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Texas A&M knocks off #6 Tennessee in blowout fashion

In just one of the handful of upsets throughout Saturday, Texas A&M got a big night from their starting backcourt to knock off Tennessee. Tyrece Radford scored 27 to lead the Aggies, and Wade Taylor IV added 25 points with seven assists. Dalton Knecht led the Volunteers with 22 points but struggled to stay on the floor while battling foul trouble. Texas A&M dominated the first half, taking a 42-28 lead into halftime and never looking back. Tennessee failed to score over an eight-minute stretch that spanned both halves, and even when the Vols got going, Texas A&M matched them stride for stride. This was yet another marquee win for the Aggies, adding to their win at home over Kentucky and a neutral site win over Iowa State. Tennessee dropped just their third SEC game of the season, and now fall a step behind Alabama and South Carolina in the SEC title race.

Michigan State beats #10 Illinois in the Breslin Center

Michigan State had dropped their ninth game of the season on the road to Minnesota on Tuesday night and were in need of a big win heading into the weekend. They got exactly that on Saturday afternoon, taking down Illinois behind a second half comeback. The Spartans had trailed by eight points with 7:38 to play, but outscored Illinois 24-8 over the final minutes. AJ Hoggard continued his hot stretch for Michigan State, scoring 23 points, including going 12-13 from the free throw line. After being shut down vs Minnesota, Malik Hall also had a great performance, scoring 22 points and securing five rebounds. Terrence Shannon Jr. had an impressive performance of his own, scoring 28 points and matching Hoggard’s free throw performance. The win improves Michigan State to 7-6 in the Big Ten, just a game back from third place Wisconsin. Illinois falls to 8-4, now 2.5 games back from Purdue in the standings.

#4 Kansas holds on vs #13 Baylor without Kevin McCullar Jr.

Kansas was without their leading scorer, Kevin McCullar Jr., on Saturday night when Baylor came to town, but was able to hold on for a win after Baylor missed two opportunities to tie the game in the final seconds. Hunter Dickinson led the Jayhawks to a hot start, grabbing a 16-4 lead in the early minutes. After Baylor cut the lead to one early in the second half, Kansas stretched the lead back out, going up 58-46 with less than eight minutes to play. Baylor would finish the game on a run, but ultimately let the chance to tie bounce off the rim twice in the final ten seconds. Dickinson’s 15 points led the Jayhawks, while freshman center Yves Missi led Baylor with 21 points. Kansas improved to 13-0 at Allen Fieldhouse this season, while Baylor fell to 2-3 in road games on the year.

Other Things to Note:

• #1 UConn dominates Georgetown behind Alex Karaban’s 25 points
• Zach Edey banks in first career three-pointer in #2 Purdue’s blowout win over Indiana
• #3 UNC escapes Coral Gables with road win over Miami
• Tyler Kolek scores 27 points, dishes out 13 assists in #7 Marquette’s win over St. John’s
• #8 Arizona finishes weekend sweep with blowout win over Colorado
• #11 Wisconsin loses 4th straight, falling 78-56 to Rutgers
• Walter Clayton Jr. scores 20 points as Florida beats #12 Auburn 81-65
• Collin Murray-Boyles scores 31 points in #15 South Carolina’s win over Vanderbilt
• Gonzaga gives #17 Kentucky third straight home loss for first time since 1966
• Dedan Thomas Jr. scores 25 points as UNLV beats #25 New Mexico on the road
• Appalachian State tops Toledo 109-104 in crazy 2OT game
• Washington State moves to 9-4 in Pac 12 following road win over Oregon
• Multiple ejections as San Francisco uses late comeback to beat rivals Santa Clara
• #20 FAU visits Wichita State following road loss to UAB (12:00 ET, ESPN2)
• Villanova hosts Seton Hall in pivotal Big East bubble matchup (12:00 ET, CBSSN)