NATIONAL MEN
No. 2 Kansas 82, No. 5 Kansas State 65
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Xavier Henry scored 15 of his 19 points in a tight first half Wednesday night and the Jayhawks (28-2) wore down the Wildcats (24-5) in a foul-filled game to clinch their sixth straight Big 12 regular-season title outright.
No. 3 Kentucky 80, Georgia 68
ATHENS, Ga. — The Wildcats (28-2) scored the first 12 points of the second half and maintained control from there en route to clinching at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship.
No. 22 Maryland 79, No. 4 Duke 72
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Greivis Vasquez scored 20 points, including a clutch basket with 37 seconds left, and the Terrapins (22-7) moved into a tie with the Blue Devils (25-5) atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
No. 8 New Mexico 73, TCU 66
ALBUQUERQUE — Dairese Gary scored 14 points and made 4-of-6 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds as the Lobos (28-3) clinched the Mountain West Conference title.
No. 14 BYU 71, Utah 51
SALT LAKE CITY — The Cougars (27-4) held the Utes (14-15) scoreless for a stretch of 8:35 between the end of the first half and early in the second.
No. 16 Tennessee 80, Arkansas 73
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl was charged with a technical for arguing a charging foul, the Volunteers (22-7) broke open a close game with a 10-0 run.
No. 23 Texas A&M 76, Oklahoma State 61
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Aggies (21-8) led from start to finish.
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No. 3 Nebraska 72, Kansas 52
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Cornhuskers (28-0) led by 20 points in the first half and by 31 with nine minutes left.
No. 14 Baylor 69, Texas Tech 60
LUBBOCK, Texas — Brittney Griner scored 21 points before getting ejected from the game with 9:01 remaining after she punched Texas Tech forward Jordan Barncastle in the face.
Griner likely faces additional discipline from Baylor and the Big 12, and Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said she also will deal with the freshman phenom.
“There’s no place for that in sports,” Mulkey said. “It was ugly for women’s basketball.”
The Associated Press
