"Recap of the Top 25: No. 13 Texas A&M Makes Comeback to Defeat No. 16 Ole Miss"
Manny Obaseki sunk the crucial 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds remaining as the 13th ranked Texas A&M team came back to defeat the 16th ranked Ole Miss team 63-62 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Mississippi.
Zhuric Phelps scored 14 points, Obaseki contributed 12, and Pharrel Payne added 10 points for the Aggies (15-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), who ended the game with an 11-2 run.
Sean Pedulla scored 16 points, while Malik Dia and Jaylen Murray each added 12 points, and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10 for the Rebels (15-4, 4-2). Brakefield also grabbed eight rebounds, and Murray dished out six assists.
No. 5 Florida 70, South Carolina 69
Will Richard capped off his 22-point performance by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as the Gators executed down the stretch and rallied for a victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia, South Carolina.
Florida (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) trailed 58-45 with 8:49 left but outscored the Gamecocks 25-11 the rest of the way. Richard scored 10 points during the game-ending surge. South Carolina's Jacobi Wright missed a 3-point attempt with one second left.
Zachary Davis scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half for the Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6), whose six-game losing streak coincides with the start of conference play. Collin Murray-Boyles added 14 points and eight assists.
No. 7 Houston 70, Utah 36
Milos Uzan scored 14 points and LJ Cryer added 13 as the Cougars dominated the visiting Utes.
J'Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux added 10 as the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak to 11 games. Houston also extended their national-best homecourt winning streak to 33 games.
Gabe Madsen had eight points for the Utes (11-7, 3-4), who posted a season low for points. Utah's three-game winning streak came to an end.
No. 12 Kansas 74, TCU 61
Hunter Dickinson scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds while Flory Bidunga recorded his first career double-double as the Jayhawks overcame an early deficit to beat the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Jayhawks (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) had three other players finish in double figures, including Zeke Mayo with 13, as Kansas shot 55.6 percent (30 of 54) from the field.
TCU (10-8, 3-4) got off to a strong start and led by as many as 14 in the first half before Kansas began their comeback. The Horned Frogs lost for just the second time this season at their home arena. Noah Reynolds had a team-high 14 points as TCU shot 37.9 percent (25 of 66) from the field.
No. 20 St. John's 79, Xavier 71 (OT)
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime for the Red Storm, who overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat the Musketeers in New York.
Kadary Richmond finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals for St. John's (17-3, 8-1 Big East), who have won six straight to move into sole possession of first place in the Big East this late in a season for the first time since 1986.
Ryan Conwell scored 21 points while Dailyn Swain had 16 points and Zach Freemantle added 14 points for Xavier (12-8, 4-5), who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
