College Basketball Saturday: Kansas Comes Back To Win A Thriller In OT, 87-86

California could see Creighton ahead of them but could never catch up. Down by five in the last minute of the game, the Bears continued to foul Creighton and the Bluejays made them pay for it, hitting seven of eight free throws to seal the game, 74-64.

St. Joe’s took the lead with 13:28 remaining in the first half and Temple didn’t get the lead back until 15:15 remaining in the game. The Hawks took the lead back with 13:20 left on the clock and would never trail again, eventually pulling away in the final minutes.

Temple still has the outright lead in the A-10, but this loss gives Saint Louis a chance to claim a piece of the regular season title.

The two teams went into halftime tied 38-38, but the Lobos struggled offensively in the second half, scoring just 26 points. TCU was 11-26 from three-point land, giving them a better shooting percentage from distance than New Mexico had overall.

This is the second consecutive loss for UNM, who is now tied with UNLV atop the conference. San Diego State is a half-game back and can make it a four-way tie for first by winning its next game.

The Tigers had control for much of the early goings but the Jayhawks stormed back in the second half, setting up one of the wildest finishes in the rivalry’s 105-year history.

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Pretty fitting end to the Kansas-Missouri series, if it is indeed dead forever. With Missouri off to the SEC, the long-standing rivalry will be discontinued, at least until everyone comes to their senses and renews the yearly matchups. If you tuned in for the final game of the rivalry, you’re probably left wanting for more.

You see, Missouri didn’t get a shot up before the buzzer. There was a shot, though, and perhaps this is the best way to leave the series.

With seconds remaining, Missouri had an open look to the hoop for two critical points but it was Robinson again, serving up a monster block and icing the tied game as the clock expired.

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On one end of the floor, Robinson found a sliver of space under the bucket and took advantage. He went up, converted the lay-in and drew the foul, making the free throw to tie the game at 75. But Kansas still had to defend.

And defend Robinson did. With just seconds to go, Robinson found himself under the hoop with a free man running right at him. No problem at all.

The Heels dominated from the free-throw line, making 18-of-23 (78%), whereas the Cavs shot only six foul shots. That made up for an anemic night from beyond the arc (2-of-14) for the Heels. North Carolina also won the rebounding battle, 44-29.

UNC improved to 2-2 in games decided by five points or less this season.

The Bulldogs took control right away with a big first half. They entered halftime ahead by a score of 36-27 and just kept scoring. More importantly, their shots kept falling. They shot 52.9 percent from the floor, compared with Florida’s 37.3 percent on field goal attempts, including just 5-for-24 from beyond the three-point line.

The Gators now have a 10-4 SEC record following the loss and an overall record of 22-7. The Bulldogs improve to 13-15, with a 4-10 record in the conference.

The Hoyas now finish the season against two ranked teams, starting Monday night when Notre Dame visits DC.

Baylor went just 3-for-12 from beyond the 3-point arc in the first half. In the second, they went 5-for-10, with all five makes coming from different players. The Sooners, meanwhlie, were awful from long range, missing all 12 of their attempts. They shot 46 percent in the first half, but finished at just 39 percent for the game as foul trouble began to eat at their lineup.

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Tied for first with North Carolina, Duke now travels to Wake Forest on Tuesday night before their season-ending matchup with the rival Tar Heels.

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The Wildcats now head to Georgia on Thursday night looking to stay undefeated in the SEC against one of the conference’s worst teams.

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