Wolverines Outlast Buckeyes – Top 25 News And Notes For February 6th

UNDATED (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. carried the Michigan Wolverines to victory in a matchup of top-10 teams.

Hardaway keyed a second-half charge and made a huge block in the waning moments as the third-ranked Wolverines beat No. 10 Ohio State 76-74. He finished with 23 points, including five straight three-pointers after the Buckeyes built a 48-40 lead.

Ohio State still had a chance to tie the game until Hardaway blocked a shot by Aaron Craft in the final seconds to secure Michigan's 21st win of the season.

Deshaun Thomas scored 17 points for the Buckeyes.

Second-ranked Florida entered Arkansas with a 10-game winning streak and an 8-0 record in the SEC before unranked Arkansas hit 10 of its first 15 shots and coasted to an 80-69 win over Florida. BJ Young had 13 points for the Razorbacks, who led by as many as 23 in the first half and beat a top-10 team for the first time since 2008-09. The Razorbacks also put together a 16-3 run that put them ahead 67-40 in the second half.

Also in top-25 action, Rion Brown tied a career high with 22 points and eighth-ranked Miami improved to 9-0 in the ACC by silencing Boston College 72-50. Kenny Kadji scored 10 points during the Hurricanes' first four possessions of the second half and finished with 16 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes.

Rodney McGruder had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 13 Kansas State over Texas Tech 68-59. Angel Rodriguez and Thomas Gipson each added 13 points as the Wildcats improved to 7-2 in the Big 12.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion University has fired men's basketball coach Blaine Taylor.

Taylor has the most wins in school history. He compiled a 239-144 record in 12 years. But Taylor's team has struggled this season with a 2-20 record.

Associate head coach Jim Corrigan will serve as the interim coach through the remainder of the season.