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No. 3 Purdue upends top-ranked Arizona

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Fletcher Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 on Saturday in Indianapol­is.

Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling one point shy of his career high.

Zach Edey added 22 points and nine rebounds, with the 7-foot-4 All-American handling the middle while Smith and Loyer supplied outside firepower.

The Boilermake­rs (10-1) handed the Wildcats their first loss while defeating a No. 1-ranked team for the first time since beating Arizona 7269 on Nov. 25, 2000.

Caleb Love scored 29 points and Keshad Johnson 24 for the Wildcats (8-1).

MICHIGAN STATE 88, NO. 6 BAYLOR 64 » Tyson Walker scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half to help build a huge lead and the struggling Spartans (5-5) went on to stun Baylor (9-1) in Detroit.

NO. 2 KANSAS 75, INDIANA 71 » Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 21 points, including four crucial free throws in the final minute, and Hunter Dickinson had 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Jayhawks (10-1) rallied in the second half at Indiana 7-3).

NO. 14 KENTUCKY 87, NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 83 » Rob Dillingham scored 17 points, including two straight baskets to swing the momentum back to Kentucky (8-2) and the Wildcats held on down the stretch against the Tar Heels (7-3) in Atlanta. R.J. Davis scored 27 points and Cormac Ryan added 20 for the Tar Heels.

NO. 4 HOUSTON 70, TEXAS A&M 66 » Emanuel Sharp scored 21 points, L.J.

Cryer added 17 and the Cougars (11-0) held off the visiting Aggies (7-4).

NO. 8 CREIGHTON 85, ALABAMA 82 » Ryan Kalkbrenne­r came back from an early ankle injury to score 17 of his 19 points in the second half and lead the Bluejays (9-2) over the Crimson Tide 6-4) in Omaha, Neb.

NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 81, GREEN BAY 47 » Rivaldo Soares scored 13 points and the Sooners (10-0) overcame a sluggish start to roll past visiting Green Bay (5-7).

NO. 12 TENNESSEE7­9, N.C. STATE 70 » Josiah-Jordan James had 23 points, Zakai Zeigler added 20 and the Volunteers (8-3) held off the Wolfpack (7-3) in San Antonio.

MEMPHIS 79, NO. 13 CLEMSON 77 » David Jones scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points and six assists, and the host Tigers (8-2) held on to beat Clemson (9-1).

NO. 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 64, ST. BONAVENTUR­E 54 » Johnell Davis scored 16 points and FAU (9-2) held off the Bonnies (7-3) in Springfiel­d, Mass.

NO. 18 BYU 84, GEORGIA STATE 52 » Richie Saunders scored a career-high 20 points to help the Cougars (10-1) beat visiting Georgia State (4-6).

NO. 19 TEXAS 96, LSU 85 » Max Abmas had 20 points and seven assists, Tyrese Hunter added a season-high 19 points and the Longhorns (8-2) defeated the Tigers (6-5) in Houston.

NO. 20 JAMES MADISON 88, HAMPTON 71 » Xavier Brown matched a careerhigh with 17 points off the bench to lead six Dukes in double figure scoring as James Madison (10-0) rallied to beat host Hampton (4-6).

NO. 22 VIRGINIA 56, NORTHEASTE­RN 54 » Reece Beekman scored 21 points, including the final four for the Cavaliers (9-1) in thier win over the Huskies (4-7) in Charlottes­ville, Va.

NO. 24 MIAMI 84, LA SALLE 77 » Wooga Poplar overcame a slight ankle injury and scored a career-high 25 points to lift the host Hurricanes (8-2) against La Salle (8-3).

NO. 25 NORTHWESTE­RN 56, DEPAUL 46 » Nick Martinelli scored 16 points and the Wildcats (8-2) bounced back from a stunning loss (to Chicago State) to beat the Blue Demons (2-8) in Chicago.

SANTA CLARA 69, WASHINGTON STATE 61 » Adama Bal scored 23 points and the Broncos (8-4) converted six straight free throws in the final minute to hold off the Cougars (8-2) in Phoenix.

UC SANTA BARBARA 68, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 59 » Ajay Mitchell had 25 points for the Gauchos (6-3) against the Lions (6-5) in Phoenix. Alex Merkviladz­e led the Lions with 18 points.

MISSISSIPP­I 88, CAL 78 » Jaemyn Brakefield scored a career-high 27 points, Matthew Murrell hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and the Rebels (10-0) beat the Golden Bears (3-7)in San Antonio.

TCU 79, ARIZONA STATE 59 » Emanuel Miller scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Micah Peavy had the third triple-double in program history and TCU (8-1) rallied from a 14-point deficit in Fort Worth, Texas. ASU is 6-4.

CAL BAPTIST 70, UC RIVERSIDE 69 » Dominique Daniels Jr.'s 16 points helped the Lancers (7-3) edge the Highlander­s (4-7) in Riverside.

UC IRVINE 121, SOUTH DAKOTA 78 » Dean Keeler's 22 points helped the host Anteaters prevail. Both schools are 7-4.

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