College Basketball Top 25 results | Sunday
Men
No. 5 Iowa 96, Northwestern 73
EVANSTON, Ill. — Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and No. 5 Iowa rolled to a victory over Northwestern.
Joe Wieskamp had 16 points and CJ Fredrick added 13 to help the Hawkeyes (12-2, 6-1 in the Big Ten) win their fifth straight. Iowa and Michigan are tied for the conference lead.
No. 11 Houston 75, UCF 58
HOUSTON — Quentin Grimes scored 18 points, Justin Gorham added 15 points and nine rebounds and Houston routed UCF.
Houston (11-1, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) has won four straight after a loss to Tulsa.
No. 20 Virginia Tech 64, Wake Forest, 60
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Tyrece Radford scored 20 points to help Virginia Tech hold off Wake Forest.
Radford made 6 of 7 shots, then went 6 for 6 at the foul line in the final 45.4 seconds for the Hokies (11-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Women
Colorado 77, No. 1 Stanford 72, OT
BOULDER, Colo. — Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:36 left in overtime to lead the Colorado Buffaloes to an upset win over No. 1 Stanford.
Peanut Tuitele blocked Lexi Hull’s 3-point attempt that would have tied it at with a second left to give Colorado its first win over a top-ranked team in program history. It also ended a 16-game losing streak to the Cardinal after a couple of close calls last season.
It was the second consecutive season that Stanford lost to an unranked team as No. 1,
Mya Hollingshed had a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes (6-6, 4-5 Pac-12).
Stanford (11-1, 8-1) led 70-69 after Hull split a pair of free throws. Formann, a freshman, hit a shot from the top of the arc to put the Buffaloes ahead for good.
No. 2 Louisville 84, Florida State 56
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kianna Smith scored 16 points to lead Louisville to a victory over Florida State.
The win by the Cardinals (12-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) coupled by an overtime loss by top-ranked Stanford at Colorado may likely give Louisville its first No. 1 ranking in program history when the new poll comes out Monday.
Louisville was originally slated to play N.C. State on Sunday, but the Wolfpack are on pause right now because of the Coronavirus.
No. 7 Texas A&M 69, No. 14 Mississippi State 41
COLLEGE STATION — Kayla Wells scored 19 points to lead Texas A&M to a victory over Mississippi State.
Texas A&M (13-1, 5-1 SEC) scored the game’s first five points and never trailed in bouncing back from its loss to LSU, ending a seven-game losing streak to the Bulldogs (8-4, 3-3) in the process.
Wells, a 6-foot senior guard, hit 8 of 9 field goals to lead three Aggies in double figures.
No. 9 Maryland 79, Wisconsin 70
MADISON, Wisc. — Chloe Bibby scored 19 points and Diamond Miller added 17 to help Maryland beat Wisconsin for its 10th consecutive victory.
The Terrapins’ only loss this season is an 81-72 setback to then-No. 24 Missouri State on Nov. 28.
No. 11 Arizona 67, Oregon State 51
TUCSON, Ariz. — Helena Pueyo reached a career-high in scoring by halftime, Aari McDonald extended her string of doubledigit scoring to 78 games and Arizona gave Oregon State.
Pueyo scored all of her 15 points in the first half as she made all four attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. McDonald poured in 20 points for Arizona (10-2, 8-2 Pac-12 Conference), her double-digit scoring streak ties the mark set by Oregon grad Sabrina Ionescu.
Arizona upended No. 10 Oregon 57-41 on Thursday, sweeping the Oregon schools for the first time since 2011.
No. 12 Kentucky 80, Vanderbilt 73
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Blair Green scored 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and Kentucky survived Vanderbilt’s upset bid.
Chelsie Hall sank a jumper, Koi Love followed with another and the Commodores led 69-65 with 5:04 left. But the Wildcats rallied with a 9-0 run to take the lead for good as Dre’Una Edwards sank a pair of foul shots and jumper during the run.
Texas Tech 74, No. 21 Texas 66
LUBBOCK, Texas — Vivian Gray scored 24 points with 13 rebounds and Lexi Gordon scored 14 and Texas Tech upset Texas.
Gray hit a jump shot, Maka Jackson sank a pair of free throws with 3:31 before halftime and Texas Tech (7-6, 2-5 Big 12 Conference) took a 28-26 lead and never trailed again.
Gray sealed the win with a three-point play on a sweeping, left-hand layup drawing the foul on Joanne Allen-Taylor. The play gave the Red Raiders a 69-62 lead with 52 seconds remaining.
Celeste Taylor and Audrey Warren scored 14 apiece for Texas (9-3, 3-2)
No. 22 Northwestern 67, Penn St. 50
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Veronica Burton scored 19 points and had five steals as Northwestern beat Penn State, picking up a third-straight win.
The absence of Penn State’s leading scorer Kelly Jekot (15.9 ppg) was immediately apparent as the Lady Lions (4-6, 1-5 Big Ten) made three of seven shots in the first quarter and were 5-for-21 shooting by halftime, when they trailed 32-18.
No. 23 Tennessee 82, Alabama 56
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Rennia Davis scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Tennessee bounced back from a disappointing loss to roll past Alabama.
Tennessee, coming off a 67-66 home loss to Georgia on Thursday, took control in the second quarter, outscoring the Crimson Tide 26-7.