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• Mizzou edges Kansas on Denmon's huge finish
  No. 4 Missouri 74, No. 8 Kansas 71
  
  
• Indiana rolls, ends 5-game skid against Purdue
  Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 20 Indiana defeat Purdue 78-61 on Saturday night and break a five-game losing streak to its in-state rival.
  
  
• Louisville picks up fourth straight Big East win
  Chane Behanan hit his first 10 shots on the way to a career-high 23 points to go with 11 rebounds and Louisville (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today) beat Rutgers 78-66 on Saturday for its fourth straight Big East victory.
  
  
• Acy, No. 6 Baylor squeak past Oklahoma State
  Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket and a key offensive rebound down the stretch and No. 6 Baylor edged Oklahoma State 64-60 on Saturday.
  
  
• Missouri pro athletes to aid tornado-torn Joplin
  Flanked by representatives from Missouri pro sports teams prior to the Kansas-Missouri basketball game, Gov. Jay Nixon launched an effort to build 35 houses in tornado-devastated Joplin.
  
  
• No. 1 Kentucky cruises on road at S. Carolina
  Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.
  
  
• North Carolina rallies, edges scrappy Maryland
  Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and North Carolina (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half to squeeze past Maryland 83-74 Saturday.
  
  
• FSU thwarts Virginia, keeps share of ACC lead
  Okaro White scored 13 points and Xavier Gibson added 10 points Saturday as Florida State (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) held off Virginia (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) 58-55 to keep a share of first place in the ACC.
  
  
• Sullinger, No. 3 Ohio State hold off Wisconsin
  Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat Wisconsin (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) 58-52 on Saturday.
  
  
• Boynton leads No. 11 Florida to 7th straight win
  Kenny Boynton scored 18 points, Bradley Beal added 16 and Florida (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) beat Vanderbilt (No. 25 AP) 73-65 Saturday for its seventh consecutive victory.