Texas Tech 82, Kansas State 71
When a team is in the throes of a basketball hangover, nothing tends to come easily. So, it made sense that 18th-ranked Texas Tech was going to have to scratch and claw against a Kansas State crew that has been on a season-long search for answers.
Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 74
Kentucky's Davion Mintz hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 47.9 seconds left, lifting the Wildcats to a 77-74 win over visiting Vanderbilt at Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday evening.
Alabama 86, Florida 71
Alabama took the early lead in the SEC basketball race Tuesday night when it beat visiting Florida 86-71. The teams entered the game with 2-0 conference records, and with the victory the Tide stands alone atop the SEC standings, a half-game ahead of Kentucky.
Clemson 74, NC State 70
Nick Honor scored a season-high 21 points as No. 19 Clemson held off visiting North Carolina State 74-70 in overtime Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest.
Texas 78, Iowa State 72
Andrew Jones scored a career-high 23 points as No. 4 Texas built a big second-half lead and held on during the furious final two minutes to outlast Iowa State 78-72 on Tuesday in Big 12 play in Austin, Texas.
North Carolina 67, Miami-Florida 65
Despite being closely guarded, Andrew Platek squeezed a shot in along the right baseline with three seconds left to lift the North Carolina Tar Heels to a hard-fought 67-65 ACC road win over the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
Mississippi State 78, Missouri 63
D.J. Stewart Jr. scored 24 points as Mississippi State toppled No. 13 Missouri 78-63 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference action at Starkville, Miss.
Michigan St 68, Rutgers 45
Aaron Henry scored 20 points and led a suffocating defensive effort as No. 23 Michigan State pulled away to a 68-45 win over No. 15 Rutgers in Big Ten play at East Lansing, Mich. on Tuesday.
Connecticut 65, Marquette 54
Tyler Polley scored all of his career-high 23 points in the second half Tuesday night as Connecticut erased an 18-point second-half deficit to post a 65-54 Big East Conference win at Marquette.
Kansas 93, Texas Christian 64
David McCormack scored a season-high 20 points and Ochai Agbaji added 19 Tuesday as No. 6 Kansas used 56.5 percent shooting to scorch TCU 93-64 in Big 12 play at Fort Worth, Texas.