Ohio State storms back to hand No. 11 Rutgers its first defeat
Top 25 men
No. 23 Ohio State 80, No. 11 Rutgers 68
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. scored 22 points and Ohio State (7-1, 1-1 Big Ten) rallied from a 16-point secondhalf deficit to beat Rutgers (6-1, 2-1) on Wednesday.
E.J. Liddell had 21 points and Kyle Young added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Buckeyes.
No. 8 Tennessee 80, USC Upstate 60
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. — Victor Bailey scored 18 points as Tennessee (6-0) struggled before beating USC Upstate.
No. 13 Creighton 66, No. 22 Xavier 61
OMAHA, Neb. — Antwann Jones and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points each to lead Creighton (7-2, 3-1 Big East) to a win over Xavier (8-1, 1-1).
ACC
Notre Dame 81, Bellarmine 70
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dane Goodwin scored a season-high 27 points, Prentiss Hubb added 18 and Notre Dame beat Division I newcomer Bellarmine.
The Fighting Irish (3-4) are scheduled to play No. 16 Virginia on Dec. 30.
State/region
George Mason 70, Towson 65
FAIRFAX — Josh Oduro scored a season-high 19 points to lead George Mason (4-1), which is scheduled to host Norfolk State on Saturday.
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No. 3 Kansas 79,
No. 7 West Virginia 65
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Christian Braun hit six 3-pointers and had 22 points, Jalen Wilson hit four 3s and scored 17 and Kansas (8-1, 2-0 Big 12) shrugged off a mid-game malaise before cruising past
West Virginia in a battle of top-10 teams.
Sean McNeil made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead West Virginia (6-2, 1-1) .
No. 1 Gonzaga 95, Northwestern State 78
SPOKANE, Wash. — Drew Timme had 25 points and nine rebounds as Gonzaga (6-0) held off a late challenge to beat Northwestern State for the second night in a row.
No. 4 Iowa 70, Purdue 55
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza scored 22 points, Joe Wieskamp added 17 and Iowa
(7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) beat Purdue (6-3, 1-1).
No. 6 Houston 76, Temple 50
HOUSTON — Quentin Grimes had 22 points and seven rebounds, Justin Gorham had 14 points and 12 boards and Houston (6-0) beat Temple (1-1) in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
No. 9 Wisconsin 67, Nebraska 53
MADISON, Wis. — Brad Davison had 15 points and a career
high seven assists, and Wisconsin (7-1) overcame a dreadful start to beat Nebraska (4-4).
No. 14 Missouri 54, Bradley 53
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted Missouri (6-0) over Bradley (6-3).
No. 15 Texas Tech 69, Oklahoma 67
NORMAN, Okla. — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 21 points and Marcus Santos-Silva had 18 to help Texas Tech (7-2, 1-1 Big 12) hold off Oklahoma (5-2, 1-1).
ACC men
North Carolina State 79, No. 17 North Carolina 76
RALEIGH, N.C. — Devon Daniels scored eight straight points in the second half and finished with 21 to help North Carolina State (5-1, 1-0 ACC) beat North Carolina (5-2, 0-1).
Freshman Shakeel Moore scored 17 points for the Wolfpack.
WOMEN
No. 6 Arizona 96, Idaho 42
TUSCON, Ariz. — Shaina Pellington scored 16 points and Helena Puejo had all of her 14 points in the first half to lead Arizona (6-0) to an easy victory over Idaho.