No. 1 Houston tops Cincy
L.J. Cryer scored 22 points, J’wan Roberts added 15 and top-ranked Houston won its sixth straight game by beating Cincinnati 67-59 on Tuesday night.
One day after ascending to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, the Cougars (25-3, 12-3 Big 12) extended their conference lead to 1 1/2 games over Iowa State. They’ve won 21 consecutive home games, the longest active streak in the nation.
Cryer had 15 points in the first half and Houston led 26-17 at the break. He finished 7 of 15 from the field and was 4 for 10 on 3-pointers.
Emanuel Sharp scored 11 points and Jamal Shead finished with nine points and 11 assists for the Cougars, who shot 39% from the floor and went 18 of 27 at the free-throw line.
NO. 16 KENTUCKY 91, MISSISSIPPI STATE 89
Reed Sheppard scored on a driving layup with two-tenths of a second remaining and finished with a career-high 32 points, giving No. 16 Kentucky a victory over Mississippi State.
Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard had tied the game at 89 with 11 seconds remaining by hitting his seventh 3-pointer of the game. Hubbard finished with a career-bests of seven 3s and 34 points.
Kentucky led 85-78 with 49 seconds remaining before Hubbard hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to four points at 85-81. After Sheppard converted a pair of free throws, Mississippi State’s Cameron Matthews converted a threepoint play that cut the deficit to 87-84. The Bulldogs closed within a point after Tolu Smith hit two free throws, before two more free throws by Sheppard with 17 seconds left restored the three-point advantage.
NO. 21 DAYTON 80, DAVIDSON 66
Koby Brea came off the bench to score 17 points, including 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, and No. 21 Dayton bounced back from a road loss with a rout of Davidson.
Enoch Cheeks led five other players in double figures with 15 points for Dayton, which went 12 of 28 on 3-pointers. Leading scorer Daron Holmes II had a low-key first half but finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
“Kudos to Deuce because he wasn’t pouting,” said guard Kobe Elvis, who had 11 points. “It just shows how good of a teammate he was today. He wasn’t upset about nothing. He takes up a lot of real estate every time he’s rolling to the basket and trusted us to make the right play.”
BYU 76, NO. 7 KANSAS 68
Dallin Hall and Jaxson
Robinson scored 18 points apiece as BYU rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat seventh-ranked Kansas, ending the Jayhawks’ 19-game home winning streak.
The Cougars (20-8, 8-7 Big 12) took a 66-63 lead when Noah Waterman drained a 3-pointer with 2:43 left. Hunter Dickinson answered with a 3 for Kansas.
Women
NO. 14 INDIANA 84, NORTHWESTERN 64
Mackenzie Holmes had 28 points and nine rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana beat Northwestern for its fourth straight win in the series.
NO. 21 BAYLOR 74, CINCINNATI 53
Jana Van Gytenbeek scored 19 points, Bella Fontleroy added 13 points and No. 21 Baylor beat Cincinnati for its fourth straight victory.
NO. 23 CREIGHTON 99, XAVIER 57
Emma Ronsiek scored 15 of her 25 points in the first half and No. 23 Creighton routed Xavier.
OKLAHOMA STATE 68,
NO. 24 WEST VIRGINIA 61
Anna Gret Asi had 22 points and 6 assists, Quincy Noble scored 15 points and the Oklahoma State beat No. 24 West Virginia.