Top 25 roundup: Oregon chases down No. 11 Wisconsin in OT

Nate Bittle scored 23 points and Oregon erased a 17-point deficit to upset No. 11 Wisconsin 77-73 in overtime Saturday in Madison, Wis.The Ducks (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) also got 14 points from Keeshawn Barthelemy and 13 from Jackson Shelstad. Oregon trailed 38-21 late in the first half but rallied to secure its fourth straight win. The 20-win season is the Ducks’ 15th in a row.John Tonje led Wisconsin with 22 points. Steven Crowl scored 12 and Nolan Winter chipped in 11 points as the Badgers (21-6, 11-5) took their first loss in six games.Wisconsin led 71-70 with under two minutes left in overtime before Bittle scored four straight points to push Oregon ahead by three with 55 seconds to go. John Blackwell’s layup cut the deficit to one, but Barthelemy responded with two free throws to keep the Ducks up 76-73.Tonje missed a contested 3 with five seconds remaining and Oregon grabbed the rebound. Jadrian Tracey made one free throw in the closing seconds to cap the scoring.No. 1 Auburn 82, Georgia 70Johni Broome scored a season-high 31 points and added 14 rebounds and four assists to help the Tigers defeat the Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference matchup.Denver Jones added 17 points, while Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly chipped in 11 apiece for Auburn (25-2, 13-1), which won its fourth straight game.Asa Newell had 20 points to pace Georgia (16-11, 4-10), followed by Silas Demary Jr.’s 18 points and Blue Cain’s 13. The Bulldogs dropped their fourth straight contest, all against ranked foes.No. 2 Florida 79, LSU 65Rueben Chinyelu and Thomas Haugh had double-doubles and the Gators used a second-half surge to pull away from the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.Chinyelu had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Haugh had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Alijah Martin scored 14, Walter Clayton Jr. had 13 and Denzel Aberdeen offered 11 as the Gators (24-3, 11-3 SEC) won their sixth consecutive game after having a 48-28 scoring advantage in the second half.Robert Miller III had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Curtis Givens III scored 11 and Mike Williams III had 10 to lead the Tigers (14-13, 3-11).No. 3 Duke 110, Illinois 67Isaiah Evans scored 17 points and Cooper Flagg finished with 16 points and seven rebounds as the Blue Devils cruised to a win over the Fighting Illini in New York.Kon Knueppel added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting for Duke (24-3), which never trailed. Khaman Maluach scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds among seven Blue Devils players who scored in double digits.Tre White scored 16 points to lead Illinois (17-11), which sustained the most lopsided loss in program history. Kasparas Jakucionis finished with 14 points as the Fighting Illini lost their third straight game.No. 4 Alabama 96, No. 17 Kentucky 83Mark Sears scored 30 points to help the Crimson Tide notch a victory over the Wildcats in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.Aden Holloway added 19 points and Chris Youngblood scored 14 for the Crimson Tide (22-5, 11-3 SEC), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Clifford Omoruyi had 11 points and a season-best 15 rebounds for Alabama.Koby Brea scored 20 points for Kentucky (18-9, 7-7), which fell to 2-6 on the road. Amari Williams produced 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, Andrew Carr also scored 17 points and Travis Perry added 12 points and a season-high four steals as the Wildcats lost for the sixth time in 10 games.No. 5 Houston 68, No. 8 Iowa State 59L.J. Cryer scored 28 points and Milos Uzan matched his season best of 19 points to lead the Cougars past the visiting Cyclones in Big 12 play.Cryer made 5 of 7 attempts from long range, going 11-of-17 from the field overall. He and Uzan combined for 30 of Houston’s 34 first-half points as the Cougars (23-4, 15-1 Big 12) pulled out to a 12-point lead at halftime.Iowa State (21-6, 11-5) was without its two leading scorers, as guards Curtis Jones Jr. (illness) and Keshon Gilbert (muscle strain) were unavailable. Milan Momcilovic led the way with 16 points, while Nate Heise added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting.No. 6 Tennessee 77, No. 7 Texas A&M 69Chaz Lanier scored 30 points and Zakai Zeigler added 16, including a crucial late 3-pointer. as the Volunteers outlasted the Aggies in a key Southeastern Conference game in College Station, Texas.The Volunteers (22-5, 9-5 SEC) led by four points at halftime in a game that had 11 lead changes. The contest was knotted at 57-57 with 4:37 to play before Tennessee used a 6-2 run to take a four-point lead after Jordan Gainey’s 3-pointer with 3:33 remaining. Gainey finished with 14 points for the Volunteers, who have won five of their past six games.Wade Taylor IV led Texas A&M (20-7, 9-5) with 18 points. Zhuric Phelps added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Andersson Garcia hit for 14 points for the Aggies, who have dropped two straight games.No. 9 Texas Tech 73, West Virginia 51Freshman Christian Anderson established season highs of 21 points and five 3-pointers in his first career start to help the Red Raiders notch a victory over the Mountaineers in Big 12 play at Lubbock, Texas.JT Toppin recorded 22 points and eight rebounds to pace the Red Raiders (21-6, 12-4 Big 12), who improved to 14-2 at home. Elijah Hawkins and Kevin Overton added 10 points apiece for Texas Tech. Anderson started in place of Chance McMillian (right ankle). McMillian, who averages 15.1 points per game, was sporting a boot.Amani Hansberry had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double for West Virginia (16-11, 7-9). Mountaineers leading scorer Javon Small had just 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting while playing through an ankle injury.Arkansas 92, No. 15 Missouri 85Zvonimir Ivisic scored a game-high 20 points and the Razorbacks claimed a crucial victory over the Tigers in Fayetteville, Ark.Slotted in ESPN’s “Last Four In” category ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas (16-11, 5-9 SEC) got a big showing from transfer guard Johnell Davis, who notched 18 points and was a defensive standout with four steals. D.J. Wagner registered 17 points, while Karter Knox added 14.Mark Mitchell totaled 17 points and seven rebounds as Missouri (20-7, 9-5) had its three-game winning streak snapped. Marques Warrick scored 16 points.

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