Top 25 roundup: Georgia holds on to upset No. 3 Florida

Silas Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win Tuesday in Athens, Ga.Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bulldogs (17-11, 5-10 SEC) saw its 26-point lead evaporate before finishing the game on a 10-3 run.Blue Cain chipped in 12 points for Georgia, including the go-ahead triple with 47 seconds remaining. RJ Godfrey had 10 points for the Bulldogs, who snapped their four-game losing streak.Will Richard led Florida (24-4, 11-4) with 30 points, followed by Walter Clayton Jr.’s 18. The Gators saw their six-game winning streak come to an end.No. 2 Duke 97, Miami 60Isaiah Evans hit 5 of 6 3-pointers in the first half, scoring all 16 of his points before the break to lead the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference win.Kon Knueppel had a game-high 20 points for Duke (25-3, 16-1 ACC), and Cooper Flagg added 16 points and six assists. The Blue Devils, though, saw Tyrese Proctor exit with a left knee injury; Duke has already lost Maliq Brown with a separated shoulder.Lynn Kidd had 17 points for Miami (6-22, 2-15) and Jalil Bethea finished with 13.No. 5 Tennessee 65, LSU 59Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and Felix Okpara had 15 to lead a balanced scoring effort as the Volunteers held off the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.Chaz Lanier added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 SEC), who won for the sixth time in seven games after enjoying advantages of 44-28 in rebounds, 27-8 in second-chance points and 32-20 in points in the paint.Vyctorius Miller scored 17 points and Cam Carter added 12 to lead the Tigers (14-14, 3-12).No. 6 Alabama 111, No. 24 Mississippi State 73Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers to help the Crimson Tide demolish the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play in Tuscaloosa, Ala.Mark Sears made five 3-pointers while recording 21 points and 10 assists to help the Crimson Tide (23-5, 12-3 SEC) register a season best for points and 3-point baskets. Alabama has reached the century mark eight times this season. Aden Holloway scored 13 points and Mouhamed Dioubate and Labaron Philon added 10 points apiece as Alabama defeated the Bulldogs for the eighth consecutive time.Josh Hubbard scored 21 points and KeShawn Murphy added 18 points for Mississippi State (19-9, 7-8), which lost its second straight game.Oklahoma State 74, No. 9 Iowa State 68Abou Ousmane scored 25 points on 7-for-11 shooting, and the Cowboys held on to beat the Cyclones in a Big 12 matchup in Stillwater, Okla.Arturo Dean added 14 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 6-11 Big 12), which bounced back from a 32-point loss against then-No. 23 Kansas in its previous game three days earlier. Bryce Thompson contributed 11 points and Marchelus Avery chipped in 10 off the bench.Joshua Jefferson scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Iowa State (21-7, 11-6), which lost its second straight after winning the previous four. Nate Heise scored 13 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range, while Curtis Jones finished with 11 points.No. 11 Wisconsin 88, Washington 62John Blackwell scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half as the Badgers battered the Huskies in Madison, Wis.

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