Keyshawn Hall scores career-high 40, UCF beats Arizona State 95-89

Keyshawn Hall made 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and scored a career-high 40 points on Tuesday night to help UCF beat Arizona State 95-89. Hall was 13-of-18 shooting, hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range, grabbed seven rebounds and had six assists. Hall's three-point play made it 82-80 with 4:53 left and Arizona State never again led.

Veesaar scores 19 as Arizona knocks off No. 25 Baylor 81-70 for 7th straight win

Henri Veesaar scored 19 points and Arizona stretched its winning streak to seven games with an 81-70 victory over No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday night. Arizona responded with an early intensity the Bears (11-5, 3-2) couldn't match, building a 27-point lead early in the second half behind a stifling defense. Baylor bounced back with a stellar second half, hitting eight straight shots to trim Arizona's lead to 71-62 with 2 1/2 minutes left before running out of steam.

Surging USC leads from start-to-finish in 99-89 win over Iowa behind Claude’s 25 points

Desmond Claude scored 25 points and Saint Thomas had a near-perfect shooting night scoring 24 points and USC beat Iowa 99-89 on Tuesday night. Claude made 10 of 12 from the foul line and Thomas was 9-for-10 shooting, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the foul line. Wesley Yates III scored 21 points and Chibuzo Agbo 18 point for USC which shot 64.9% (37 for 57) including 66.7% (10 for 15) from beyond the arc.

Vaihola, Davis lead San Jose State over New Mexico, 71-70

Robert Vaihola led San Jose State with 18 points and Latrell Davis hit the game-winning jump shot with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Spartans knocked off New Mexico 71-70 on Tuesday night. Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and banked in the fade-away putback to cap the scoring. Vaihola also had nine rebounds for the Spartans (9-10, 2-5 Mountain West Conference).

Blue Devils catch fire early

Being the ACC’s only unbeaten team and playing the only team in the league without a win meant Duke had to put away Miami early. No. 3 Duke got hot early and stayed that way for most of Tuesday night’s 89-54 thrashing of Miami at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “They’re such a talented team that, if you’re not careful, you can find yourself in a dogfight,” freshman Cooper Flagg said.

Spears scores 26, UTSA knocks off Rice 90-84

Primo Spears' 26 points helped UTSA defeat Rice 90-84 on Tuesday night. Spears added five assists for the Roadrunners (8-8, 2-2 American Athletic Conference). Marcus Millender scored 25 points while shooting 9 for 13, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc and added four steals.

Knell, BYU hold off Oklahoma State rally early in 2nd half on way to 85-69 win

Trevin Knell scored 13 of his 18 points before halftime and reserve Dallin Hall scored 14 points and BYU ended its three-game losing streak by beating Oklahoma State 85-69 on Tuesday night. Richie Saunders scored 12 points and Egor Denim and Keba Keita each scored 10 points for the Cougars (11-5, 2-3 Big 12). Jamyron Keller and Bryce Thompson scored 15 points apiece and Abou Ousmane 13 for Oklahoma State (9-7, 1-4).