Travis Garrison hit a jump shot for the winning points in overtime Wednesday to lift University of Maryland to a 69-68 victory over No. 1 Florida.
The win was the 300th at Maryland (5-2) for coach Gary Williams.
The Gators (5-1) lost its first game as the top-ranked team.
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They did the same thing last season, losing to Kentucky days after moving to No. 1 for the first time in school history.
Nik Caner-Medley had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Terrapins, who led by as many as 17 points in the second half.
They failed to make a field goal over the final 9 minutes of regulation and Florida tied it at 60 to send the game to overtime.
Anthony Roberson had 20 points for the Gators, who led at one point 68-64 as the teams battled during extra time.
No. 5 Kansas 80, Fort Hays St. 40
In Lawrence, Kansas, freshman David Padgett had 19 points, including seven in a 17-2 run to start the second half, as the Kansas (4-1) won in their first game since losing to Stanford last weekend, a loss that dropped them out of the No. 1 ranking after just one week as college basketball's top dog.
Ryan Shriver had 12 points for Division II Fort Hays (4-1), which was outrebounded 58-25, committed 18 turnovers and had 10 shots blocked.
No. 23 Wisconsin 73,
Wisconsin-Green Bay 57
In Madison, Wisconsin, Devin Harris scored 18 points and Freddie Owens added 16 for Wisconsin (5-1), which ended the game on a 15-5 run for its 17th straight win at home.
Brandon Morris scored 11 points to lead Green Bay, which shot 55 percent, but committed 17 turnovers.
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