Newly crowned No. 1 Arizona wins big
TUCSON, Ariz. —
Pelle Larsson scored a career-high 21 points and Caleb Love added 20 as No. 1 Arizona rolled to a 98-73 win over No. 23 Wisconsin.
The Wildcats — playing as the top team in the country for the first time in nine years — looked comfortable in their new role, using a 25-8 run to end the first half and take a 17-point halftime lead.
Larsson finished 6-of-6 shooting from the field, including 4-of-4 on 3pointers. The Wildcats shot 58% from the field.
NO. 2 KANSAS 73 MISSOURI 64
Hunter Dickinson had 13 points and 16 rebounds and Kevin McCullar Jr. and KJ Adams had 17 points each as the host Jayhawks beat the Tigers.
NO. 4 PURDUE 92 ALABAMA 86
Zach Edey matched his season-high with 35 points and Braden Smith had a season-high 27 points as the Boilermakers rallied to beat the Crimson Tide in Toronto.
NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 101 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 63
Alex Karaban scored a career-high 26 points to lead the host Huskies to a rout of the Golden Lions.
NO. 10 CREIGHTON 109 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 64
Isaac Traudt set career highs with five 3-pointers and 18 points off the bench and five other Bluejays scored in double figures in a big win over the visiting Chippewas.
SAINT MARY’S 64
NO. 13 COLORADO STATE 61
Joshua Jefferson scored 16 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, as the Gaels handed the host Rams their first loss of the year.
UTAH 73, NO. 14 BYU 69
Gabe Madsen made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points as the Utes held on to upset the visiting Cougars.
NO. 17 TENNESSEE 86 NO. 20 ILLINOIS 79
Dalton Knecht scored 21 points as the host Volunteers rallied from a second-half deficit to beat the Fighting Illini.
NO. 19 OKLAHOMA 79 ARKANSAS 70
Javian McCollum had 20 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead the Sooners to a win over the visiting Razorbacks.
NO. 24 CLEMSON 74 TCU 66
Joseph Girard III scored 21 points amd PJ
Hall had 17 as the Tigers extended their unbeaten start to the season by beating the Horned Frogs in Toronto.
MISSOURI STATE 69 SAM HOUSTON ST. 60
Donovan Clay scored 20 points as the host Bears beat the Bearkats.
Women
NO. 23 GONZAGA 80 RICE 72
Eliza Hollingsworth scored all 21 of her points in the first half and Yvonne Ejim had a double-double as the visiting Bulldogs beat the Owls.
TEXAS A&M 67 ROBERT MORRIS 36
Aicha Coulibaly scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and Lauren Ware added 11 points and 10 rebounds as the host Aggies improved to 9-1 by beating the Colonials.