• CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 9: De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers shoots between Oshae Brissett #11 and Paschal Chukwu #13 of the Syracuse Orange in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on January 9, 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) Photo: Ryan M. Kelly / 2018 Getty Images
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 9: De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers shoots between Oshae Brissett #11 and Paschal Chukwu #13 of the Syracuse Orange in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on January 9, 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) less
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JANUARY 9: De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers shoots between Oshae Brissett #11 and Paschal Chukwu #13 of the Syracuse Orange in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones ... more
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Charlottesville, Va.

Kyle Guy scored 22 points, De'Andre Hunter added 15 and No. 3 Virginia beat Syracuse 68-61 on Tuesday night.

Guy made five 3-pointers for Virginia (15-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Cavaliers attempted a season-high 27 3s and made nine.

Frank Howard scored 18 points to lead the Orange (12-5, 1-3). Oshae Brissett added 16 points and Paschal Chukwu scored nine points and grabbed 16 rebounds, but the Orange shot under 40 percent against the nation's top scoring defense and managed just three assists on 23 baskets.

Virginia led 29-26 at halftime and pushed the lead to 44-35 when Ty Jerome made three 3-pointers in two minutes and Guy made his fourth with 12:17 left. Virginia won its seventh in a row.

West Virginia 57, Baylor 54: Jevon Carter sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 57.5 seconds left and No. 2 West Virginia escaped with a victory over Baylor. West Virginia (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) struggled to make shots the entire game but extended the nation's longest winning streak to 15, the Mountaineers' best since winning 22 straight in 1988-89. Lamont West and Daxter Miles Jr. led West Virginia with 12 points apiece. Baylor's Manu Lecomte scored 13 points and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. had 11 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. West Virginia, which had little inside success on offense against the taller Bears (11-5, 1-3), shot 31.1 percent (19 of 61) from the floor and was held to its lowest point total of the season.

Oklahoma 75, Texas Tech 65: Trae Young scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half to help No. 9 Oklahoma beat No. 8 Texas Tech. Young, a freshman point guard who leads the nation in scoring and assists, made just 1 of 12 shots in the first half. He drained 6 of 11 in the second. Young also had nine assists and four steals for Oklahoma (13-2, 3-1 Big 12). Keenan Evans scored 19 points for Texas Tech (14-2, 3-1).

North Carolina 96, Boston College 66: Luke Maye had career highs of 32 points and 18 rebounds for No. 20 North Carolina. Cameron Johnson added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Ky Bowman scored 21 points to lead Boston College (11-6, 2-3).

Kentucky 74, Texas A&M 73: PJ Washington made a steal that led to Kevin Knox's go-ahead layup with 2:28 left, then added four points down the stretch to help No. 21 Kentucky rally past Texas A&M. Hamidou Diallo had 18 points, Washington and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 16 each and Knox got 15 for Kentucky (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference). Tyler Davis had 21 points for the Aggies (11-5, 0-4), who lost their second consecutive one-point game.

Creighton 85, Butler 74: Marcus Foster scored 21 of his 23 points in the first half, Martin Krampelj had 14 points and 14 rebounds and No. 25 Creighton beat Butler. The Bluejays (14-3, 4-1 Big East) won for the ninth time in 10 games. The Bulldogs (12-6, 2-3) lost their third straight.