MILWAUKEE — College basketball scores and results from the top 25 games that took place on Wednesday night, on February 10.
MARQUETTE 96, NO. 20 PROVIDENCE 91, 2OT
Henry Ellenson scored 26 points and Haanif Cheatham added 21 and Marquette defeated No. 20 Providence 96-91 in double overtime.
Ellenson, who finished the game on 10-of-22 shooting from the floor, also pulled down 16 rebounds and had two steals and one block for the Golden Eagles (16-9, 5-7 Big East), who survived a massive effort from Providence’s Ben Bentil.
Cheatham also finished with six rebounds, while Jajuan Johnson scored 16 points, including making a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:16 left in double overtime, and added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals for Marquette.
Luke Fischer collected a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds and Traci Carter ended with 12 points and five assists for the Golden Eagles, who outscored the Friars 15-10 in the second overtime play.
“I feel like I played in it,” said Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski, played at Duke during his collegiate days.
“What an amazing college basketball game for both teams. A lot of `Wow’ moments.”
Bentil poured in a career-high 42 points — his 6th straight 20+ point game — and grabbed 12 rebounds on the night for Providence, which has lost four of five, including three in a row.
Kris Dunn collected 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Providence (18-7, 6-6), which also got 11 points and six assists from Junior Lomomba for the Friars, who are tied for 6th in the Big East standings and heading the wrong way.
Providence led 36-31 at halftime, but Marquette scored 41 points in the second half to send the game into overtime, thanks to a late layup from Carter.
ALABAMA 63, NO. 15 TEXAS A&M 62
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Retin Obasohan scored 16 points and dished out five assists and three steals, and Alabama held off No. 15 Texas A&M down the stretch to secure a 63-62 college basketball home win at Coleman Coliseum.
The Crimson Tide (14-9, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) led by 11 points with under six minutes to play and 63-56 with 2:11 remaining, but the Aggies made a late rally and almost pull off the comeback.
Down by one point in the final action, Anthony Collins drew a foul on a drive with 2.3 seconds left, but the senior guard missed both free throws for the Aggies (18-6, 7-4) and the visitors fell to their third straight loss and four in the last five.
Riley Norris hit three 3-pointers and had 11 points, five assists and two steals for Alabama, with Shannon Hale finishing with 10 points for the Crimson Tide (14-9, 5-6 Southeastern Conference) who were picking up their fourth win over an AP top-25 ranked opponent this season.
Jalen Jones scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Texas A&M, which also had 12 points and eight boards from Danuel House.
Collins ended with 12 points and five assists for the Aggies (18-6, 7-4), who dropped four consecutive SEC games since starting conference play with a 7-0 record.
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TEXAS TECH 85, NO. 14 IOWA STATE 82
ALABAMA 63, NO. 15 TEXAS A&M 62
TULSA 82, NO. 16 SMU 77
MARQUETTE 96, NO. 20 PROVIDENCE 91, 2OT
NO. 21 BAYLOR 82, KANSAS STATE 72
