Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Kansas past No. 14 Texas 80-68 on Monday night, and the visiting Jayhawks easily handled an opponent who a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title.
Kansas (23-1, 9-0) outmuscled and outhustled the Longhorns (19-5, 5-4) in just about every way, holding the top-scoring team in the Big 12 to 37 percent shooting and scoring 27 points off 17 turnovers.
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No. 4 Villanova 82, No. 5 West Virginia 75: Scottie Reynolds scored 19 of his 21 points in the final 13 minutes, and the Wildcats held off the host Mountaineers.
The Wildcats (21-2, 10-1 Big East) rebounded from a blowout loss at No. 7 Georgetown on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with No. 2 Syracuse in the conference.
WVU (19-4, 8-3) had its six-game win streak snapped.
No. 18 Butler 62, Loyola, Chicago 47: Matt Howard scored 20 points to lead host Butler (21-4, 14-0 Horizon) past Loyola of Chicago (13-11, 4-10) for the Bulldogs' 13th straight win as they clinched at least a share of their fourth straight regular-season league title.
No. 25 Pittsburgh 77, Robert Morris 53: Ashton Gibbs and Jermaine Dixon led a mid-game surge, and host Pittsburgh (18-6) remained unbeaten against city rival Robert Morris (16-9).
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St. Augustine's 83, Johnson C. Smith 71 (OT): Chris Jordan scored 24 points as St. Augustine's (19-3, 13-2 CIAA) outlast host Johnson C. Smith (14-8, 8-7) 16-4 in overtime.
St. Aug's, one victory away from its first 20-win season since 1997, won its 10th straight game.
Shaw 66, Livingstone 45: Rodney Callwood scored 16 points to lead three Shaw players in double figures as the host Bears (12-10, 9-6 CIAA) topped Livingstone (10-11, 7-8).
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In a game decided by defense, Wake Forest proved tougher than N.C. State on Sunday afternoon, staggering its opponents en route to a 70-57 victory at Reynolds Coliseum. 
Heading into the final month of ACC regular-season play, consider these four corners of Monday morning basketball discourse: 
Mike Krzyzewski thinks N.C. State is an NCAA tournament team, so does ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi. 
North Carolina coach Roy Williams might have figured before the season that the Tar Heels’ depth would be the least of his concerns. But as injuries have mounted he said on Monday that the Heels’ depth is “not quite what we hoped it would be.” 
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has a sore throat and his voice was more raspy than usual Monday on the ACC teleconference. 
Although Duke guard Tyler Thornton got in foul trouble, he was able to make Maryland's Terrell Stoglin uncomfortable to the point that he missed all six of the 3-pointers he attempted. 
Haley Peters scored 18 points Sunday to lead Duke's balanced scoring in a 67-57 victory against Florida State. 
Some in the sea of pink T-shirts at Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday came to see a scrappy women's college basketball game, some to support cancer research, and some to see Scotty McCreery. Keep up with the latest sports stories with our free e-mail newsletters, delivered to your inbox!
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