MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Christian Bishop scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including the go-ahead lay-in with 37 seconds to go, and No. 10 Texas rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 7 Kansas State 69-66. Sir’Jabari Rice also had 14 points for the Longhorns, and his two free throws with nine seconds left forced the Wildcats into needing a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime. Ismael Massoud got an open look from the wing but it was well short of the rim, allowing the Longhorns to hold on for their fifth Top 25 win of the season. Keyontae Johnson had 16 points for the Wildcats.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes led No. 13 Iowa State with 15 points in the Cyclones’ 68-53 win over No. 8 Kansas. Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones, who stayed within at least a game of front-running Texas in the conference standings. Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks with 26 points for his sixth straight with at least 20. The Cyclones led for all but 1:14 of the game.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kalib Boone scored 25 points and Oklahoma State blew a 19-point second-half lead before recovering to beat depleted No. 15 TCU 79-73. Caleb Asberry added 19 points and John-Michael Wright had 17 for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have won three straight and five of six to move back into the conversation for a potential NCAA tournament berth. They are 14-9 overall and 5-5 in the Big 12. Emanuel Miller led TCU with 17 points and Shahada Wells had 14. The Horned Frogs are 17-6. They have struggled since their leading scorer, Mike Miles Jr., suffered a hyperextended right knee last Saturday early during a loss to Mississippi State. TCU also was minus injured big man Eddie Lampkin Jr.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jalen Bridges had 18 points with eight rebounds, big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua played for the first time since a gruesome knee injury last season and 11th-ranked Baylor beat Texas Tech 89-62. Bridges scored 16 of his points in the second half. Freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points for the 17-6 Bears. Adam Flagler had 13 points and eight assists. De’Vion Harmon had 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 19 for Texas Tech (12-11). Tchamwa Tchatchoua, the 6-foot-8 senior, hadn't played since Feb 12, 2023, exactly 51 weeks earlier. He finished with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and four rebounds.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Skylar Vann came off the bench to score 16 points with eight rebounds, three steals and three assists and No. 20 Oklahoma used a hot start to race to a 93-68 win over West Virginia. The Sooners, who entered the game third nationally in scoring (86.1) and assists (20.4), had 28 assists on 36 baskets, their fourth game with more than 25 assists. Ja’Na Quinerly scored 24 points for the Mountaineers, who were outrebounded 41-26 and outscored 22-8 on second-chance points. The Sooners hit 7 of 14 3-pointers and shot 61% overall in racing to a 55-37 halftime lead. Most of the damage was done in the first quarter when they went 14 of 20 with four triples for a 32-16 lead.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Maryland’s Chris Ryland kicked four field goals and Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener passed for 139 yards and a touchdown to lead the National team to a 27-10 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl. Haener, named the game's MVP, delivered a 44-yard touchdown pass to Stanford receiver Michael Wilson in the fourth quarter. The American team’s biggest play came early in the fourth when Virginia’s Anthony Johnson Jr. returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. Johnson was wearing the No. 15 jersey in honor of wide receiver Devin Chandler, who was among three Cavaliers players shot and killed in November.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reigning NASCAR champion Joey Logano opened last year with a win in the inaugural Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It started a season in which he won his second Cup title. NASCAR is now back for the exhibition Clash for the second consecutive year and Logano said he considers the inaugural race one of the biggest wins of his career. The race Sunday does not count for points and is a warm-up for the season-opening Daytona 500. But nearby Auto Club Speedway in Fontana revealed it won't host racing in 2024 as it undergoes a renovation, so the Coliseum could be auditioning for a spot as a points-paying race as the Southern California representative next year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to their third Super Bowl in four years. So is their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. It might sound easy to have such sustained success when there's an All-Pro under center. But the massive contract that Kansas City gave Mahomes, which might still be a bargain, made it challenging to fill out the roster around him. That responsibility fell to general manager Brett Veach, who used some savvy business and creativity to pull it off. Veach found some bargains in free agency and made some brilliant decisions in the draft, and those players as much as Mahomes are why the Chiefs are about to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the big game.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are trying to win their second Super Bowl in franchise history. They went 14-3 this season largely on the play of quarterback Jalen Hurts. He is a finalist for AP NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and tied a franchise record with 33 total touchdowns. Hurts is only 24 and could be rewarded with a new contract in the offseason. His only focus now is beating the Kansas City Chiefs next week in the Super Bowl.
SATURDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (21)Indiana 79 (1)Purdue 74
Final (2)Tennessee 46 (25)Auburn 43
Final (4)Alabama 79 LSU 69
Final (5)Arizona 84 Oregon St. 52
Final Virginia Tech 74 (6)Virginia 68
Final (10)Texas 69 (7)Kansas St. 66
Final (13)Iowa St. 68 (8)Kansas 53
Final (9)UCLA 76 Washington St. 52
Final (11)Baylor 89 Texas Tech 62
Final (18)Saint Mary's (Cal.) 78 (12)Gonzaga 70
Final (14)Marquette 60 Butler 52
Final Oklahoma St. 79 (15)TCU 73
Final (16)Xavier 96 St. John's 71
Final (19)FAU 67 Charlotte 52
Final (23)Miami 78 (20)Clemson 74
Final (24)UConn 68 Georgetown 62
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New Orleans 131 L.A. Lakers 126
Final Brooklyn 125 Washington 123
Final Phoenix 116 Detroit 100
Final OT L.A. Clippers 134 New York 128
Final Chicago 129 Portland 121
Final Oklahoma City 153 Houston 121
Final Milwaukee 123 Miami 115
Final Golden State 119 Dallas 113
Final Denver 128 Atlanta 108
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Central All-Stars 6 Pacific All-Stars 4
Final Atlantic All-Stars 10 Metropolitan All-Stars 6
Final Atlantic All-Stars 7 Central All-Stars 5