NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 18 points to help No. 9 Kansas roll past Oklahoma 78-55. Wilson bounced back from a two-point outing against Texas on Monday. Dajuan Harris scored 16 points and Kevin McCullar added 13 for the Jayhawks. Jalen Hill scored 14 points and Otega Oweh added 11 for the Sooners. Oklahoma's Grant Sherfield was held to 10 points on 4-for-14 shooting. He leads the Sooners with nearly 17 points per game. The Sooners have dropped four straight since rolling past No. 2 Alabama.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial driving basket in the final minute, as Texas Tech upended No. 12-ranked Kansas State 71-63. The Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10 Big 12) held the Wildcats to two field goals in the game’s final four minutes as they extended a 62-61 lead at the 2:15 mark. Jaylon Tyson added another huge basket for Tech with a tip-in that pushed the advantage to 64-61, setting the stage for Harmon’s slashing drive between defenders as the Red Raiders rebounded from a last-second road loss to Oklahoma State. Kansas State (19-6, 7-5) edged as close as one point throughout the second half, but Tech answered with key baskets to maintain the lead. The Wildcats were led by Nowell’s 18 points. Desi Sills added 12 points.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes and No. 5 Texas defeated West Virginia 94-60. Texas kept its first-place spot in the Big 12 at 9-3. The Longhorns only missed one of 25 attempted free throws. Marcus Carr scored 16 points and Timmy Allen had 14. Emmett Matthews led West Virginia with 13 points.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Adam Flagler scored 28 points as 14th-ranked Baylor rallied from a 10-point deficit to win 72-68 at No. 17 TCU. Flagler scored 16 points in a row for the Bears during their rally in the second half. LJ Cryer added 23 points for the 19-6 Bears. They have won nine of their last 10 games. Damion Baugh had 16 points and 10 assists for 17-8 TCU. The Horned Frogs played their fourth game in a row without top scorer Mike Miles Jr. and were also without injured big man Eddie Lampkin Jr. They have lost four of five.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — John-Michael Wright scored 19 points and Oklahoma State rallied past No. 11 Iowa State 64-56. The Cyclones lost for the fourth time in five game and are 16-8 overall. Bryce Thompson added 12 points for the Cowboys, who won their fifth in a row and improved to 16-9. Wright’s jumper put the Cowboys ahead for good at 52-50. Caleb Asberry followed with a 3 to boost the lead with 4:38 remaining.
PHOENIX (AP) — The all-star cast of players in the trenches should decide the Super Bowl champion. Sure, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will make their share of plays. But Sunday’s game will come down to which team controls the line of scrimmage. The Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) reached this point mainly because of a dominant offensive line that allowed Hurts to thrive. He developed into an AP NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year finalist playing behind a line that features All-Pro center Jason Kelce and All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson. Kelce, Johnson, left tackle Jordan Mailata, Pro Bowl left guard Landon Dickerson and right guard Isaac Seumalo have excelled in the playoffs.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phillies went to the World Series and the Eagles are playing in the Super Bowl, while the 76ers feature stars such as Joel Embiid and James Harden and are near the top of their division. Pretty good year for Philadelphia. And not a bad one for Kansas City, which has the Chiefs playing in the big game for the third time in four years, celebrated Kansas winning the men’s 2022 basketball championship, saw the KC Current make it to the NWSL finals, has the NFL draft coming in April and is pondering a new downtown ballpark for the Royals. Both cities are in the midst of golden eras in sports.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler held onto the lead Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to successfully defend his title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world. The second-ranked Scheffler shot a 3-under 68 in front of some 200,000 fans at TPC Scottsdale to get to 13 under, two strokes ahead of third-ranked Jon Rahm and Nick Taylor. Rahm also had a 68, with the former Arizona State star holing a curling 40-footer for birdie on the stadium 16th for his third birdie in four holes. Taylor shot 67. Jordan Spieth and Adam Hadwin were 10 under.
SATURDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (3)Alabama 77 Auburn 69
Final Stanford 88 (4)Arizona 79
Final (5)Texas 94 West Virginia 60
Final Missouri 86 (6)Tennessee 85
Final (7)UCLA 70 Oregon 63
Final (8)Virginia 69 Duke 62
Final (9)Kansas 78 Oklahoma 55
Final (10)Marquette 89 Georgetown 75
Final Oklahoma St. 64 (11)Iowa St. 56
Final Texas Tech 71 (12)Kansas St. 63
Final (14)Baylor 72 (17)TCU 68
Final (15)Saint Mary's (Cal.) 81 Portland 64
Final (16)Gonzaga 88 BYU 81
Final (18)Indiana 62 Michigan 61
Final (19)Miami 93 Louisville 85
Final St. John's 73 (20)Providence 68
Final (23)Creighton 56 (21)UConn 53
Final (22)NC State 92 Boston College 62
Final Illinois 69 (24)Rutgers 60
Final (25)San Diego St. 82 UNLV 71
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Philadelphia 101 Brooklyn 98
Final Denver 119 Charlotte 105
Final Washington 127 Indiana 113
Final Atlanta 125 San Antonio 106
Final OT Miami 107 Orlando 103
Final New York 126 Utah 120
Final Cleveland 97 Chicago 89
Final L.A. Lakers 109 Golden State 103
Final OT Sacramento 133 Dallas 128
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 5 Vancouver 2
Final Calgary 7 Buffalo 2
Final OT Nashville 2 Philadelphia 1
Final OT Montreal 4 N-Y Islanders 3
Final Edmonton 6 Ottawa 3
Final Tampa Bay 3 Dallas 1
Final Washington 2 Boston 1
Final Colorado 5 Florida 3
Final N-Y Rangers 6 Carolina 2
Final Columbus 4 Toronto 3
Final OT St. Louis 6 Arizona 5
Final SO Minnesota 3 New Jersey 2
Final Winnipeg 4 Chicago 1
Final Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 0