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Texas boosts NCAA resume

 
Published March 3, 2015

AUSTIN, Texas — Isaiah Taylor didn't play a lot for Texas on Monday night. He was on the court when it mattered most.

The sophomore guard made a tear-drop shot in the lane with 4.8 seconds left in overtime to give Texas a 61-59 victory over No. 14 Baylor, snapping the Bears' four-game winning streak and the Longhorns' four-game skid.

Texas (18-12, 7-10 Big 12) kept its hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid alive with one game left. Last season, Oklahoma State became the first Big 12 team to get an at-large bid with a losing conference record (8-10).

Baylor (22-8, 10-7) had a chance to tie, but Myles Turner blocked Kenny Chery's shot with one second left.

"Coach (Rick Barnes) said this gives us another breath," Texas guard Javan Felix said.

Taylor, the Longhorns' point guard, played only six minutes in the first half because of foul trouble. He was on the bench for all but five minutes in the second, and that was Barnes' choice.

"He wasn't doing what we needed him to do defensively," said Barnes, who won his 400th game at Texas.

But Taylor was back for overtime, making another tear-drop shot early in the extra period before the winner.

NO. 2 UVA 59, SYRACUSE 47: Anthony Gill scored 17 to lead four players in double figures for the visiting Cavaliers (28-1, 16-1 ACC), who captured their second straight regular-season conference title.

AUBURN: Guard Antoine Mason could miss the final two regular-season games after the death of his father, former Knicks forward Anthony Mason.

AP POLL: Kentucky remained the unanimous No. 1. No. 25 Murray State is ranked for the first time since 2012, and Ohio State returned to the poll at No. 23. VCU and San Diego State fell out.

Women

NO. 3 BAYLOR 75, TEXAS TECH 65: Nina Davis scored 22 and Niya Johnson broke her own Big 12 record with 255 assists this season for the host Bears (27-3, 16-2 Big 12), who rebounded from consecutive losses.

AP POLL: Florida State moved up two spots to No. 7. Seton Hall re-entered at No. 25, and California fell out. UConn remained No. 1.