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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored 28 points, including the game-winning jumper with 4.6 seconds left, and No. 24 Texas A&M defeated Auburn 69-67 after letting an 11-point lead evaporate in the final four minutes. Janiah McKay tied the game with a layup with 17 seconds left, Carter dribbled down the clock, drove into the lane and floated an 8-footer over a defender for the winner.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anriel Howard scored 21 points and led four scorers in double figures as No. 7 Mississippi State defeated Florida 90-42 on Thursday night. Sophomore guard Bre'amber Scott added 15 points off the bench for the Bulldogs, who won their eighth straight game.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Taylor Murray had 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter and No. 15 Kentucky turned back No. 25 Missouri 52-41. Tatyana Wyatt added 11 points for the Wildcats (17-3, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), who trailed 21-18 after an ice-cold first half.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee forward Grant Williams' ability to draw fouls and sink free throws helps make him the most impactful player on the nation's top-ranked team. Williams scored 43 points and shot 23 of 23 from the free-throw line as Tennessee produced an 88-83 overtime victory at Vanderbilt in its first game since earning the No. 1 ranking.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina running back Ty'Son Williams is leaving the Gamecocks football program after two seasons. Williams was the team's second leading rusher in 2017 and gained 328 yards with a team high four touchdowns on the ground this season. Williams arrived at South Carolina after spending his freshman season in 2015 at North Carolina. Williams played in just eight games this year dealing with a hand injury.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Louisiana Tech's Jaylon Ferguson and Old Dominion's Oshane Ximines would love to be the next Marcus Davenport. They already are following in Davenport's steps in going from prolific Conference USA pass rushers to the Senior Bowl. They're among the edge rushers in the game for NFL prospects, along with Mississippi State's Montez Sweat. Davenport was the 14th overall pick last season out of Texas-San Antonio.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 is still good while all jumbled up in its standings. The league is the top conference in some key metrics going into the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. It is no surprise that No. 9 Kansas is atop the standings, but the 14-time defending champion Jayhawks are tied with streaking Sunflower State rival Kansas State. Baylor also has only two conference losses, and five other teams are within two games in the loss column with six weeks of conference play remaining.
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