Louisville Survives, Beats Georgia Tech, College Scores

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) -- Terry Rozier scored 22 points and led a late rally as No. 17 Louisville survived its first game without Chris Jones, beating Georgia Tech 52-51 on Monday. Georgia Tech led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Rozier led a 14-2 run to make things interesting. Rozier hit three of Louisville's four triples during the flurry, which got the Cardinals back within one, 43-42. 3 1/2 minutes later, Wayne Blackshear tied it with a 3 from the left wing.

With 59 seconds to play, Rozier drove in for a scoop layup to give Louisville its first lead since it was 10-8 eight-plus minutes into the game. Marcus Georges-Hunt went coast- to-coast for a layup to tie it after Chinanu Onuaku missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but Rozier countered with his own layup in response.

Onuaku then denied Travis Jorgenson at the rim, and Blackshear put the game away with a pair of free throws in the final seconds. Blackshear added 10 points, Montrezl Harrell scored eight and the duo each pulled down eight rebounds for Louisville (22-6, 10-5 ACC), which avoided its first three-game road losing streak since 2011.

Kansas State 70, (8) Kansas 63

Manhattan, KS (SportsNetwork.com) -- Nigel Johnson poured in a career high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from long range, and Nino Williams added 15 as Kansas State upended No. 8 Kansas by a 70-63 count at Bramlage Coliseum. Thomas Gipson contributed 12 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats (14-15, 7-9 Big 12), who had dropped seven of eight prior to Monday.

Perry Ellis picked up a game-best 24 points to go with nine rebounds for the Jayhawks (22-6, 11-4), who were coming off a win against TCU but have lost two of the last three meetings with their in-state rivals. Kelly Oubre, Jr. totaled 14 and seven boards in defeat.

EIU Rallies For Win Over SE Missouri

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Eastern Illinois men’s basketball took its first lead of the game with 5:06 to play as the Panthers rallied for a 73-65 win over Southeast Missouri on Sunday night at Lantz Arena.  The win on senior night guaranteed the Panthers only their second winning season since the 2001 season when they advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
 
EIU improved to 16-12 overall, 9-6 in the OVC.  The Panthers will wrap up the regular season on Thursday night at Murray State with a 7 p.m. tip.  SEMO dropped to 12-16 overall, 6-9 in the OVC.
 
Cornell Johnston tied the game for the Panthers with free throws at the 6:19 mark.  After two defensive stands by EIU, Trae Anderson gave EIU its first lead with a lay-up with 5:09 to play.  EIU closed out the game with an 11-2 run as Isiah Jones 3-pointer accounted for SEMO’s only scoring in the final 6:19 of regulation.
 
In the final run Anderson had four points and Chris Olivier had four points.  Olivier and Anderson combined for 37 points off the bench with Olivier leading all players with 20 points.  Anderson had 17 and seven rebounds.  EIU finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field.
 
Reggie Smith, one of five seniors honored following the game, closed out EIU’s scoring with a pair of free throws as he had ten points.  The other seniors honored on Sunday night included Dylan Chatman, Mat Piotrowski, Keenen Anderson and Josh Piper.  Piper played in his 119th game and will tie the school record for games played on Thursday at Murray State.

Illinois At Iowa Wednesday

(Iowa City, IA) -- Illinois will try to get back on the winning track tomorrow night at Iowa. The Fighting Illini have lost back-to-back games to Wisconsin and Michigan State to fall to 17-10 overall and 7-7 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes have won their last two to improve to 17-10 and 8-6.

Monday, February 23 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

Kansas State Wildcats 70, #8 Kansas Jayhawks 63

#15 Louisville Cardinals 52, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 51

Tuesday, February 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

6:00 p.m. - #4 Wisconsin Badgers at #14 Maryland Terrapins

6:00 p.m. - #6 Villanova Wildcats host Providence Friars

7:00 p.m. - #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish host Syracuse Orange

8:00 p.m. - #16 Arkansas Razorbacks host Texas A&M Aggies

7:00 p.m. - #18 North Carolina Tar Heels host North Carolina State Wolfpack

6:00 p.m. - #19 West Virginia Mountaineers host Texas Longhorns