No. 9 Kansas gets best of Kentucky

Jalen Wilson scored 22 points, including one in a series of huge three-pointers down the stretch, and No. 9 Kansas held off host Kentucky 77-68 Saturday night in an SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

The Jayhawks (17-4) seized the lead for good midway through the first half. Gradey Dick and Wilson provided two of their biggest shots with consecutive three-pointers for two-possession edges, with Wilson's three making it 70-64 with 4:13 remaining.

Oscar Tshiebwe made two free throws to get Kentucky within four, but Kevin McCullar Jr. sank another 3 for a 73-66 advantage. Tshiebwe had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Jacob Toppin and Cason Wallace each added 14 for Kentucky (14-7), which had won its previous four.

Kansas avoided its first four-game losing streak under coach Bill Self.

Oklahoma 93, No. 2 Alabama 69: Grant Sherfield scored 30 points, helping the Sooners (12-9) record the program's biggest win under second-year coach Porter Moses and its second over the Tide in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in three years. Jalen Hill added a career-high 26 points. Rylan Griffen led Alabama (18-3), which had won nine in a row, with 15 points and seven rebounds.

No. 3 Houston 75, Cincinnati 69: Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds for the host Cougars 20-2, 8-1 American) who rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit. Landers Nolley II had 24 points, including six of the 11 three-pointers by the Bearcats (14-8, 5-4). Houston has won at least 20 games in eight straight seasons under coach Kelvin Sampson.

No. 6 Arizona 95, Washington 72: Azuolas Tubelis had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Oumar Ballo added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Wildcats (19-3, 8-3 Pac-12) used a big second-half run to pull away from the Huskies (13-10, 5-7). Keion Brooks Jr. led Washington with 25 points.

No. 4 Tennessee 82, No. 10 Texas 71: Zakai Zeigler had 22 points and 10 assists for the host Volunteers (18-3), who held Longhorns leading scorer Marcus Carr to 11 points.

Missouri 78, No. 12 Iowa State 61: Kobe Brown scored 20 points and D'Moi Hodge added 17 and 12 rebounds for the host Tigers (16-5) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

No. 17 Baylor 67, Arkansas 64: Freshman Keyonte George scored 24 points, including seven in a row down the stretch, and the Bears (16-5) edged the visiting Razorbacks (14-7) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The former Southwest Conference rivals met for the 145th time; the Bears won the previous meeting 81-72 in the Elite Eight two seasons ago on their way to the national title.

Illinois 61, Wisconsin 51: Matthew Mayer scored 18 of his career-high 26 points in the second half for the Illini (15-6, 6-4 Big Ten) against the Badgers (12-8, 4-6) in Madison, Wis. Max Klesmit returned from a two-game injury absence to score 12 for Wisconsin.

Indiana 86, Ohio State 70: Freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino hit a career-high six three-pointers and scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half for the host Hoosiers (15-6, 6-4). Brice Sensabaugh led Ohio State (11-10, 3-7) with 23 points and six rebounds.

South Dakota 81, St. Thomas 67: The Tommies (14-10, 5-6) got 26 points from Parker Bjorklund but suffered their first home loss of the season.

No. 18 Iowa State 86, No. 14 Oklahoma 78: The Sooners' Taylor Robertson passed Kelsey Mitchell as the Big 12's career leader in three-pointers with 503, but the Cyclones (15-4) made 13 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to close out Oklahoma (16-4). Robertson's first basket moved her past Mitchell, who had 497 threes when she finished at Ohio State in 2018. ISU's Ashley Joens moved into third place all-time in Big 12 scoring, passing Courtney Paris.

No. 10 Iowa 80, Nebraska 76: Caitlin Clark shot only 9-for-26 but posted 33 points and 12 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season for the host Hawkeyes in their sixth consecutive victory. Sam Haiby scored 16 for Nebraska, which rallied while Iowa shot 2-for-14 in the fourth quarter.