LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Udoka Azubuike walked gingerly into Allen Fieldhouse on his sore ankle and proceeded to score a career-high 31 points with 14 rebounds, leading top-ranked Kansas to a 75-66 victory over TCU on Wednesday night how to make a tie clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title. Azubuike was 13 of 14 from the field and also had five blocks just four days after hurting his ankle in a win over Kansas State. Devon Dotson added 18 points and he also gave coach Bill Self and about 16,000 fans a scare when he left briefly midway through the second with what appeared to be an ankle injury of his own.
Dotson returned a few minutes later, allowing Kansas (27-3, 16-1 Big 12) to begin the celebrations on Senior Night. It was the 62nd regular-season conference title for the Jayhawks and it came one year after a third-place finish ended a run of 14 straight crowns. They can win outright with a win at Texas Tech on Saturday or with a Baylor loss at West Virginia. The win was No. 500 for Self win at Kansas, ranking second the school behind only building namesake Phog Allen.
Desmond Bane had 24 points for TCU (16-14, 7-10), sending him past Dick O’Neal and Carven Holcombe and into third place in school history with 1,744 career points. Edric Dennis Jr. hit six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points. Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) gets past TCU forward Jaedon LeDee, right, for a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, March 4, 2020.
(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) NO. 3 DAYTON 84, RHODE ISLAND 57 KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) – Obi Toppin scored 20 points and Trey Landers had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Dayton to lead the Flyers past Rhode Island for their 19th straight win. Dayton (28-2, 17-0 Atlantic 10) matched its 1951-52 team for the school record in wins, and with a victory over George Washington on Saturday it would finish unbeaten in conference play for the first time in program history.
Jeff Dowtin scored 16 points for Rhode Island (20-9, 12-5), which has lost four of six after running off a 10-game winning streak. NO. 7 FLORIDA STATE 73, NOTRE DAME 71 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Trent Forrest´s putback with 3.8 seconds left capped a ferocious late charge as Florida State beat Notre Dame to move closer to an Atlantic Coast Conference title. Forrest´s basket gave the Seminoles (25-5, 15-4) just their second lead all night. M.J.
Walker scored 16 of his 21 points over the final 8:40 as FSU charged back from a 61-48 deficit. Forrest added 15 points and Devin Vassell scored 13 for the Seminoles.