college basketball

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Alex Condon scored 24 points and No. 12 Florida tightened its grip atop the Southeastern Conference standings with a 94-75 win over Mississippi on Saturday. Florida (21-6, 12-2 SEC) entered as the conference leader with a two-game cushion in the loss column over Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee with four games remaining. The win was the seventh consecutive for the Gators and extended its SEC road game winning streak to six. Florida improved to 16-2 since mid-December and remained unbeaten in February.

UAPB visits the Alabama State Hornets after Quion Williams scored 25 points in the Golden Lions' 84-63 victory over the Jackson State Tigers. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (11-13, 8-3 SWAC) at Alabama State Hornets (7-17, 4-7 SWAC). Montgomery, Alabama; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: UAPB plays Alabama State after Quion Williams scored 25 points in UAPB's 84-63 victory against the Jackson State Tigers. The Hornets are 3-2 on their home court. Alabama State is sixth in the SWAC scoring 73.1 points while shooting 41.8% from the field.

South Alabama Jaguars (18-7, 8-4 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (16-10, 7-6 Sun Belt) Jonesboro, Arkansas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama visits Arkansas State after Jayden Cooper scored 34 points in South Alabama's 84-78 victory over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Red Wolves have gone 9-3 in home games. Arkansas State is 5-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.7 turnovers per game. The Jaguars are 8-4 in Sun Belt play.

BATON ROUGE - The frustration in conference play for LSU men's basketball continues as the Tigers fell to No. 21 Arkansas 91-62. LSU is now 2-9 in SEC play. Matt McMahon's team has lost five of their last six games against SEC teams. LSU's last three SEC losses have come by double digits. Marquel Sutton led LSU with 18 points on the evening with six rebounds. On the other end, Darius Acuff Jr.

Auburn's recent SEC struggles continued on Tuesday night. The Tigers fell to Vanderbilt 84-76, their third consecutive conference loss. The Commodores were in control most of the night. Auburn led for just 20 seconds of game time, with its last advantage 19-18 in the first half. Tyler Tanner led the way for Vandy. He had a game-high 25 points, with 19 coming in the second half. Jalen Washington added 22 points. Auburn outscored the Dores 45-42 in the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome the 42-31 deficit from the early going.

The remedy is simple for the Tennessee men's basketball team: start making more layups. An abundance of missed shots at the rim cost the Volunteers a Southeastern Conference game Saturday at Kentucky, a contest that Tennessee led by 14 points at halftime. The 74-71 loss also cost them a spot in the Top 25 rankings. When the Volunteers (16-7, 6-4 SEC) oppose Mississippi State (11-12, 3-7) on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss., they will attempt to get back on track. "These guys will bounce back," Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. "They have too much pride. They work too hard.

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- Camren Hunter's 28 points helped Central Arkansas defeat North Alabama 72-65 on Monday night, upping the Bears' winning streak to eight. Hunter shot 8 for 12 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Bears (15-10, 10-2 Atlantic Sun Conference). Cole McCormick added 10 points. The Lions (7-16, 2-10) were led by Donte Bacchus with 17 points.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) -- Quion Williams had 25 points in Arkansas-Pine Bluff's 84-63 win against Jackson State on Monday night. Williams had 10 rebounds and six assists for the Golden Lions (11-13, 8-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jaquan Scott scored 18 points while going 7 of 10 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds. Trevon Payton shot 5 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. Dorian McMillian led the Tigers (7-17, 6-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points.

Georgia Lady Bulldogs (18-5, 4-5 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (16-9, 4-6 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts Georgia after Shannon Dowell scored 25 points in Missouri's 87-82 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Tigers are 9-5 in home games. Missouri scores 75.6 points and has outscored opponents by 2.5 points per game. The Lady Bulldogs are 4-5 in conference matchups. Georgia ranks sixth in the SEC giving up 58.5 points while holding opponents to 36.2% shooting. Missouri scores 75.6 points, 17.1 more per game than the 58.5 Georgia allows.

TITLE: Otega Oweh feasts on former team as Cats slam the door on Oklahoma TEXT: This had all the makings of a trap game. Coming off an emotional win at Arkansas and with a massive showdown against Tennessee looming on Saturday, Kentucky could have easily sleepwalked through this one. Instead, they punched the clock. It wasn't wire-to-wire dominance, but when Mark Pope needed a response, his team delivered. Kentucky and Oklahoma traded blows early, with the Sooners making tough twos to hang around.