Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
College Park, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – It wasn’t easy, but the fourth-ranked Syracuse Orange returned to their winning ways Monday night with a 57-55 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. Tyler Ennis had 20 points and six rebounds for the Orange (26-2, 13-2, ACC), who bounced back from consecutive losses to Boston College and Duke. C.J. Fair added 17 points and nine boards. Syracuse now trails Virginia by one game for first place in the ACC. The Orange play at Virginia on Saturday. Seth Allen ended with 22 points for the Terrapins (15-13, 7-8), who have lost three of four. Dez Wells tallied 15 points and seven rebounds.
Final Score: (5) Kansas 83, Oklahoma 75
Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Naadir Tharpe had 19 points and five assists, and No. 5 Kansas clinched at least a share of its 10th straight Big 12 title with an 83-75 win over Oklahoma. Andrew Wiggins and Wayne Selden each gave 15 points, while Joel Embiid scored 12 points with 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (22-6, 13-2 Big 12), who have won their past four games. It is an NCAA record 57th time that Kansas has either won or shared a conference regular-season title. Cameron Clark had 18 points, Buddy Hield scored 16 and Jordan Woodard gave 10 points and six helpers for the Sooners (20-8, 9-6), who had won three of four coming in.
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