Temple ends Houston’s undefeated streak

Quinton Rose scored 22 points and Temple handed No. 17 Houston its first loss of the season, 73-69, last night in Philadelphia.

Corey Davis Jr. was called for a charge in the final second of play, wiping out a tying basket for the Cougars (15-1, 2-1 American). That left No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia as the only Div. 1 teams without a loss.

Breaon Brady had 19 points to lead the Cougars, who started 15-0 for the first time since the 1967-68 team won its first 31 games. Houston’s 15-game winning streak was the school’s longest since the 1982-83 season.

Shizz Alston Jr. had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Owls (12-3, 2-1), who have won 5-of-6. Nate Pierre-Louis added 16 points to help Temple beat a Top 25 team for the 12th straight season.

Virginia Tech 52, Georgia Tech 49 — Ahmed Hill scored 15 points, Kerry Blackshear Jr. added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the No. 9 Hokies (14-1, 3-0 ACC) overcame a terrible shooting performance to beat the Yellow Jackets (9-6, 1-1) in Atlanta.

The Hokies won their ninth straight for the school’s best start since the 1982-83 team had an identical record. They never trailed after Georgia Tech led in the first minute..

Mississippi 82, Auburn 67 — Terence Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the surprising Rebels (12-2, 2-0 SEC) upset the No. 11 Tigers (11-3, 0-1) in Oxford, Miss.

Ole Miss continued its run of strong play under firstyear coach Kermit Davis after being widely picked to finish at or near the bottom of the league.

Freshman K.J. Buffen added 16 points for the Rebels while Devontae Shuler scored 14. Davis shot 9-of-15 from the field and made four 3-pointers..

Rutgers 64, Ohio State 61 — In Piscataway, N.J., Montez Mathis hit two contested layups and Geo Baker nailed a jumper with 10.3 seconds to play as the Scarlet Knights (8-6, 1-3) scored their biggest Big Ten victory under coach Steve Pikiell, a close one against the No. 16 Buckeyes (12-3, 2-2).

The win was Rutgers’ first against a ranked Big Ten team since an upset of No. 4 Wisconsin in January 2015 under coach Eddie Jordan.

Rutgers scored the final six points and survived a missed 3-point attempt by C.J. Jackson in handing the Buckeyes their second straight loss.

Mathis finished with 16 points and Baker had 15, with his last shot being his only second-half basket. Ron Harper Jr. added 12 points and Shaq Carter had 11 as Rutgers played most of the game without leading scorer Eugene Omoruyi, who left the game early in the first half with a left leg injury.

Marquette 106, Creighton 104 — Markus Howard scored 14 of his career-high 53 points in overtime after Sam Hauser’s deep 3-pointer at the end of regulation tied the game, and the No. 21 Golden Eagles (13-3, 2-1 Big East) beat the Bluejays (10-6, 1-2) in Omaha, Neb.

Howard’s dazzling offensive performance set a Marquette record and broke his own record for points in a Big East game. His 53 points were the most by a player in a game matching Division I opponents this season, one behind the 54 Furman’s Jordan Lyons had against D-II North Greenville. Howard had 52 points against Providence last season. It was also the highest-scoring performance ever by a Creighton opponent.

In New England games: Army 86, BU 82 — Jordan Fox scored 24 points as the Black Knights (7-9, 2-1 Patriot) edged the Terriers (8-8, 1-2) at Case Gym.

Jonas Harper led four BU players in double figures with 15 points off the bench.

Lehigh 99, Holy Cross 94 — Lance Tejada made 10 3-pointers and scored 36 points as the Mountain Hawks (10-4, 3-0 Patriot) held off the Crusaders (10-6, 1-2) in overtime in Worcester.

Caleb Green led Holy Cross with 25 points.

Vermont 73, Maine 49 — Robin Duncan posted 11 points as the Catamounts (12-4, 2-0 America East) rolled past the Black Bears (2-15, 0-2) in Bangor, Maine.

Anthony Lamb had 11 points for Vermont. Samuel Dingba added three blocks.

New Hampshire 68, UMassLowell 64 — Jayden Martinez recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (3-12, 1-1 America East) snapped their 11-game skid by beating the River Hawks (8-9, 0-2) in Durham, N.H.

Obadiah Noel had 20 points and eight rebounds for UMass-Lowell.

Rhode Island 78, Richmond 67 — Jeff Dowtin had 24 points and the Rams (8-6, 1-1 Atlantic 10) battered the host Spiders (6-9, 0-2).