NO. 7 ARIZONA GRINDS OUT WIN OVER NO. 3 UCLA
TUCSON, ARIZ. » Kerr Kriisa scored 16 points and hit a big 3-pointer, Dalen Terry flirted with a tripledouble and No. 7 Arizona grinded out a 76-66 win over No. 3 UCLA on Thursday night.
Shut down by UCLA nine days earlier, the Wildcats (18-2, 8-1 Pac-12) had a good offensive flow in the first half, building a 12-point lead.
The Bruins (16-3, 8-2) turned up the defensive pressure and slowed the game in the second half to chip the lead down to three. Kriisa soon answered with a 3 to make it 70-61 and Arizona made six straight free throws in the final 1:25.
Jules Barnard scored 15 points for UCLA and Johnny Juzang had 12 after missing two games in COVID-19 protocols.
NO. 2 GONZAGA 92, SAN DIEGO 62.
SAN DIEGO » Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Gonzaga past San Diego for its 11th straight victory.
Drew Timme added 13 points and eight rebounds as six Bulldogs (18-2, 7-0 West Coast Conference) scored in double figures.
WYOMING 72, BOISE STATE 65.
LARAMIE, WYO. » The Cowboys handed Boise State its first loss in Mountain West play and bolstered their budding NCAA Tournament hopes in the process with their third straight win.
Three days after taking down rival Colorado State in overtime, Wyoming (18-3, 7-1 MW) got a double-double from Overland High grad Graham Ike (33 points, 10 rebounds) while Vista Ridge High alum Hunter Maldonado had 16 points and seven assists.
Abu Kigab had 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting for Boise State (17-5, 8-1), but Tyson Degenhart (13 points) was the only other Mustang in double figures.
Women
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 83, ALABAMA 51. COLUMBIA, S. C. » Aliyah Boston had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks to lead South Carolina over Alabama.
Zia Cooke made her first five shots and finished with 14 points for the Gamecocks (21-1, 9-1 SEC). Brittany Davis led Alabama (11-10, 2-8) with 20 points.
NO. 3 N.C. STATE 68, FLORIDA STATE 48.
RALEIGH, N. C. » Jakia Brown-turner scored 13 points and North Carolina State bounced back from a loss this week to beat Florida State.
Raina Perez added 11 points and eight assists to help N.C. State (20-3, 11-1 ACC) rebound from a loss at No. 20 Notre Dame on Tuesday. Elissa Cunane had 11 points and six rebounds.
O’mariah Gordon led Florida State (10-10, 4-6) with 12 points.
NO. 4 LOUISVILLE 93, CLEMSON 71.
CLEMSON, S. C. » Hailey Van Lith scored 16 of her career-high 34 points in the decisive third quarter as Louisville won its 10th straight over Clemson.
The Cardinals (20-2, 10-1 ACC) reached the 20-victory mark for the 12th straight season.
NO. 5 INDIANA 80, MINNESOTA 70.
BLOOMINGTON, IND. » Aleksa Gulbe hit four 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Indiana closed the game on a 14-point run in a comeback victory.
Grace Berger had 19 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Nicole Cardaño-hillary added 14 for Indiana (15-3, 7-1 Big Ten).
FLORIDA 84, NO. 7 TENNESSEE 59.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. » Kiki
Smith scored 25 points, Nina Rickards added 16 and Florida stunned Tennessee, giving the Gators their fifth victory in 59 meetings between the teams.
It was Florida’s biggest win in the series.
Zippy Broughton chipped in 10 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Gators (16-6, 6-3 SEC), who have become one of college basketball’s biggest surprises after abuse allegations that ended with former coach Cam Newbauer’s resignation in July.