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No. 6 Texas needs OT at home to escape Oklahoma
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Kentucky's Jacob Toppin, left, defends Tennessee's Santiago Vescovi (25) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Kentucky won 66-54. - photo by AP Photo/James Crisp
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 6 Texas held off Oklahoma 85-53 on Saturday. Rice’s fourth 3-pointer of the game gave Texas an 84-77 lead with 2:26 left in overtime.