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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Darrion Williams had a perfect night for Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders never trailed in a lopsided victory over sixth-ranked Kansas. I do believe the game rewards those people that play it to win,” Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland said. Williams hit a 3 on the first shot of the game for the Red Raiders (18-6, 7-4 Big 12). He was part of two NCAA Tournament teams while playing 79 games in three seasons at Texas Tech from 2019-22. Texas Tech: The Red Raiders improved to 13-1 at home.

Persons: — Darrion Williams, Williams, “, Grant McCasland, ”, Kevin McCullar Jr, Dajuan Harris, “ We're, Bill Self, Self, Hunter Dickinson, ” Pop Isaacs, Warren Washington, Nicolas Timberlake, Johnny Furphy, Harris, Dickinson, McCullar, Joe Toussaint's, Kerwin Walton, Isaacs, Kansas, KJ Adams, ___ Organizations: Texas Tech, Red Raiders, Kansas, ” Red Raiders, NCAA, ESPN, Baylor, ” Jayhawks, Tech, Jayhawks, Texas, Kentucky, Big, Top, . Texas Tech, UCF, NEXT Kansas, Iowa State, AP Locations: LUBBOCK , Texas, Texas, Nevada, Kansas, Oklahoma

4 Kansas extended its home winning streak to 18 games with a 64-61 win over No. Kansas (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) got 14 points from Dajuan Harris, 13 from KJ Adams and 11 from Johnny Furphy. Baylor (17-6, 6-4) was led by Yves Missi with 21 points and Walter with 17. Baylor again trimmed it to a one-possession game at 44-41, but a 9-1 Kansas run opened a double-digit lead. Kansas led by as many as 13 points in the first half before Baylor trimmed it to 34-28 at halftime.

Persons: LAWRENCE, Kan, — Hunter Dickinson, Nicolas Timberlake, Bill Self, “, ”, Scott Drew, “ We've, ” You'll, Patrick, Mahomes, Kevin McCullar, Timberlake, Drew, Dajuan Harris, KJ Adams, Johnny Furphy, that’s, Yves Missi, Walter, ” Dickinson, you've, couldn't, Kevin, Dickinson, We’re Organizations: Baylor, ” Baylor, Chiefs, Jayhawks, Bears, ” Kansas, Kansas, NEXT Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, AP Locations: Kansas, ” Kansas, Allen Fieldhouse . Kansas, ”, Houston, . Kansas, Oklahoma . Kansas

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored eight of his 26 points in overtime and Kansas State beat No. Kaluma’s putback with 23 seconds remaining was answered by Adams' bucket with 14.2 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Kansas State hit five 3-pointers in the first half but went into the locker room trailing 32-30. Kansas State: The Wildcats need to keep up the sort of intensity they showed Monday night if they’re going to revitalize their fading NCAA Tournament hopes. Kansas State: Plays at No.

Persons: — Tylor Perry, Hunter, Dajuan Harris Jr, Kevin McCullar Jr, Arthur Kaluma, Perry, Cam Carter, Kaluma, Dickinson, Harris, KJ Adams Jr, Carter, Adams, ___ Organizations: Kansas State, Wildcats, Kansas, Jayhawks, NEXT Kansas, Baylor, Saturday . Kansas, BYU, AP Locations: Kan, Kansas

Harris opened the decisive stretch with a 3-pointer and two foul shots. After Reed Sheppard missed a 3 with 6 seconds left, Jamari McDowell made two foul shots to help close it out for Kansas. Antonio Reeves scored 24 points for Kentucky, but he went 3 for 17 from 3-point range. Rob Dillingham, part of another stellar freshman class at Kentucky, scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half. The Jayhawks were staring at a double-digit halftime deficit before Dickinson hit two foul shots and a 3, making it 48-41 at the break.

Persons: Bill Self, Hunter Dickinson, ” Dickinson, Dickinson, ”, ” Dajuan Harris Jr, Kevin McCullar Jr, Harris, Reed Sheppard, Jamari McDowell, Antonio Reeves, Adou Thiero, ” Thiero, Rob Dillingham, John Calipari, Dillingham, Reeves, Chaminade, Stonehill Organizations: CHICAGO, —, Jayhawks, Wildcats, Kentucky, Miami, Midwest, United Center, NEXT Kansas, Maui Invitational, AP Locations: — Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas, . Kentucky, ” Kentucky, Chicago, Windy City

And it lived up to it.”Dickinson lived up to the hype, too, finishing with 21 points, eight boards and five assists. “We have 10 new guys who really, none of them have really played Division I basketball," longtime NC Central coach LeVelle Moton said. Dickinson had 17 points, seven boards and four assists by halftime; the Eagles had 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists. “He's going to be a problem, and he's not just going to be a problem for North Carolina Central. BIG PICTURENC Central will find life much easier in the MEAC, where the Eagles were picked to finish third this season.

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1 pick in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll released Monday, earning 46 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 in Jon Scheyer's second season, and Purdue got three first-place nods as they try to avenge a stunning end to last season. Defending national champion UConn was sixth with two first-place votes after losing standouts Adam Sanogo and Jordan Hawkins. Also on the outside were Xavier and Kansas State, both of whom were in the top 15 entering last year's NCAA Tournament. 2 Duke will play fourth-ranked Michigan State and top-ranked Kansas will face No.

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2 Virginia its first loss, 69-61, Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark added 13 points each, while Jamal Shead had 11 points and four assists. Furst finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Smith posted 10 points and 12 rebounds. Sam Mennenga led Davidson (7-4) with 14 points and Foster Loyer, Fletcher's brother, had 11 points. Kevin McCullar contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, while KJ Adams and Jalen Wilson added 11 points apiece. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and a career-high nine blocked shots for Indiana (8-3), which lost its second straight game.

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