Erwin Dudley scored 18 points and Mo Williams added 17 Saturday as the Crimson Tide (15-8, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) withstood a late rally by Tennessee (15-8, 7-5) to win its first SEC road game, 76-71.
DANIELS HOT FOR AUBURN
Former Edgewater High player Marquis Daniels scored 29 points on 12 of 14 shooting as Auburn (18-7, 7-5 SEC) shot 65 percent in an 80-75 victory over host Mississippi (12-11, 3-9). Daniels hit his first 11 shots for the Tigers.
LSU HAMMERS ARKANSAS
Ronald Dupree had 25 points and 13 rebounds as host LSU (15-9, 4-8) romped past Arkansas (7-16, 2-10) 75-56.
CALHOUN BACK, UCONN WINS
Coach Jim Calhoun’s return to the Connecticut bench 16 days after prostate cancer surgery was successful and dramatic. Ben Gordon scored 18 points and Emeka Okafor dominated inside with 12 rebounds and nine blocks as the Huskies (17-6, 8-4 Big East) held on for a 77-69 victory over St. John’s (12-11, 5-8).
SETON HALL ON A ROLL
Kelly Whitney scored 17 points as visiting Seton Hall (13-9, 7-4 Big East) beat West Virginia (13-11, 4-8) 68-64 for its sixth straight victory.
KABBA LIFTS PROVIDENCE
Sheiku Kabba scored 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting to lead host Providence (13-11, 6-7 Big East) to a 70-60 victory over Villanova (14-10, 7-4).
WISCONSIN TRIUMPHS
Mike Wilkinson scored 20 points to lead Wisconsin (19-6, 9-4 Big Ten) to a 61-53 victory over host Iowa (13-10, 5-7), pulling the Badgers within a half game of first place in the conference.
RICKERT PROPELS GOPHERS
Rick Rickert scored 26 points to lead host Minnesota (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) past Penn State (6-17, 1-11) 77-62.
BUFFS STREAK AT HOME
Blair Wilson hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as Colorado (16-9, 6-6 Big 12) beat Missouri (16-7, 7-5) 89-68 for its 10th straight home win.
ST. LOUIS TOPS DEPAUL
Marque Perry scored 19 points, including a driving layup with 2 seconds left, and stole the ensuing inbounds pass as St. Louis (12-12, 6-7) beat host DePaul (14-9, 6-6) 62-61.
BELMONT WINS A-SUN NORTH
Adam Sonn had 27 points and 19 rebounds as host Belmont (16-11, 11-4) beat Gardner-Webb (5-22, 2-12) 81-73 to win the Atlantic Sun Conference’s North Division.
MERRITT LEADS SAMFORD
J. Robert Merritt scored 19 points, including 17 in the first half, as host Samford (13-13, 9-6 A-Sun) beat Campbell (5-20, 1-13) 63-44.
CARROLL SPARKS ST. JOSEPH’S
Pat Carroll had 27 points and Jameer Nelson added 25 as host Saint Joseph’s (19-4, 9-3 Atlantic 10) beat St. Bonaventure (12-13, 6-6) 76-72.
TECH OUTLASTS A&M;
Andre Emmett, coming back from a one-game suspension, scored 26 points as host Texas Tech (15-8, 5-7 Big 12) edged Texas A&M; (13-10, 5-7) 70-69.
ELSEWHERE
Curtis Allen scored 17 points as host Washington (9-15 overall, 4-11 Pac-10) beat Oregon (18-7, 8-6) 78-66. . . . Carl English scored 22 points as Hawaii (18-5) nipped host Kent (14-8) 79-78. . . . Stetson Hairston tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to give host Southern Illinois (19-5) a 66-64 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee (21-6), snapping the Panthers’ eight-game winning streak. . . . Joel Cornette scored 24 points as Butler (21-4, 11-2 Horizon League) beat host Youngstown State (8-17, 4-10) 69-60. . . . J.R. Wallace scored 27 points as Central Michigan (18-5, 11-3 Mid-American Conference) beat host Northern Illinois (14-10, 10-4) 87-75. . . . Ricky Minard scored 32 points to lead host Morehead State (19-7, 13-2 Ohio Valley) to a 77-74 win over Murray State (14-11, 7-7). . . . Uche Nsonwu-Amadi hit a layup with 2.7 seconds remaining to lift host Wyoming (19-6, 7-3 Mountain West) to a 62-60 victory over Colorado State (14-11, 3-7). . . . Ray Trowell’s layup with 14 seconds left in overtime gave host Chattanooga (18-7, 10-4 Southern Conference) a 79-78 victory against College of Charleston (21-6, 11-3). . . . Brendan Winters had 27 points as Davidson (16-8 10-4 Southern Conference) beat host Appalachian State (17-8, 10-4) 94-81. . . . Ugonna Onyekwe scored 25 points to propel Penn (17-5, 9-0 Ivy League) to a 67-52 victory over Dartmouth (6-17, 2-8). . . . Earl Hunt scored 20 points to lead host Brown (14-10, 9-1 Ivy) to a 70-62 win over Cornell (8-15, 3-7). . . . Stalin Ortiz scored 21 points as host Valparaiso (17-8, 11-1 Mid-Continent) beat IUPUI (15-13, 8-4) 77-71 to clinch its eighth regular-season league title in the past nine years.
Women
WILDCATS ROUT AGGIES
Nicole Ohlde had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 5 Kansas State (25-2, 12-1 Big 12) over visiting Texas A&M; (10-14, 3-10) 88-49.
21 IN A ROW FOR LA. TECH
Cheryl Ford had 26 points and 18 rebounds as No. 7 Louisiana Tech (23-2, 15-0 Western Athletic Conference) beat host Tulsa (13-12, 8-6) 85-66 for its 21st consecutive victory.
ELSEWHERE
Nicole Powell scored 24 points as ninth-ranked and host Stanford (22-3, 14-2) clinched the Pac-10 title with a 79-61 victory over UCLA (15-10, 10-6). . . . No. 8 Texas Tech (22-3, 11-2 Big 12) routed host Oklahoma State (6-18, 2-11) 83-48. . . . . Alisha Sare had 16 points as No. 10 and host Texas (18-5, 12-1 Big 12) beat Nebraska (8-16, 1-12) 86-54.
