Times wires
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Brandon Knight had 17 points and No. 20 Kentucky finally won a close game, 68-66 over No. 21 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night.
Terrence Jones added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (21-8, 9-6 SEC), still unbeaten at Rupp Arena under coach John Calipari.
Festus Ezeli led the Commodores (21-8, 9-6) with 22 points but fumbled a chance at a tying shot just before the final buzzer. John Jenkins scored 13 of his 16 in the second half for Vanderbilt, which rallied from a 15-point deficit to take the lead with 4:25 left.
Kentucky, which was 0-6 in games decided by five points or fewer this season, hit 7 of 8 free throws over the final 1:36.
NO. 1 OHIO ST. 82, PENN ST. 61: Jon Diebler had career highs of 30 points and 10 3-pointers as the visiting Buckeyes (28-2, 15-2) clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title.
NO. 6 PURDUE 75, ILLINOIS 67: Seniors JaJuan Johnson had 23 points and E'Twaun Moore 18 for the host Boilermakers (25-5, 14-3 Big Ten), who overcame a 13-point deficit.
NO. 9 SAN DIEGO ST. 85, WYOMING 58: Malcolm Thomas and Brian Carlwell had 15 points each as the visiting Aztecs (28-2, 13-2 Mountain West) rebounded from their second loss of the season.
NEBRASKA 69, NO. 22 MISSOURI 58: Lance Jeter had 16 points as the Cornhuskers dropped the Tigers (22-8, 8-7) to 1-7 in Big 12 road games.
NO. 3 BYU: Starting sophomore forward Brandon Davies was suspended for the rest of the season for violating the school's honor code.
NO. 13 UNC: Freshman reserve Reggie Bullock is out for the season with a knee injury.
SSC TOURNAMENT: In the first round, No. 3 seed Eckerd hosts No. 6 Lynn and No. 4 Tampa hosts No. 5 Florida Tech, both at 8 tonight.
Women
NO. 23 IOWA ST. 72, KANSAS 36: Senior Kelsey Bolte had 17 points in her home finale for the Cyclones (21-8, 9-6 Big 12).
ALL-CONFERENCE: FSU's Cierra Bravard and Miami's Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams were named to the All-ACC team. No Gators were picked for the All-SEC team.
GAME RESCHEDULED: The Valentine's Day game between Bethune-Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore that was suspended because of an in-game fight will be replayed 2 p.m. Saturday at North Carolina Central in Durham.
SSC TOURNAMENT: In the first round, No. 2 seed Tampa hosts No. 7 Lynn and No. 4 Eckerd hosts No. 5 Rollins, both at 5:30 today.