IOWA CITY, Iowa — Freshman Jared Sullinger had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Aaron Craft made two free throws and forced a turnover in the final seconds Tuesday night as No. 2-ranked Ohio State won its fifth straight game over Iowa for the first time in school history, winning 73-68.
Jon Diebler added 14 points for the Buckeyes, who had major trouble early with the Hawkeyes (7-7) and trailed 35-29 at halftime. But the Buckeyes (15-0) opened the second half with a 29-10 run — then hung on as the Hawkeyes made one final push.
No. 5 Pittsburgh 83, Providence 79
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Panthers (14-1) took a 77-76 lead on Travon Woodall’s 3-pointer with 35 seconds left, and Gary McGhee grabbed a big rebound and made two free throws with 18 seconds left.
No. 14 Notre Dame 73, No. 8 Connecticut 70
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points and helped hold Kemba Walker to 19 — shy of his head-turning 26.7 average — as the Fighting Irish (13-2) stayed unbeaten at home (10-0) by holding off the Huskies (11-2).
No. 12 Texas 79, Arkansas 46
AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan Hamilton scored 16 points to lead the Longhorns (12-2) to the greatest margin of victory by Texas in the 153 meetings of the schools, eclipsing the previous high of 24 points during 1971-72.
Women
Colorado 67, North Dakota 56
BOULDER — Brittany Spears scored 21 points and Meagan Malcolm-Peck had 10 rebounds to help the Buffaloes (9-4) hold off the Fighting Sioux (2-11), who trailed by 25 points midway through the second half.
No. 3 Duke 54, No. 10 Kentucky 48
DURHAM, N.C. — Jasmine Thomas overcame a rough shooting night and scored 24 points, and freshman Chelsea Gray added 11 points and put the Blue Devils (14-0) ahead for good by scoring off a defender’s fingers with 39.9 seconds left.
No. 15 Georgetown 80, No. 23 Syracuse 62
WASHINGTON — The Hoyas (13-3) led by as many as 20 points in their sixth straight victory and were ahead by double digits over the final 21 minutes.
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