The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Third-ranked Tennessee rolls
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Grant Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds as No. 3 Tennessee trounced Wake Forest 83-64 on Saturday for its sixth consecutive victory.
Kyle Alexander scored a career-high 19 points and had eight rebounds to help Tennessee (10-1) extend its home winning streak to 15 games. The Volunteers haven’t lost at Thompson-Boling Arena since last season, falling 94-84 to Auburn on Jan. 2.
Chaundee Brown scored 19 points and Brandon Childress added 14 for Wake Forest (6-4). Jordan Bone had 18 points and Admiral Schofield scored 12 for Tennessee.
NO. 4 MICHIGAN 71, AIR FORCE 50
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Iggy Brazdeikis scored 19 points and Charles Matthews added 17 to lead Michigan.
NO. 5 VIRGINIA 72, WILLIAM & MARY 40
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — De’Andre Hunter scored 18 points, Kyle Guy had 16 and Virginia pulled away after halftime and beat William & Mary.
NO. 11 FLORIDA STATE 81, SAINT LOUIS 59
SUNRISE, Fla. — David Nichols scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Florida State shot a season-best 55 percent to beat Saint Louis in the one-day Orange Bowl Classic.
NO. 15 OHIO STATE 80, UCLA 66
CHICAGO — C.J. Jackson scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, and Ohio State handed UCLA its third consecutive loss.
NO. 16 WISCONSIN 84, GRAMBLING STATE 53
MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Happ scored 19 points and grabbed his 1,000th career rebound, sending Wisconsin past Grambling State.
NO. 23 IOWA 110, SAVANNAH STATE 64
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Joe Wieskamp scored a career-high 24 points, Jordan Bohannon had 18 on six 3s and Iowa blew past Savannah State for its fourth straight victory.
NO. 25 NEBRASKA 86, CAL STATE FULLERTON 62
LINCOLN, Neb. — James Palmer Jr. scored 23 points and Nebraska took control midway through the first half to defeat Cal State Fullerton.