Creighton knocks off Villanova

OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton’s offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.

Creighton (16-5, 12-4 Big East) won for the sixth time in seven games and knocked off a top-five opponent for the first time since beating Villanova in February 2018.

NO. 1 GONZAGA 100, SAN FRANCISCO 61

SAN FRANCISCO — Drew Timme scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as top-ranked and undefeated Gonzaga blasted San Francisco.

NO. 4 OHIO ST. 78, INDIANA 59

COLUMBUS, Ohio — E.J. Liddell scored 19 points and Justin Sueing had 16 as Ohio State pulled away to rout Indiana for its sixth consecutive victory.

NO. 9 VIRGINIA 60, UNC 48

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jay Huff had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Virginia took control early and beat North Carolina for the seventh consecutive time.

ARKANSAS 86, NO. 10 MISSOURI 81 (OT)

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Justin Smith scored 19 points to lead Arkansas over Missouri.

NO. 11 ALABAMA 115, GEORGIA 82

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Herbert Jones scored 17 of his career-high 21 points in the first half and Alabama had a blistering shooting night.

NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 91, NO. 14 WVU 90 (2OT)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Reaves scored four of his 28 points in the final minute of the second overtime and Oklahoma held off West Virginia.

NO. 13 TEXAS 70, TCU 55

AUSTIN, Texas — Andrew Jones scored 19 points to lead Texasover TCU as the Longhorns got their first home win in nearly a month.

NO. 15 IOWA 88, MICHIGAN ST. 58

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Joe Wieskamp scored 21 points to lead Iowa’s balanced offense in a win over Michigan State.

LSU 78, NO. 16 TENNESSEE 65

BATON ROUGE, La. — Cam Thomas scored 25 points, JaVonte Smart added 20 and LSU beat Tennessee.

NO. 17 FLORIDA ST. 92, WAKE FOREST 85 (OT)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — RaiQuan Gray scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as Florida State defeated Wake Forest.

NO. 22 LOYOLA CHICAGO 81, DRAKE 54

DES MOINES, Iowa — Aher Uguak was a catalyst for the Ramblers (18-3, 13-1) scoring eight points in a two-minute span and finishing with 20 points.

NO. 23 OKLAHOMA ST. 67, KANSAS ST. 60

STILLWATER, Okla. — Cade Cunningham scored 15 points to help Oklahoma State defeat Kansas State.

NO. 25 RUTGERS 64, NORTHWESTERN 50

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ron Harper Jr. had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights.