Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference), who halted a two-game losing streak.

Igor Milicic Jr. had 19 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee (17-4, 4-4), which has lost four of its past seven games. Chaz Lanier tallied 15 points and Zakai Zeigler had 13 for the Volunteers.

Lanier ended a stretch of Tennessee shooting futility by burying a 3-pointer with 28.6 seconds left. However, Oweh made two free throws with 25.3 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 76-73 edge. Jordan Gainey airballed a 3-point attempt for the Volunteers with just under 10 seconds left, and Oweh hit two more free throws to seal the victory.

No. 7 Michigan State 73, Minnesota 51

Tre Holloman scored 12 points, all on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, and the Spartans cruised past the Golden Gophers in East Lansing, Mich.

Jaden Akins and Xavier Booker added 10 points each for Michigan State (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten), which won its 13th consecutive game. Carson Cooper scored nine points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Dawson Garcia scored 21 points on 9-for-16 shooting to lead Minnesota (11-10, 3-7), which fell short in its bid to knock off a ranked opponent for the third time in the past four games.

No. 9 Marquette 78, Butler 69

Stevie Mitchell scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to lead the Golden Eagles past the Bulldogs in Indianapolis for their third win in a row.

Big East Player of the Week Kam Jones finished with 17 points for Marquette (18-3, 9-1 Big East) despite sitting out a significant portion of the second half due to foul trouble.

Jahmyl Telfort sank all 11 of his free-throw attempts and finished with 24 points for Butler (9-12, 2-8), which has lost 11 of its past 13 games.

No. 11 Kansas 91, UCF 87

Hunter Dickinson and Zeke Mayo each scored 24 points to lead five Kansas players in double figures and the Jayhawks completed a Big 12 regular-season sweep over the Knights in Lawrence, Kan.

KJ Adams Jr., who returned to the lineup after missing the previous three games with a shoulder injury, and David Coit each finished with 12 points. Freshman Flory Bidunga had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Jayhawks (15-5, 6-3 Big 12).

The Knights (13-7, 4-5) nearly erased the memories of a 99-48 setback to Kansas on Jan. 5 in Orlando, Fla. UCF shot 14-for-36 (38.9 percent) from 3-point range in the rematch, while Kansas was 10-for-21 (47.6 percent). Keyshawn Hall led all scorers with 34 points, hitting 5 of 7 3-point attempts and making all 11 of his free throws.

No. 13 Texas A&M 75, Oklahoma 68

Zhuric Phelps scored 15 points to lead a balanced Aggies attack as Texas A&M defeated the Sooners in a gritty Southeastern Conference clash at College Station, Texas.

Henry Coleman III added 14 points for the Aggies (16-5, 5-3 SEC) while Wade Taylor IV scored 12 and Pharrel Payne and Manny Obaseki hit for 10 points each. Andersson Garcia pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds while Payne grabbed 11 boards.

Brycen Goodine led the Sooners with 24 points, 15 after halftime, while Jalen Moore added 22. Oklahoma (15-5, 2-5 SEC) had a two-game winning streak snapped.

No. 15 St. John’s 66, Georgetown 41

Kadary Richmond scored 11 of his 13 points during St. John’s explosive first half as the 15th-ranked Red Storm cruised past the host Hoyas in Washington.

Zuby Ejiofor paired 13 points with nine rebounds for St. John’s (18-3, 9-1 Big East), which led 47-21 at halftime en route to its seventh straight win. Aaron Scott added 10 points and nine rebounds, RJ Luis Jr. also scored 10 and Simeon Wilcher tallied five steals for the Red Storm.

Malik Mack netted 13 points to lead Georgetown (13-8, 4-6), which has lost six of seven since starting 3-0 in Big East play. Thomas Sorber contributed eight points and nine boards for the Hoyas, who trailed by 30 late in the first half.

No. 21 Louisville 72, Wake Forest 59

Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 18 points and Reyne Smith added 16 as the Cardinals blew past the visiting Demon Deacons, stretching their winning streak to 10 games.

Edwards and Smith both hit four 3-pointers while Chucky Hepburn added 14 points and eight assists for Louisville (16-5, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Hunter Sallis posted 13 points and Efton Reid III had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Wake Forest (15-6, 7-3), which lost its second game in a row.