SATURDAY’S GAMES
TOP 25
■ (At) No. 1 Villanova 86, Butler 75: Donte DiVincenzo DiVincenzo scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Brunson added 27, and the Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East) topped the Bulldogs (17-9, 7-6). Kelan Martin scored 30 and Kamar Baldwin had 25 for Butler.
■ Virginia Tech at No. 2 Virginia: Late
■ No. 3 Purdue at No. 4 Michigan State: Late
■ No. 5 Xavier 72, (at) Creighton 71: Quentin Goodin (career-high 17 points) made two free throws with threetenths of a second left, and the Musketeers (23-3, 11-2 Big East) rallied past the Bluejays (18-7, 8-5). J.P. Macura added 15 for Xavier. Marcus Foster had 29 points and eight rebounds for Creighton.
■ No. 7 Texas Tech at Kansas State: Late
■ No. 8 Auburn 78, (at) Georgia 61: Jared Harper had 24 points and seven assists, and Mustapha Heron added 19 points to lead the Tigers (22-3, 10-2 SEC) over the Bulldogs (13-11, 4-8). Yante Maten had 20 points for Georgia.
■ (At) Baylor 80, No. 10 Kansas 64: Jo Lual-Acuil had 19 points, Manu Lecomte scored 18 and Numi Omot added 17 as the Bears (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) pulled away late to defeat the Jayhawks (19-6, 8-4). Devonte Graham had 14 of his 23 points after halftime for Kansas.
■ No. 12 Gonzaga at No. 11 Saint Mary’s: Late
■ Southern Cal at No. 13 Arizona: Late
■ Iowa at No. 14 Ohio State: Late
■ No. 15 Tennessee at Alabama: Late
■ (At) Iowa State 88, No. 17 Oklahoma 80: Lindell Wigginton scored 26 points, and Cam Lard added 19 points with 17 rebounds as the freshmen powered the Cyclones (13-11, 4-8 Big 12) past the Sooners (16-8, 6-6).
■ Oklahoma State 88, (at) No. 19 West Virginia 85: Kendall Smith and Cameron McGriff each scored 20 points, and the Cowboys (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) rallied late to edge the Mountaineers (18-7, 7-5), who have lost six of nine.
■ No. 21 North Carolina 96, (at) N.C. State 89: Luke Maye scored 27 of his career-high 33 points after halftime and added 17 rebounds to help the Tar Heels (19-7, 8-5 ACC) hold off the Wolfpack (16-9, 6-6).
■ Connecticut at No. 22 Wichita State: Late
■ San Diego State at No. 23 Nevada: Late
■ No. 24 Kentucky at Texas A&M: Late
■ (At) Boston College 72, No. 25 Miami 70: Ky Bowman (24 points, 12 rebounds, six assists) stole a rebound under the basket, drew a foul and hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to lift the Eagles (15-10, 5-7 ACC) over the Hurricanes (18-6, 7-5).