College

COLUMBIA, Mo. — After several off-target games, Missouri's Marcus Denmon seemingly couldn't miss.

The senior guard made three three-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and No. 4 Missouri scored the game's final 11 points to rally past No. 8 Kansas 74-71 Saturday.

Denmon scored 29 points, two off his career best. He was 5 of 31 on three-point attempts in the previous five games, but made 6 of 9 against the Jayhawks.

"Marcus worked his tail off all week," Missouri coach Frank Haith said.

The Tigers (21-2, 8-2 Big 12 Conference) beat Kansas (18-5, 8-2) for the second time in the last 12 meetings of the bitter border rivals.

The rematch is Feb. 25 in Lawrence, Kan., and there is speculation it could be the final game between the schools for a while because of bad feelings from Missouri's decision to leave for the Southeastern Conference.

Thomas Robinson had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Kansas, which failed to score in the last 3:20 after Tyshawn Taylor dunked for a 71-63 lead.

"We let up on the gas and they hit shots. Big shots," said Robinson, his voice choked with emotion. "We blew that game. I still give them credit for making shots."

Other Top 10 games

No. 1 Kentucky 86,

at South Carolina 52

Anthony Davis had 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting, eight rebounds and eight blocks as the Wildcats (23-1, 9-0 Southeastern) routed the Gamecocks (9-13, 1-7).

No. 2 Syracuse 95, at St. John's 70

Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and coach Jim Boeheim tied retired Dean Smith for third place on the all-time victory list with No. 879 as the Orange (23-1, 10-1 Big East) rolled past the Red Storm (10-13, 4-7).

Melo missed the previous three games as he resolved an academic issue.

No. 3 Ohio State 58,

at No. 19 Wisconsin 52

Jared Sullinger collected 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten) past the Badgers (18-6, 7-4), who were 5 of 27 on three-point attempts.

Ryan Evans scored 14 points for Wisconsin, which had won the previous nine times the teams played in Madison.

No. 5 N. Carolina 83, at Maryland 74

Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson contributed 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Tar Heels (20-3, 7-1 Atlantic Coast) got past the Terrapins (13-9, 3-5).

North Carolina standout Harrison Barnes, who sprained his left ankle Tuesday against Wake Forest, scored 18 points on 5-for-15 shooting.

No. 6 Baylor 64, at Oklahoma St. 60

Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help the Bears (21-2, 8-2 Big 12) get past the Cowboys (11-12, 4-6).

Baylor's Quincy Acy had a layup to put the Bears ahead 58-57 and also grabbed the offensive rebound when Brady Heslip missed the front end of a one-and-one free-throw opportunity with 6.8 seconds left, leading to two free throws by teammate Anthony Jones.

Brian Williams scored a career-high 23 points for Oklahoma State.

No. 10 Murray St. 65,

at Tennessee-Martin 58

Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each scored 11 points and the Racers (23-0, 11-0 Ohio Valley) beat the Skyhawks (3-22, 0-12) to remain the lone unbeaten NCAA Division I men's team.

Other game

Sacramento St. 75,

at Eastern Washington 71

The Hornets (8-14, 3-8 Big Sky) led by as many as 19 points and held off a rally by the Eagles (11-13, 5-6).

Cliff Colimon led Eastern with 25 points and Cliff Ederaine added 15 points, 18 rebounds and six assists.