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Missed free throws prevented the Jayhawks from putting Houston away in the first overtime.

Reed Bailey scored a career-high 32 points to lead Davidson to a 72-66 victory over Richmond on Saturday. Bailey shot 11 for 17 from the floor (4 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (13-7, 3-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Bobby Durkin scored 16 points and added 10 rebounds.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Duke's run of running over Atlantic Coast Conference opponents had given way to a stream of missed shots, turnovers and rising pressure from a surging home team backed by a rowdy crowd. The result was the kind of win — holding off Wake Forest in Duke's closest ACC call — that Jon Scheyer figured this year's group needs to live up to with the growing-louder expectations of a Final Four run. The Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 ACC) had spent the first third of the 20-game league schedule rolling to blowout wins while standing as the only team to rank in the top five of KenPom's adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency metrics.

Following West Virginia's 73-60 loss to Kansas State on Saturday, head coach Darian DeVries knew exactly the issue. "We just didn't bring the tenacity like I thought we would," DeVries said. The Mountaineers were on the wrong end of a 19-2 start, as Kansas State never trailed, handing WVU their second loss in as many games.

Daniel Batcho scored 25 points as Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee 75-69 on Saturday night. Batcho also added 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (15-6, 4-4 Conference USA). Kaden Cooper scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 7 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 8 from the free-throw line and added 13 rebounds.

Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N'Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. West Virginia on Saturday night. The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) charged to a 19-2 lead and shot 26 for 55 (47.3%), including 6 for 17 from 3-point distance.

Markus Burton scored 21 points and Notre Dame beat Virginia for the first time on the road, 74-59 on Saturday. Burton made half of his 14 shots with four 3-pointers for the Fighting Irish (9-10, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who were 0-9 all time against the Cavaliers (9-11, 2-7) at John Paul Jones Arena. Burton has scored at least 20 in four straight games — one more and he'll be the first to do it in five straight for Notre Dame since Ben Hansbrough in 2011.

Kavion McClain's 24 points helped Texas Southern defeat Alabama A&M 82-78 in overtime on Saturday night. McClain added six rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (8-11, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kenny Hunter added 19 points while going 8 of 12 and 3 of 8 from the free-throw line while he also had three steals.

Tamar Bates scored 26 points, Caleb Grill added 22 and No. 22 Missouri extended No. 16 Mississippi's losing streak to three games with an 83-75 win over the Rebels on Saturday night. Anthony Robinson II added seven points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (16-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), who improved to 15-0 at home and 3-1 against ranked opponents. Malik Dia scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Sean Pedulla scored 15 points and dished out six assists and Jaemyn Brakefield added 14 points for Mississippi (15-5, 4-3).

Michael Rataj put up 30 points as Oregon State beat Santa Clara 83-69 on Saturday night. Rataj added six rebounds for the Beavers (16-6, 6-3 West Coast Conference). Nate Kingz added 16 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line while they also had five rebounds.

Lukas Walls scored 12 points, going 4 of 6 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Rylan Jones went 4 of 9 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points. Corey Tripp led the way for the Terriers (11-10, 5-3) with 15 points.