Duarte scores 24 points as No. 12 Oregon beats UCLA

Michigan State sweeps Minnesota with 70-52 win

Oregon’s Chris Duarte (left), drives to the basket against UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Oregon on Jan 26. (Inset): The University of Oregon paid tribute to Kobe Bryant with a moment of silence before the UCLA Oregon NCAA college basketball

game in Eugene, Oregon on Jan 26. (AP)

LAS VEGAS, Jan 27, (AP): Malachi Flynn scored 21 points and No. 4 San Diego State staved off UNLV’s second-half rally to win 7167, remaining the country’s only unbeaten team.

The Aztecs (21-0, 10-0 Mountain West) broke the school record for best start in the program’s 99 seasons. San Diego State’s 21st consecutive victory also tops the school record of 20 straight wins, set during the 2010-11 season and matched by the 2013-14 squad.

It was San Diego State’s fifth straight win over UNLV and eighth consecutive road victory.

Trey Pulliam scored a career-high 18 points and Jordan Schakel contributed 11 points.

Bryce Hamilton scored 29 points to lead UNLV (11-11, 6-3). Reigning Mountain West Player of the Week Marvin Coleman chipped in with 11 points.

Michigan St 70, Minnesota 52 In Minneapolis, Cassius Winston had 18 points and eight assists to help Michigan State cruise to a second victory over Minnesota in three weeks.

Xavier Tillman added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (15-5, 7-2), who bounced back from a loss at Indiana three days ago to stay in a first-place tie in the Big Ten with Illinois.

Michigan State held the Gophers (119, 5-5) to season lows in field goal percentage (28.1) and 3-point percentage (17.9).

Daniel Oturu led the Gophers with 19 points and Gabe Kalscheur chipped in 15 points, but the Gophers took their first home loss in Big Ten play after winning their first four.

Oregon 96, UCLA 75 In Eugene, Ore, Chris Duarte scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half and Oregon took full advantage of 23 UCLA turnovers.

The Ducks (17-4, 6-2 Pac-12) remained perfect at home, upping their record to 12-0.

Payton Pritchard added 19 points and six assists and Will Richardson finished with 17 points for the Ducks, who shot

Michigan State’s Xavier Tillman (left), shoots over Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu (25) during an NCAA college basketball game on Jan 26 in

Minneapolis. (AP)

57% from the field. Jake Kyman led the Bruins (10-10, 3-4) with 20 points and Jalen Hill added 16 points.

Maryland 77, Indiana 76 In Bloomington, Indiana, Jalen Smith capped a last-minute comeback by making the go-ahead layup with 14 seconds left to give Maryland the win over Indiana.

The Terrapins (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) trailed by six with 1:25 left in the game. But they held the Hoosiers scoreless and scored the final seven points to win their third in a row.

Indiana had a chance to win it but Trayce Jackson-Davis’ short jumper bounced off the rim and Smith grabbed the rebound as the buzzer sounded.

Smith finished with a career-high 29 points. He also had 11 rebounds.

Devonte Green scored 16 points and Jackson-Davis had 13 to lead the Hoosiers (15-5, 5-4), who had won their previous two games.

Houston 68, S. Florida 49 In Houston, DeJon Jarreau had 12 points and six assists, Fabian White Jr added 11 points and Houston beat South Florida.

Caleb Mills had 11 points and Chris Harris Jr finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Houston (16-4, 6-1 American) shot 42% in winning its fourth straight game.

Michael Durr had eight points and six rebounds and Antun Maricevic also scored eight points for South Florida (812, 1-6). The Bulls lost their fifth straight game.

Ohio St 71, Northwestern 59 In Evanston, Illinois, D.J. Carton scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, helping Ohio State hold off lowly

Northwestern for a sorely needed 71-59 win.

Once ranked as high as No. 2 in the AP Top 25, the Buckeyes had dropped six of seven to plummet out of the poll altogether. But they got back on track behind their defense, holding the Wildcats to 26.7% shooting in the second half.

Justin Ahrens made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for Ohio State (137, 3-6 Big Ten). Kaleb Wesson had 11 points and nine rebounds, and his brother Andre also scored 11 points.

Northwestern (6-13, 1-8) lost for the ninth time in 10 games. Miller Kopp

San Diego State’s Adam Seiko (2) drives against UNLV’s Bryce Hamilton (13) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game

on Jan 26 in Las Vegas. (AP)

scored 20 points for the Wildcats, and Pat Spencer finished with 13.

Boo Buie made a 3-pointer to give Northwestern a 44-41 lead with 14:44 left. But Ohio State responded with a 14-2 run.

Carton opened the decisive stretch with consecutive baskets, including a fast-break layup that put the Buckeyes ahead to stay. Ahrens capped the run with two 3s, making it 55-46 with 11:30 to go.

California 52, Stanford 50 In Berkeley, California, Paris Austin made two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining, and California held on to beat Stanford 52-50.

Austin finished with 15 points, Matt Bradley scored 14 and Kareem South added 13 for the Golden Bears (9-10, 3-3 Pac-12). Oscar da Silva had 13 points and seven rebounds for Stanford (15-4, 4-2). The loss knocks the Cardinal out of first place in the Pac-12.

California trailed by 11 with 12 minutes to go, then went on a 17-2 run over the next 6 ½ minutes.

Austin had six points during the run but it was his free-throw shooting at the end that made the biggest difference. His two makes came after he had missed one of two.

Bryce Wills appeared to score at the buzzer but the basket was waved off by an official. After a brief review the call was upheld, allowing California to split the season series with its Northern California rivals.

Valpo 67, Evansville 65 In Valparaiso, Indiana, Mileek McMillan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, Javon Freeman-Liberty made 4-of-4 free throws in the final 29 seconds, and Valparaiso held on to beat Evansville 67-65.

Freeman-Liberty and Daniel Sackey finished with 12 points apiece for Valpo (11-10, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference).

The Crusaders, who never trailed, led by as many as 18 points in the first half and took a 13-point lead into the break. A layup by Sackey made it 61-51 with four minutes to play but Evansville’s Sam Cunliffe answered with a three-point play to spark a 10-2 run capped when he made back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Aces within two with 1:08 remaining but they got no closer. scored 15 points and South Carolina rode an overwhelming opening period to its 13th consecutive win, beating Georgia.

Destanni Henderson had 14 points for South Carolina (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference). Boston had four of the Gamecocks’ 11 steals. Tyasha Harris added 13 points and seven assists.

Stephanie Paul led Georgia (12-8, 3-4) with 13 points.

Louisville 83, Pittsburgh 49 In Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville saw six players score in double figures Sunday as the No. 5 Cardinals cruised to a victory over Pittsburgh.

The two teams came into the Yum Center heading in opposite directions, and a 14-0 first quarter run for the Cardinals (20-1, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ensured they continued on their respective paths. Louisville won its 12th straight, while the Panthers (3-16, 0-8) suffered their 12th straight loss.

Stanford 82, Utah 49 In Stanford, California, freshman Francesca Belibi scored a season-best 20 points to go with eight rebounds, and Stanford beat Utah to run its home winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 16 games dating to last season.

Fellow freshman Hannah Jump added 14 points as four others scored in double figures for the Cardinal (18-2, 7-1 Pac-12), who made 5 of 12 3-pointers in their decisive third quarter that put them ahead 55-38 going into the final 10 minutes. Stanford then shot 12 for 16 in the fourth.

NC State 76, N. Carolina 68 In Raleigh, North Carolina, Elissa Cunane had 22 points and 17 rebounds to help North Carolina State beat North Carolina.

Aislinn Konig added 16 points and Kai Crutchfield had 13 for the Wolfpack (19-1, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 12-0 at home.

NC State avenged its only defeat of the season, a 66-60 loss at North Carolina on Jan 9. Mississippi St 80, Mississippi 39 In Starkville, Mississippi, Jessika Carter scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and No. 9 Mississippi State routed Ole Miss 80-39 on Sunday.

The victory for the Bulldogs was the largest in the longtime series, besting the 31-point wins they had in each of the last two years.

The Rebels (7-13, 0-7 SEC) scored double digits in just one of the four quarters in the game. Mississippi State led 30-6 at the end of the first quarter and the rout was on.

UCLA 66, Washington St 50 In Los Angeles, Michaela Onyenwere scored 23 points and Chrisma Osborne added 16 as UCLA recovered from a slow start to earn a victory over Washington State.

The Bruins (18-1, 7-1 Pac-12) won despite shooting just 37% from the field and they did not make a 3-pointer in 15 attempts. UCLA improved to 11-0 at home and have won consecutive games after a double-overtime defeat at USC on Jan 17.

Borislava Hristova scored 14 points for Washington State (9-11, 2-6), which saw its losing streak extend to four games.

DePaul 92, Georgetown 66 In Chicago, Lexi Held hit five of DePaul’s season-high 18 3-pointers and the Blue Demons rolled to a win over Georgetown.

Kelly Campbell had four 3s and 14 points and reserve Dee Bekelja had three and 13 points for DePaul (19-2, 9-0 Big East Conference), which has won 10 straight. Deja Church added 12

San Diego State’s Adam Seiko (2) drives against UNLV’s Bryce Hamilton (13) during the second half of an NCAA

college basketball game on Jan 26 in Las Vegas. (AP)