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Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 30 points, DJ Campbell added a season-best 22 points and California beat Miami 98-94 in overtime on Saturday night. Miami's Matthew Cleveland took an inbound pass with 4.6 seconds left and then hit a contested 3-pointer with one second remaining to force the extra period tied 79-all. Campbell scored six points in a 9-2 surge to give Cal an 88-81 lead.

Kai Johnson's 25 points helped Montana defeat Montana State 77-70 on Saturday night. Johnson shot 11 for 18 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Grizzlies (13-8, 6-2 Big Sky Conference). Joe Pridgen scored 14 points and added six rebounds.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night. Auburn (18-1, 6-0 SEC) was held to its lowest point total of the season by Tennessee’s physical defense. Kelly’s 3-pointer off a feed from Broome turned a two-point deficit into a one-point lead.

Jeremiah Fears had 16 points and Jalon Moore scored the final three points of the game and finished with 13 as Oklahoma rallied to beat Arkansas 65-62 on Saturday night. Johnell Davis buried a 3-pointer to pull Arkansas even at 62, but the Razorbacks went scoreless over the final 2:13. Moore made the first of two free throws with 1:15 remaining for a one-point lead and capped off the victory with a fastbreak dunk in the final second.

Jaron Pierre Jr.'s 20 points helped Jacksonville State defeat New Mexico State 65-59 on Saturday night. Pierre also had five rebounds for the Gamecocks (13-7, 5-2 Conference USA). Mason Nicholson added 12 points while shooting 5 of 6 from the field and 2 for 3 from the free-throw line while they also had 11 rebounds.

Watch the postgame press conferences from Arkansas head coach John Calipari and forward Zvonimir Ivisic after the 65-62 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday evening at Bud Walton Arena. Visit our homepage for complete coverage of Arkansas basketball, including everything you need to know from the Hoop Hogs' loss.

Sterling Young scored 19 points as Florida A&M beat Alcorn State 65-64 on Saturday night. Young shot 7 for 17, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Rattlers (6-11, 3-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Milton Matthews scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds.

Aden Holloway scored 19 points and Mouhamed Dioubate added 14 as No. 4 Alabama survived a scoreless night from its top scorer for an 80-73 win over LSU on Saturday night. It was the second consecutive game that Holloway and Dioubate came off the bench to have big nights for the Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), after they combined for 44 points in Tuesday's win over Vanderbilt. Alabama guard Mark Sears, the SEC’s leading scorer at 19 points per game, did not play in the second half after going scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting in the first half.

Dailyn Swain and Zach Freemantle each scored 15 points to help Xavier defeat No. 19 UConn 76-72 on Saturday night.

Dailyn Swain and Zach Freemantle each scored 15 points to help Xavier defeat No. 19 UConn 76-72 on Saturday night.

AP) — Breya Cunningham scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebound, Paulina Paris and Skylar Jones added 16 points apiece and Arizona beat No. West Virginia for the Wildcats' first win over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. Cunningham made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with three steals and three blocks.

Paulius Murauskas had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Saint Mary's rallied to beat Washington State 80-75 on Saturday night. Augustas Marciulionis finished with 17 points and seven assists for the Gaels (18-3, 8-0 West Coast Conference), who have won eight in a row. Jordan Ross added 13 points.