Tigers tame lackluster Gators

Terry Martin scored 18 points and Garrett Temple added 17 to help struggling LSU upset No. 3 Florida 66-56 Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.

Tasmin Mitchell scored 11 for LSU (15-13, 4-10 SEC)

Florida (25-4, 12-2), which had already wrapped up the SEC regular-season title and had set a school record for single-season victories, had little riding on the game and played like it.

Normally a 42 percent shooting team from 3-point range, the Gators were 2 of 17 (11.8 percent). They were 4 of 12 on free throws and fell 24 points short of their 80.3 season average for points.

With about 5 minutes remaining the Tigers led 53-35.

(6) Kansas 89, Iowa St. 52: At Lawrence, Kan., Mario Chalmers scored 18 points to lead Kansas players in double figures and the Jayhawks (25-4, 12-2 Big 12) routed the Cyclones (14-14, 5-9).

Iowa State made only 5 of 28 shots while falling behind 41-15 at halftime.

The Cyclones wound up 18 for 55 (33 percent), failing to shoot better than 40 percent for the 14th time in league games.

(8) Texas A&M 97, Baylor 87: At College Station, Texas, Acie Law scored a season-high 31 points and Joseph Jones added 22 to help the Aggies (24-4, 12-2 Big 12) beat the Bears (13-14, 3-11).

Texas A&M led by two before Dominique Kirk scored 12 points, including two 3-pointers, in a 2 1/2-minute span to push the Aggies lead to 58-48 with 13:45 to play. Kirk finished with 17 points.

(12) Georgetown 61, (10) Pittsburgh 53: At Washington, the biggest Big East game of the regular season went to the Hoyas (22-5, 12-2), whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes of a victory over the Panthers (24-5, 11-3).

Jonathan Wallace scored 17 points, Jeff Green had 14, and Roy Hibbert added 12 as the Hoyas slogged their way to their 11th straight win and sole possession of first place in the conference with one week to play.

(13) Southern Illinois 76, Evansville 69: At Carbondale, Ill., Randal Falker scored a career-high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting, leading the Salukis (25-5, 15-3 Missouri Valley) to a win over the Purple Aces (14-16, 6-12).

Tony Young added 17 points and Jamaal Tatum had 15 for the Salukis.

TCU 71, (14) Air Force 66: At Fort Worth, Texas, Ryan Wall scored 19 points and the Horned Frogs (11-15, 3-11 Mountain West) shot 75 percent in the second half to snap an 11-game losing streak with an upset of the Falcons (23-6, 10-5).

Alvardo Parker scored 12 points for TCU and Brent Hackett chipped in with 11.

(15) Butler 56, Detroit 36: At Indianapolis, Brandon Crone scored 17 points and the Bulldogs (26-5, 13-3) finished their most successful regular season with a victory over the Titans (11-18, 6-10) for a share of the Horizon League championship.

The Bulldogs, who missed a chance for the outright title with a loss to Loyola of Chicago on Thursday night, tied Wright State for the regular-season crown and will be the second seed in next week’s conference tournament because of a tiebreaker.

A.J. Graves and Mike Green added 13 points each for Butler.

Notre Dame 85, (16) Marquette 73: At South Bend, Ind., Luke Harangody scored 22 points and Tory Jackson added 21 – both career highs – to lead the Irish (22-6, 10-5 Big East) over the Golden Eagles (22-8, 9-6).

The Irish trailed by as many as 13 points midway through the first half, but used an 11-0 run late to take a 42-36 halftime lead. Marquette cut the lead to 42-40 early in the first half, but Colin Falls hit a 3-pointer and scored on a rebound to extend the lead to seven points.

The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 54-50 when Wesley Matthews scored on a fastbreak with 14:08 left. But Luke Zeller hit a 3-pointer for the Irish and Marquette never got closer than seven points.

(19) Texas 68, Oklahoma 58: At Norman, Okla., Kevin Durant matched his career high with five 3-pointers and scored 32 points to lead the Longhorns (21-7, 11-3 Big 12) to a win over the Sooners (15-12, 6-8).

It was the seventh 30-point game of the season for the Longhorns’ sensational 6-foot-9 freshman.

Durant staked Texas to an early 15-point lead, and the Sooners never got back within striking distance.

San Diego St. 86, (21) BYU 74: At San Diego, Brandon Heath scored 30 points and Mohamed Abukar had 27 to lead the Aztecs (20-8, 9-5 MWC) to a victory over the Cougars (21-7, 11-3).

The defending conference champion Aztecs were inspired from the start, beginning with a reverse dunk by Jerome Habel off the opening tip and continuing with an 18-0 run that gave them a 22-4 lead.

(24) Virginia 75, Georgia Tech 69: At Charlottesville, Va., J.R. Reynolds scored 25 points and Tunji Soroye had a key putback to help the Cavaliers (19-8, 10-4 ACC) beat the Yellow Jackets (18-10, 6-8).

Sean Singletary added 24 points for the Cavaliers, who got key baskets and three-point plays by Soroye and Jason Cain in the final minutes to secure the comeback victory.

Auburn 86, (25) Alabama 77: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Quan Prowell and Korvotney Barber each had 17 points to lead the Tigers (16-14, 6-8 SEC) to a victory over the Crimson Tide (19-9, 6-8).

The Tigers led by as many as 18 points in the second half and hit 14 of 18 free throws over the final 1:39. The Tigers opened the second half on a 23-10 run, pushing a four-point halftime edge to a 61-44 lead with 12:47 left. Prowell hit three 3-pointers during that stretch.