UConn’s big test becomes blowout
No. 1 Huskies rip Marquette
It was as big a matchup in the Big East in many years: No. 1-ranked Connecticut against No. 4 Marquette. It turned into a rout at Hartford, Conn.
Led by Donovan Clingan’s 17 points and 10 rebounds, the Huskies (24-2, 14-1 Big East) pulled away for an 8153 victory and control of the conference race for the regular-season title.
Tristen Newton added 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for UConn in its 14th consecutive victory.
Kam Jones scored 15 points and Oso Ighodaro had 14 for the Golden Eagles (19-6, 10-4), who came into the game on an eight-game winning streak.
The Huskies took their first 20-point lead at 51-30 on an emphatic dunk by Clingan and built a lead to as many as 29 points in the second half.
Other Top 25 men
Houston 82, Texas 61: L.J. Cryer poured in 26 points and Jamal Shead contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the thirdranked Cougars (22-3, 9-3 Big Ten) to an easy win against the visiting Longhorns (16-9, 5-7).
Kansas 67, Oklahoma 57: Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to boost the sixthranked Jayhawks (21-6, 9-5 Big 12), who pulled away in the second half to defeat the 25th-ranked Sooners (18-9, 7-7).
Tennessee 88, Vanderbilt 53: Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zeigler each scored 14 points to lead the No. 6 Volunteers (19-6, 9-3 SEC).
North Carolina 96, Virginia Tech 81: Armando Bacot’s 23 points and nine rebounds and Harrison Ingram’s 12 points and 17 rebounds helped the seventhranked Tar Heels (20-6, 12-3 ACC) outlast the visiting Hokies (14-11, 6-8).
Duke 76, Florida State 67: Jared McCain scored 35 points as the ninth-ranked Blue Devils (20-5, 11-3 ACC) pulled away for a road win against the Seminoles (1312, 7-7). Iowa State 82, Texas Tech 74: Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the 10th-ranked Cyclones (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) past the Red Raiders (18-7, 7-5). Iowa State, which scored 28 points off turnovers, is 15-0 on its home court.
LSU 64, South Carolina 63: Jordan Wright’s two free throws with five seconds left were the difference as the Tigers (13-12, 5-7 SEC) erased a 16-point secondhalf deficit to upset the 11thranked Gamecocks (21-5, 94).
Illinois 85, Maryland 80: Terrance Shannon Jr.’s 27 points led the 14th-ranked Illini (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten) to their first road win against the Terrapins since 2011. Alabama 100, Texas A&M
75: Mark Sears’ 23 points paced the 15th-ranked Crimson Tide (18-7, 10-2 SEC), which took a 9-8 lead on Tyrece Radford’s jumper 4:39 into the game and pulled away from there the visiting Aggies (15-10, 6-6).
Dayton 78, Fordham 70: The 16th-ranked Flyers (214, 11-2 Atlantic 10) outscored the visiting Rams, 92, in the final 3:42. DaRon Holmes II had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Dayton.
Creighton 79, Butler 57: Baylor Scheierman finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, his sixth consecutive double-double, as the 17th-ranked Bluejays (19-7, 10-5 Big East) rolled to victory.
Oklahoma State 93, BYU 83: The 19th-ranked Cougars (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) were upset on the road by the Cowboys (11-14, 3-9), who were led by Jamyron Keller’s 22 points.
Iowa 88, Wisconsin 86 (OT): Tony Perkins’ layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Hawkeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) their upset of the 20th-ranked Badgers (17-9, 9-6).
Virginia 49, Wake Forest 47: Reece Beekman scored 20 points and the 21stranked Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 ACC) overcame their 1-for-11 performance from the freethrow line.
Kentucky 70, Auburn 59:
Antonio Reeves scored 22 points as the 22nd-ranked Wildcats (18-7, 8-4 SEC) beat the 13th-ranked Tigers (20-6, 9-4) to end their 16game home winning streak.
Top 25 women
Texas 81, Iowa State 60:
Shaylee Gonzales scored 18 points for the fifth-ranked Longhorns (24-3, 11-3 Big 12). Audi Crooks had 24 points for the Cyclones (1410, 8-8).
Kansas State 60, UCF 58: Jaelyn Glenn’s layup with four seconds left lifted the No. 7 Wildcats (22-4, 11-3 Big 12).
Note
Hall of Fame basketball coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell has died. His family said he died Saturday at his home in Virginia Beach, Via. Driesell’s folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor. He rebuilt struggling programs and won 786 games over parts of five decades. He was the first to win more than 100 games at four Division I schools.