No. 3 Kansas wins 11th straight
LAS VEGAS — Josh Jackson scored 21 points, Svi Mykhailiuk had 20 and Frank Mason III added 13, as No. 3 Kansas beat UNLV 71-53 on Thursday night, extending its winning streak to 11 games.
Kansas got 12 rebounds and four points from Landen Lucas.
The Jayhawks (11-1) haven’t lost since a season-opening 103-99 overtime setback to Indiana, in Honolulu.
UNLV (7-6) was led by Tyrell Green’s 12 points, with Jalen Poyser and Uche Ofoegbu adding 10 points each. It was the Runnin’ Rebels’ third loss to a Top 25 team in their last five games.
• No. 16 Indiana 97, Austin Peay 62 — At Bloomington, Ind.: James Blackmon Jr. scored 24 points and Robert Johnson added 20 for Indiana.
Indiana (10-2) extended its home-court winning streak to 26 games — the fifthlongest in school history.
Josh Robinson had 21 points for the Governors (4-9), who have lost seven straight.
• No. 19 Saint Mary’s 74, South Carolina St. 47 — At Moraga: Jock Landale had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Saint Mary’s pulled away with a big second half.
Calvin Hermanson added 10 points as the Gaels (10-1) overcame cold shooting early and a particularly quiet night passing to win their fourth straight since a lone defeat to Texas-Arlington on Dec. 8.
Leading scorer Eric Eaves scored 11 points as the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs (3-9).
• No. 23 USC 83, Missouri St. 75 — At Las Vegas: Elijah Stewart scored 21 points to lead Southern California into the championship game of the Las Vegas Classic as the Trojans remained one of six unbeaten teams in Division I.
The Trojans (12-0) never trailed, shooting 55 percent from the field. They play Wyoming in the championship game on Friday night.
Jordan McLaughlin added 19 points, while Metu Chimezie had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Trojans.
• No. 24 Cincinnati 93, Marshall 91 in OT — At Cincinnati: Troy Caupain rebounded his missed shot and made a short jumper with 0.7 seconds left in overtime for Cincinnati.
The Bearcats (10-2) trailed by as many as 15 points in regulation and held the lead only briefly, 75-74 on Tre Scott’s free throw with 2:49 left. A 3-pointer by Jacob Evans III off a Marshall turnover tied it at 80 and sent it to overtime.
• Air Force 77, UC Davis 67 — At Air Force Academy, Colo.: Frank Toohey scored 17 points and Air Force held off UC Davis 7767 on Thursday to end a three-game losing streak.
Jacob Van and reserve Dane Norman added 13 points apiece for the Falcons (7-6), who hit 10 of 21 3-pointers while the Aggies (6-7) were 4 of 23 behind the arc.
Women
• No. 9 Washington 82, BYU 70 — At Provo, Utah: Kelsey Plum scored 29 and No. 9 Washington rolled to an 82-70 win over BYU on Thursday afternoon.
Washington (12-1) dominated the second quarter after a slow offensive start and took a 43-23 lead into halftime.
Plum, the nation’s leading scorer, scored 13 of her 29 in the second quarter and didn’t miss her first shot until after halftime. The Huskies picked up the defensive intensity in that second period and BYU was held to just seven points and shot 3 for 19 from the field.
• Northern Iowa 67, No. 24 Kansas St. 59 — At Cedar Falls, Iowa: Madison Weekly had 20 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Hannah Schonhardt had her second double-double of the season and Northern Iowa beat Kansas State.
Schonhardt had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Mikaela Morgan hit three 3s and added 11 points and Ellie Herzberg scored 10 for Northern Iowa (74), which made 13 3s and shot 41 percent from behind the arc — both season highs.