Lamont Butler sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift No. 22 San Diego State to a 73-71 win against host New Mexico on Saturday night in a Mountain West Conference game in Albuquerque, N.M.

Jaelen House had forced a turnover and scored in transition with six seconds left to give New Mexico a 71-70 lead.

Darrion Trammell scored 18, Matt Bradley had 11 points and seven assists, and Butler finished with 10 for the Aztecs (23-5, 14-2 MWC), who have a two-game lead over second-place Boise State with two games remaining.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 20 points, House had 15, and Morris Udeze finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for New Mexico (20-9, 7-9).

The Lobos led by 13 points early in the second half, but Keshad Johnson made it a one-point game with a 3-pointer with 7:00 left, and the Aztecs moved ahead 59-58 on a layup by Aguek Arop with 5:50 to go.

The score remained within one possession the rest of the way.

San Diego State trailed 37-27 at the half after the Lobos held them to 34.3 percent from the floor.

The Aztecs surged to an 8-2 lead after four minutes and stayed ahead until Javonte Johnson sank a 3-pointer to give New Mexico a 15-13 lead with 10:50 left in the first half.

Both teams traded leads for the next 10 minutes until the Lobos went on a 9-0 run to take a 30-24 lead on a 3-pointer by Jenkins with 2:41 left in the half.

Trammell ended the run with a jumper with 2:24 remaining, but the Aztecs would miss their final five field goals of the half, allowing New Mexico to extend its lead to double figures.

The Lobos extended their lead to 42-29 on a jumper by Mashburn with 17:06 left in the game.

San Diego State strung together a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 44-38 with 14:59 to go.

Butler sank the seventh straight field goal for the Aztecs, a 3-pointer with 13:11 remaining, to cut the deficit to 52-45.

Trammell sank a baseline 3-pointer to cut the lead to 56-54 with 7:37 remaining.

–Field Level Media

Jaemyn Brakefield had 23 points and 10 rebounds and hot-shooting Ole Miss won its first game under acting head coach Win Case, defeating LSU 82-69 on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss.

Case, who was elevated from assistant coach when Kermit Davis was fired Friday, guided the Rebels (11-18, 3-13, SEC) to just their third victory in the last 18 games.

Amaree Abram added 14 points, Myles Burns scored 12 and Matthew Murrell had 11. Ole Miss shot 55.2 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent on 3-pointers while compiling its highest point total in an SEC game this season.

KJ Williams scored 29 points and Adam Miller added 15 to lead the Tigers (13-16, 2-14), who lost their first game after ending a 14-game losing streak.

LSU scored the first five points of the second half to get within four, but Ole Miss responded with two layups and three dunks to open a 45-36 lead.

Williams scored six straight Tigers points to get them within five, but Abram made two 3-pointers and Murrell made one as the Rebels opened a 62-50 lead with 8:33 left.

LSU trimmed the lead to seven points three times, the third time on a three-point play by Tyrell Ward with 3:25 left. But Ole Miss regained control by scoring the next four points.

Williams scored the Tigers’ first four points, and they jumped to an 8-2 lead before Brakefield scored the next six points to tie the score.

A basket by Williams started a 7-0 run by LSU, but Ole Miss followed that with a 7-0 run of its own to produce a 15-all tie.

Derek Fountain’s layup broke the tie in the Tigers’ favor, before the Rebels scored the next four points to take their first lead, 19-17.

Williams made two free throws to pull LSU within 22-21, but Abram made two 3-pointers during a 10-0 run by Ole Miss.

A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Williams trimmed the Rebels’ lead to 35-26 at halftime.

–Field Level Media

Jeremy Roach recorded a 19-point, 10-assist double-double to lead Duke to an 81-65 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference action.

Roach connected on 8 of 13 shots from the field for the Blue Devils (21-8, 12-6 ACC), who won their fourth straight game. Mark Mitchell finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, Dereck Lively II finished with 13 points and Kyle Filipowski notched 12 as all five Duke starters scored in double figures.

The Blue Devils shot a scorching 56.6 percent (30 of 53) from the field and hit 14 of 17 shots at the free-throw line. They also connected on 7 of 18 (38.9 percent) 3-point attempts.

Grant Basile led the Hokies (16-13, 6-12) with 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting. Sean Pedulla contributed 12 points, while Justyn Mutts and Rodney Rice each chipped in 11.

Virginia Tech converted just 23 of 57 (40.4 percent) shots from the floor, including 8 of 19 (42.1 percent) from beyond the arc. The Hokies also struggled on the glass, getting outrebounded 37-26.

MJ Collins’ layup with 18:22 left to play pulled Virginia Tech within eight points, but it was all downhill from there for the Hokies. Duke responded with a 16-0 run, highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers from Roach, and later extended its lead to 25 with 5:11 remaining after Filipowski hit a pair of free throws.

It was a fast start for the Blue Devils, who went up 19-5 within the first seven minutes of the game. Rice hit a trey with 10:39 left in the first half to cut the Hokies’ deficit to six, but that was as close as they would get, and Duke took an 11-point edge into the break.

Mitchell led all first-half scorers with 11 points, while Mutts paced Virginia Tech with eight. The Blue Devils shot 56.3 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes of action, while the Hokies shot 37.9 percent.

–Field Level Media

Boogie Ellis scored 16 points as Southern California continued to help its NCAA Tournament at-large prospects, stretching its winning streak to four games with a 62-49 victory Saturday over host Utah at Salt Lake City.

Drew Peterson added 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Trojans (21-8, 13-5 Pac-12) earned a road sweep of the Rocky Mountain schools after a victory at Colorado on Thursday.

USC went 4-0 against Utah and Colorado this season.

Marco Anthony scored 11 points for the Utes (17-13, 10-9), who lost their fourth consecutive game to all but end their at-large hopes. Utah leading scorer Branden Carlson (16.3 points per game) was held to 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting from the field, with 10 rebounds.

Utah was playing without starting guards Rollie Worster and Gabe Madsen, with second-leading scorer Madsen (11.7 points per game) missing his seventh consecutive game. The Utes were playing their final home game of the season.

USC twice led by double digits in the first half, going up 19-9 midway through the first half and taking a 28-18 lead 5:27 before halftime. The Trojans led 34-28 at the break as Carlson scored just four points on 2-of-10 shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

Utah pulled within 43-41 with 11:59 remaining in the game before USC grinded its way to the victory. After Utah’s Keba Keita made a layup with 6:57 remaining to pull Utah within 52-46, the Utes scored just three points the rest of the way and didn’t score in the final 5:51.

Kobe Johnson scored 12 points for USC, which finished off the victory despite getting outrebounded 42-36.

Neither team shot 40 percent from the field in the first half, with the Trojans finishing at 42.0 percent for the game. The Utes finished at 31.7 percent.

Utah has just one more regular-season game remaining, at Colorado next weekend. USC can further pad its tournament resume with home games next week against No. 7 Arizona and Arizona State.

–Field Level Media