Unranked Wisconsin upsets No. 3 Marquette
No. 7 Duke and No. 12 Kentucky also fall
MADISON, Wis. — Max Klesmit scored all 21 of his points before halftime, Steven Crowl added 16 and Wisconsin capitalized on its rebounding superiority to beat No. 3 Marquette 75-64 on Saturday.
Wisconsin (6-2) beat Marquette (6-2) for a third straight season in this in-state rivalry between schools separated by just 79 miles. This marks the first three-game winning streak for either team in the 130-game series since the Badgers won four straight from 1998-2001.
Kam Jones scored 19 and Tyler Kolek added 11 for Marquette. AJ Storr had 13 and Tyler Wahl 10 for Wisconsin, which outrebounded the Golden Eagles 38-23 and outscored them 18-2 in second-chance points.
NO. 2 ARIZONA 82, COLGATE 55:
In Tucson, Ariz., Caleb Love scored 14 points, Oumar Ballo had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Arizona made a strong statement to move up to No. 1 by overwhelming Colgate.
The Wildcats (7-0) overcame a shaky offensive start by dominating inside and going on a big run to open the second half. The Raiders (4-4) managed to hang with Arizona the first half before being doomed by a shaky offensive start to the second.
Braeden Smith led the Raiders with 11 points.
GEORGIA TECH 72, NO. 7 DUKE 68:
In Atlanta, Baye Ndongo scored 21 points and his dunk with 44 seconds remaining pushed Georgia Tech ahead for good as the Yellow Jackets beat Duke, handing the Blue Devils their second loss last week to an unranked team.
Miles Kelly had 16 points and Kowacie Reeves Jr. had 14 points for Georgia Tech (4-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Duke (5-3, 0-1) trailed most of the game, but the Blue Devils — who lost 80-75 on Wednesday at Arkansas — took a brief lead late before falling.
Jeremy Roach paced Duke with 20 points.
NO. 8 MIAMI 62, NOTRE DAME 49:
In Coral Gables, Fla., Matthew Cleveland scored 14 points, Norchad Omier and Nijel Pack each added 13 and Miami beat Notre Dame in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Omier added 13 rebounds for the Hurricanes (6-1, 1-0), who finished with a 16-0 edge in fastbreak points.
J.R. Konieczny scored 14 for Notre Dame (3-4, 0-1). Tae Davis finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish.
NO. 9 BAYLOR 91, NORTHWESTERN STATE 40:
In Waco, Texas, Jalen Bridges made four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points, freshman Yves Missi had a double-double and Baylor remained undefeated with a victory over Northwestern State.
RayJ Dennis had 14 points and six assists for the Bears (8-0), and freshman Ja’Kobe Walter had 10 points and four steals. Missi finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.
Jimel Lane led Northwestern State (1-7) with 10 points.
UNC-WILMINGTON 80, NO. 12 KENTUCKY 73:
In Lexington, Ky., Trazarien White scored 27 points to lead UNC-Wilmington to a victory over Kentucky.
The Seahawks (6-2) built a 14-point lead in the first half, leading 41-33 at the break. UNC-Wilmington held off a second-half rally by the Wildcats (6-2), who were up 55-49 with 12:51 remaining.
Donovan Newby scored 15 points, Shykeim Phillips added 13 and KJ Jenkins had 11 for UNC-Wilmington in the first meeting between the two schools.
Reed Sheppard led Kentucky with 25 points.
NO. 13 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 90, CHARLESTON 74:
In Boca Raton, Fla., Johnell Davis scored 24, and Vladislav Goldin added 17 points and 12 rebounds to propel Florida Atlantic (7-1) to victory over Charleston in the finale of the Field of 68 Tipoff.
Reyne Smith led the Cougars (4-4) with 14 points.
NO. 17 NORTH CAROLINA 78, FLORIDA STATE 70:
In Chapel Hill, N.C., RJ Davis scored 27 points and North Carolina ran off 22 unanswered points in the second half to rally past Florida State in both teams’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
Armando Bacot added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Tar Heels (7-1, 1-0).
Jamir Watkins scored 17 points to lead Florida State (4-3, 0-1).
DREXEL 57, NO. 18 VILLANOVA 55: In Philadelphia, Amari Williams scored 12 points and blocked Villanova’s tying-attempt with 3 seconds left to help Drexel upset the Wildcats in the inaugural Big 5 Classic at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Wildcats (6-3) fell to 0-3 in a series of Big 5 games that was designed to crown a city basketball champion.
The Dragons (5-3) were 11½-point underdogs, per FanDuel SportsBook, headed into the fifth-place game. Drexel crashed the Big 5 this season as one of college basketball’s revered traditions underwent a serious retool in an attempt to stay relevant on the Philly sports scene.
Luke House scored 11 points for the Dragons, who beat a Top 25 team for the first time since 2010.
NO. 20 COLORADO STATE 86, WASHINGTON 81:
In Las Vegas, Joel Scott led five players in double figures with 17 points and Colorado State defeated Washington.
Scott buried a 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining in the game to break a 78-78 tie, as the Rams (8-0) held off the Huskies (4-3) to remain unbeaten.
Josiah Strong and Patrick Cartier each scored 16 for the Rams. Isaiah Stevens finished with 12 points and Joe Palmer chipped in 10.
NO. 24 ILLINOIS 76, RUTGERS 58:
In Piscataway, N.J., Terrence Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both schools.
Marcus Domask added 15 points for the Illini (6-1), who won at Rutgers for the first time since Feb. 25, 2018.
Austin Williams and Aundre Hyatt scored nine points apiece for the Scarlet Knights (5-2.
Mountain West MONTANA 75, SAN JOSE STATE 58:
In Missoula, Mont., Money Williams scored 21 points as Montana beat San Jose State.
Williams added nine rebounds for the Grizzlies (3-4). Te’Jon Sawyer scored 17 points, shooting 8 of 10 from the field. Josh Vazquez shot 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.
William Humer led the Spartans (5-4) in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Alvaro Cardenas Torre added nine points and five assists for San Jose State. Latrell Davis also recorded nine points.
Top 25 women NO. 4 IOWA 99, BOWLING GREEN 65:
In Iowa City, Iowa, Caitlin Clark had 24 points and 11 assists, Kate Martin added 17 points and Iowa beat Bowling Green.
Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, recorded the 47th double-double of her career and third of the season. She was 10 of 20 from the field, but just 2 of 11 on 3-pointers. Clark added seven rebounds.
The Hawkeyes (8-1) shot 66.7% from the field and got 72 points inside.
NO. 7 COLORADO 74, AIR FORCE 58:
At Air Force Academy, Colo., Frida Formann scored 23 points and Colorado used a big second quarter to beat Air Force.
Formann finished 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Sara-Rose Smith added 11 points for the Buffaloes (8-1).
Taylor Britt led Air Force (4-4) with 13 points.
SOUTHERN MISS 61, No. 20 MISSISSIPPI 59:
In Hattiesburg, Miss., Domonique Davis scored 25 points, including an acrobatic layup with 15 seconds to play, and Southern Miss beat Mississippi.
Nyla Jean’s steal as time ran out sealed the win for the Golden Eagles (7-0), who are off to their best start since 2003 and beat a ranked team for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.