Villanova has lots of Hart in getting past Notre Dame
NEWARK, N.J. — Josh Hart scored a careerhigh 37 points and No. 1 Villanova rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat No. 23 Notre Dame 74-66 on Saturday at the Prudential Center.
Hart was the only Villanova (10-0) player to score in double figures. He was 10-of-14 from the field and made all 14 of his free-throw attempts.
Matt Farrell and Steve Vasturia had 18 points each for Notre Dame (9-1). UCLA 102, MICHIGAN 84
T.J. Leaf scored 21 points as the host No. 2 Bruins shot 67 percent in beating the Wolverines to improve to 10-0.
The Bruins topped 100 points for the fourth time this season.
Zak Irvin scored 18 to lead Michigan (7-3). KANSAS 89, NEBRASKA 72
Frank Mason III had 18 points and seven assists without a turnover as the No. 3 Jayhawks (9-1) cruised by Nebraska for their 46th win in a row at Allen Fieldhouse.
Tai Webster led the Huskers (5-5) with 22. DUKE 94, UNLV 45
Grayson Allen shot 75 percent from the field — including 7-of-7 in the second half — en route to a career-high 34 points to lead the No. 5 Blue Devils (10-1) over the Runnin’ Rebels in the first college basketball game at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Jalen Poyser had 16 points for UNLV (5-4). GONZAGA 61, AKRON 43
In Spokane, Wash., Przemek Karnowski scored 14 points as the No. 8 Zags (10-0) beat the Zips (7-3). XAVIER 77, UTAH 69 In Cincinnati, J.P. Macura emerged from his shooting slump by scoring 18 points, and RaShid Gaston helped the No. 13 Musketeers (8-2) get the edge up front against the nation’s top rebounding team in a victory over the Utes.
Freshman Devon Daniels had a career-high 19 points for the Utes (6-2). WEST VIRGINIA 90, VMI 55
In Morgantown, W.Va., Daxter Miles Jr. scored a season-high 20 points and the No. 15 Mountaineers (8-1) overcame an early lull to give coach Bob Huggins his 799th career win.
QJ Peterson scored 17 points for the Keydets (1-7). BUTLER 75 CINCINNATI 65
In Indianapolis, Kelan Martin came off the bench to score 20 points and was the catalyst in two key second-half runs that sent the 16th-ranked Bulldogs (9-1) past the 22nd-ranked Bearcats.
Troy Caupain scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Bearcats (7-2) in scoring. WISCONSIN 93 MARQUETTE 55
Bronson Koenig scored 18 points, and Ethan Happ scored all 11 of his in the second half for the 17th-ranked Badgers (9-2) in Milwaukee.
Markus Howard led the Golden Eagles (7-3) in scoring with 22 points. PURDUE 77 CLEVELAND ST.
In West Lafayette, Ind., Isaac Haas scored 14 points, Caleb Swanigan had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dakota Mathias added 12 points on four 3-pointers for the 18th-ranked Boilermakers (8-2).
Bobby Word had 14 points to lead the Vikings (3-6). ARIZONA 79, MISSOURI 60
Rawle Alkins had 19 points and nine rebounds for visiting Arizona (8-2), while Kobi Simmons had 19 points and Kadeem Allen added 17 points and four assists.
Kevin Puryear had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (5-4). From wire reports