NATIONAL MEN
No. 1 Syracuse 85, St. John’s 66
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Orange (28-2) extended its 42-28 halftime lead to 16 on Tuesday night when Brandon Triche hit a 3-pointer to make it 52-36 with 16:27 remaining.
No. 9 Villanova 77, Cincinnati 73
CINCINNATI — Scottie Reynolds scored all of his 17 points in the second half and the Wildcats (24-5) let most of their late 16-point lead slip away before holding on against the Bearcats (16-13).
No. 13 Vanderbilt 64, Florida 60
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jermaine Beal scored 13 points, including two key free throws with 6.2 seconds remaining, for the Commodores (23-6).
No. 18 Gonzaga 78, Cal State Bakersfield 59
SPOKANE, Wash. — Former ThunderRidge High School star Matt Bouldin scored 15 points and the Bulldogs (25-5) led 43-15 at halftime after holding the Roadrunners (7-22) to 21 percent shooting (7-of-32).
No. 21 Baylor 86, Texas Tech 68
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Bears (23-6) got off to a slow start and trailed by 11 points in the first half but used a 14-5 run to go up 51-43 in the second, then built their largest lead, 76-58, on a dunk by Ekpe Udoh with 5:29 remaining.
No. 24 UTEP 80, Marshall 76
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Miners (23-5) were ahead 62-51 with nine minutes remaining but surrendered the lead and needed a strong finish from Derrick Caracter, who scored 10 of his 18 points in the final five minutes.
Missouri 69, Iowa State 67 (OT)
AMES, Iowa — Zaire Taylor drove the length of the floor and banked in a layup at the buzzer for the Tigers (22-8).
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