Florida takes down No. 2 Volunteers

NMSU gets its 1st win in WAC play

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Colin Castleton had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kyle Lofton added 14 points and Florida used a 13-0 run late in the second half to upend No. 2 Tennessee 67-54 on Wednesday night.

The Volunteers (18-4, 7-2 Southeastern Conference), playing with their highest ranking in four years, lost for the first time in five games. They had won nine of 10.

Tennessee led by six points in the second half before the Gators (13-9, 6-3) stormed back behind Castleton. He scored 11 of 14 points as Florida rallied.

Zakai Ziegler led the Vols with 15 points on 6-of-19 shooting.

NO. 1 PURDUE 80, PENN STATE 60:

In West Lafayette, Ind., Mason Gillis broke the Mackey Arena record by making nine 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 29 points as Purdue beat Penn State.

Gillis went 10 of 14 from the field and 9 of 12 from beyond the arc. Zach Edey added his 18th double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

The Big Ten-leading Boilermakers (22-1, 11-1) have won nine straight overall, six straight in the series and are the only Power Five team with fewer than two losses this season.

NO. 14 MARQUETTE 73, VILLANOVA 64:

In Milwaukee, Tyler Kolek scored 20 points and Marquette rallied down the stretch to beat Villanova and maintain a share of the Big East lead.

Kam Jones added 18 points for Marquette (18-5, 10-2), which has won four straight games and nine of 10.

Eric Dixon and Caleb Daniels scored 14 each for Villanova (10-12, 4-7), which committed a season-high 19 turnovers. Brendan Hausen added 12 points.

In a game neither team led by more than six until the final minute, Kolek put Marquette ahead for good at 63-62 by sinking two free throws with 4:32 remaining, starting a 10-0 spurt.

NO. 16 XAVIER 85, NO. 17 PROVIDENCE 83, OT:

In Cincinnati, Jack Nunge had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Xavier held off Providence in overtime.

Colby Jones and Souley Boum each scored 20 for the Musketeers, who won a firstplace showdown in the Big East without injured forward Zach Freemantle.

Noah Locke had 22 points and Ed Croswell added 21 for Providence (17-6, 9-3), which had beaten Xavier three straight times.

NO. 25 AUBURN 94, GEORGIA 73:

In Auburn, Ala., Johni Broome scored 19 points and matched a career high with 18 rebounds, Allen Flanigan scored a season-high 22 points, and Auburn beat Georgia.

Wendell Green Jr. added 18 points and six assists and made two 3-pointers during a 17-0 first-half run for the Tigers (17-5, 7-2 Southeastern Conference).

NEW MEXICO ST. 73, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 67:

In Las Cruces, Deshawndre Washington led four Aggies in double figures with 13 points as NMSU (8-14, 1-9) took their first Western Athletic Conference victory of the season, downing the Lumberjacks (158, 7-3).

Issa Muhammad had 12 points and 11 points for NMSU.