AUBURN, Ala. Walker Kessler scored 19 points and K.D. Johnson added 17, helping Auburn keep its hot Streak alive with an 80-71 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday.

The Tigers (18-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a 10-point deficit to win their 15th straight game in the biggest home game since Auburn battleground opened. It was big enough for the traditional football school to have students set up tents on Friday mornings, camping, to make sure they get in.

The Tigers who reached the highest Rank in the history of the program, The wait was worth it. 1 in the final moments, hoping to replace Gonzaga.

TyTy Washington, Kentucky’s No. 2 leading scorer, played just eight minutes and scored four points before being taken off the field with a left ankle wounds. He didn’t come back.

Johnson made 3 of 5 3-pointers for Auburn. Kessler hit 8 of 10 shots and had seven rebounds. Jabari Smith had 14 points and seven assists for the Tigers, who hit their first 15 free throws in the second half.

Wendell Green Jr. was scoreless in the first 28 minutes, then hit a pair of 3-pointers in 25 seconds and finished with 11 points.

Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots for Kentucky (15-4, 5-2). Kellan Grady made 4 of 7 3-pointers and scored 17 points. Johnson’s former Georgia teammate Sahvir Wheeler also had 17 points and four assists.

The Tigers, who fell by 10 points in the first half, took the lead with 6:07 to 64:52. Johnson hit three free throws after being fouled on a three-point shot.

NO. 5 BAYLOR 65, OKLAHOMA 51

NORMAN, Okla. Adam Flagler scored 16 points and No. 5 Baylor won its 14th straight game away from home.

L.J. Cryer added 14 points and Matthew Mayer had 12 for the Bears (17-2, 5-2 Big 12). The defending champion recovered this week and won both games after losing at home to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State the week before.

Umoja Gibson scored 13 points and Elijah Harkless added 12 for the Sooners (12-7, 2-5), who committed 25 turnovers. Oklahoma lost its fourth straight after a promising start, where the Sooners nearly cracked the AP Top 25.

6 DUKE 79, SYRACUSE 59

DURHAM, N. C. (AP) — A. J. Griffin hit five 3-pointers—most by a Duke player this season – when the sixth-ranked Blue Devils took an early lead and never trailed.

Griffin was one of four players for Duke (15-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points and joined Paolo Banchero, Wendell Moore Jr. and Mark Williams. Banchero had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Joey Baker added 11 points and Jeremy Roach had a career-high nine assists for Duke.

Jesse Edwards led Syracuse (9-10, 3-5) with 12 points and nine rebounds. Jimmy Boeheim also had 12 points.

The Blue Devils kept Buddy Boeheim, the Orange’s leading scorer (19.2), with 2-of-15 shooting, including 1-of-10 from behind the arc. Joe Girard, who led the ACC in 3-point shooting with 45.5 percent and was conference-leading with 51 3s made, was 1 of 9 from deep when The Orange finished 5 of 29 (17.2 percent) from distance.

N°7 KANSAS 78, KANSAS STATE 75

MANHATTAN, Kan. Ochai Agbaji hit a baseline jumper with 9 seconds left as No.7 Kansas snapped Kansas State’s two-game winning streak against ranked foes.

Agbaji Tir made his first visit since the Beginning of the first Half. He finished with 29 points.

Jalen Wilson added 16 points for Kansas (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) and Christian Braun and David McCormack scored 11 points apiece.

Kansas State (10-8, 2-5) squandered a career-high 35 points from Nijel Pack. Markus Nowell had 16 Points and Selton added 11.

Kansas made just 15 of 22 free throws in the second half but was saved by a 45-23 rebounding advantage.

K-State shot 10 of 26 From 3-point range.

N°11 VILLANOVA 85, GEORGETOWN 74

Collin Gillespie scored 28 points and Justin Moore added 19 N° 11 Villanova smack the Hoyas by 17. Times in 20 Sessions.

Gillespie connected on 6 of 9 3-pointers, including four in the second half for the Wildcats (14-5, 7-2 Big East).

Jermaine Samuels scored 18 points for Villanova, which avoided back-to-back losses after losing a rare home game to Marquette on Wednesday.

Collin Holloway led Georgetown (6-10, 0-5) with a career-high 25 points and Dante Harris added 17. Georgetown lost six straight and started Big East Play with five straight losses for the first time in program history.

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