Castleton, Florida topple No. 2 Tennessee
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Colin Castleton is accustomed to being double-teamed every time he touches the ball, so he was pleasantly surprised — maybe even downright stunned — when Tennessee opted to guard him with a single defender in the second half.
“I’ve got to take advantage of that,” Castleton said.
He did. Castleton scored 20 points, including 16 in the second half, and Florida upended the second-ranked Volunteers 67-54 on Wednesday night.
Kyle Lofton added 14 points for the Gators, who delivered coach Todd Golden his most significant victory in his first season in Gainesville.
The Volunteers, playing with their highest ranking in four years, lost for the first time in five games. They had won nine of their last 10.
NO. 1 PURDUE 80, PENN STATE 60
Mason Gillis broke the Mackey Arena record by making nine 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 29 points, leading the Boilermakers to a rout of the visiting Nittany Lions.
NO. 14 MARQUETTE 73 VILLANOVA 64
Tyler Kolek scored 20 points as the Golden Eagles rallied down the stretch at home to beat the Wildcats.
NO. 16 XAVIER 85 NO. 17 PROVIDENCE 83 (OT)
Jack Nunge had 23 points and 14 rebounds as the Musketeers held off the visiting Friars in an overtime thriller.
NO. 25 AUBURN 94, GEORGIA 73
Johni Broome scored 19 points and matched a career high with 18 rebounds as the host Tigers beat the Bulldogs.
OKLAHOMA STATE 71 OKLAHOMA 61
Moussa Cisse scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the Cowboys took down the host Sooners to sweep the season series.
SAM HOUSTON STATE 67 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 65
Cameron Huefner hit a turnaround jumper from the right
baseline as time expired to secure a win for Bearkats over the host Vaqueros.
NEW MEXICO STATE 73 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 67
Dajuan Gordon scored 15 points as the Aggies ended their nine-game losing streak with a home win over the Lumberjacks.
WOMEN NO. 24 TEXAS 69 WEST VIRGINIA 56
Rori Harmon scored nine of her 14 in the fourth quarter as the visiting Longhorns turned back the Mountaineers to stay on top of the Big 12 Conference standings.
OKLAHOMA STATE 86 TEXAS TECH 74
Bryn Gerlich scored a gamehigh 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Raiders fell to the Cowgirls on the road.
BAYLOR 77, KANSAS 73
Sarah Andrews scored 23 points and added eight assists in the host Bears’ win over the Jayhawks.
NO. 4 INDIANA 77, MINNESOTA 54
Sydney Parrish tallied 23 points, eight rebounds and five steals to help the visiting Hoosiers beat the Golden Gophers.
NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 64 PROVIDENCE 54
Dorka Juhasz had 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Huskies held off the host Friars.
NO. 10 OHIO STATE 90 WISCONSIN 67
Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 25 points to help the Buckeyes snap a threegame losing skid with a win over the host Badgers.