Notre Dame 93, Duke 89
Cormac Ryan scored 28 points and Notre Dame rallied to defeat host Duke, delivering another blow to the Blue Devils' NCAA Tournament aspirations with a 93-89 decision Tuesday in Durham, N.C.
Alabama 81, South Carolina 78
John Petty Jr. broke out of a mild scoring slump by producing 20 points and No. 11 Alabama held on for an 81-78 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.
Syracuse 77, NC State 68
Alan Griffin scored 22 points and Syracuse ended a four-game road losing streak with a 77-68 victory over North Carolina State on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Arkansas 81, Kentucky 80
Jalen Tate hit two free throws with 4.3 seconds left to give Arkansas an 81-80 win at Kentucky in an SEC contest on Tuesday.
Michigan St 60, Penn St. 58
Aaron Henry scored 20 points, and Michigan State overcame blowing a 12-point second-half lead to defeat Penn State 60-58 Tuesday at East Lansing, Mich.
Texas 80, Kansas State 77
Andrew Jones didn't score in the first 17 minutes of the game, but he finished with 24 points as No. 13 Texas escaped with an 80-77 victory over Kansas State on Tuesday night at Manhattan, Kan.
Auburn 73, Vanderbilt 67
Auburn's Sharife Cooper started slowly but scored 18 in the second half, as the visiting Tigers knocked off Vanderbilt, 73-67, at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday evening.
West Virginia 82, Texas Tech 71
A key battle between two ranked teams in the Big 12 Conference came down to the wire late as No. 14 West Virginia pulled away to defeat No. 7 Texas Tech 82-71 Tuesday night at Lubbock, Texas.
Texas Christian 79, Iowa State 76
RJ Nembhard produced 20 points and seven assists, and TCU used a late 7-0 run to keep Iowa State winless in the Big 12 with a 79-76 decision Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Creighton 63, Georgetown 48
Christian Bishop had 17 points and nine rebounds and Mitch Ballock added 14 points as No. 19 Creighton topped Georgetown 63-48 on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., avenging a loss to the Hoyas last week.
Butler 76, St. John's 73
Bryce Nze scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Aaron Thompson added 17 points and 10 assists as Butler beat St. John's 76-73 in overtime Tuesday night in Indianapolis.