from 32-31 to 53-36. Tobe Awaka grabbed 15 rebounds and Motiejus Krivas added 13 boards.
San Diego State (6-4) shot 15-of-57 and didn’t have a double-figure scorer (Reese Dixon-Waters led with eight).
No. 6 Purdue 88, No. 21 Auburn 60
Braden Smith posted a double-double (11 points, 14 assists) as Purdue steamrolled Auburn in the Indy Classic.
The Boilermakers (11-1) shot 55.9%, won the paint 40-20, and outrebounded Auburn 36-25. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 18 on 9-of-13 shooting.
Kevin Overton scored 22 for Auburn (8-4) and Keyshawn Hall added 14, but the Tigers shot 36.2% and never recovered after Purdue took control.
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No. 8 Houston 94, No. 14 Arkansas 85
Emanuel Sharp scored 22 and freshman Kingston Flemings added 21 as Houston weathered Arkansas’ pushes and held a working margin after a big early swing.
Houston (11-1) got 13 points and four assists from Milos Uzan and maintained control after building a massive first-half advantage (40-19). Arkansas (9-3) got 27 points and seven assists from Darius Acuff Jr. and 20 points with nine rebounds from Malique Ewin, but Ewin’s 10-of-17 at the line loomed large.
No. 9 Michigan State 79, Oakland 70
Coen Carr scored a career-high 22 as Michigan State (11-1) held off Oakland in Detroit.
Jaxon Kohler delivered 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Carson Cooper scored 15. Michigan State struggled from three (6-of-22) but generated enough twos and free throws (17-of-23 FT).
Oakland (6-7) got 18 from Tuburu Naivalurua and 17 from Ziare Wells, while hitting 10-of-22 from deep.
No. 11 Louisville 94, Montana 54
Sananda Fru scored 18 on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds as Louisville (10-2) hammered Montana and bounced back from its loss to Tennessee.
Isaac McKneely hit four threes and scored 16, Ryan Conwell added 14 with three steals, and J’Vonne Hadley scored 13.
Grant Kepley scored 15 for Montana (6-7) and Tyler Thompson added 12.
No. 12 North Carolina 71, Ohio State 70
Henri Veesaar threw down the go-ahead dunk with 7.2 seconds left as UNC edged Ohio State in Atlanta.
Caleb Wilson dominated with 20 points and 15 rebounds, Veesaar added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Seth Trimble scored 17 as North Carolina (11-1) won its fifth straight.
Devin Royal scored 18 for Ohio State (8-3), which erased an 11-point second-half deficit but couldn’t finish the final possession.
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Kentucky 78, No. 22 St. John’s 66
Otega Oweh scored 20 as Kentucky won its third straight and pulled away after halftime in Atlanta.
Jaland Lowe added 13 off the bench, Kam Williams scored 11, and Jayden Quaintance posted 10 points and eight rebounds in his season debut. St. John’s (7-4) was outscored 53-34 after halftime and shot 33.3% overall.
Bryce Hopkins led St. John’s with 13, while Zuby Ejiofor and Joson Sanon scored 12 each. Sanon missed all five field-goal attempts but went 12-for-12 at the line.
No. 23 Virginia 80, Maryland 72
Dallin Hall went a perfect 8-for-8 and scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half as Virginia (10-1) pulled away after a rough opening half.
Jacari White scored 15 (12 after halftime) as the Cavaliers rebounded from 27.3% first-half shooting to 63.6% after the break, including 6-of-11 from three.
David Coit scored 15 (all in the second half) for Maryland (6-6), which played without Pharrel Payne (leg).
More coverage and matchup angles are updated regularly in the college basketball section, alongside the live NCAAB odds and scores hub.
