No. 4 Kentucky outlasts No. 7 Gonzaga in overtime

Andrew Carr recorded 19 points and seven rebounds and made a game-ending steal to help No. 4 Kentucky notch a 90-89 overtime victory over No. 7 Gonzaga at the Battle in Seattle on Saturday night.Jaxson Robinson scored 18 points and Otega Oweh added 13 as the Wildcats (8-1) defeated Gonzaga after falling to the Bulldogs in each of the past two seasons. Amari Williams had 12 points and Brandon Garrison added 10 points and nine rebounds for Kentucky, which overcame an 18-point deficit in the second half.Graham Ike registered season highs of 28 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga (7-2). Ben Gregg scored 14 points, Ryan Nembhard added 13 points and 10 assists and Khalif Battle also scored 13 points for the Bulldogs.With Kentucky leading by one, Carr missed two free throws with 4.3 seconds left in overtime. Dusty Stromer got the rebound for the Bulldogs but Carr knocked the ball away from behind in transition as Gonzaga failed to get a final shot.Kentucky started the overtime strong. Oweh had a dunk and Williams hit back-to-back baskets. Oweh split two free throws to give the Wildcats an 86-79 lead with 2:48 left in the extra session.Stromer and Nembhard answered with 3-pointers as Gonzaga crept within one with 1:50 remaining. Carr scored on a putback 39 seconds later to give the Wildcats a three-point edge.Robinson’s runner gave Kentucky a 90-86 lead with 14.5 seconds left. Nolan Hickman answered with a 3-pointer with five seconds left to move Gonzaga within one.In regulation, Robinson hit a jumper with 1:31 remaining in regulation to bring Kentucky within one. Ike split two free throws 17 seconds later before Carr made a short jumper to tie it at 79 with 1:01 remaining.