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JT Toppin had 31 factors, eight of them in time beyond regulation, and pulled down 13 rebounds to guide No. 16 Texas Tech to a 78-75 win over No. 1 Arizona on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.
Toppin recorded his sixteenth double-double of the season for the Crimson Raiders (19-6, 9-3 Massive 12), who’ve gained three straight. Arizona (23-2, 10-2) has misplaced consecutive video games after beginning the season unbeaten by means of its first 23 video games.
Christian Anderson, who performed all 45 minutes, completed with 19 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds for Texas Tech.
Arizona had 5 gamers in double figures, led by 16 factors from Tobe Awaka and Brayden Burries. Ivan Kharchenkov completed with 13 factors, Jaden Bradley had 11 and Motiejus Krivas scored 10 factors and pulled down 11 rebounds. .
No. 2 Michigan 86, UCLA 56
Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 factors and eight rebounds because the Wolverines ran away within the second half to earn a Massive Ten win over the Bruins in Ann Arbor, Mich.Michigan (24-1, 14-1), which led 40-38 at halftime, maintained a two-and-a-half-game lead within the convention standings and is predicted to be the top-ranked crew within the nation for the primary time since 2013 when the Related Press ballot is launched Monday, following No. 1 Arizona’s 0-2 week. Morez Johnson Jr. posted 15 factors to paved the way for Michigan, which by no means trailed whereas successful its tenth in a row.Trent Perry scored 14 factors whereas Donovan Dent and Tyler Bilodeau every added 10 factors for UCLA (17-8, 9-5), which had gained 5 of its final six. Senior guard Skyy Clark, who had been out since Jan. 3 with a hamstring damage, contributed eight factors in 16 minutes off the bench.
No. 3 Houston 78, Kansas State 64
Emanuel Sharp scored 23 factors and the Cougars protection did the remainder to assist host Houston produce a win over the reeling Wildcats in a Massive 12 conflict.The Cougars (23-2, 11-1 Massive 12) relied on their protection to restrict Kansas State to simply 5 area targets within the first half and scored the ultimate 13 factors on the way in which to a 33-19 lead at halftime. Milos Uzan and Kingston Flemings added 12 factors every for Houston, whose subsequent three video games are in opposition to groups ranked within the prime 10 starting with No. 5 Iowa State on the highway on Monday. The Cougars shot 53.8% within the second half.P.J. Haggerty led the Wildcats with 23 factors whereas Johnson had 12 and Taj Manning scored 10. Kansas State (10-15, 1-11 Massive 12) dropped its sixth sport in a row.
No. 4 Duke 67, No. 20 Clemson 54
Cameron Boozer posted a game-high 18 factors and eight rebounds because the Blue Devils maintained first place within the Atlantic Coast Convention by defeating the Tigers in Durham, N.C., for the twenty second straight time.
Isaiah Evans scored 17 factors and Cayden Boozer added 12 for Duke (23-2, 12-1 ACC), which hit 10 3-pointers for the primary time since Jan. 10 in opposition to SMU. The Blue Devils held a 31-26 edge at halftime and led by as many as 22 within the second half.
Carter Welling paced Clemson (20-6, 10-3) with 12 factors and RJ Godfrey added 10. The Tigers hit simply 35.1% from the sector, which included a 6-for-24 exhibiting from 3-point vary. Godfrey added eight rebounds and two blocks.
No. 5 Iowa State 74, No. 9 Kansas 56
Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 18 factors and the Cyclones restricted the Jayhawks to 37.2% % capturing throughout a Massive 12 conflict in Ames, Iowa, that snapped Kansas’ eight-game successful streak.
Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Jamarion Batemon and Blake Buchanan added 11 factors apiece for Iowa State (22-3, 9-3 Massive 12), which moved right into a third-place tie with Kansas (19-6, 9-3). Jefferson and Lipsey every added 4 assists whereas Buchanan grabbed six rebounds.
Melvin Council Jr. paced Kansas with 15 factors, 4 assists and two steals. Flory Bidunga had 11 factors and 13 rebounds, however prized freshman Darryn Peterson was restricted to a season-low 10 factors on 3-of-10 capturing in 24 minutes.
No. 6 UConn 79, Georgetown 75
Solo Ball scored 20 factors because the Huskies stayed atop the Massive East standings by holding on for a victory over the Hoyas in Storrs, Conn.
UConn (24-2, 14-1 Massive East) gained its second straight sport following an 81-72 loss to then-No. 22 St. John’s on Feb. 6. Ball scored 16 within the first half after tallying 24 Wednesday at Butler. Alex Karaban added 13 of his 18 factors within the second half, turning into the all-time winningest participant in class historical past along with his 116th profession win.
KJ Lewis led all scorers with 24 factors, together with a 4-point play with 24 seconds left to get the Hoyas (13-12, 5-9) inside 77-74. Vince Iwuchukwu added 16 and Kayvaun Mulready contributed 15, however Georgetown misplaced its twelfth straight sport within the sequence.
No. 7 Nebraska 68, Northwestern 49
Pryce Sandfort swished six 3-pointers on the way in which to scoring 29 factors because the Cornhuskers defeated the Wildcats in Lincoln, Neb.Nebraska (22-3, 11-3 Massive Ten) surpassed final season’s win whole regardless of matching a season-high with 18 turnovers, two fewer than slumping Northwestern (10-16, 2-13). Sam Hoiberg recorded 14 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists whereas Cale Jacobsen added 10 factors. Rienk Mast grabbed 9 boards to assist Nebraska to a 40-24 edge on the glass.The Wildcats tied their season-long shedding streak with a fifth straight defeat. Nick Martinelli scored 11 factors to tempo the Wildcats, who held a 39-38 lead with 12:32 to go earlier than the Huskers went on an 11-2 run to take management.
No. 11 North Carolina 79, Pitt 65
Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 factors apiece to assist the short-handed Tar Heels hand the Panthers their fifth straight loss in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Zayden Excessive had 15 factors and 7 rebounds for North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 ACC), which performed with out its two main scorers in Caleb Wilson (19.8 factors per sport) and Henri Veesaar (16.4 ppg), who each missed the sport with accidents. Luka Bogavac added 15 factors for the Tar Heels, who gained their sixth sport in seven tries.
Cameron Corhen led Pittsburgh (9-17, 2-11) with 23 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists. Roman Siulepa scored 14 factors and Barry Dunning Jr. contributed 10.
No. 13 Purdue 78, Iowa 57
4 gamers scored in double figures and the Boilermakers clamped down on the Hawkeyes in a win in Iowa Metropolis.
C.J. Cox led the balanced Boilermakers (21-4, 11-3 Massive Ten) with 14 factors, connecting on 4 of their 12 made 3-pointers. Reserve Gicarri Harris additionally scored 14, whereas Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn every added 12 factors in Purdue’s fourth straight win. Braden Smith dished out 12 assists to present him 980 for his profession. Smith is 97 assists away from passing Bobby Hurley for the all-time NCAA document.
Bennett Stirtz scored a game-high 19 factors for the Hawkeyes (18-7, 8-6), who fell to 0-5 in opposition to ranked opponents this season. Stirtz made 7 of 12 area targets however the remainder of his teammates hit simply 13 of 41.
No. 14 Florida 92, No. 25 Kentucky 83
City Klavzar netted 19 factors off the bench and sparked a second-half run because the Gators led wire-to-wire to knock off the Wildcats in Gainesville, Fla.
Klavzar, who was 5 of 11 from distance, scored eight factors in a span of 4:06 to show an eight-point sport right into a 14-point lead and assist the Gators win their fifth straight sport and tenth of their final 11. The Gators (19-6, 10-2 SEC) led by 15 within the first half.
Kentucky’s Denzel Aberdeen notched 19 factors and 4 assists, whereas Collin Chandler had 18 factors, three rebounds and three steals. Otega Oweh had 13 factors and 5 boards and Malachi Moreno totaled 11 factors and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-8, 8-4).No. 15 Virginia 70, Ohio State 66Malik Thomas had 13 factors and 6 rebounds because the Cavaliers prolonged their successful streak to 6 video games with a nonconference victory over the Buckeyes on the inaugural Nashville (Tenn.) Hoops Showdown.Virginia (22-3) acquired 12 factors apiece from Probability Mallory and Sam Lewis. Ugonna Onyenso added eight factors, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Cavaliers held a 40-26 rebounding edge.
Bruce Thornton carried Ohio State (16-9) with 28 factors. Amare Bynum had 15 factors and 6 rebounds, whereas Christoph Tilly added 11 factors. Virginia shot 23 extra free throws (32-9) and outscored the Buckeyes 22-6 from the road.
No. 17 St. John’s 79, Windfall 69
In a Massive East conflict marred by a second-half brawl that led to 6 ejections, Dylan Darling scored 18 of his season-high 23 factors within the second half to guide the Crimson Storm (20-5, 13-1) over the host Friars (11-15, 4-11).
With Windfall clinging to a 40-39 edge with 14:25 to play, the Friars’ Duncan Powell clotheslined former Windfall standout Bryce Hopkins as he went up for a breakaway layup. As Hopkins acquired up off the ground and stood as much as Powell, gamers and coaches flew off each benches to attempt to restore order.
After a video overview, Windfall’s Powell and Jaylin Sellers have been ejected together with Dillon Mitchell, Kelvin Odih, Ruben Prey and Lefteris Liotopoulos for St. John’s – the latter three for leaving the Crimson Storm’s bench.
Zuby Ejiofor scored 14 factors for St. John’s whereas Oziyah Sellers added 11 factors and Hopkins had 9 factors and 9 rebounds. Stefan Vaaks notched 20 factors, Ryan Mela scored 14 and Jaylin Sellers added 13 for Windfall, which has misplaced six of its final eight.
No. 19 Vanderbilt 82, Texas A&M 69
Tyler Nickel, AK Okereke and Devin McGlockton mixed for 65 factors to guide the Commodores over the Aggies in Nashville, Tenn.Nickel scored 25 factors, whereas Okereke added 23. McGlockton posted 17 factors and eight rebounds. Nickel’s long-range capturing (5 3-pointers) and a season-high scoring whole from Okereke allowed Vanderbilt (21-4, 8-4 Southeastern Convention) to win for the fifth time in six video games.Texas A&M (17-8, 7-5), which misplaced its fourth straight sport, acquired 20 factors from Marcus Hill. No different Aggie scored in double figures. Zach Clemence completed with 9 factors, Ali Dibba added 9 factors and eight rebounds, and Rashaun Agee collected eight factors and 11 rebounds.
No. 21 Arkansas 88, Auburn 75
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. tied a profession excessive with 31 factors and made a career-best seven 3-pointers because the Razorbacks ran away from the short-handed Tigers in Fayetteville, Ark.
Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 factors for Arkansas. He was 12-of-15 from the sector with 4 assists, three steals and two blocked pictures for the Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Convention), who moved into second place behind No. 14 Florida (19-6, 10-2).
Tahaad Pettiford had 29 factors and 7 assists and KeShawn Murphy scored a career-high 22 factors and added 12 rebounds for the Tigers (14-11, 5-7), who’ve misplaced 4 in a row after a four-game successful streak. Auburn performed with out main scorer Keyshawn Corridor (20.7 factors per sport), who has been benched indefinitely for disciplinary causes, in keeping with coach Steven Pearl.
No. 22 BYU 90, Colorado 86 (OT)
Robert Wright III set a brand new profession excessive with 39 factors to guide the Cougars to an time beyond regulation win in opposition to the Buffaloes in Provo, Utah.
Wright made 12 of 16 area purpose makes an attempt and all 4 3-point makes an attempt to guide short-handed BYU (19-6, 7-5 Massive 12). AJ Dybantsa had a double-double with 20 factors, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Second-leading scorer Richie Saunders went down 45 seconds into the sport, left the courtroom with an obvious leg damage and didn’t return. BYU coach Kevin Younger had no postgame replace on Saunders.
Isaiah Johnson led Colorado (14-12, 4-9) with 27 factors. Barrington Hargress contributed 20 factors and Bangot Dak added 15 factors and 7 rebounds for the Buffaloes, who’ve misplaced two straight video games.
No. 24 Louisville 82, Baylor 71
Mikel Brown Jr. scored 29 factors to guide the Cardinals previous the Bears in a nonconference showdown in Fort Price, Texas.
The freshman guard adopted up his 45-point efficiency in Monday’s win over NC State by notching his seventh 20-point sport of the season. He made 8 of 14 pictures, together with 4 of 5 from past the 3-point arc. He additionally dished out six assists and posted a season-high 5 steals as he helped the Cardinals (19-6) dig out of a first-half gap.
Baylor (13-12) used a 16-2 run in a lower than five-minute span to take a 32-25 lead with 3:37 left within the first half after a Michael Rataj jumper. Nevertheless, that was the Bears’ final bucket within the first half as they missed their final six pictures. That enabled a Brown trey with 16 seconds left earlier than halftime to tie the sport at 34-all.
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