No. 14 Auburn 73, Louisiana State 70--Chris Porter scored 26 points and the Tigers (15-0, 3-0) rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final 10 1/2 minutes of the SEC game at Baton Rouge, La. LSU (8-4 0-3) failed to score in five possessions over the final 2:35 and Porter scored the decisive basket with 52 seconds left.
No. 15 New Mexico 82, Hawaii 59--Lamont Long scored 14 of his 23 points in a 28-4 run that lifted the Lobos (14-2, 2-1) past the Rainbows (3-11, 0-2) in the Western Athletic Conference game at Albuquerque.
No. 16 Minnesota 75, Penn State 60--Quincy Lewis, the Big Ten's leading scorer at 22 points a game, had 24 for the Golden Gophers (10-2, 1-1) in their victory over the Nittany Lions (9-5, 1-3) at Minneapolis.
No. 18 Kansas 74, Iowa State 60--Lester Earl, playing for the first time in eight games after having knee surgery, scored 16 points as the Jayhawks (11-3, 3-0) defeated the Cyclones (9-7, 0-3) for the 17th consecutive time in a Big 12 game at Lawrence, Kan.
Mississippi 76, No. 19 Arkansas 65--Arkansas native Jason Harrison scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half of the SEC game at Fayetteville, Ark., as the Rebels (12-4, 2-1) ended the home-court win streak of the Razorbacks (11-4, 1-2) at 30.
Wake Forest 64, No. 21 Clemson 61--Robert O'Kelley scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lead the Demon Deacons (11-4, 2-1) past the Tigers (12-4, 1-2) in the Atlantic Coast Conference game at Clemson, S.C.
No. 23 Oklahoma State 76, Baylor 63--Desmond Mason had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Cowboys (11-3, 3-0) in their Big 12 victory over the Bears (6-10, 0-3) at Waco, Texas.
