AUSTIN, Texas — Gary Johnson had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 3 Texas beat Oklahoma State 73-55 on Wednesday night to tighten its grip on first place in the Big 12.
The Longhorns (23-3, 11-0), who have won 10 of their 11 league games by 10 or more points, hold a two-game lead over Kansas with five games left in the regular season.
No. 6 San Diego State 68, New Mexico 62
SAN DIEGO — Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Malcolm Thomas had 22 points and four blocked shots as the Aztecs (26-1, 11-1 Mountain West) tied the school record with their 26th victory.
No. 13 Connecticut 78, No. 9 Georgetown 70
HARTFORD, Conn. — Kemba Walker had 31 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, but it was his bank play — in which he threw the ball over 6-foot-10 defender Henry Sims off the backboard and grabbed the rebound and tossed it in from about 4 feet to make it 53-46 — that highlighted the Huskies’ victory.
“I haven’t seen the bank play in quite some time, as in never,” Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said.
No. 11 Purdue 70, No. 10 Wisconsin 62
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, and the Boilermakers (21-5, 10-3 Big Ten) improved to 14-0 at home.
No. 21 Texas A&M 71, Iowa State 66
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Cyclones (14-12, 1-10 Big 12) parlayed a 13-2 run into a 48-47 lead with about 14 minutes left, but the Aggies (20-5, 7-4) answered with a 10-4 spurt to regain the lead for good.
Utah 80, Wyoming 70
SALT LAKE CITY — The Cowboys (9-17, 2-10 MWC) pulled within 68-65 with 3:40 remaining on a Francisco Cruz 3-pointer, but the Utes (11-15, 4-8) responded with a 12-5 run.
Nebraska 59, Oklahoma 58
NORMAN, Okla. — The Cornhuskers (17-8, 5-6) secured their first Big 12 road victory in nearly two years as Cade Davis’ potential game-tying 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left was ruled a two-pointer after time had expired.
Women
Kansas State 78, Colorado 51
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Wildcats (17-7, 7-4 Big 12) outscored the Buffaloes (12-12, 3-8) 20-4 in the final five minutes of the first half to take control.
TCU 61, Colorado State 53
FORT COLLINS — The Rams (12-12, 5-6 MWC) took a six- point lead into the break, but were outscored 40-26 by the Horned Frogs (18-8, 10-2) in the second half.
Denver 87, Louisiana-Monroe 63
Brianna Culberson scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds and the Pioneers (16-10, 8-5 Sun Belt) scored 58 points in the second half.
Air Force 91, UNLV 87
AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Megan Muniz hit a 3-pointer with 23.5 seconds left to give the Falcons (8-16, 3-8 MWC) the lead for good.
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