In brief: No. 8 Michigan State falls to Purdue in OT
College Basketball: Raphael Davis made one of two free throws with 4.6 seconds left in overtime to help No. 18 Purdue pull off an 82-81 upset over No. 8 Michigan State on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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.
Davis broke the tie with the decisive free throw, giving him 24 points. A.J. Hammons wrestled the second shot away from Michigan State (20-5, 7-5) to seal it.
Hammons had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks.
Denzel Valentine led the Spartans with 27 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.
Purdue led 48-30 early in the second half but Michigan State rallied and led 72-68 with 1:59 to go before the Boilermakers scored four straight to force OT.
Creighton upsets No. 5 Xavier: Maurice Watson scored a career-high 32 points and Creighton rode a fast start to a 70-56 upset of No. 5 Xavier in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Bluejays used an early 16-0 run to take a 17-point lead 9 minutes into the game and then held off the Musketeers after they pulled within five with 6 minutes left.
North Carolina rallies: Playing most of the second half without coach Roy Williams, who left the bench after complaining of vertigo, No. 9 North Carolina rallied to beat Boston College 68-65 in Boston thanks to 20 points from Justin Jackson.
BC’s Matt Milon hit a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left to put the score at 66-65. But after the Eagles’ Marcus Paige made two free throws, Eli Carter’s 3-point attempt from halfcourt at the buzzer bounced harmlessly off the backboard.
Williams got dizzy and had to be taken to the locker room during the second half of the game. UNC spokesman Steve Kirschner says Williams is doing OK. Williams has had bouts with vertigo in the past and has felt dizzy when standing up quickly.
Pitino awaits NCAA investigation: Coach Rick Pitino said he is still waiting to be interviewed by the NCAA about an escort’s book allegations that a former Louisville staffer hired her and other dancers for sex parties at the team’s dormitory. Pitino has said repeatedly that he did not know about the incidents.
Middleton lifts Bucks over Celtics
NBA: Khris Middleton made one of two free throws with 0.6 seconds left and the host Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 112-111 in improbable fashion.
Milwaukee appeared to have won the game on Greg Monroe’s last-second hook shot, giving the Bucks a 111-109 lead, but Kelly Olynyk drew a foul with no time expiring off the clock and made both free throws.
Whiteside ejected, Spurs top Heat: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 and the visiting San Antonio Spurs got seven points on one possession in the fourth quarter to help them beat the Miami Heat 119-101.
Hassan Whiteside was assessed a flagrant-2 for elbowing the Spurs’ Boban Marjanovic as they tried to get position for a rebound. That was part of a seven-point trip for the Spurs, who pushed an 87-80 lead to 94-80 in 16 seconds and weren’t threatened again.
Jazz win at OT buzzer: Gordon Hayward hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer in overtime and the Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with a 121-119 victory over the Mavericks in Dallas.
Rodney Hood had a tying 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in regulation as the Jazz ended a 10-game losing streak in Dallas.
Butler sidelined: Bulls guard Jimmy Butler will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a strained left knee and will be replaced in this weekend’s All-Star Game by Chicago teammate Pau Gasol. Butler was injured during Friday night’s game at Denver.
Gasol out indefinitely: Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot after an MRI exam found the fracture.
Lucic one of nine to score in Boston
NHL: Milan Lucic scored in his return to Boston, Drew Doughty had a power-play goal for his 300th career point and the Kings had nine goal scorers in a 9-2 rout of the Bruins.
Marian Gaborik added a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, which had lost four of six. Jeff Carter, Andy Andreoff, Dwight King, Trevor Lewis, Luke Schenn and Dustin Brown also scored for the Kings.
Islanders win in SO: Cal Clutterbuck scored the winning goal in the shootout, lifting the New York Islanders to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus, Ohio.
Frans Nielsen also scored in the shootout and Jaroslav Halak stopped three of four attempts by Columbus. Anders Lee had the tying goal early in the third period.
Senators pick up Phaneuf: Ottawa acquired defenseman Dion Phaneuf from Toronto in a nine-player trade weeks before the deadline.
Ottawa gets Phaneuf, forwards Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey and Ryan Rupert, and Cody Donaghey from the Leafs for defenseman Jared Cowen, forwards Milan Michalek, Colin Greening and Tobias Lindberg and a second-round pick in the 2017 draft.
Devils retire No. 30: The New Jersey Devils have retired Martin Brodeur’s No. 30 jersey during a pregame ceremony.
After serenading the NHL’s winningest goalie with chants of “Mar-ty, Mar-ty, Mar-ty” and “Marty is better,” the sellout crowd at the Prudential Center gave Brodeur a standing ovation that lasted more than 2 minutes.
Mississippi football cited in 13 violations
Miscellany: Mississippi’s football program was cited by the NCAA in nearly half of the 28 rules violations levied against the school in the Notice of Allegations the university recently received, said a person with knowledge of the investigation.
The person said 13 allegations involve the football program, and nine of those occurred during current coach Hugh Freeze’s tenure. The violations are a mix of Level I – which the NCAA considers most serious – and Level II and III.
Tennessee faces lawsuit: A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes.
The federal suit states the school’s policies made students more vulnerable to sexual assault and says Tennessee had a “clearly unreasonable response” after incidents that caused the women making complaints to endure additional harassment. The suit also states the university interfered with the disciplinary process to favor male athletes.