SATURDAY’S TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25
■ No. 1 Villanova at St. John’s: Late
■ No. 8 Texas Tech 72, No. 2 West Virginia 71: Keenan Evans scored 20 points, Brandone Francis had a career-high 17, and the Red Raiders (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) topped the Mountaineers (15-2, 4-1), snapping their 15-game winning streak. Jevon Carter scored 28 points and Esa Ahmad added 18 for WVU.
■ Michigan 82, (at) No. 4 Michigan State 72: Moritz Wagner scored a career-high 27 points to help the Wolverines (15-4, 4-2 Big Ten) win their second straight from the rival Spartans (16-3, 4-2). MSU’s Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson each had 19 points.
■ No. 5 Purdue 81, (at) Minnesota 47: Vincent Edwards hit 5 of 7 3-pointers, finishing with 25 points and five rebounds, and Carsen Edwards added 14 points and seven assists as the Boilermakers (17-2, 6-0 Big Ten) routed the Golden Gophers (13-6, 2-4).
■ No. 5 Wichita State at Tulsa: Late
■ (At) No. 7 Duke 89, Wake Forest 71: Marvin Bagley III had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 ACC) defeated the Demon Deacons (8-9, 1-4) in a game Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski missed because of a virus. Bryant Crawford scored 21 points to lead Wake.
■ (At) No. 9 Oklahoma 102, No. 16 TCU 97 (OT): Trae Young scored 29 of his 43 points after halftime, Brady Manek added 22 points, and the Sooners (14-2, 4-1 Big 12) made a school-record 19 3-pointers to hold off the Horned Frogs (134, 1-4). Jaylen Fisher had a career-high 22 points and Vlad Brodziansky added 21 for TCU.
■ (At) No. 10 Xavier 92, No. 25 Creighton 70: Trevon Bluiett scored 24 points, Kaiser Gates added 16, and the Musketeers (16-3, 4-2 Big East) ran by the Bluejays (14-4, 4-2). Marcus Foster and Mitch Ballock each scored 16 for Creighton.
■ Oregon State at No. 11 Arizona State: Late
■ (At) No. 12 Kansas 73, Kansas State 72: Devonte Graham scored 23 points, Udoka Azubuike added 18, and the Jayhawks (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) got a late stop to edge the Wildcats (12-5, 2-3).
■ (At) No. 13 Seton Hall 74, Georgetown 61: Desi Rodriguez and Myles Powell each scored 19 points to lead the Pirates (15-3, 4-1 Big East) past the Hoyas (12-5, 2-4).
■ No. 14 Cincinnati at South Florida: Late
■ No. 15 Gonzaga at San Francisco: Late
■ (At) No. 17 Arizona 90, Oregon 83: Allonzo Trier scored 25 points, Deandre Ayton added 24, and the Wildcats (14-4, 4-1 Pac-12) used a late run to beat the Ducks (12-6, 2-3).
■ (At) No. 19 Clemson 72, No. 18 Miami 63: Donte Grantham had 18 points, Marcquise Reed added 16, and the Tigers (15-2, 4-1 ACC) outlasted the Hurricanes (13-3, 3-2). Anthony Lawrence II and Lonnie Walker IV had 16 points each for Miami.
■ No. 20 North Carolina at Notre Dame: Late
■ No. 21 Kentucky 74, (at) Vanderbilt 67: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points, Kevin Knox added 17, and the Wildcats (14-3, 4-1 SEC) sank the Commodores (6-11, 1-4).
■ No. 22 Auburn 76, (at) Mississippi State 68: Bryce Brown scored 23 points, and the Tigers (16-1, 4-0 SEC) rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the second half to top the Bulldogs (13-4, 1-3).
■ (At) No. 23 Florida State 101, Syracuse 90 (2 OT): Briain Angola scored 24 points, including five in the second overtime, and Christ Koumadje added a career-high 23 to help the Seminoles (13-4, 2-3 ACC) top the Orange (12-6, 1-4). Syracuse’s Tyus Battle scored 32 of his 37 points after halftime.