Central Florida's Zakiya Saunders, right, blocks a shot by Connecticut's Gabby Williams, left, during the first half an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Central Florida's Zakiya Saunders, right, blocks a shot by Connecticut's Gabby Williams, left, during the first half an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Credit: Jessica Hill

Morgantown, W.Va. — Jevon Carter sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 57.5 seconds left and No. 2 West Virginia escaped with a 57-54 victory over Baylor on Tuesday night.

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.

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.

No. 3 Virginia 68, Syracuse 61

Charlottesville, Va. — Kyle Guy scored 22 points, De’Andre Hunter added 15 and Virginia beat Syracuse.

Guy made five 3-pointers for Virginia (15-1, 4-0 ACC). The Cavaliers attempted a season-high 27 3s and made nine. Devon Hall added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Virginia.

Frank Howard scored 18 points to lead the Orange (12-5, 1-3).

No. 9 Oklahoma 75No. 8 Texas Tech 65

Norman, Okla. — Trae Young scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half to help Oklahoma (13-2, 3-1 Big 12) beat 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 to help the Sooners bounce back from a loss to No. 2 West Virginia on Saturday.

No. 20 North Carolina 96 Boston College 66

Chapel Hill, n.c. — Luke Maye had career highs of 32 points and 18 rebounds while North Carolina’s small lineup got off to a fast start.

Cameron Johnson added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-4, 2-2 ACC), who were trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak since January 2014.

Ky Bowman scored 21 points to lead Boston College (11-6, 2-3), which has lost 11 straight against the Tar Heels.

No. 21 Kentucky 74Texas A&M 73

Lexington, Ky. — 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 Kentucky rally past Texas A&M.

Trailing 59-53 with 8:43 remaining, the Wildcats clawed back to tie the game three times before Washington stole a high pass and fed Knox for a 69-67 lead.

Women

No. 1 UConn 80, UCF 44

Storrs, Conn. — Azura Stevens came off the bench to score 19 points, leading top-ranked UConn to its 100th consecutive regular-season.

Stevens hit nine of her 13 shots and grabbed 10 rebounds for Connecticut (14-0, 4-0 American), for her fourth double-double of the season and 28th of her career.

Korneila Wright scored 17 points for Central Florida (11-6, 3-1).