Purdue upsets Spartans in OT
Rapheal Davis made one of two free throws with 4.6 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night to help No. 18 Purdue pull off an 82-81 upset over No. 8 Michigan State in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Boilermakers (20-5, 8-4 Big Ten) snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series despite blowing an 18-point second-half lead, trailing by four late in regulation and allowing the Spartans to tie it at 81 with 11.5 seconds left in OT.
Davis broke the tie with his free throw, giving him 24 points. A.J. Hammons (19 points, 13 rebounds, eight blocks) wrestled the second shot away from Michigan State (20-5, 7-5) to seal it.
Denzel Valentine led the Spartans with 27 points, eight rebounds and 10
Creighton (16-9, 7-5 Big East) used an early 16-0 run to take a 17-point lead nine minutes into the game and then held off Xavier (21-3, 9-3), which got 17 points from Jalen Reynolds.
Justin Jackson scored 20 points for North Carolina (20-4, 9-2 ACC).
Frank Mason III added 14 points for Kansas (20-4, 8-3), which joined West Virginia (19-5, 8-3) and No. 3 Oklahoma in first place. Devin Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers.