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INDIANA GUARD HARRISON NIEGO, right, tries to steal the ball from Iowa guard Christian Williams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.
INDIANA GUARD HARRISON NIEGO, right, tries to steal the ball from Iowa guard Christian Williams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Kris Jenkins scored 14 straight points and a career-high 31 overall, leading No. 3 Villanova to an 83-62 romp over DePaul on Tuesday night and the outright Big East championship.

The Wildcats (26-4, 15-2) are Big East champs for the third straight season and had already clinched the top seed for the conference tournament next week in New York. The Wildcats won the tournament in 2015.

Jenkins scored 20 points by halftime and opened the second with consecutive 3s, topping his previous best of 23. The Wildcats shot 68 percent in the first half and proved they are still a force at any ranking.

No. 4 Virginia 64, Clemson 57

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points and Virginia rallied after blowing a double-digit lead.

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The Cavaliers (23-6, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) got off to a 12-0 start and looked like they might blow the Tigers out of the building. Instead, Clemson (16-13, 9-8) scratched away and led 47-46 on Gabe DeVoe’s 3- pointer with 6:29 remaining.

That’s when Virginia scored seven straight points to gain control toward its third straight 12-win ACC season — a feat last accomplished from 1981-83 when Ralph Sampson patrolled the paint for the Cavaliers.

And Virginia could have more to play for as it remained a game back of ACC leader North Carolina heading into the regular season’s final weekend.

Anthony Gill had 11 points and 10 rebounds, his third double-double for Virginia this season.

No. 6 Oklahoma 73, ßßßNo. 19 Baylor 71

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 23 points in his final home game, and Oklahoma squandered a 26- point lead before regrouping.

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Hield scored 13 points in the game’s first 8 minutes, but the Sooners fell apart in the second half.

Seniors Hield, Ryan Spangler and Isaiah Cousins have started 97 consecutive games together, and all three played key roles for the Sooners.

Spangler had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Cousins scored 10 points for Oklahoma (23-6, 11-6 Big 12), which broke a tie with the Bears for third place in the conference and swept the regular-season series.

Taurean Prince and King McClure scored 17 points each for Baylor (21-9, 10-7), which outscored the Sooners 46-27 in the second half. Baylor shot 67 percent in the second half and made 6 of 10 3- point attempts.

No. 11 Louisville 56, Georgia Tech 53

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chinanu Onuaku made two free throws with 30.9 seconds remaining and Damion Lee added two more with 10.7 left to help Louisville survive.

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Onuanku’s underhanded free throws provided a 54-49 lead and loomed large as the Yellow Jackets stormed back with four straight points over the next 18 seconds. Marcus Georges-Hunt made two free throws after a Flagrant 1 foul on Ray Spalding while Adam Smith followed with a layup to create a tense ending.

Lee then converted the 1- and-1, bouncing the last one through for the edge that left the Yellow Jackets needing three points to force overtime. Smith’s 3-point attempt bounced off the rim, and the horn sounded as Georges- Hunt grabbed the offensive rebound.

No. 12 Indiana 81, No. 16 Iowa 78

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Yogi Ferrell had 20 points, including a crucial 3 with 37 seconds, and Indiana clinched its second outright Big Ten title in four years.

Troy Williams had 15 points for the Hoosiers (24-6, 14-3), who will be the No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament.

Iowa fell behind by as many as 14 points before a 24-8 run put it back in front 74-72. The Hawkeyes then got the ball back with 6 seconds left down 3, but Peter Jok’s potential game-tying 3 grazed the rim.

Jarrod Uthoff had 18 points to lead the reeling Hawkeyes (20-9, 11-6), who have lost five of six after a 10-1 start in the Big Ten.


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