College basketball | Top 25 results | Tuesday
Men
No. 1 Houston 100, Norfolk St. 52
HOUSTON — Marcus Sasser scored 25 points, Tramon Mark added 16 and No. 1 Houston routed Norfolk State in the Cougars’ first game as the top-ranked team in nearly 40 years.
Sasser finished 7 of 12 on 3-pointers, rebounding nicely after making only one of 10 from behind the arc in Houston’s win over Kent State on Saturday.
No. 3 Virginia 70, Michigan 68
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jayden Gardner made a go-ahead jumper with 39.9 seconds left and blocked Jett Howard’s 3-point shot just before the buzzer, allowing Virginia to hold on and beat Michigan in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Marquette 96, No. 6 Baylor 70
MILWAUKEE — Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 24 points and Marquette capitalized on a dominant start from its defense to roll past Baylor in the Big 12-Big East Battle.
Marquette (6-2) raced to a 51-25 halftime lead thanks to a 24-0 edge in points off turnovers. This was the highestranked team Marquette has beaten under second-year coach Shaka Smart.
No. 16 Illinois 73, Syracuse 44
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Coleman Hawkins had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Illinois thumped Syracuse.
Illinois (6-1) hit six of its 15 3-point attempts in the second half to send the Orange (3-4) home with their third straight loss.
No. 19 Kentucky 60, Bellarmine 41
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Antonio Reeves scored 18 points to lead Kentucky past Bellarmine.
Jacob Toppin had 12 points and CJ Fredrick finished with 11 as the Wildcats (5-2) overcame a slow start.
No. 22 Maryland 79, Louisville 54
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Donta Scott scored
18 points and Maryland made five consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half and run away from Louisville.
No. 24 San Diego State 72, UC Irvine 69
SAN DIEGO — Micah Parrish hit a 3-pointer from the left corner with 2.4 seconds left and San Diego State rallied to beat UC Irvine.
Nathan Mensah scored 18 points to lead the Aztecs (5-2).
DJ Davis scored 28 points for the Anteaters (6-2), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Women
No. 8 Iowa State 93, SIU-Edwardsville 43
AMES, Iowa — Lexi Donarski scored 22 points as Iowa State routed SIU-Edwardsville.
The Cyclones (6-1) were playing just 48 hours after suffering their first loss — to North Carolina in Portland, Ore. on Sunday — and returning home around 5:45 a.m. Monday.
Emily Ryan contributed 13 points for Iowa State. Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares each scored 11. Soares also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Olivia Clayton Ajulu Thatha each scored seven points for SIU-Edwardsville (0-6).
No. 11 LSU 63, SE Louisiana 55
BATON ROUGE, La. — Angel Reese scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as LSU held off Southeastern Louisiana to remain unbeaten.
The Tigers (8-0) looked to have the game in hand after an 11-0 run gave them a 21-point lead early in the third quarter. But the Lady Lions (4-3) rallied behind a career-high 28 points from Alexius Horne to get within four, 56-52, with 5:21 remaining.
Reese then converted her second three-point play of the quarter and Kateri Poole and Jasmine Carson added buckets to extend the lead back to 11 with 2½ minutes left. The Tigers turned the over four times after that, but the Lady Lions went just 1 of 8.