Top-ranked Kentucky falls short against UCLA
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Isaac Hamilton scored 19 points, T.J. Leaf had 17 with 13 rebounds and No. 11 UCLA shot 53 percent to beat No. 1 Kentucky 97-92 on Saturday, its second upset of the top-ranked Wildcats in as many years.
The Bruins (9-0) matched their season scoring average to win this showdown of college basketball's winningest schools in their first-ever visit to Rupp Arena, and end the Wildcats' 42-game home winning streak. Kentucky (7-1) cut a 14-point second-half deficit to 95-92 on Derek Willis' 3-pointer with 8.3 seconds remaining but Bryce Alford's two free throws with 7.4 left sealed the victory.
Besides hitting 35 of 66 from the field, UCLA outrebounded Kentucky 41-38 and limited the Wildcats to 41 percent shooting. It was the most points scored against a Kentucky team coached by John Calipari.
Malik Monk had 24 points and De'Aaron Fox added 20 for Kentucky.
No. 2 VILLANOVA 88, SAINT JOSEPH'S 57 VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Josh Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double to lead Villanova.
Hart, the preseason Big East player of the year, continued to show why he is among the best players in the nation. Hart hit three 3s and made 6 of 10 shots from the field overall.
Top-ranked Kentucky's loss to UCLA on Saturday means the defending national champion Wildcats should slide into the top spot in the next AP Top 25 poll.
Villanova (8-0) won its 16th straight Big 5 game against Phillybased teams La Salle, Penn, Drexel, Temple and the Hawks.
No. 4 KANSAS 89,
STANFORD 74
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Frank Mason III scored 20 points and Devonte Graham delivered an early 3-point barrage and finished with 15 for Kansas.
Josh Jackson and Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks (7-1), who overcame a monster game from the Cardinal's Reid Travis to win their 44th straight at Allen Fieldhouse.
Travis had a career-best 29 points and nine rebounds for Stanford (6-3).
No. 5 DUKE 94,
MAINE 55
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Luke Kennard scored a career-best 35 points and freshman Jayson Tatum finished with 10 points in his long-awaited debut for Duke.
Amile Jefferson added a careerhigh 20 points for the Blue Devils (8-1), who played without a true point guard.
Preseason All-America Grayson Allen and freshman Frank Jackson — their starting backcourt for the past four games — were held out. Allen has been dealing with a lingering toe injury, while Jackson has not had any publicly disclosed injuries.
No. 25 WEST VIRGINIA 66,
No. 6 VIRGINIA 57 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Esa Ahmad hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining and No. 25 West Virginia closed the game on an 11-2 run to end Virginia's 24-game home winning streak.
Jevon Carter led West Virginia (6-1) with 11 points and Nathan Adrian had 10.
Darius Thompson scored 14 points to lead Virginia (7-1), but the Cavaliers never got into any kind of rhythm offensively. West Virginia had a lot of do with that, forcing 14 turnovers and converting them into 18 points.
No. 18 BUTLER 82, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 58 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelan Martin finished with 30 points and six rebounds, and Tyler Wideman added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Butler.
The Bulldogs (8-0) scored 24 points off 16 Central Arkansas turnovers. The Bulldogs scored nearly half their points down low, finishing with 32 in the paint. Butler capitalized on 10 offensive rebounds by finishing the game with 16 second-chance points.
The Bulldogs' largest lead was 25 points with 4:58 left to play.