Jock Landale matched his season high with 26 points in his Atlanta debut and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23, including the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left, helping the Hawks defeat the visiting Utah Jazz 121-119 on Thursday.

Landale was acquired by Atlanta from the Grizzlies on Wednesday, drove from Memphis to Atlanta for the Thursday morning shootaround and was in the starting lineup later that day. He shot 10-for-14 from the field, tied his season high with 11 rebounds, matched his career high with five assists and had a season-best four blocked shots.

With the game tied 119-119 after Utah’s Ace Bailey made a 3-pointer with 10.3 seconds remaining, Alexander-Walker dropped in the go-ahead hoop, which rattled on the rim before falling in. Bailey’s contested 3-point attempt at the buzzer was no good.

Atlanta also got 22 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists from Jalen Johnson, his 10th triple-double of the season. Corey Kispert came off the bench to score 20 as the Hawks won their second game in a row.

Utah was led by Isaiah Collier, who scored a career-high 25 points while adding seven rebounds and 11 assists. Collier played 48 minutes for the second straight game. Bailey didn’t score in the first quarter but finished with 20 points. Lauri Markkanen and Brice Sensabaugh each scored 18.

The win gave Atlanta a sweep of the two-game season series. The Hawks have won four straight against the Jazz.

There were five ties and nine lead changes in the first quarter, which ended with Utah up 31-30 behind Kyle Filipowski’s 10 points. The Jazz ran off nine unanswered points midway through the second period to take a 12-point lead, only to have Atlanta outscore them 18-5 and go up 61-60 entering halftime after a late layup from Alexander-Walker.

Atlanta had a five-point lead early in the third quarter, but Utah rode a 10-point quarter from Bailey to overtake the Hawks and lead 96-92.

Landale’s effort was needed since starter Onyeka Okongwu missed his fourth game since undergoing dental surgery following a nasty elbow in the mouth against the Boston Celtics. Atlanta’s other acquisitions — Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield and Gabe Vincent — had not yet joined the team. The Hawks waived N’Faly Dante and Duop Reath.

Utah’s Keyonte George (left ankle sprain) and Kevin Love (illness) did not play. Newly acquired Chris Boucher, Jaren Jackson Jr., John Konchar and Vince Williams Jr. had not joined the team.

–Field Level Media

Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 24 points, LaMelo Ball added 20, and the visiting Charlotte Hornets extended their winning streak to eight games with a 109-99 win over the sputtering Houston Rockets.

Knueppel finished 8 for 13 overall while Ball drilled five 3-pointers to pace a balanced offensive attack for the Hornets, whose winning streak is the franchise’s longest since the 1998-99 season. Three others scored in double figures for Charlotte, which shot 17 for 43 from deep.

Miles Bridges added 18 points while Josh Green tallied 14 on 4-for-4 shooting and four steals off the bench. Brandon Miller, plagued by foul trouble, posted 11 points and three steals. Moussa Diabate grabbed 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who produced a 46-40 rebounding margin.

Kevin Durant scored a game-high 31 points for the Rockets, who have split their last six games and dropped both contests of a home back-to-back. Jabari Smith Jr. chipped in 17 points and seven rebounds for Houston, which committed 18 turnovers that Charlotte turned into 27 points. Durant and Smith were the only double-digit scorers for Houston.

Live-ball turnovers doomed the Rockets in the first half and greased the skids to a 12-point halftime deficit. Both teams had at least 11 turnovers at the break (Houston had 13), but while the Rockets scored just four points off the Hornets’ miscues, they conceded 19 points on their turnovers to fuel the Hornets.

Ball and Durant offset one another in the first quarter, scoring 10 and 11 points respectively as the Hornets carried a 29-26 lead into the second. But after Reed Sheppard nailed a 3-pointer for Houston that knotted the score at 34-34, Ball and Bridges stroked 3s that ignited a 19-5 run capped by a Knueppel 13-footer. That 14-point margin was the largest of the half for Charlotte.

The Hornets had their way before the intermission, shooting 9 of 21 from behind the arc while also recording 28 points in the paint. Houston clawed to within seven points in the third quarter, but when Ball drilled a stepback 3-pointer at the 4:29 mark, the Hornets claimed an 83-70 lead.

The Hornets led by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter.

–Field Level Media

Grace Grocholski scored a team-leading 21 points and Amaya Battle posted 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Minnesota upset 10th-ranked Iowa 91-85 in Iowa City on Thursday.

Mara Braun scored 16 points and Tori McKinney added 15 for Minnesota (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten), which has won five straight games.

Ava Heiden had 24 points and Chazadi Wright added 20 points and 12 assists while playing 40 minutes for Iowa (18-5, 9-3), which has dropped three straight games. The Hawkeyes had an eight-point lead early in the first quarter but scored only 14 in the second and 16 in the third as the Golden Gophers took control.

No. 3 South Carolina 88, Mississippi State 45

Joyce Edwards posted 21 points and Ayla McDowell added 16 as the Gamecocks had little trouble against the Bulldogs in Columbia, S.C.

Raven Johnson tallied 10 points, seven assists and six rebounds for South Carolina (23-2, 9-1 Southeastern Conference), which has won four straight. The Gamecocks shot an impressive 55% from the field, 43% from beyond the arc, and 93% from the charity stripe.

Madison Francis had a team-high 12 points and Kharyssa Richardson added 11 for the Bulldogs (16-8, 3-7), losers of three of their last four. They were held to just six points in the third quarter.

No. 17 Duke 59, No. 6 Louisville 58

The Blue Devils scored just nine points in the third quarter but a late-game rally helped them secure edge the host Cardinals in Louisville.

Toby Fournier scored a game-high 15 points and Riley Nelson and Taina Mair each had 13 points and nine rebounds for Duke (17-6, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has won 14 straight after a 3-6 start to the season.

Elif Istanbulluoglu posted 13 points and six rebounds for Louisville (21-4, 11-1), which saw its own 14-game winning streak end. Laura Ziegler and Reyna Scott each contributed 11 points.

No. 7 Vanderbilt 84, No. 16 Kentucky 83

Mikayla Blakes posted a whopping 37 points and Aubrey Galvan added 16, including two free throws in with 12 seconds to play, to push the Commodores past the host Wildcats in Lexington.

Galvan also had a team-leading seven assists while Sacha Washington added 15 points for Vanderbilt (22-2, 8-2 SEC), which has won two straight games after losing two straight. The Commodores outscored the Wildcats 30-25 in the fourth quarter despite Kentucky having a far better shooting night from the and beyond the arc.

Teonni Key had 27 points and 12 assists for Kentucky (18-6, 5-5), which has lost four of five. Clara Strack added 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Amelia Hassett added 19 points.

No. 19 Tennessee 82, Georgia 77 (OT)

Zee Spearman posted 23 points, including eight in overtime, as the Lady Volunteers rallied to defeat the host Bulldogs in Athens, Ga.

Mia Pauldo added 21 points and Janiah Barker scored nine points to go with a team-leading 13 rebounds for Tennessee (15-5, 7-1 SEC), which lost its last two games.

Dani Carnegie posted 25 points for Georgia (18-5, 4-5), tying the game 68-68 on three free throws with five seconds left in regulation. The Volunteers outscored the Bulldogs 14-9 in overtime.

No. 25 North Carolina 53, Clemson 44

Nyla Harris scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds — both game-high totals — as the Tar Heels rallied for a big second half to defeat the Tigers in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Lanie Grant added 16 points for North Carolina (19-5, 8-3 ACC), who has won six straight games. The Tar Heels were held to just nine points in the second quarter and trailed by as many as six points in the third.

Rusne Augustinaite had 15 points and Raven Thompson added eight for Clemson (16-8, 7-5), which saw its three-game winning streak end. The Tigers shot just 27% from the field and were held without a field goal for the final 9:01 of the game as they were outscored 31-20 in the second half.

–Field Level Media