Duke Completes Sweep Over UNC, Kentucky's Epic Comeback, Top Highlights

The second meeting between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels did not carry as much drama as the first.

Duke avoided any potential of an upset by storming past North Carolina, with its talented freshmen once again leading the charge. Vernon Carey Jr. and Cassius Stanley combined for 44 points, while senior Justin Robinson added 13 in a result that better reflected the positions of the teams in the ACC standings than the overtime affair Duke won February 8.

The Kentucky Wildcats had a much more difficult Saturday, as they went down by 18 points to the Florida Gators before storming back to win. John Calipari's team earned the victory without Ashton Hagans in the lineup and with Immanuel Quickley dealing with foul trouble.

Those victories by two of men's college basketball's top programs highlighted a wild Saturday in which the first two NCAA tournament bids were handed out to the Utah State Aggies and Belmont Bruins.

Saturday Top 25 Scores

No. 1 Kansas 66, Texas Tech 62

No. 3 Dayton 76, George Washington 51

West Virginia 76, No. 4 Baylor 64

Utah State 59, No. 5 San Diego State 56

No. 6 Kentucky 71, Florida 70

No. 7 Florida State 80. Boston College 62

No. 11 Creighton 77, No. 8 Seton Hall 60

No. 22 Virginia 57, No. 10 Louisville 54

No. 12 Duke 89, North Carolina 76

No. 13 Oregon 80, Stanford 67

No. 14 Villanova 70, Georgetown 69

No. 17 Auburn 85, Tennessee 63

Northwestern 80, No. 20 Penn State 69

No. 24 Wisconsin 60, Indiana 58

Obi Toppin's Between-Legs Dunk

Kamar Baldwin's Game-Winner

Sam Merrill Clinches Utah State's NCAA Tournament Berth

Kentucky Erases 18-Point Deficit to Beat Florida

Cincinnati Completes Comeback to Stay Alive on Bubble

Austin Reaves' 41-Point Game for Oklahoma

Jonah Mathews Wins It for USC

Onyeka Okongwu's Thunderous Slam

Cassius Stanley Rises for Slam

Quenton Jackson's 1-Handed Finish 

Duke Completes Season Sweep of UNC 

Duke celebrated its final home game by placing the seniors in the starting lineup, and Robinson delivered with 13 points over 25 minutes.

The son of former NBA great David Robinson has experienced an uptick in minutes over the past three games and may have some importance to the squad in the ACC and NCAA tournaments.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski had nothing but praise for the walk-on, per ESPN's David M. Hale: "It's better than 'Rudy.' It's almost like a movie. He's been outstanding, and hopefully he keeps it going."

The Blue Devils controlled every aspect of the contest, including three-point shooting, as ESPN Stats & Info outlined:

Although they won Saturday, the Blue Devils were relegated to the No. 4 seed in the ACC tournament after the Virginia Cavaliers beat the Louisville Cardinals. That means Duke is aligned with the Florida State Seminoles, and if chalk holds, the two would face off in the semifinal round.

North Carolina is in the rare position of the No. 14 seed as the worst team entering this year's edition of the ACC tournament. The low seeds for both sides marks the first time in ACC tournament history when neither is among the top three seeds, per David Teel of the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

While Duke is safely in the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels need to win five games in five days to earn the ACC's automatic bid. They won six ACC games this year, and their longest conference winning streak was three.

Kentucky Overcomes 18-Point Deficit to Beat Florida

Kentucky put together a terrific final 10 minutes to head into the SEC tournament with plenty of momentum.

With 11:48 left in the second half, Florida took an 18-point lead on an Andrew Nembhard basket. Three minutes later, the Wildcats cut the lead to 10, and they took a one-point lead with 12 seconds left through EJ Montgomery.

The come-from-behind win earned praise from ESPN's Jeff Borzello and CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein because of the circumstances surrounding the program Saturday:

Hagans did not travel with the team, Quickley fouled out at the nine-minute mark and Nick Richards struggled to find an offensive rhythm.

Despite all of that, the Wildcats rallied to pull off one of the most improbable wins of their season. Richards noted the team's resilience to The Athletic's Kyle Tucker:

"This team has a will to win. Doesn't really matter how much we're down by. We're going to fight. We're going to find a way to win. We're going to get stops. We're going to make hard buckets, easy buckets, do whatever it takes to win. That's just us."

Kentucky is the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament, and after Saturday's performance, it appears to have enough depth to withstand any absences, which could be scary for any of its future March opponents.

Sunday Top 25 Schedule

No. 25 Michigan at No. 9 Maryland (Noon ET, Fox)

Memphis at No. 21 Houston (Noon ET, CBS) 

No. 19 Ohio State at No. 16 Michigan State (4 p.m. ET, CBS)

No. 18 Iowa at No. 23 Illinois (7 p.m. ET, BTN)

Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90. Statistics obtained from ESPN.com.