Justin Lewis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining, to lift visiting Marquette past No. 11 Villanova, 57-54, on Wednesday.
Lewis hit five treys, Greg Elliott added 14 points and Darryl Morsell had 10 for the Golden Eagles (13-6, 5-3 Big East), who won their fifth in a row.
Marquette ended the game on a 7-0 run.
Eric Dixon tied his career high with 15 points, Justin Moore added 13, Collin Gillespie had 10 and Jermaine Samuels swept 10 rebounds for Villanova (13-5, 6-2), which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
No. 2 Auburn 83, Georgia 60
K.D. Johnson, who played for the Bulldogs last season as a freshman before transferring, scored 12 points to help the host Tigers extend their winning streak to 14 games.
Wendell Green Jr. had 12 points and a game-high 11 assists for Auburn (17-1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference). Walker Kessler added 15 points, six rebounds and six blocks, and Jaylin Williams chipped in 13 points.
Georgia (5-13, 0-5) got 16 points from Christian Wright. The Bulldogs, who were without leading scorer Kario Oquendo for undisclosed reasons, lost their seventh straight game.
No. 12 Kentucky 64, Texas A&M 58
Sahvir Wheeler scored 12 points and Davion Mintz added 10, including a crucial free throw in the final seconds, as the Wildcats came from behind and outlasted the Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Oscar Tshiebwe added 14 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-3, 5-1 Southeastern Conference), who have won four consecutive games.
Texas A&M’s Henry Coleman III led all scorers with 17 points. Aaron Cash grabbed 11 rebounds for the Aggies (15-3, 4-1), who had an eight-game winning streak snapped. Texas A&M finished 1 of 22 from 3-point range and made just 5 of 13 free throws.
Alabama 70, No. 13 LSU 67
Jaden Shackelford scored 26 points as the Crimson Tide ended a three-game losing streak by knocking off the Tigers in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points and Keon Ellis scored 12 for the Crimson Tide (12-6, 3-3, SEC).
Tari Eason scored 26 points and Brandon Murray added 19 to lead the short-handed Tigers (15-3, 3-3). They were playing their third consecutive game without third-leading scorer Xavier Pinson and saw second-leading scorer and leading rebounder Darius Days miss the second half because of an apparent ankle injury.
No. 20 Xavier 68, DePaul 67
Jack Nunge scored 15 of his team-high 23 points after halftime and Colby Jones added 13 points as the Musketeers rallied past the Blue Demons in Chicago.
Xavier (14-3, 4-2 Big East) led for a mere 2:08 to stun DePaul (10-7, 1-6), which was searching for its second straight win against a ranked foe.
Jalen Terry had a clean look at a potential game-winning 3-pointer from the baseline, but his shot was no good as time expired. DePaul’s David Jones led all scorers with 26 points.
–Field Level Media