Edey, top-ranked Purdue cruise to win vs. Penn State
By The Associated Press
Zach Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, and No. 1 Purdue made 11 3-pointers Saturday in a 95-78 rout of Penn State.
The Boilermakers (152, 4-2 Big Ten) rebounded from their second loss of the season with their 10th consecutive home victory and their eighth straight in a series they’ve dominated. Lance Jones added 14 points.
Nick Kern Jr. had 18 points for the Nittany Lions (8-9, 2-4).
NO. 3 KANSAS 78, NO. 9 OKLAHOMA 66 >>
Kevin Mccullar had 15 of his 21 points in the second half as the Jayhawks surged past the visiting Sooners (13-3, 1-2 Big 12).
Hunter Dickinson led Kansas (14-2, 2-1) with 24 points and 14 rebounds. KJ Adams added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 85, GEORGIA 79 >>
Dalton Knecht scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3 with less than two minutes remaining, and the visiting Volunteers ended the Bulldogs’ 10-game winning streak.
Tennessee (12-4, 2-1 SEC) blew a 42-28 lead in the first half and trailed by 11 points, 75-64, before battling back.
Jabri Abdur-rahim led Georgia (12-4, 2-1) with 21 points.
TEXAS A&M 97, NO. 6 KENTUCKY 92, OT >>
Wade Taylor IV had a game-high 31 points, Tyrece Radford scored 28 and the Aggies (10-6, 1-2 SEC) won at home over the Wildcats.
Taylor made all four of his free throws in overtime. He hit 6 of 13 from 3-point range after having shot 3 of 20 in his last two games.
Antonio Reeves scored 22 for Kentucky (12-3, 2-1).
NO. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 103, SYRACUSE 67 >>
RJ Davis scored 22 points to lead the Tar Heels in a home rout over the Orange (11-5, 2-3).
Armando Bacot added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (13-3, 5-0 ACC) won their sixth consecutive game.
NEW MEXICO 88, NO. 19 SAN DIEGO STATE 70 >>
Jaelen House scored 26 points, including nine straight in a 17-0 first-half run, and the Lobos ended the visiting Aztecs’ seven-game winning streak.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 19 for New Mexico (14-3, 2-2 Mountain West) and JT Toppin had 17 points and 16 rebounds.
Jaedon Ledee scored 15 points for San Diego State (14-3, 3-1).
BOISE STATE 64, NEVADA 56 >>
Tyson Degenhart had 20 points and nine rebounds as the Broncos (12-4, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) beat the host Wolf Pack (152, 2-1) late Friday night.
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NO. 8 STANFORD 66, NO. 19 UTAH 64 >>
Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 16 rebounds to help the Cardinal (15-1, 4-0 Pac-12) win their seventh straight by beating the host Utes.
The victory also moved Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer one win from tying former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s alltime wins record of 1,202.
Utah (11-5, 1-3) saw its 22game home win streak end.
NO. 5 COLORADO 76, CAL 61 >>
Aaronette Vonleh scored 19 points and the host Buffaloes (14-1, 4-0 Pac-12) won their eighth in a row by holding off the Golden Bears (12-4, 2-2).