Category: Basketball

Zvonimir Ivisic and Johnell Davis combined for 14 of Arkansas' 17 overtime points and the Razorbacks survived Tre Johnson's record-setting 39-point performance for an 86-81 win on Wednesday night. Johnson made 14 of 28 shots, including 7 of 11 from the arc in breaking Kevin Durant's freshman single-game program record of 37 points. Johnson scored 17 points in the second half to bring the Longhorns back from a 14-point deficit and all 12 of their overtime points.

Video of Arkansas associate head coach Kenny Payne and players after the Razorbacks 86-81win over Texas on Wednesday.

Oweh was booed loudly during introductions and throughout the game. At one point, Oklahoma students chanted “He's a traitor” while Oweh stood at the free-throw line. It didn't matter — the guard scored Kentucky's final 18 points.

Izaiyah Nelson scored 30 points as Arkansas State beat Louisiana 83-64 on Wednesday night. Nelson added 21 rebounds for the Red Wolves (21-9, 12-5 Sun Belt Conference). Taryn Todd scored 12 points while going 2 of 5 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 24 points and No. 7 St. John’s clinched a share of its first Big East regular-season title in 33 years by beating Butler 76-70 on Wednesday night. Kadary Richmond had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Red Storm (25-4, 16-2), who set a school record for conference wins and secured the program's sixth Big East regular-season championship. The only outright Big East regular-season title for St. John's came in 1985 on the way to a Final Four appearance.

Arkansas HC John Calipari. © Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images Coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks (17-11, 6-9 SEC) completed their season sweep of the Texas Longhorns Wednesday evening after winning, 86-81, in overtime at Bud Walton Arena.

BYU (20-8, 11-6 Big 12) never trailed after the first few minutes, making 10 3-pointers in the first half and 17 in the game. Saunders shot 10 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 11 from beyond the arc. Arizona State cut the deficit to 78-69 with 5:34 remaining, but BYU responded with back-to-back 3-pointers by Dallin Hall and Saunders.

Daniel Abreu scored 19 points as Drake beat Evansville 65-61 on Wednesday night, clinching the outright Missouri Valley Conference championship for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Abreu added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (26-3, 16-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks scored 15 points and added five rebounds.

Isaac McKneely scored 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting — including 4 for 7 from 3-point range — and Virginia blunted Wake Forest's repeated comeback attempts beating the Demon Deacons 83-75 on Wednesday night. Dai Dai Ames scored 14 points, Andrew Rohde 13 and reserve Jacob Cofie 12 for the Cavaliers who shot 55.8% (29 for 52). The win marked Virginia's highest scoring point total of the season.

Eric Dixon scored 32 points as Villanova beat Seton Hall 59-54 on Wednesday night. Dixon had 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-12, 10-8 Big East Conference). Wooga Poplar scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds.

Ryan Kalkbrenner's 25 points helped Creighton defeat DePaul 75-65 on Wednesday night. Kalkbrenner also had 13 rebounds for the Bluejays (20-8, 13-4 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth scored 16 points and added six assists.

Darius Hannah scored 22 points as Bradley beat Valparaiso 76-65 on Wednesday night. Hannah also contributed nine rebounds for the Braves (23-7, 14-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Duke Deen scored 19 points while going 7 of 10 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds and three steals.