South Carolina 83, Mississippi State 71
Senior center Maik Kotsar scored a team-high 20 points as the host South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 83-71 in a Southeastern Conference game on Tuesday night at Columbia, S.C.
Syracuse 84, Boston College 71
Elijah Hughes scored 28 points, Buddy Boeheim added 21, and Syracuse rode a dominant second half to an 84-71 win over Boston College on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
North Carolina 93, Wake Forest 83
Cole Anthony racked up 28 points, and Garrison Brooks scored 25 as North Carolina ended a home schedule filled with misery by defeating visiting Wake Forest 93-83 on Tuesday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Michigan St 79, Penn St. 71
Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to rally No. 16 Michigan State past No. 20 Penn State 79-71 on Tuesday in University Park, Pa.
Rutgers 78, Maryland 67
Rutgers stymied No. 9 Maryland's offense and kept the Terrapins from clinching a share of the Big Ten title with a 78-67 win Tuesday night in Piscataway, N.J.
DePaul 69, Marquette 68
Charlie Moore scored 15 points, and Romeo Weems added 13 points and 11 rebounds as DePaul pulled off a 69-68 Big East Conference upset of Marquette on Tuesday in Chicago.
Vanderbilt 87, Alabama 79
Junior Saben Lee scored 38 points, posting a career high for the second time in 10 days, as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 87-79 on Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tennessee 81, Kentucky 73
Junior John Fulkerson scored a career-high 27 points, leading Tennessee to an 81-73 win over sixth-ranked Kentucky on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.
Purdue 77, Iowa 68
Eric Hunter Jr. scored 19 points Tuesday night as Purdue led nearly wire-to-wire in a 77-68 win over No. 18 Iowa in Iowa City, completing a surprising season sweep.
Texas 52, Oklahoma 51
Matt Coleman III scored 21 points, banking in a 3-pointer with 0.04 seconds left to give Texas a 52-51 road win at Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
West Virginia 77, Iowa State 71
Miles McBride scored 17 points, including four free throws in the final 16 seconds, as visiting West Virginia overcame horrendous second-half shooting to defeat Iowa State 77-71 on Tuesday in Big 12 Conference play in Ames, Iowa.