Michael Snaer scored 21 points and Bernard James added 13 Wednesday night as No. 21 Florida State rallied in the second half to defeat Georgia Tech 68-54 for its sixth straight win.
The victory gives Florida State (15-6, 6-1) its best start in league play since joining the ACC for the 1991-92 season and it keeps the Seminoles tied with North Carolina for first place. Duke is right behind at 5-1.
Georgia Tech (8-14, 1-7) led 25-24 at halftime despite not having scoring and rebounding leader Glen Rice Jr., who missed the game with a foot injury. Brandon Reed scored a season-high 18 and Daniel Miller added 10 for the Yellow Jackets, who lost their sixth straight.
No. 6 Baylor 63, Texas A&M 60: Pierre Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to put No. 6 Baylor on top and added two free throws.
The Bears (20-2, 7-2 Big 12) were up by four points with 5 minutes left before A&M used a 9-3 run capped by a short jump shot by David Loubeau to take a 60-58 lead with 29 seconds remaining.
Jackson's second 3 of the game put the Bears on top before A&M's Elston Turner missed a 3-pointer forcing the Aggies (12-9, 3-6) to foul.
No. 8 Kansas 84, Oklahoma 62: Thomas Robinson had 20 points and 17 rebounds in another performance sure to burnish his player of the year credentials.
The junior forward had four assists and a couple of blocks for the Jayhawks (18-4, 8-1 Big 12), who responded to their first conference loss last Saturday at Iowa State by outscoring the Sooners 50-31 over the course of the second half.
Tyshawn Taylor had 21 points, Jeff Withey added 15 and Travis Releford had 12 as Kansas tuned up for a high-profile showdown at No. 4 Missouri on Saturday.
No. 14 Georgetown 58, Connecticut 44: Hollis Thompson regained his shooting touch with 18 points, and Georgetown (17-4, 7-3 Big East) held visiting UConn to season lows in scoring and shooting in the Huskies' fourth straight loss. Andre Drummond scored 18 and Jeremy Lamb had 14 for the Huskies (14-7, 4-5).
Thompson went 7 for 15 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds. The Big East's top 3-point shooter, he went 3-for-7 behind the arc, matching the number of 3s from his last three games combined.
The Hoyas , bouncing back from a subpar effort in a loss at Pittsburgh, led by 10 points at halftime.
No. 23 Michigan 68, No. 20 Indiana 56: Trey Burke scored 18 and Michigan raced to a 20-point first-half lead before holding on for the home win.
The Wolverines (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) remained unbeaten at home.
Jordan Hulls scored 18 for Indiana (17-6, 5-6).
Area
La Salle 85, Charlotte 72: Chris Braswell scored 19 for the 49ers in the road loss. The 49ers (10-11, 2-6) have lost six straight Atlantic 10 games after a 2-0 start. The Explorers (17-6, 6-2) shot 10-for-21 from 3-point range.
Davidson 71, Furman 53: De'Mon Brooks scored 19 and the Davidson defense held Furman to three field goals for the last 14 minutes of the game in the Southern Conference road win. Nik Cochran scored 14 for Davidson (16-5, 10-1), and JP Kuhlman had 13 points, five assists and four rebounds. Charlie Reddick led the Paladins (11-11, 5-6) with 13 points.
East Carolina 62, Southern Methodist 43: Robert Sampson scored 13 and Maurice Kemp added 11 for East Carolina (11-10, 2-6 Conference USA) in the home win. Jalen Jones had 11 points for SMU (10-12, 2-6).
Darrius Morrow's three-point play started a 10-0 Pirates run in the first half. East Carolina led the rest of the way, taking a 31-17 lead at intermission and outscoring the Mustangs 31-26 in the second half.
Georgia State 68, UNC Wilmington 53: Eric Buckner scored 17 and Jihad Ali added 16 to lead Georgia State (15-8, 7-5) at UNC Wilmington in a Colonial Athletic Association game.
Donte Morales scored 14 and Keith Rendleman had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Seahawks (8-14, 4-8), who have dropped four in a row, including a 66-61 loss to Towson on Saturday that snapped the Tigers' 41-game losing streak.
Former coach Spoonhour dies
CHAPEL HILL Charlie Spoonhour, the popular, homespun coach who took Saint Louis to three NCAA tournaments, died after battling a lung disease. He was 72.
Spoonhour, who also coached at Missouri State and Nevada-Las Vegas, died Wednesday, said Chuck Harker, the funeral director at Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. Spoonhour was diagnosed in 2010 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which required a transplant at Duke University Medical Center.
In 19 seasons as a Division I head coach, Spoonhour was 373-202.
