Hoosiers topple No. 1 Purdue
Aggies top Seattle U. for 2nd straight win
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and Jalen Hood-Schifino delivered the clinching basket on a dunk with 2 seconds left as No. 21 Indiana beat No. 1 Purdue 79-74 on Saturday.
Zach Edey finished with 33 points and 18 rebounds for Purdue (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten).
The Hoosiers (16-7, 7-5) have won both of their home games against their archrival under second-year coach Mike Woodson.
A roaring, raucous crowd that stayed on its feet most of the game wasted no time storming the court after the final buzzer sounded. HoodSchifino had 16 points for the Hoosiers, who have won six of seven.
NO. 2 TENNESSEE 46, NO. 25 AUBURN 43: In Knoxville, Tenn., Josiah-Jordan James scored 15 points to lead Tennessee past Auburn in a game in which every point was difficult and nothing flowed.
The Volunteers (19-4, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) shot just 27% from the field and 9.5% from the 3-point line. They were recovering from a Wednesday loss to Florida in which they shot 28%.
The Tigers (17-6, 7-3) were led by Johni Broome with 11 points and K.D. Johnson off the bench with 10 points.
NO. 4 ALABAMA 79, LSU 69: In Baton Rouge, La., Noah Clowney and Rylan Griffen led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points each to carry Alabama over LSU, which lost its 10th straight.
Nimari Burnett and Mark Sears each had 13 points and Brandon Miller had 11 for the Crimson Tide (20-3, 10-0 SEC). Derek Fountain led LSU (12-11, 1-9) with a career-high 26 points.
VIRGINIA TECH 74, NO. 6 VIRGINIA 68: In Blacksburg, Va., Sean Pedulla scored 22 points and Virginia Tech snapped the Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak.
Pedulla hit 6 of 13 from the floor as the Hokies (14-10, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) posted their biggest win of the season.
Jayden Gardner’s 20 points led Virginia (17-4, 9-3), which saw its usually stingy defense struggle. NO. 5 ARIZONA 84, OREGON STATE 52 : In Tucson, Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, and Courtney Ramey added 11 for the Wildcats (213, 10-3 Pac-12), who slogged through a foul-filled first half before racing past the Beavers with a 19-2 run that gave them a 26-point halftime lead.
Arizona had 22 assists on 28 field goals and outscored Oregon State by 16 in the paint.
Jordan Pope led Oregon State (9-15, 3-10), one of Division I’s more deliberate teams, with 11 points. NO. 10 TEXAS 69, NO. 7 KANSAS
STATE 66: In Manhattan, Kan., Christian Bishop scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including the go-ahead lay-in with 37 seconds to go, and Texas rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit.
Former New Mexico State Aggie Sir’Jabari Rice also had 14 points for the Longhorns, and his two free throws with nine seconds left forced the Wildcats into needing a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime.
Tyrese Hunter and Marcus Carr added 10 points apiece for Texas (19-4, 8-2), which took over sole possession of first place in the rough-and-tumble Big 12.
Keyontae Johnson struggled through foul trouble but still had 16 points to lead the Wildcats (18-5, 6-4). NO. 13 IOWA STATE 68, NO. 8 KANSAS 53: In Ames, Iowa, Jaren Holmes led Iowa State with 15 points in the Cyclones’ win over Kansas.
Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones (16-6, 7-3 Big 12). Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks (18-5, 6-4) with 26 points for his sixth straight with at least 20. NO. 9 UCLA 76, WASHINGTON STATE 52: In Los Angeles, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 24 points and a careerhigh 15 rebounds, and UCLA won its 21st consecutive home game.
The Bruins (19-4, 10-2 Pac-12) own the nation’s longest active home winning streak, including a 13-0 mark at Pauley Pavilion this season.
Washington State (10-15, 5-9) was without second-leading scorer DJ Rodman. The senior missed both games in Los Angeles because of illness. The Cougars were led by TJ Bamba with 19 points. NO. 11 BAYLOR 89, TEXAS TECH 62: In Waco, Texas, Jalen Bridges had 18 points with eight rebounds, big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua played for the first time since suffering a gruesome knee injury last season and Baylor beat Texas Tech.
Freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points for the Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12). De’Vion Harmon had 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 19 for Texas Tech (12-11, 1-9). NEW MEXICO STATE 82, SEATTLE
75: In Las Cruces, Anthony Roy’s 15 points led six Aggies in double figures, and NMSU (9-14, 2-9) shot 54 percent from the field in its second straight Western Athletic Conference win after an 0-9 league start. Cameron Tyson hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points for Seattle University (16-8, 7-4) which fell to 0-11 all time at the Pan Am Center.
MOUNTAIN WEST: In Fort Collins, Colo., Steven Ashworth scored 26 points and hit eight 3-pointers, Taylor Funk added 21 points and Utah State (19-5, 8-3) earned an 88-79 win over Colorado State (10-14, 2-9) on Saturday night. The Aggies hit 18 3-pointers to just three for the Rams. Isaiah Stevens led CSU with 25 points.
■ In Reno, Nev., on Friday Jarod Lucas’ 19 points helped Nevada defeat Air Force 72-52 and stay on the heels of the league leaders.
Lucas added five rebounds for the Wolf Pack (18-6, 8-3), who now prepare to play at New Mexico on Tuesday. Will Baker added 17 points while shooting 8 of 10 from the field, and he also had eight rebounds. Nick Davidson recorded 10 points and shot 1 of 1 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line.
The Falcons (12-12, 3-8) were led by Jake Heidbreder, who posted 18 points.
■ In Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, Jemarl Baker Jr.’s 23 points helped Fresno State (8-14, 4-7) defeat UNLV (15-8, 4-7) 82-79 and pull into a tie with the Rebels in league play.