BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the left wing stood up to a replay review Saturday night, giving unranked Indiana a 73-72 upset of top-ranked Kentucky.
The lead changed hands five times in the final two minutes before Watford’s big shot set off a wild scene, with Indiana fans storming the court.
Watford finished with 20 points in Indiana’s first upset of a top-ranked team since taking down Duke in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
Indiana is 9-0 for the first time since 1989-90. Kentucky (8-1) was led by Doron Lamb with 19 points.
No. 13 Kansas 78, No. 2 Ohio State 67
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Thomas Robinson scored 21 points and Elijah Johnson added 15 as the Jayhawks (6-2) never trailed in a victory over the Buckeyes (8-1), who played without star forward Jared Sullinger (back spasms).
Point guard Tyshawn Taylor had nine points and a career-best 13 assists for the Jayhawks, who extended their winning streak to 47 games over nonconference opponents at Allen Fieldhouse.
No. 7 Duke 86, Washington 80
NEW YORK — Freshman Austin Rivers scored 18 points and the Blue Devils (9-1) overcame a poor performance from the free-throw line.
Air Force 63, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 51
AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Michael Lyons scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half in the Falcons’ (5-2) victory.
Metro St. 66, Chadron St. 62
CHADRON, Neb. — The Roadrunners (9-0, 4-0 RMAC), ranked No. 2 in Division II, squandered a 14-point halftime lead but got the win when Brandon Jefferson made 1-of-2 free throws with seven seconds left and Demetrius Miller canned both of his with five seconds left.
Colorado Mines 81, CSU-Pueblo 75
GOLDEN — Chris Goutama went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 52 seconds, and Brett Green added two from the free-throw line as the No. 7 Orediggers (7-0, 3-0 RMAC) completed a comeback from a nine-point halftime deficit on the Thunderwolves (4-4, 1-3).
Women
Wyoming 68, Maryville (Mo.) 60
LARAMIE — The Cowgirls (2-6) built a 13-point first-half lead against the Division II Saints (2-6), then had to rally from a two-point halftime deficit for the win.
CSU-Pueblo 73, Colorado Mines 59
GOLDEN — The ThunderWolves (6-2, 3-1 RMAC) turned up the heat on both offense (12-of-19 field goals) and defense (11-of-40) in the second half to send the Orediggers (2-7, 1-2) to defeat at home.
Metro St. 71, Chadron St. 43
CHADRON, Neb. — Caley Dow broke Metro’s (8-0, 4-0 RMAC) school record for field-goal percentage, going 9-for-9 from the floor and scoring a career-high 19 points.
