Top 25 roundup: Kentucky rallies past Vandy
March 1, 2017
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rallying from a 19-point deficit, No. 9 Kentucky posted the biggest comeback win during the tenure of head coach John Calipari, beating Vanderbilt 73-67 on Tuesday to clinch at least a tie for its 48th Southeastern Conference championship.
The Wildcats (25-5, 15-2) can claim the SEC title outright with a win at Texas A&M on Saturday.
Malik Monk paced Kentucky with 27 points. Bam Adebayo added 16 and De'Aaron Fox had 13. The Wildcats shot 57.7 percent in the second half to complete the comeback.
Vanderbilt (16-14, 9-8) got 21 points from Like Kornet. The Commodores shot 44.9 percent and made 11 3-pointers, but that was offset by 25 turnovers, including 17 in the second half, when Vanderbilt lost its double-digit lead.
No. 13 Duke 75, No. 15 Florida State 70
DURHAM, N.C. -- Freshman Frank Jackson took over Senior Night for a stretch as the Blue Devils blitzed the Seminoles to win their home finale.
Jackson set a season high with 22 points to go with Luke Kennard's 17 points, Jayson Tatum's 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks, and Amile Jefferson's 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for Duke (23-7, 11-6 ACC).
The outcome eliminated Florida State (23-7, 11-6) from contention for a share of the regular-season ACC title. Dwayne Bacon scored 19 points and Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 15 points for the Seminoles.
No. 16 Purdue 86, Indiana 75
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Caleb Swanigan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Dakota Mathias added 19 points and seven rebounds as the Boilermakers clinched at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
Vince Edwards added 15 points and seven rebounds for Purdue (24-6, 13-4).
Indiana (16-14, 6-11) lost for the eighth time in 10 games. The Hoosiers got 16 points from James Blackmon Jr. and 13 each from Josh Newkirk and Devonte Green.
No. 24 Iowa State 86, Oklahoma State 83
AMES, Iowa -- Matt Thomas scored 25 points, tying his career high with seven 3-pointers, and the Cyclones held off the Cowboys.
Iowa State hit 15 pointers as a team, helping the Cyclones survive a 29-point performance by Jawun Evans, who caught fire late for Oklahoma State (20-10, 9-8). Evans scored 12 points in the final two minutes, including three consecutive free throws that cut Iowa State's lead to 81-80 with 14 seconds to play.
Cyclones guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long made two free throws, and Oklahoma State turned it over on its ensuing possession trying to inbound the basketball, sealing the Cowboys' fate. Deonte Burton finished with 20 points, and Monte Morris had 12 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and Mitrou-Long added 17 points for the Cyclones (20-9, 12-5 Big 12), who have won six in a row.
March 1, 2017
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rallying from a 19-point deficit, No. 9 Kentucky posted the biggest comeback win during the tenure of head coach John Calipari, beating Vanderbilt 73-67 on Tuesday to clinch at least a tie for its 48th Southeastern Conference championship.
The Wildcats (25-5, 15-2) can claim the SEC title outright with a win at Texas A&M on Saturday.
Malik Monk paced Kentucky with 27 points. Bam Adebayo added 16 and De'Aaron Fox had 13. The Wildcats shot 57.7 percent in the second half to complete the comeback.
Vanderbilt (16-14, 9-8) got 21 points from Like Kornet. The Commodores shot 44.9 percent and made 11 3-pointers, but that was offset by 25 turnovers, including 17 in the second half, when Vanderbilt lost its double-digit lead.
No. 13 Duke 75, No. 15 Florida State 70
DURHAM, N.C. -- Freshman Frank Jackson took over Senior Night for a stretch as the Blue Devils blitzed the Seminoles to win their home finale.
Jackson set a season high with 22 points to go with Luke Kennard's 17 points, Jayson Tatum's 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks, and Amile Jefferson's 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for Duke (23-7, 11-6 ACC).
The outcome eliminated Florida State (23-7, 11-6) from contention for a share of the regular-season ACC title. Dwayne Bacon scored 19 points and Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 15 points for the Seminoles.
No. 16 Purdue 86, Indiana 75
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Caleb Swanigan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Dakota Mathias added 19 points and seven rebounds as the Boilermakers clinched at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
Vince Edwards added 15 points and seven rebounds for Purdue (24-6, 13-4).
Indiana (16-14, 6-11) lost for the eighth time in 10 games. The Hoosiers got 16 points from James Blackmon Jr. and 13 each from Josh Newkirk and Devonte Green.
No. 24 Iowa State 86, Oklahoma State 83
AMES, Iowa -- Matt Thomas scored 25 points, tying his career high with seven 3-pointers, and the Cyclones held off the Cowboys.
Iowa State hit 15 pointers as a team, helping the Cyclones survive a 29-point performance by Jawun Evans, who caught fire late for Oklahoma State (20-10, 9-8). Evans scored 12 points in the final two minutes, including three consecutive free throws that cut Iowa State's lead to 81-80 with 14 seconds to play.
Cyclones guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long made two free throws, and Oklahoma State turned it over on its ensuing possession trying to inbound the basketball, sealing the Cowboys' fate. Deonte Burton finished with 20 points, and Monte Morris had 12 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and Mitrou-Long added 17 points for the Cyclones (20-9, 12-5 Big 12), who have won six in a row.
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