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Keaton Wagler poured in a career-high 46 factors and his teammates drilled 4 consecutive 3-pointers down the stretch to rally No. 11 Illinois to a Huge Ten victory over No. 4 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday afternoonWagler, a freshman guard, completed 13 of 17 from the sphere, an Illinois-record 9 of 11 from 3-point vary and 11 of 13 on the line to set the Mackey Area mark for factors by a visiting participant.
David Mirkovic added 12 factors and eight rebounds because the Preventing Illini (17-3, 8-1 Huge Ten) canned 18 of 38 3-point tries to earn their ninth win in a row and keep inside one sport of Nebraska within the convention race.Braden Smith shrugged off a second-half excessive ankle sprain to supply 27 factors and 12 assists for Purdue (17-3, 7-2), which misplaced its second straight sport since reeling off a nine-game profitable streak. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 factors, and Omer Mayer contributed 11 off the bench.
No. 1 Arizona 88, West Virginia 53
Brayden Burries scored 13 of his game-high 22 factors within the first half because the top-ranked Wildcats led wire-to-wire in opposition to the Mountaineers in Tucson, Ariz., to assert their greatest Huge 12 victory margin since becoming a member of the league final yr.
Koa Peat added 17 factors for Arizona (20-0, 7-0) whereas Motiejus Krivas notched 11 factors and 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double. Anthony Dell’Urso contributed 12 factors, and Tobe Awaka grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.
Likelihood Moore paced West Virginia (13-7, 4-3) with 12 factors. Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff added 10 apiece because the Mountaineers trailed 43-23 at halftime and by no means obtained nearer.
No. 2 Connecticut 75, Villanova 67 (OT)
Alex Karaban grabbed an offensive rebound with 1:24 left in extra time and sank two free throws to interrupt the sport’s eleventh tie and lead the Huskies to the Huge East victory over the Wildcats in Hartford, Conn.
Karaban recorded all of his 17 factors after halftime and added eight rebounds for UConn (19-1, 9-0), which prolonged its profitable streak to fifteen video games – this system’s longest since a 19-game run by the 1998-99 nationwide champions.
Solo Ball paced the Huskies with 24 factors whereas Tarris Reed added 10 factors and 11 rebounds. Tyler Perkins and Duke Brennan posted 16 factors apiece for Villanova (15-5, 6-3) whereas Brennan added 14 rebounds.
No. 5 Duke 90, Wake Forest 69
Cameron Boozer racked up 22 of his 32 factors within the second half because the Blue Devils ran away from the Demon Deacons for a victory at Durham, N.C.,
Patrick Ngongba II added 13 factors and Isaiah Evans had 11 for the Blue Devils (18-1, 7-0 ACC), who shot 50% from the sphere and loved a 43-22 rebounding benefit. Boozer shot 11-for-20 with three 3-pointers from the sphere to go along with 7-for-7 free-throw taking pictures. He additionally supplied a team-high 9 rebounds.
Juke Harris’ 23 factors and Cooper Schwieger’s 12 factors paced Wake Forest (11-9, 2-5), which misplaced its second sport in a row. Omaha Biliew added 11 factors and Tre’Von Spillers had 10.
No. 12 Texas Tech 90, No. 6 Houston 86
Donovan Atwell knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers in a 34-second span, then went 3 of 4 from the free-throw line within the remaining 22 seconds to elevate the Pink Raiders to a victory over the Cougars at Lubbock, Texas.
J.T. Toppin led Texas Tech (16-4, 6-1 Huge 12) to its second dwelling win in opposition to a ranked foe in an eight-day span with 31 factors and 12 rebounds. Atwell and Jaylin Petty scored 18 apiece and mixed to go 10 of 14 from 3-point vary, whereas Christian Anderson scored 12 factors with 9 assists.
The Pink Raiders snapped the Cougars’ program report 16-game highway profitable streak and spoiled a record-setting efficiency by Houston freshman Kingston Flemmings. It was simply sufficient to offset Flemmings’ 42 factors, essentially the most ever for a Cougars freshman. Houston (17-2, 5-1 Huge 12) allowed 90 factors in regulation for the primary time since 2018.
No. 7 Nebraska 76, Minnesota 57
Pryce Sandfort scored 22 factors and pulled down 10 rebounds, and the Cornhuskers relied on a second-half surge to beat the Golden Gophers and stay unbeaten in Minneapolis.
Jamarques Lawrence and Sam Hoiberg added 14 factors apiece for Nebraska (20-0, 9-0 Huge Ten), which outscored Minnesota 46-21 within the second half after trailing by six factors on the break.
Bobby Durkin scored 16 factors on 6-for-13 taking pictures to guide Minnesota (10-10, 3-6), which misplaced its fifth sport in a row. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson and Cade Tyson added 12 factors apiece.
No. 8 Gonzaga 68, San Francisco 66The Bulldogs survived on the buzzer after the Dons missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer to increase their win streak to 14 video games in a victory in Spokane, Wash.This was the Bulldogs’ thirty fourth straight win over the Dons of their one hundredth assembly for a 78-22 report all-time. Jalen Warley led Gonzaga (21-1, 9-0 West Coast Convention) with a game-high 19 factors on 7-for-10 taking pictures, whereas Davis Fogle and Tyon Grant-Foster every chipped in 15 factors off the bench.San Francisco (13-9, 5-4) virtually performed spoiler by making three straight 3-pointers to chop the result in 68-66 with 1:02 left after going 3:22 with out scoring. Junjie Wang’s 3-point shot with three seconds left bounced off the entrance of the rim earlier than the Bulldogs’ Fogle corralled the rebound with no time left. Legend Smiley was 5-for-6 from 3, scoring 18 factors for the Dons. Ryan Beasley had 14 factors and 4 made 3-pointers, and Vukasin Masic tallied 11 factors.
No. 9 Iowa State 84, Oklahoma State 71
Milan Momcilovic scored 29 factors on 8-of-12 taking pictures, and the Cyclones held on for a win over the Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla.
Joshua Jefferson added 20 factors for Iowa State (18-2, 5-2 Huge 12), which received its second straight sport after sustaining back-to-back losses. Tamin Lipsey added 13 factors. The Cyclones shot 62.1% from the ground within the first half on the way in which to a 51-21 halftime lead.
Kanye Clary scored 19 factors on 5-of-7 taking pictures to guide Oklahoma State (14-6, 2-5). Jaylen Curry additionally completed with 19 factors. The Cowboys minimize the deficit to as little as 10 factors with 1:41 left however by no means have been capable of minimize the deficit to single digits after falling behind 23-4.
No. 10 Michigan State 91, Maryland 48
Jeremy Fears Jr. dominated with 17 factors and 17 assists because the Spartans routed the Terrapins at East Lansing, Mich.
Carson Cooper added 14 factors and eight rebounds for the Spartans (18-2, 8-1 Huge Ten), who transformed 60.7% of their subject aim makes an attempt, together with 9-of-19 3-point taking pictures. Fears’ gaudy help whole was essentially the most by a Michigan State participant since Mateen Cleaves had 20 in a sport on March 4, 2000, in opposition to Michigan.
Elijah Saunders scored 13 factors for Maryland (8-12, 1-8) and David Coit added 11. The Terrapins once more skilled hassle offensively, taking pictures 33.3% from the ground.
No. 13 BYU 91, Utah 78
A.J. Dybantsa scored a career-high 43 factors to guide the Cougars to the Huge 12 victory over the Utes in Provo, Utah.
Dybantsa shattered the college’s freshman report set by Danny Ainge in 1977. He posted 24 of his factors within the second half as BYU (17-2, 5-1) pulled away. Robert Wright III added 21 factors because the Cougars shot 53.3% to brush the season sequence.
Keanu Dawes paced Utah (9/11, 1-6) with 23 factors and Terrance Brown added 22. They every hit 4 3-pointers because the Utes canned 13 of 21 pictures from past the arc. Utah was inside 55-53 with quarter-hour to go when BYU broke it open with a 14-3 run.
No. 22 North Carolina 85, No. 14 Virginia 80
The Tar Heels obtained 17 second-half factors from Jarin Stevenson and rallied for a win over the Cavaliers in ACC motion in Charlottesville, Va.
Caleb Wilson scored 20 factors for the Tar Heels (16-4, 4-3 ACC), who had misplaced their first three convention highway video games. It was the 14th 20-point sport of the season for the freshman star. Seth Trimble added 16 factors, Luka Bogavac had 14 and Derek Dixon added 11.
Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 20 factors and Malik Thomas, Sam Lewis and Likelihood Mallory every had 11.
No. 15 Vanderbilt 88, Mississippi State 56
Tyler Tanner scored 24 factors and the Commodores ended a three-game shedding streak by dominating the Bulldogs from begin to end in a victory in Starkville, Miss.
Tanner triggered a couple of surges and acquired loads of assist as Duke Miles added 17 factors, Tyler Nickel had 13 and Devin McGlockton scored 10 for the Commodores (17-3, 4-3 SEC), who bounced again from a 93-68 loss at No. 20 Arkansas on Tuesday.
Vanderbilt’s protection was a lot improved after permitting greater than 90 factors in every of its final two video games. The Commodores had 10 steals and compelled 17 turnovers, main to twenty-eight factors. Jayden Epps scored 14 off the bench to guide the Bulldogs (10-10, 2-5), who misplaced their fifth straight. Main scorer Josh Hubbard (seven factors), who entered the sport averaging 21.7 factors, noticed his latest stoop proceed.
Auburn 76, No. 16 Florida 67
Keyshawn Corridor scored 24 factors and the Tigers ended the Gators’ five-game profitable streak in Gainesville, Fla.
KeShawn Murphy added 16 factors, Tahaad Pettiford had 11 and Kevin Overton scored 10 for the Tigers (13-7, 4-3 SEC), who received for the fourth time in 5 video games.
Thomas Haugh recorded 27 factors and 10 rebounds, City Klavzar scored 12 and Rueben Chinyelu added 10, although his seven rebounds left him wanting what would have been his fifth consecutive double-double, for the Gators (14-6, 5-2).
Tennessee 79, No. 17 Alabama 73
Freshman Nate Ament scored a career-high 29 factors and picked up seven rebounds to guide the Volunteers to a strong victory over the Crimson Tide in SEC play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 24 factors for his ninth 20-point outing of the season because the Volunteers (13-6, 3-3 SEC) defeated Alabama for the fifth consecutive time.
Labaron Philon Jr. had 26 factors and 7 assists however was simply 7-of-20 from the sphere for the Crimson Tide (13-6, 3-3). Latrell Wrightsell Jr. had 14 factors, and Charles Bediako had 13 factors on 5-of-6 taking pictures in his controversial ‘second’ debut with the college. Bediako, a former skilled participant, spent two seasons at Alabama earlier than going unselected within the 2023 NBA Draft.
No. 18 Clemson 77, Georgia Tech 63
Nick Davidson and Jake Wahlin scored 13 factors apiece to guide the Tigers to a win over the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Dillon Hunter and Ace Buckner added 12 factors every for Clemson (17-4, 7-1 ACC), which rebounded from its first convention lack of the season on Tuesday. The Tigers trailed by as many as 5 factors within the first half however outscored Georgia Tech 42-30 within the second half.
Kowacie Reeves Jr. led Georgia Tech (11-9, 2-5) with 19 factors, whereas Lamar Washington scored 10. Baye Ndongo had 5 factors and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who dropped their fourth sport in 5 tries.
No. 19 Kansas 86, Kansas State 62Flory Bidunga scored 21 factors and pulled down 10 rebounds to guide the visiting Jayhawks previous the rival Wildcats in a Huge 12 contest in Manhattan, Kan.Melvin Council Jr. contributed 17 factors, 12 assists and 7 rebounds for Kansas (15-5, 5-2 Huge 12). Elmarko Jackson scored 19 factors, Bryson Tiller added 16 and Tre White chipped in 13 because the Jayhawks received their fourth straight sport.P.J. Haggerty led Kansas State (10-10, 1-6) with 23 factors, and Andrej Kostic added 12 factors as the one different Wildcat in double figures.
No. 20 Arkansas 85, LSU 81
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 24 of his career-high 31 factors within the second half and the Razorbacks overcame an eight-point deficit earlier than holding off the Tigers in Fayetteville, Ark., enhancing to 12-0 at dwelling.
Acuff scored 9 straight Arkansas factors and had 12 of 15 because the Razorbacks (15-5, 5-2 SEC) turned a 59-56 deficit right into a 71-67 lead with six minutes remaining. Meleek Thomas had 14 factors, and Billy Richmond III had 11 factors.
Mike Nwoko scored 14 factors for the Tigers (13-7, 1-6), who led 45-37 2:05 into the second half. Dedan Thomas Jr. had 18 factors and 5 assists, and Pablo Tamba had 12 factors and 10 rebounds.
Texas 87, No. 21 Georgia 67
Dailyn Swain scored 26 factors and Tramon Mark added 23 because the Longhorns discovered one other gear seven minutes into the second half and swamped the Bulldogs in SEC motion in Austin, Texas.
The victory was the third over a ranked staff for Texas (12-8, 3-4 SEC) in its previous 5 video games. Vokietaitis and Jordan Pope completed with 14 factors every for Texas, which shot 68.8% from the ground after halftime.
Jeremiah Wilkinson led Georgia (16-4, 4-3) with 17 factors, whereas Somto Cyril added 12 and Jordan Ross had 11. The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 23 factors and missed 9 of their remaining 11 field-goal makes an attempt.
No. 23 Louisville 85, Virginia Tech 71
Mikel Brown Jr. returned to the lineup after a six-week absence and scored a team-high 20 factors because the Cardinals cruised previous the visiting Hokies.
Ryan Conwell added 15 factors and 6 rebounds for Louisville (14-5, 4-3 ACC). J’vonne Hadley scored 14 factors and grabbed six boards, whereas Sananda Fru tallied 13 factors and 10 rebounds.
Virginia Tech (15-6, 4-4) obtained a superb effort from Jailen Bedford, who scored 24 factors and shot 6-for-8 from 3-point vary. Ben Hammond added 18 factors, together with 4-for-5 3-point taking pictures. Hansberry tallied 12 factors, together with a trio of 3-pointers. The Hokies made 11 of 17 3-pointers within the second half to stay reasonably aggressive.
–Area Stage Media
