No. 2 Baylor at 11-0, tops TCU
Holy Cross wins family feud
Jared Butler scored a season-high 28 points and No. 2 Baylor stayed undefeated with a 67-49 victory over TCU on Saturday, when the Bears got another another double-digit win even after trailing at halftime for the first time this season.
MaCio Teague added 12 points and Davion Mitchell had 10 for the Bears (11-0, 4-0 Big 12).
Mike Miles had 15 of his 17 points by halftime for the Horned Frogs (9-4, 2-3), who led at halftime only because of the freshman’s highlight buzzer-beating 3-pointer from about 65 feet that made it 28-27.
No. 1 Gonzaga 116, Portland 88 — Joel Ayayi posted the first triple-double in Gonzaga history and the Bulldogs routed Portland for their 16th straight win.
Ayayi had 12 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds, and Drew Timme had 26 points for the Bulldogs (12-0, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who were riding the nation’s longest active winning streak.
No. 4 Texas 72, No. 14 West Virginia 70 — Three years to the day since Texas coach Shaka Smart told his players that Andrew Jones had been diagnosed with leukemia, the junior guard put his latest stamp on what is turning into a special season for the Longhorns.
Jones hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to lift the Longhorns (10-1, 4-0 Big 12).
Taz Sherman scored 17 points and Derek Culver had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Mountaineers (9-4, 2-3).
No. 6 Kansas 63, Oklahoma 59 — David McCormack hit the clinching short hook shot with 12.8 seconds to go, helping Kansas (11-2, 4-1 Big 12) avoid back-to-back losses in Allen Fieldhouse for the first time since the first season under Roy Williams in 1988-89.
The Sooners (6-4, 2-3), were without Brady Manek and Jalen Hill because of COVID-19 protocols.
No. 7 Creighton 97, St. John’s 79 — Creighton’s high-scoring offense didn’t skip a beat even without its biggest star.
Denzel Mahoney scored a season-high 24 points to lead six players in double figures with Marcus Zegarowski out of the lineup.
The Bluejays (10-2, 6-1) won their sixth consecutive Big East game in the same season for the first time since joining the conference in 2013 and swept the two-game season series with St. John’s. The Red Storm (6-6, 1-5) dropped to 0-4 on the road.
No. 9 Tennessee 68, Texas A&M 54 — Tennessee sophomore guard Santiago Vescov scored a career-high 23 points for the Vols (9-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) as he hit his first four shots from behind the arc.
The Aggies are now 6-4, 1-3 in SEC play.
No. 11 Houston 71, Tulane 50 — Marcus Sasser scored 20 of his career-high 28 points in the first half for Houston (10-1, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Jordan Walker scored 13 points and Jaylen Forbes had 11 for Tulane (6-3, 1-3).
Ohio State 79, No. 15 Rutgers 68 — Ohio State entered the game at No. 15 Rutgers without its senior leader in point guard C.J. Walker and 0-3 on the road in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes left with a win, but another injury. The Buckeyes (9-3, 3-3 Big Ten) used a 22-4 burst to take a 42-30 lead at halftime in sending Rutgers (7-4, 3-4) to its third straight loss.
No. 18 Texas Tech 91, Iowa St 64 — Kyler Edwards scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half for the Red Raiders (10-3, 3-2 Big 12). Solomon Young and Rasir Bolton led the Cyclones (2-7, 0-5) with 15 points each.
No. 21 Duke 79, Wake Forest 68 — Matthew Hurt scored a career-high 26 points in Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s return from a one-game absence due to COVID-19 protocols.
Freshman DJ Steward added 21 points for the Blue Devils (5-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Daivien Williamson and Ismael Massoud each scored 17 points to lead the Demon Deacons (3-3, 0-3).
Miami 65, N.C. State 59 — Isaiah Wong scored 24 points and Earl Timberlake had six of his career-high 13 in the last 68 seconds for the Hurricanes (5-5, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Wolfpack (6-3, 2-2) played their fourth tight game. Miami goes to Boston College on Tuesday.
Northeastern 67, Hofstra 56 — Tyson Walker scored 23 points, dropping in a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northeastern swept Hofstra.
Northeastern and Hofstra have won the last two Colonial Athletic Association championships and the Huskies were beaten by Hofstra in three close contests last season.
Quirin Emanga added 14 points for Northeastern (5-5, 4-0), which won its fourth consecutive game. Jason Strong added 11 points. Jahmyl Telfort had nine rebounds, four assists and seven points.
UMass 83, La Salle 67 — Cairo McCrory came off the bench to score 15 points to carry Massachussetts (3-3, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Anwar Gill had 14 points for the Explorers (5-6, 2-2).
UMass-Lowell 71, Hartford 62 — Obadiah Noel scored 24 points for UMass Lowell (4-7, 3-4 America East Conference). UMass Lowell scored 36 points in the first half, a season high for the team. Miroslav Stafl had 16 points for the Hawks (7-5, 4-3).
UConn 72, Butler 60 — Tyler Polley had 19 points and Tyrese Martin had 15 points and seven rebounds for UConn (6-1, 3-1 Big East Conference). Bryce Nze had 18 points for the Bulldogs (3-6, 2-4).
UMBC 69, New Hampshire 54 — L.J. Owens posted 17 points for UMBC (8-2, 4-1 America East Conference), which earned its fifth straight road victory. Blondeau Tchoukuiengo had 10 points for the Wildcats (4-4, 3-2).
Army 83, Holy Cross 68 — Josh Caldwell had a careerhigh 20 points for Army (6-2, 2-1 Patriot League).
Austin Butler had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Crusaders (1-2, 1-2).
Rhode Island 83, VCU 68 — Fatts Russell had 23 points, tying his season high, for Rhode Island.
The 5-foot-10 Russell grabbed nine rebounds and shot 13 for 14 from the foul line. Jeremy Sheppard added 20 points and seven rebounds for Rhode Island (6-6, 3-2 Atlantic 10 Confer-ence). Nah’Shon Hyland had 24 points for VCU (9-3, 2-1), whose seven-game win streak ended with the loss.
NJIT 63, Maine 54 — Dylan O’Hearn had 22 points for NJIT (4-3, 3-2 America East Conference). LeChaun DuHart had 18 points for the Black Bears (1-5, 1-4).
Vermont 76, Binghamton 60 — Ryan Davis had 25 points and 11 rebounds for Vermont (4-3, 4-3 America East Conference). Brenton Mills had 16 points for the Bearcats (1-9, 1-6).
Women
No. 3 UConn 87, Providence 50 — UConn has been able to play only seven games this season because of pandemic-related schedule changes, and that has put career milestones in perspective for coach Geno Auriemma.
Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 23 points and No. 3 UConn overcame a sluggish start to rout Providence 8750 on Saturday to give Auriemma his 1,098th win. That ties the late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt for the second most wins in Division I women’s basketball history behind Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer (1,104).
Aubrey Griffin added a season-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (7-0, 6-0 Big East).
Kyra Spiwak and Alyssa Geary each had 10 points to lead Providence (5-7, 3-4).
Holy Cross 80, Army 46 — Maureen Magarity has family bragging rights — at least for a day.
Her Holy Cross team beat her dad Dave’s Army squad Saturday in what is believed to be the first father-daughter coaching matchup in Division I history.
Dave Magarity said he was hit with a lot of emotions before the game.
“It’s hard to put into words, it really hit me like a ton of bricks then I realized it’s a league game,” he said.
Avery LaBarbera scored 23 points, Bronagh PowerCassidy added 17 and the Crusaders outscored the Black Knights 45-19 in the second half to give Maureen Magarity her first win at Holy Cross.