COLUMBIA, Mo. — Laurence Bowers had 17 points plus 10 rebounds and Missouri erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to rally past No. 5 Florida 63-60 on Tuesday night.
Phil Pressey added 10 assists, seven points, six rebounds and three steals for Missouri (19-7, 8-5 SEC). The Tigers didn’t have Bowers a month ago in a 31-point blowout loss at Florida.
Mike Rosario had 14 points for Florida (21-4, 11-2) but missed a 3-point try at the buzzer. The Gators had won 13 of 14 and led 49-36 with 10:51 left, then hurt themselves at the foul line.
Florida missed five consecutive free throws in the second half, three times on the front end of one-and-ones. The Gators made six of 12 foul shots overall, while Missouri was 12 of 15.
The Tigers improved to 15-0 at home this season. They are 30-1 the past two seasons under coach Frank Haith.
TENNESSEE 82, LSU 72
At Knoxville, Tenn., Jordan McRae scored a career-high 34 points and led Tennessee’s torrid 3-point attack.
Tennessee (15-10, 7-6) shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range.
Johnny O’Bryant had 24 points and eight rebounds for LSU (15-9, 6-7).
ACC
NO. 2 MIAMI 54, VIRGINIA 50
At Coral Gables, Fla., Reggie Johnson made a tie-breaking layup with 5.7 seconds left, and Miami overcame a ragged offensive performance for the second game in a row.
Durand Scott added two clinching free throws with 4.1 seconds to go for the Hurricanes, who earned their 14th consecutive victory and took a big step toward their first league title. The win came two nights after they rallied late to beat Clemson 45-43.
The Hurricanes (22-3, 13-0) improved to 12-0 at home. They hold a 31/2 -game edge on second-place Duke in the ACC.
Virginia (18-8, 8-5) fell to 0-6 in Miami.
N.C. STATE 84, FLORIDA STATE 66
At Raleigh, freshman T.J. Warren had 31 points and 13 rebounds to help N.C. State.
C.J. Leslie added 19 points for the Wolfpack (19-7, 8-5).
Michael Snaer scored 20 to lead the Seminoles (14-12, 6-7).
NORTH CAROLINA 70, GEORGIA TECH 58
At Atlanta, James Michael McAdoo scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to end a three-game scoring slump and North Carolina took control with a 12-0 second-half run.
The sophomore forward was sharp against the Yellow Jackets. He had 15 points in the first half and scored the final basket in the 12-0 run that gave North Carolina (18-8, 8-5) a 59-41 lead with 8:47 remaining. The Tar Heels stretched the lead to 22 points at 66-44.
Marcus Georges-Hunt and Chris Bolden scored 12 points apiece for Georgia Tech (14-11, 4-9).
BOSTON COLLEGE 69, MARYLAND 58
At Boston, freshman Olivier Hanlan scored 26 points and Eddie Odio had 11 rebounds to lead Boston College.
The Terrapins (18-8, 6-7) had won three of their past four.
Boston College (12-14, 4-9) had lost three of four games.
STATE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 72, PRESBYTERIAN 64
At Charleston, Allie Fullah scored 13 points and Saah Nimley added 11 to guide Charleston Southern.
Charleston Southern (14-9, 9-3 Big South) took its largest lead of the game, 58-33, on a Cedrick Bowen dunk with 13:20 left to play.
Joshua Clyburn tallied 15 points and eight rebounds, Khalid Mutakabbir added 11 points and Eric Washington chipped in 10 for Presbyterian (7-20, 4-9).
GARDNER-WEBB 65, WINTHROP 52
At Boiling Springs, N.C. freshman Jerome Hill had 18 points and 11 rebounds, posting his first career double-double, as Gardner-Webb overcame a 12-point deficit.
Joab Jerome’s 15 points led the Eagles (11-15, 5-9 Big South), who committed 12 second-half turnovers en route to losing for the fourth time in five games.
COASTAL CAROLINA 65, UNC ASHEVILLE 64
At Conway, Anthony Raffa scored 22 points and Kierre Greenwood made a jumper with 4 seconds left to lift Coastal Carolina.
Badau Diagne tallied 12 for Coastal Carolina (13-12, 8-6 Big South). Raffa, who made 8 of 16 shots and four 3-pointers, gave the Chanticleers a 63-62 lead with 35 seconds left on his lone free throws of the night.


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