College Basketball Top 25 results | Thursday
Men
No. 1 Gonzaga 89, Santa Clara 75
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert scored 25 points, Drew Timme had 16 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 1 Gonzaga won its 50th straight at home, beating Santa Clara 89-75.
No. 3 Michigan 79, No. 9 Iowa 57
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hunter Dickinson gave Luka Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a victory over
No. 9 Iowa. No. 4 Ohio St. at Michigan St., late
No. 5 Illinois 86, Nebraska 70
No. 12 Houston 81, Western Kentucky 57
HOUSTON — Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 33 points and had six rebounds to help No. 12 Houston beat Western Kentucky.
No. 19 USC at Colorado, late
No. 22 San Diego St. vs.Boise St., late
Women
No. 1 UConn 81, Creighton 49
OMAHA, Neb. — Nika Muhl scored 15 of her season-high 19 points in the first quarter and No. 1 Connecticut won the outright Big East regular-season championship with an 81-49 victory over Creighton on Thursday night.
No. 2 NC State 83, Pittsburgh 53
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raina Perez scored 14 points and second-ranked North Carolina State was sharp from outside to beat Pittsburgh 83-53.
No. 3 Texas A&M 73, Alabama 67
TUSCALOOSA, Ala — Jordan Nixon and Kayla Wells each scored 16 points and No. 3 Texas A&M won its ninth straight game, beating Alabama 73-67 on Thursday night.
No. 5 So.Carolina 68, Mississippi 43
COLUMBIA, S.,C. — Zia Cooke scored 17 points and No. 5 South Carolina won its 13th game in a row against Mississippi, a 68-43 victory on Thursday.
No. 8 Maryland 88, Purdue 59
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Angel Reese scored 17 points and Diamond Miller added 16 as No. 8 Maryland moved one game closer to a third consecutive Big Ten regular-season title with an 88-59 road rout of Purdue.
No. 12 Michigan at Iowa, late
No. 16 Arkansas at Auburn, late
No. 19 Kentucky 62,
No. 17 Georgia 58
ATHENS, Ga. — Rhyne Howard scored 27 points, hitting all four of her 3-pointers, and No. 19 Kentucky defeated No. 17 Georgia 62-58.
No. 20 Tennessee 78, Missouri 73
No. 21 Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine, late