No. 5 Iowa coasts to win at Northwestern
No. 5 Iowa 96, Northwestern 73: Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and Iowa (12-2, 6-1 in the Big Ten) rolled to a victory over Northwestern (6-6, 3-5) on Sunday.
Joe Wieskamp had 16 points and CJ Fredrick added 13 as the Hawkeyes won their fifth straight. Iowa and Michigan are tied for the conference lead.
Garza, who entered averaging 27.6 points, sat out the final 12 minutes because of the lopsided score. He was 7 for 12 from the field and scored all of his points in the first half.
Pete Nance had 16 points and Boo Buie added 12 for Northwestern, which dropped its fifth in a row.
No. 11 Houston 75, UCF 58: Quentin Grimes scored 18 points, Justin Gorham added 15 points and nine rebounds and host Houston (11-1, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) used a dominant first half to cruise to a win over UCF (3-5, 1-4).
Grimes scored in double figures for his 11th straight game after opening the season with eight points against Lamar. Houston won its fourth straight game since its loss to Tulsa.
The Cougars shot 42%, including 8 of 25 on 3-pointers. Houston forced UCF into 20 turnovers, which the Cougars turned into 22 points.
Jamille Reynolds scored 14 points, and Dre Fuller Jr. and Darin Green Jr. each had 12 points for UCF.
No. 20 Virginia Tech 64, Wake Forest 60: Tyrece Radford scored 20 points to help No. 20 Virginia Tech hold off Wake Forest 64-60 on Sunday, earning the Hokies’ third league win in the span of eight days.
Radford made 6 of 7 shots, then went 6 for 6 at the foul line in the final 45.4 seconds, part of a grind to the finish for the Hokies (11-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Hunter Cattoor added 13 points with a couple of big baskets in the final 5 minutes that helped Virginia Tech stay in front, and freshman David N’Guessan also had a season-high 13 points while making all five of his shots.