UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga has been given a chance to regain the No. 1 ranking in men’s basketball.
JD Notae furnished 28 points and unranked Arkansas used clutch foul shooting in overtime to upset No. 1 Auburn, 80-76.
It’s the Razorbacks’ first win over a top-ranked team since 1984 against North Carolina. They did it by hitting 11 of 14 free throws in the final 1:52 to set off a celebration at Bud Walton Arena.
The Tigers erased a 12-point, first-half deficit before their 19-game winning streak came to an end. Auburn hadn’t lost since falling to UConn in double overtime in November.
Jabari Smith had 20 points and nine rebounds for Auburn.
Also on Tuesday’s top-25 men’s basketball schedule:
— Jaden Ivey scored 26 points and Eric Hunter Jr. provided all nine of his points during a key run to start the second half to send third-ranked Purdue past No. 13 Illinois, 84-68. The Boilermakers have won six straight and nine of 10 to grab a share of the Big Ten lead with the Illinois. Illinois was led by Kofi Cockburn, who had 18 points and seven rebounds.
— Oscar Tshiebwe and Tyty Washington led fifth-ranked Kentucky to an 86-76 win over South Carolina. Tshiebwe delivered 18 points and 14 rebounds in his sixth consecutive double-double. Washington scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as the Wildcats reached 20 victories for the 13th time in 14 years.
— Johnny Juzang scored 23 points, including a momentum changing four-point play that pushed No. 12 UCLA past Stanford, 79-70. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 to help the Bruins halt a two-game skid.
— Johnny Davis had a game-high 25 points in leading 14th-ranked Wisconsin to a 70-62 victory over No. 17 Michigan State. Chucky Hepburn and Tyler Wahl both added 11 points for the Badgers, who held the Spartans under 30% from the field until MSU hit its final attempt of the first half. Marcus Bingham Jr. had 15 points to lead the Spartans.
— Justin Moore scored 16 points on a sore ankle and No. 15 Villanova held off a furious late charge by St. John’s in a 75-69 victory. Eric Dixon also had 16 points and the Wildcats overcame a scoreless outing by banged-up star Collin Gillespie to stay two losses behind first-place Providence in the Big East.
— Adama Sanogo scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead 24th-rated UConn to an 80-72 win over No. 18 Marquette. Tyrese Martin added 18 points and 15 boards for the Huskies.
— Boogie Ellis scored 13 points and No. 21 Southern California came back from 13 down in the second half to knock off Pacific, 74-68.
— PJ Pipes scored 21 points and Jalen Williams had 18 points and 10 assists as Santa Clara beat No. 22 Saint Mary’s, 77-72.
