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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Josh Nebo scored 18 points and Texas A&M defeated Missouri 68-51. The Aggies (11-10, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) swept the season series 2-0 over the Tigers (10-12, 2-7 SEC) following A&M’s 66-64 victory at Missouri on January 21. Missouri on Tuesday scored 18 first-half points - its season low in a half - in falling behind by seven at the break. Both teams shot poorly from the field (35% the Aggies compared with 31% for the Tigers), but A&M held a 49-30 rebounding advantage. Mitchell Smith led the Tigers with nine points. The Aggies’ Emanuel Miller led all rebounders with 13.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Nick Richards scored a career-high 27 points, including 25 in the second half, Immanuel Quickley added 21 and No. 15 Kentucky beat Mississippi State 80-72 for its 14th consecutive victory over the Bulldogs. Seeking to regroup after last weekend's loss at No. 11 Auburn, the Wildcats never trailed and led by as many as 14 in the second half. They were quicker and more physical against the Bulldogs, outscoring them 38-34 in the paint. They also drew fouls and made 31 of 36 from the line. D.J. Stewart Jr. and Robert Woodard II each had 15 points for Mississippi State.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Samir Doughty scored 23 points, including hitting two free throws in the final seconds of overtime, and No. 11 Auburn edged Arkansas 79-76, overcoming a 40-point game by Mason Jones. Arkansas led 65-54 at the 5:59 mark on a Jalen Harris dunk, but the Tigers closed on a 15-4 run to force the extra period.Jones had scored over 30 points in three straight games.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — John Fulkerson scored a career-high 22 points, Jordan Bowden had 20 and Tennessee rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Alabama 69-68. The Volunteers snapped a three-game losing streak and contained one of the nation's top scoring teams, getting big plays in the final seconds from Santiago Vescovi. They trailed by 39-24 late in the first half before working their way back into the game.It was the biggest deficit Tennessee has overcome in a win since rallying from 16 points down in a 2017 victory over the Tide.

UNDATED (AP) — The February signing period in college football is now about tying up loose ends. Most of the scholarships are accounted for since the signing period opened in late December. The traditional signing period opens Wednesday and there are still questions to be answered: Where will the few uncommitted blue-chip players sign? Which new coaches can finish with a flourish? And what team will have the best class? It could be Clemson, Alabama or Georgia.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malcolm Turner has resigned as Vanderbilt athletic director after just one year and Candice Storey Lee has been named his interim replacement. Vanderbilt announced Tuesday the school had accepted Turner's resignation. Turner was president of the NBA G League when hired to replace David Williams. Turner fired the men's basketball coach last spring and hired Jerry Stackhouse. Vanderbilt is preparing to announce a plan to overhaul its athletics facilities, which includes a football stadium whose last renovation came in 1981. Lee becomes the first female AD in any capacity at Vanderbilt and the first black female AD in the Southeastern Conference.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama plans to honor its first African American scholarship athlete, Wendell Hudson. Hudson's No. 20 jersey will become the first to hang in the rafters at Coleman Coliseum. The ceremony will be held at halftime of Alabama's basketball game with LSU on Feb. 15.Hudson's jersey number will still be in circulation.A scholarship has also been endowed in his honor. Crimson Tide uniforms will sport a WH patch for the rest of the winter and sprint sport seasons. Hudson averaged 19.0 points and 12.9 rebounds during his Alabama career and was the Southeastern Conference player of the year in 1973.

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