Friday, April 19, 2024
36.0°F

Kentucky trips Mississippi St. in OT

| March 13, 2010 7:00 PM

John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky (32-2) rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (23-11) lost for the second time to the Wildcats this season after leading late in regulation. The Bulldogs blew a seven-point lead on Feb. 16, and lost that game 81-75 in overtime.

No. 4 Duke 65, Georgia Tech 61: Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help Duke (29-5) beat the Yellow Jackets (22-12) win the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

No. 5 Ohio St. 90, Minnesota 61: Evan Turner had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead Ohio State (27-7) over the Golden Gophers (21-13) in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis.

No. 17 Temple 56, Richmond 52: Ryan Brooks hit four free throws over the final 50 seconds and the top-seeded Owls (29-5) won their third straight Atlantic 10 tournament, beating the Spiders (26-8) in Atlantic City, N.J.

Tournament MVP Juan Fernandez scored 18 points and Brooks and Ramone Moore finished with 12 each for Temple, which won its ninth conference title.

Third-seeded Richmond had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but David Gonzalvez missed a 3-pointer with 7 seconds to play.