Tennessee torches Arkansas
Turner, Bowden lethal from behind arc in 106-87 rout
Lamonte’ Turner scored 21 points and Jordan Bowden 19, and No. 3 Tennessee whipped Arkansas 106-87 on Tuesday night for its 11th straight win.
Turner hit 6 of 8 shots. Bowden was 6-for-7 shooting — 5-for-6 from 3-point range.
The Volunteers last won 11 straight in the 2007-08 season. Tennessee (151, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) is off to its fastest start since that 2007-08 campaign, when the Vols won 16 of their first 17.
Isaiah Joe scored 23 points to lead Arkansas (10-6, 1-3).
Virginia 81, Virginia Tech 59: De’andre Hunter scored 21 points and Ty Jerome had 14 and a career-high 12 assists as No. 4 Virginia (16-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) routed No. 9 Virginia Tech. Nickeil Alexander-walker scored 19 points to lead Virginia Tech (14-2, 3-1), which was seeking the first 15-1 start in program history.
Nevada 72, Boise state 71: Cody Martin hit a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining to help No. 10 Nevada (17-1, 4-1 Mountain West) beat Boise State. Boise State (8-9, 3-1) had a chance to win it but Justinian Jessup’s long 3-point heave at the buzzer fell short. kentucky 69, georgia 49: Ashton Hagans silenced a hostile crowd by scoring a seasonhigh 23 points, leading No. 12 Kentucky over Georgia. The Wildcats (13-3, 3-1 SEC) pulled away in the second half for their third straight victory. Georgia (9-7, 1-3) led by five in the opening minutes before going to the locker room down 35-31. Hagans took control after halftime.
North carolina 75, Notre dame 69: Nassir Little scored all 11 of his points in the final 11 minutes, and No. 13 North Carolina beat Notre Dame. Coby White had 17 points while Luke Maye added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-4, 3-1 ACC). Prentiss Hubb scored 18 points, John Mooney had 16 points and 19 rebounds, and D.J. Harvey added 15 points for the Fighting Irish (11-6, 1-3).
Marquette 74, georgetown 71: Sam Hauser scored a career-high 31 points, Theo John tied a career-high with 14 points, and No. 15 Marquette held on to beat Georgetown despite Markus Howard — the nation’s fourthleading scorer — playing just three scoreless minutes due to lower back tightness. John blocked Georgetown’s James Akinjo’s drive with four seconds left as Marquette (15-3, 4-1 Big East) won its fourth straight game. Georgetown (12-6, 2-3) was led by Mac Mcclung with 24 points.
Buffalo 88, western Michigan 79: Jeremy Harris had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 16 Buffalo held off upset-minded Western Michigan. Nick Perkins added 14 points for the Bulls (16-1, 4-0 Mid-american), who trailed by 11 in the first half and struggled to shake free of WMU until the very end. Josh Davis scored 24 points for WMU (6-11, 0-4). wake Forest 71, N.c. state 67: Freshman Jaylen Hoard had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Wake Forest (8-8, 1-3 ACC) blew a 22-point lead before recovering in time to top No. 17 North Carolina State (14-3, 2-2).
Lsu 83, Mississippi 69: Tremont Waters scored 20 points, Kavell Bigby-williams had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and LSU (13-3, 3-0 SEC) defeated No. 18 Mississippi. Ole Miss (13-3, 3-1) had its 10-game winning streak snapped.
Mississippi state 71, Florida 68: Quinndary Weatherspoon converted a threepoint play with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 24 Mississippi State (13-3, 1-2 SEC) over Florida. Kevaughn Allen had 17 points for Florida (9-7, 1-3).
Note: A central New York businessman says he’s following through with a pledge to donate $150,000 to area Boys & Girls Clubs in the aftermath of Syracuse’s upset of No. 1 Duke. Adam Weitsman, a well-known Orange fan and owner of recycling and shredding business, posted on Facebook before the game that he would make the donation if Syracuse won. The visiting Orange upset the Blue Devils 95-91 in overtime Monday night. Weitsman told the Post-standard of Syracuse that on the way to the game at Cameron Indoor Stadium he was reading about a Syracuse recruit who learned to play the game at the Boys & Girls Club in Rochester. That’s when the idea of the donation came to him. Weitsman’s grandfather was a founding member of a Boys & Girls Club in New York. Also, the foundation of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and wife Juli supports branches of the organization. Weitsman was among a group of Syracuse fans that sat behind the team bench for the victory. He says “it’s amazing to be able to help them out.”