No. 9 Wisconsin beats Nebraska to open Big Ten play
MADISON, WIS. » Brad Davison had 15 points and a career-high seven assists, and No. 9 Wisconsin overcame a dreadful start to beat Nebraska 67-53 Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Micah Potter added 10 points and 11 rebounds and sparked a key 16-0 run in the second half. Fifthyear senior Aleem Ford celebrated his 24th birthday with 13 points and eight rebounds to help the Badgers (7-1) earn their ninth straight conference victory and 15th straight home win.
Dalano Banton scored 15 points, Teddy Allen had 11 and Trey McGowens added 10 for Nebraska (4- 4).
NO. 1 GONZAGA 95, NORTHWESTERN STATE 78 » Drew Timme had 25 points and nine rebounds as topranked Gonzaga held off a late challenge to beat Northwestern State for the second night in a row.
Jalen Suggs added 19 points and Corey Kispert had 18 for Gonzaga (6- 0), which owns the nation’s longest home win streak at 41 games.
Jairus Roberson scored 15 points to lead Northwestern State (1-9), which was playing its fourth game in five nights.
NO. 3 KANSAS 79, NO. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 65 » Christian Braun hit six 3-pointers and had 22 points, Jalen Wilson hit four 3s and scored 17, and No. 3 Kansas shrugged off a mid-game malaise before cruising past seventh-ranked West Virginia.
Marcus Garrett finished with 15 points, Ochai Agbaji had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and David McCormack added 10 points and 11 boards as the Jayhawks (8-1, 2- 0 Big 12) won their fifth straight against the Mountaineers (6-2, 1-1).
NO. 4 IOWA 70, PURDUE 55 » Luka Garza scored 22 points, Joe Wieskamp added 17 and No. 4 Iowa beat Purdue.
Garza, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 29.3 points per game, scored 10 of the first 16 points for the Hawkeyes (7-1, 1- 0 Big Ten), who were coming off a 99-88 loss to No. 1 Gonzaga on Saturday.
Trevion Williams led Purdue (6- 3, 1-1) with 14 points and nine rebounds. Brandon Newman added 11 points.
NO. 6 HOUSTON 76, TEMPLE 50 » Quentin Grimes had 22 points and seven rebounds, Justin Gorham had 14 points and 12 boards and Houston beat Temple in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Grimes scored at least 20 points for the third straight game as the Cougars shot 48%, including 10 of 26 on 3-pointers. Reggie Chaney had 13 points and Tramon Mark scored 12 for Houston (6- 0).
J.P. Moorman II scored 12 points and Brendan Barry had nine for Temple (1-1), which shot 29%.
NO. 14 MISSOURI 54, BRADLEY 53 » Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted Missouri over Bradley.
Down eight with under four minutes to go, Missouri (6- 0) went on a 6- 0 run in the final 1:33 to spoil Bradley’s upset bid in dramatic fashion.
On the Tigers’ final possession, Xavier Pinson found Tilmon in the post on the left block. With time ticking down, Tilmon power- dribbled to the basket and forced a foul from Elijah Childs, finishing through the contact and earning a trip to the free throw line to win the game.
Tilmon sank the foul shot, and Mitchell Smith swatted away two inbounds passes by the Braves (6-3) to clinch it.
NO. 15 TEXAS TECH 69, OKLAHOMA 67 » Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 21 points and Marcus Santos- Silva had 18 to help Texas Tech hold off Oklahoma.
Mac McClung added 16 points for Tech (7-2, 1-1 Big 12), which was coming off a one-point home loss to Kansas.
De’Vion Harmon scored 17 points and Austin Reaves added 13 for Oklahoma (5-2, 1-1), which made just 17 of 27 free throws..
NO. 16 VIRGINIA 76, WILLIAM & MARY 40 » Trey Murphy III scored seven of his 15 points during a 13- 0 firsthalf run and Virginia returned from a long coronavirus-related pause to beat William & Mary.
The Cavaliers (4-1) were playing for the first time since they beat Kent State on Dec. 4 but showed few signs of rust as they cashed in on their first five possessions to take an 11-2 lead. A 13- 0 run came shortly thereafter as William & Mary went 7:52 without scoring.
Yuri Covington’s 12 points led the Tribe (23), which never recovered. They lost their 12th straight in the series, which Virginia leads 5626. William & Mary’s last victory against the Cavaliers came in 1984-85.
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NO. 17 NORTH CAROLINA 76 » Devon Daniels scored eight straight points in the second half and finished with 21 to help North Carolina State beat North Carolina.