Texas A&M Aggies forward Andersson Garcia (11) is fouled by Mississippi Rebels guard TJ Caldwell (2) late in their second round game of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, March 14, 2024. Manny Obaseki sank the decisive 3-pointer with 12.5 seconds left as No. 13 Texas A&M rallied to beat No. 16 Ole Miss 63-62 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.
Zhuric Phelps scored 14 points, Obaseki contributed 12 and Pharrel Payne added 10 points for the Aggies (15-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference), who finished the game on an 11-2 run.
Sean Pedulla logged 16 points, Malik Dia and Jaylen Murray added 12 each and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10 for the Rebels (15-4, 4-2). Brakefield grabbed eight rebounds, and Murray dished out six assists.
No. 5 Florida 70, South Carolina 69
Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as the Gators executed down the stretch and rallied for a victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.
Florida (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) trailed 58-45 with 8:49 left but outscored the Gamecocks 25-11 the rest of the way. Richard scored 10 points during the game-ending surge. South Carolina’s Jacobi Wright missed a 3-point try with one second left.
Zachary Davis scored 18 of his 22 points after halftime for the Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6), whose six-game skid coincides with the start of the conference schedule. Collin Murray-Boyles added 14 points and eight assists.
No. 7 Houston 70, Utah 36
Milos Uzan scored 14 points and LJ Cryer added 13 as the Cougars mauled the visiting Utes.
J’Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux added 10 as the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) won their 11th consecutive game. Houston also extended its national-best homecourt winning streak to 33 games.
Gabe Madsen had eight points for the Utes (11-7, 3-4), who posted a season low for points. Utah had a three-game winning streak end.
No. 12 Kansas 74, TCU 61
Hunter Dickinson scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds while Flory Bidunga posted his first career double-double as the Jayhawks overcame an early deficit to beat the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Jayhawks (14-4, 5-2 Big 12) had three other players finish in double figures, including with Zeke Mayo with 13, as Kansas shot 55.6 percent (30 of 54) from the field.
TCU (10-8, 3-4) got off to a strong start and led by as many as 14 in the first half before Kansas began its comeback. The Horned Frogs lost for just the second time this season at their home arena. Noah Reynolds had a team-high 14 points as TCU shot 37.9 percent (25 of 66) from the field.
No. 20 St. John’s 79, Xavier 71 (OT)
Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 16 points in overtime for the Red Storm, who overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat the Musketeers in New York.
Kadary Richmond finished with 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals for St. John’s (17-3, 8-1 Big East), which has won six straight to move into sole possession of first place in the Big East this late in a season for the first time since 1986.
Ryan Conwell scored 21 points while Dailyn Swain had 16 points and Zach Freemantle added 14 points for Xavier (12-8, 4-5), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
–Field Level Media
