Villanova remains perfect in Big East

Freshman forward Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 17 points, senior guard Phil Booth hit key baskets down the stretch and No. 14 Villanova remained perfect in Big East play by beating visiting Creighton 66-59 in overtime Wednesday night.

Booth finished with 14 points and eight rebounds while Eric Paschall scored 15 and Collin Gillespie had 13 for the Wildcats (19-4, 10-0), who have won their first 10 Big East games for the first time in program history. Their previous best start in league play came in 2009-10 when they opened 9-0.

The defending national champions also became the first Big East team to start 10-0 in conference games since Connecticut won its first 11 in 1998-99.

No. 6 Nevada 98, at Colorado St. 82: Jordan Caroline scored 30 of his seasonhigh 40 points in the first half and Nevada (22-1, 9-1) beat Colorado State for its eighth straight win. Caroline added 12 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season; his 41 career double-doubles are the most in Mountain West Conference history, breaking a tie with Kawhi Leonard and Andrew Bogut.

No. 19 Wisconsin 56, at Minnesota 51: Ethan Happ had 15 points and 13 rebounds to help Wisconsin win their sixth straight. D’Mitrik Trice hit a threepointer with 1:44 remaining and three seconds left on the shot clock to give Wisconsin (17-6, 9-3 in Big Ten) a 52-46 lead and seal a fourth consecutive win at Minnesota.

No. 21 Louisiana St. 92, at Mississippi St. 88 (OT): Freshman Naz Reid tied a season high with 29 points, including a three-pointer with 15 seconds left, to lift Louisiana State. The Tigers pulled ahead for good in overtime when Reid made a layup while being fouled.

No. 24 Maryland 60, at Nebraska 45: Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds and fueled Maryland’s decisive surge in the first half, and the Terrapins (18-6, 9-4 in Big Ten) beat Nebraska (13-10, 3-9), which lost its sixth straight. Bruno Fernando had his 15th doubledouble of the season with 13 points and 19 rebounds.