Edey leads top-ranked Purdue to 43-point rout of Jacksonville
No. 9 Kentucky lords over Louisville in Bluegrass battle
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Zach Edey scored 18 points and No. 1 Purdue breezed past Jacksonville 100-57 on Thursday night.
Lance Jones had 16 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 and Myles Colvin had 11 for the Boilermakers (11-1), who won their fourth straight — including last Saturday’s win over then-No. 1 Arizona that allowed them to regain the top ranking.
Twelve players scored for Purdue. Seldom-used Will Berg had eight points in the closing minutes as coach Matt Painter substituted liberally. The Boilermakers held a 43-16 edge in bench scoring.
Robert McCray V led the Dolphins (8-5) with 22 points. He came in as Jacksonville’s leading scorer with a 16.5-point average.
The 7-foot-4 Edey had a team-high eight rebounds as Purdue finished with a 39-31 advantage.
NO. 3 HOUSTON 72, TEXAS STATE
37: In Houston, Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points, Ja’Vier Francis added 13 and Houston routed Texas State.
Houston is one of three remaining undefeated teams, along with James Madison (11-0) and Ole Miss (11-0).
Houston improved to 12-0 for the third time in school history, joining the Cougar teams from 2018-19 and 1967-68. Houston also has a 12-game home winning streak dating to last season.
Kaden Gumbs scored seven points to lead Texas State (6-6). The Bobcats shot 29%, including 2 of 15 on 3-pointers.
NO. 8 TENNESSEE 65, TARLETON
STATE 46: In Knoxville, Tenn., Zakai Zeigler scored 13 points and Santiago Vescovi added 12 as Tennessee overcame poor shooting in the second half and beat Tarleton State.
The Volunteers (9-3) shot 2 for 17 in the first nine minutes of the second half. However, Tennessee’s lead never dipped below nine points in that time. Josiah-Jordan James added 10 points for Tennessee.
Devon Barnes led Tarleton State (8-4) with 12 points, while Lue Williams and KiAndre Gaddy added 10 point apiece.
NO. 9 KENTUCKY 95, LOUISVILLE
76: In Louisville, Ky., Antonio Reeves scored 22 of his season-high 30 points in the first half, helping Kentucky overcome a slow shooting start and cruise past rival Louisville in the annual battle for Bluegrass bragging rights.
Kentucky (9-2) missed seven of its first 12 attempts, but stayed within a couple of possessions behind perimeter shooting keyed by Reeves, who made his first four shots from beyond the arc and nine of 10 in the first half.
Reeves finished 10 of 15 from the field to top his previous best of 24 points against top-ranked Kansas on Nov. 14. Tre Mitchell added 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Skyy Clark had 20 points and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (5-7).
Mountain West
SAN DIEGO STATE 74, STANFORD
60: In San Diego, Lamont Butler scored 18 points, Jaedon LeDee scored 16 points and San Diego State controlled the first part of the second half to beat Stanford 74-60 on Thursday night.
Micah Parrish added 10 points for San Diego State (10-2) which is one game better than last season when the Aztecs went to the NCAA Tournament championship and lost to UConn.
San Diego State travels to face No. 15 Gonzaga in Spokane, Washington, on Dec. 29. The Aztecs and Bulldogs will have a common foe in the Washington Huskies. SDSU beat Washington in San Diego while the Huskies beat Gonzaga in Seattle.
Masime Raynaud scored 15 points, Michael Jones 14 and Brandon Angel 10 for Stanford (5-5).
NEVADA 80, TEMPLE 56: In Honolulu, Jarod Lucas had 22 points, Nick Davidson scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Nevada beat Temple in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic.
Kenan Blackshear added 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Wolf Pack (10-1).
The Owls (6-5) were led in scoring by Hysier Miller, who finished with 18 points. Jahlil White added 13 points and William Settle finished with 11 points.
Nevada plays TCU on Friday with Temple playing Old Dominion.
NORTHERN COLORADO 83, AIR
FORCE 79: In Colorado Springs, Colo., Saint Thomas scored 24 points and Jaron Rillie made a go-ahead shot with 39 seconds remaining as Northern Colorado defeated Air Force.
Thomas added 10 rebounds for the Bears (5-6). Rillie scored 14 points and added six assists. Riley Abercrombie had 11 points.
Beau Becker led the way for the Falcons (7-5) with 26 points and two blocks. Air Force also got 18 points and eight assists from Rytis Petraitis. Kellan Boylan had 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
UTEP 78, WYOMING 67: In El Paso, Zid Powell put up 32 points as host UTEP won the Sun Bowl Invitational with a win over Wyoming.
Otis Frazier III and Tae Hardy scored 15 and 14 points, respectively for the Miners (8-5).
The Cowboys (7-5) were led by Mason Walters, who dropped 16 points in his first game of the season. Akuel Kot scored 14 points, while Brendan Wenzel and Sam Griffin each added 11 points.