UH rallies to win in OT

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joston Thomas had a career-high 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawaii erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat San Jose State 83-81 in overtime on Saturday night.

Zane Johnson added 19 points and Vander Joaquim had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors (13-9, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference), who trailed 54-40 with 13:14 remaining in regulation.

Wil Carter had a career-high 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (7-16, 0-8).

NO. 1 KENTUCKY 86,

SOUTH CAROLINA 52

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as Kentucky won its 15 straight and moved to 9-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in seven years.

NO. 2 SYRACUSE 95,

ST. JOHN’S 70

NEW YORK — Syracuse’s Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879.

NO. 3 OHIO STATE 58,

NO. 19 WISCONSIN 52

MADISON, Wis. — Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, leading Ohio State to the victory.

NO. 4 MISSOURI 74,

NO. 8 KANSAS 71

COLUMBIA, Mo.— Marcus Denmon hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and Missouri held on for the big win.

NO. 5 N.CAROLINA 83, MARYLAND 74

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and North Carolina rallied for the win.

NO. 6 BAYLOR 64,

OKLAHOMA STATE 60

STILLWATER, Okla. — Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds in Baylor’s tight win, and Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket and a key offensive rebound down the stretch.

NO. 10 MURRAY STATE 65, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 58

MARTIN, Tenn. — Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each scored 11 points and Murray State remained the lone undefeated men’s team in Division I.

WYOMING 68,

NO. 11 UNLV 66

LARAMIE, Wyo.— Leonard Washington and Francisco Cruz scored 16 points apiece and Wyoming throttled UNLV’s high-scoring offense.

NO. 12 FLORIDA 73,

NO. 25 VANDERBILT 65

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kenny Boynton scored 18 points and Bradley Beal added 16, lifting Florida to its seventh consecutive victory.

NORTHERN IOWA 65,

NO. 13 CREIGHTON 62

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Northern Iowa’s Anthony James made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to snap Creighton’s 11-game winning streak.

NO. 14 GEORGETOWN 75, SOUTH FLORIDA 45

WASHINGTON — Henry Sims scored 13 points and nine rebounds, and Georgetown held South Florida without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half.

NOTRE DAME 76,

NO. 15 MARQUETTE 59

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers in the victory.

NO. 17 SAN DIEGO ST. 83, TCU 73

SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead San Diego State over TCU and giving the Aztecs their seventh straight 20-win season.

NO. 21 FLORIDA STATE 58, NO. 16 VIRGINIA 55

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Reserve Okaro White scored 13 points, Xavier Gibson added 10 points and Florida State earned its seventh straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory.

NO. 20 INDIANA 78, PURDUE 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 23 points to help Indiana break a five-game losing streak against its in-state rival.

NO. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE 91, AUBURN 88

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Arnett Moultrie scored 21 points and Renardo Sidney added 17 to lead Mississippi State to the win.

NO. 24 GONZAGA 72, PEPPERDINE 60

MALIBU, Calif. — Kevin Pangos and Robert Sacre each scored 15 points, helping Gonzaga beat Pepperdine.

Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joston Thomas had a career-high 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawaii erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat San Jose State 83-81 in overtime on Saturday night.

Zane Johnson added 19 points and Vander Joaquim had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors (13-9, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference), who trailed 54-40 with 13:14 remaining in regulation.

Wil Carter had a career-high 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (7-16, 0-8).

NO. 1 KENTUCKY 86,

SOUTH CAROLINA 52

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as Kentucky won its 15 straight and moved to 9-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in seven years.

NO. 2 SYRACUSE 95,

ST. JOHN’S 70

NEW YORK — Syracuse’s Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879.

NO. 3 OHIO STATE 58,

NO. 19 WISCONSIN 52

MADISON, Wis. — Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, leading Ohio State to the victory.

NO. 4 MISSOURI 74,

NO. 8 KANSAS 71

COLUMBIA, Mo.— Marcus Denmon hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and Missouri held on for the big win.

NO. 5 N.CAROLINA 83, MARYLAND 74

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and North Carolina rallied for the win.

NO. 6 BAYLOR 64,

OKLAHOMA STATE 60

STILLWATER, Okla. — Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds in Baylor’s tight win, and Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket and a key offensive rebound down the stretch.

NO. 10 MURRAY STATE 65, TENNESSEE-MARTIN 58

MARTIN, Tenn. — Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each scored 11 points and Murray State remained the lone undefeated men’s team in Division I.

WYOMING 68,

NO. 11 UNLV 66

LARAMIE, Wyo.— Leonard Washington and Francisco Cruz scored 16 points apiece and Wyoming throttled UNLV’s high-scoring offense.

NO. 12 FLORIDA 73,

NO. 25 VANDERBILT 65

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kenny Boynton scored 18 points and Bradley Beal added 16, lifting Florida to its seventh consecutive victory.

NORTHERN IOWA 65,

NO. 13 CREIGHTON 62

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Northern Iowa’s Anthony James made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to snap Creighton’s 11-game winning streak.

NO. 14 GEORGETOWN 75, SOUTH FLORIDA 45

WASHINGTON — Henry Sims scored 13 points and nine rebounds, and Georgetown held South Florida without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half.

NOTRE DAME 76,

NO. 15 MARQUETTE 59

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers in the victory.

NO. 17 SAN DIEGO ST. 83, TCU 73

SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead San Diego State over TCU and giving the Aztecs their seventh straight 20-win season.

NO. 21 FLORIDA STATE 58, NO. 16 VIRGINIA 55

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Reserve Okaro White scored 13 points, Xavier Gibson added 10 points and Florida State earned its seventh straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory.

NO. 20 INDIANA 78, PURDUE 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 23 points to help Indiana break a five-game losing streak against its in-state rival.

NO. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE 91, AUBURN 88

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Arnett Moultrie scored 21 points and Renardo Sidney added 17 to lead Mississippi State to the win.

NO. 24 GONZAGA 72, PEPPERDINE 60

MALIBU, Calif. — Kevin Pangos and Robert Sacre each scored 15 points, helping Gonzaga beat Pepperdine.