No. 1 Virginia handles Miami
New No. 1 Virginia looked the part Tuesday, never trailing and holding host Miami to 38% shooting to win 59-50.
De’Andre Hunter scored 22 points, but defense was the difference for Virginia, which limited an opponent to 50 points or fewer for the 12th time.
Virginia (24-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its first game since 1982 as the No. 1 team. It bounced back from an overtime home loss Saturday to Virginia Tech that ended a 15-game winning streak.
No. 2 Michigan St. 87, at Minnesota 57: Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a career-high 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting, and the Spartans (25-3, 13-2 in Big Ten) cruised to their ninth straight win and notched their best 28-game record under coach Tom Izzo.
at No. 7 Texas Tech 88, No. 23 Oklahoma 78: Keenan Evans scored 26 points for Texas Tech (22-4, 10-3 Big 12). Division I scoring leader Trae Young missed all nine three-point attempts in the Sooners’ fourth straight loss.
No. 13 Kansas 83, at Iowa State 77: Udoka Azubuike scored 19 points, Malik Newman had 17 and Kansas (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) bounced back from a brutal loss at Baylor. Lagerald Vick scored 16 points for the Jayhawks.
at Missouri 62, No. 21 Texas A&M 58: Kassius Robertson scored 16 points, Jordan Barnett added 15 and Missouri (18-8, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) pushed its winning streak to five games.