Small scores 18, sparks late rally to help West Virginia beat its former coach and Utah 71-69

Javon Small scored 18 points to help West Virginia beat its former coach Josh Eilert and Utah 71-69 on Tuesday night. Small hit a 3-pointer and Eduardo Andre followed with an alley-oop dunk to spark a 14-6 surge to give West Virginia a 70-64 lead with 12 seconds left. Gabe Madsen made a 3 and Jake Wahlin forced a turnover and scored on a layup to pull Utah to 70-69 with about a second left.

Ambrose-Hylton’s tip-in gives SMU 77-75 comeback victory over Syracuse

Keon Ambrose-Hylton tipped in the winning basket with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift SMU to a 77-75 win over Syracuse on Tuesday night. Ambrose-Hylton had given the Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) their first lead of the second half when Boopie Miller fed him in the paint with 46 seconds remaining. Jaquan Carlos tied the game with a free throw before Ambrose-Hylton followed Miller's miss for the winner.

Ames, Rohde carry Virginia past Florida State in frantic fashion for a 60-57 win

Dai Dai Ames scored 18 points and Andrew Rohde scored a season-high 17 points and Virginia scrambled at the end to beat Florida State 60-57 on Tuesday night. Elijah Saunders added 11 points for the Cavaliers (15-15, 8-11) who can secure a first-round bye as the ninth seed to the ACC Tournament with a win over Syracuse on Saturday in a regular-season finale. Jamir Watkins scored 18 points for Florida State (16-13, 7-11 ACC).

No. 1 Auburn falls 83-72 to No. 22 Texas A&M behind Zhuric Phelps’ 19 points

Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points off the bench and No. 22 Texas A&M never trailed in an 83-72 win over top-ranked Auburn on Tuesday night. It’s Texas A&M’s first-ever win over a team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll and ends a six-game winning streak for the Tigers, who clinched the Southeastern Conference title with a win over Kentucky on Saturday. Texas A&M (21-9, 10-7 SEC) denied Auburn (27-3, 15-2) an undefeated conference road record after the Tigers entered the game 9-0 in SEC road games this season.

West Virginia steps up late to get pivotal road win over Utah on Tuesday

Tuesday night was an important opportunity for the Mountaineers — one they took full advantage of. West Virginia had their last Quad 1 opportunity of the regular season against Utah, and they helped get one step closer to solidifying themselves in the NCAA Tournament picture with a 71-69 win over the Utes. West Virginia led for the final 3:42 of the game but did everything they could to try and lose the game in the closing seconds.