BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Brice Johnson scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds Sunday, leading No. 2 North Carolina over Virginia Tech 75-70 for its 12th straight victory.
North Carolina (18-2, 7-0 ACC) led by as many as 20 in the first half, but the Hokies took a 61-59 lead on a basket by Kerry Blackshear Jr. with 8:05 remaining. It was their only lead of the game.
Seth Allen made two free throws for the Hokies (12-8, 4-3) to pull to 72-70, but Marcus Paige hit two free throws with 17.8 seconds remaining to push the lead back to four.
No. 16 PROVIDENCE 82, No. 4 VILLANOVA 76
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Bentil scored 10 of his 31 points in overtime, including two free throws with 14.7 seconds left as Providence stopped Villanova's 22-game Big East winning streak.
Kris Dunn added 13 points and 14 assists for Providence (17-3, 5-2).
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 19 points for the Wildcats (17-3, 7-1).
TEMPLE 89, No. 8 SMU 80
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eighth-ranked SMU became the last Division I team to lose this season when Devin Coleman scored a career-high 23 points for Temple.
Coach Larry Brown and the Mustangs (18-1, 7-1 American Athletic Conference) were off to the best start in team history.
Coleman made all seven of his 3-point shots. Quenton DeCosey added 19 for the Owls (11-7, 5-2) in their highest-scoring game of the season.
No. 9 IOWA 83, PURDUE 71
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Jarrod Uthoff scored 22 points and Iowa won its ninth in a row.
Adam Woodbury added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (16-3, 7-0 Big Ten), who've beaten four ranked teams since late December.
Vince Edwards had 19 points and P.J. Thompson had 16 for Purdue (17-4, 5-3), which has split its last six games after a 14-1 start.
OREGON STATE 85, No. 21 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 70
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Gary Payton II had 22 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists and four steals to lead Oregon State.
Tres Tinkle added 18 points and Drew Eubanks had 12 points and three blocks as the Beavers (12-6, 3-4 Pac-12) broke a three-game losing streak.
Elijah Stewart had 16 points and nine rebounds and Katin Reinhardt scored 14 points for the Trojans (15-5, 4-3).
