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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski was back in the starting lineup four days after sustaining a knee injury when fans stormed the court and finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and six assists as No. 10 Duke beat Louisville 84-59 on Wednesday night.
Filipowski was hurt following Saturday’s loss at Wake Forest when he collided with a fan. Team managers and coaching staff members helped guide the sophomore standout away from the swarming fans and off the court.
Jeremy Roach scored 19 points, Mark Mitchell added 17 and Jared McCain 14 as the Blue Devils (22-6, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the sixth time in seven games. Duke is one game behind conference-leading North Carolina with three regular-season games remaining for both teams.
Tre White scored 15 points for Louisville (8-20, 3-13), which lost its fourth straight.
NO. 4 TENNESSEE 92, NO. 11 AUBURN 84
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dalton Knecht matched his career high with 39 points, including 27 in the second half, to lift Tennessee.
The Volunteers (22-6, 12-3 Southeastern Conference) trailed 63-55 before Knecht took over the game, scoring 11 straight Tennessee points and 20 of 23. His 3-pointer tied it at 66-all with 9:58 left, and his jumper with 8:38 remaining put the Vols ahead to stay.
Zakai Zeigler had 17 points and nine assists and Jonas Aidoo scored 14 points for SEC-leading Tennessee.
Johni Broome had 23 points and nine rebounds for Auburn (21-7, 10-5).
NO. 5 MARQUETTE 91, PROVIDENCE 69
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek had 12 points and six assists before leaving the game with an oblique injury as Marquette routed Providence.
Kolek, the reigning Big East player of the year, headed into the tunnel with just over 15 minutes with Marquette ahead 60-37. He then returned to the bench and checked into the game before exiting again about 12 seconds later.
Kam Jones had 17 points, David Joplin scored 13 and Chase Ross and Stevie Mitchell added 12 each as Marquette (22-6, 13-4 Big East) won for the 11th time in 12 games.
Devin Carter scored 18, Ticket Gaines 15, Corey Floyd Jr. 13 and Josh Oduro 12 for Providence (18-10, 9-8).
NO. 6 ARIZONA 85, ARIZONA STATE 67
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kylan Boswell scored 17 points, Oumar Ballo had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Arizona pulled away late to beat Arizona State.
Arizona (22-6, 13-4 Pac-12) swept the regular-season series from its in-state rival. This game was a much more competitive contest — the Wildcats won 105-60 at home over the Sun Devils on Feb. 17.
Adam Miller led Arizona State (14-15, 8-10) with 16 points. Frankie Collins added 15 but shot just 4 of 18 from the field.
NO. 8 IOWA STATE 58, OKLAHOMA 45
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Demarion Watson had 15 points and nine rebounds as Iowa State won its 17th straight home game.
Curtis Jones added 11 points as the Cyclones (22-6, 11-4 Big 12) won for the sixth time in seven games.
Rivaldo Soares scored nine points to lead the Sooners (19-9, 7-8), who have lost three of their last four.
NO. 12 CREIGHTON 85, SETON HALL 64
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points, Baylor Scheierman added 20 and Creighton rolled past Seton Hall.
Scheierman also had 11 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season, tied for most in the Big East. Trey Alexander also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists.
The Bluejays (21-8, 12-6 Big East) moved into third place in the conference, a half-game ahead of Seton Hall (18-10, 11-6).
Seton Hall got 18 points from Dre Davis, 15 from Kadary Richmond and 13 from Al-Amir Dawes.
NO. 13 ILLINOIS 105, MINNESOTA 97
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrance Shannon Jr. scored 29 points, Marcus Domask had 22 and Coleman Hawkins added 20 to lead Illinois.
Dain Dainja had 11 points and six rebounds for the Illini (21-7, 12-5 Big Ten), who scored more than 85 points for the 10th time in 12 games.
Dawson Garcia scored 29 points and Cam Christie had 23 for Minnesota (17-11, 8-9). Mike Mitchell Jr. added 17 points, Pharrel Payne had 15 and nine rebounds and Elijah Hawkins had 12 assists.
NO. 14 ALABAMA 103, MISSISSIPPI 88
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 26 points and Alabama held on to its share of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a win voer Mississippi.
Sears was 8 for 14 from the floor and 3 for 8 from 3-point range as Crimson Tide (20-8) kept pace with conference co-leader No. 4 Tennessee, which beat No. 11 Auburn 92-84 earlier Wednesday. Tennessee and Alabama are 12-3 in conference play.
Aaron Estrada had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Davin Cosby Jr. added 15 points, Rylan Griffen had 14 and Nick Pringle and Grant Nelson each had 10 for The Crimson Tide.
Allen Flanigan led Ole Miss (19-9, 6-9) with 28 points, an SEC season-high for the Auburn transfer.
NO. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA 70, TEXAS A&M 68
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zachary Davis scored on a layup with three seconds remaining to lift South Carolina past Texas A&M.
Meechie Johnson took an inbounds pass with less than 10 seconds remaining and drove down the lane before dishing off to Davis, who banked in a layup for the lead. Texas A&M had a chance to send it to overtime, but Wade Taylor IV tripped and lost the ball getting it past half court, sealing the South Carolina win.
Johnson scored 22 points as South Carolina (23-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) won its second straight game after losing two in a row. Davis finished with 16 points.
Tyrece Radford led the Aggies (15-13, 6-9) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Taylor added 15 points.
NO. 24 FLORIDA 83, MISSOURI 72
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tyrese Samuel scored a season-high 28 points, Zyon Pullin added 21 and No. 24 Florida never trailed in beating Missouri.
Samuel and Pullin scored 23 of the team’s final 25 points, taking over after leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. fouled out with 14 minutes to play.
The Gators (20-8, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) won for the ninth time in 11 games to reach 20 victories for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Tigers (8-20, 0-15) lost their 15th in a row and guaranteed a last-place finish in the league as well as the 14th seed in the conference tournament.
Sean East II led the Tigers with 20 points. Nick Honor added 18, and Tamar Bates finished with 15.
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