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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman Keldon Johnson scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers in the first half, and No. 19 Kentucky beat Utah 88-61. Johnson made a career-high six shots from long range on seven attempts as Kentucky made a season-high 12 3-pointers. Tyler Herro scored 17 points, Reid Travis added 16 and Immanuel Quickley chipped in with 10 for the Wildcats, who lost their best 3-point shooter when Quade Green decided to transfer nine games into his sophomore season.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Remy Martin scored 21 points, Romello White added 16 and No. 20 Arizona State rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Georgia 76-74. Martin gave the Sun Devils their first lead of the game with a baseline jumper to make it 71-70 with 2:43 remaining. Rayshaun Hammonds and Tyree Crump each scored 19 points for Georgia.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ronnie Rivers rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Anthoula "Tank" Kelly had a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown and No. 19 Fresno State beat Arizona State 31-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl. Marcus McMaryion rushed for a touchdown and was 15-of-29 passing for 176 yards to help the Bulldogs (12-2) set a school record for wins in a season.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Makai Mason scored 22 points and Baylor dominated the glass to end Arizona's 52-game home nonconference winning streak with a 58-49 victory at McKale Center. Baylor overcame its second straight shaky first half with an overwhelming performance on the boards in coach Scott Drew's 500th game leading the Bears. Baylor outrebounded Arizona 50-19 and scored 19 second-chance points on 18 offensive rebounds.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Miles Reynolds scored a season-high 20 points, Christian James added 16 and Oklahoma maintained its stifling defense in an 81-70 victory over Southern California. Oklahoma (9-1) held the Trojans to 34.8 percent shooting (23 of 66) and forced 18 turnovers.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — TJ Starks had 18 points and eight assists and Texas A&M won their third straight game with a 67-64 victory over Oregon State at the Dam City Classic. Brandon Mahan, Wendell Mitchell and John Walker III each added 10 points for the Aggies (4-4), who hadn't played for nearly two weeks because of a cancelled game.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Payton Pritchard had 19 points and five rebounds as Oregon overcame the absence of freshman star Bol Bol to race past Boise State 66-54. Bol, the Ducks' leading scorer and rebounder, sat on the bench wearing a protective boot after injuring his left foot "earlier this week," according to an Oregon pregame tweet.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin McClain scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 2.3 seconds left, lifting Belmont over UCLA 74-72. UCLA's Cody Riley threw the ball out of bounds on a costly turnover with 1 second remaining, capping a second half in which the Bruins were just 9 of 24 from the free throw line.
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