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Baylor hands 'Horns another loss NO. 24 BAYLOR 80, NO. 6 TEXAS 77 (OT): Freshman guard A.J. Walton, a 47 percent free-throw shooter, made three of four foul shots in the final 17 seconds of overtime Saturday as the Bears (16-4, 3-3 Big 12) handed the host Longhorns (18-3, 4-2) their third loss in four games. Baylor led 77-76 when Walton made the second of two free throws. Texas' Justin Mason then made one of two before Walton got to the line again with 10 seconds left and calmly hit both. It was Baylor's first regular-season victory over Texas since 1998. "This is a little better feeling up here than normal," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "You saw the heart of our players today."
NO. 1 KENTUCKY 85, NO. 21 VANDERBILT 72: DeMarcus Cousins posted his 12th double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Wildcats (20-1, 5-1 SEC) bounced back from their loss at South Carolina on Tuesday by beating the Commodores (16-4, 5-1). The Wildcats played like the nation's top-ranked team for long stretches in front of special guest LeBron James, a friend of coach John Calipari who watched from courtside.
NO. 4 SYRACUSE 59, DEPAUL 57: Wes Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Orange (21-1, 8-1 Big East) rallied from 18 down to beat the Blue Demons (8-13, 1-8) in Rosemont, Ill. Syracuse has won eight in a row, but only escaped when DePaul's Will Walker missed a three-point attempt in the closing seconds.
NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA 77, LOUISVILLE 74: Da'Sean Butler scored a season-high 27 points, including the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds remaining, as the host Mountaineers (17-3, 6-2 Big East) beat the Cardinals (13-8, 4-4) for their fourth consecutive victory. In each of those victories, Butler has led West Virginia in scoring.
MARQUETTE 70, NO. 19 CONNECTICUT 68: The hard-luck Golden Eagles (13-8, 4-5 Big East) finally won a close game on the road, thanks to Jimmy Butler's driving shot with 2.4 seconds left against the Huskies (13-8, 3-5) in Hartford, Conn. UConn has lost two in a row after beating then-No. 1 Texas on Jan. 23.
SOUTH DAKOTA 72, TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 71: Roman Gentry grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back up for the winning basket with 3 seconds left as the Coyotes (12-9, 4-1 Great West) escaped from the host Broncs (12-9, 4-1).
ORAL ROBERTS 68, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 63: Michael Craion made three free throws, pulled down a rebound and came up with a steal, all in the final 31 seconds, to help the Golden Eagles (13-10, 8-3 Summit) beat the visiting Jackrabbits (11-11, 7-4).
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 73, CENTENARY 62: Eric Carlson had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Bison (8-13, 5-6 Summit League) beat the Gents (7-15, 2-9) in Shreveport, La.
