New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
No. 5 Illinois wins seventh straight
MINNEAPOLIS — Ayo Dosunmu had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season, Kofi Cockburn scored 22 points in 24 minutes, and No. 5 Illinois cruised past Minnesota 94-63 Saturday for its seventh consecutive victory.
Trent Frazier added 15 points and six steals to help the Illini (15-5, 12-3) stay in second place in the bruising Big Ten with two weeks to go in league play.
The Illini had a 31-8 edge in fastbreak points, shot 56% from the floor and forced 18 turnovers by the Gophers (13-10, 6-10).
NO. 8 ALABAMA 82, VANDERBILT 78
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jaden Shackelford scored a season-high 27 points and Alabama beat Vanderbilt to move within a victory of clinching at least a share of its first Southeastern
Conference regular-season title in 19 years.
NO. 9 OKLAHOMA 66, IOWA STATE 56
AMES, Iowa — Austin Reaves scored 20 points to lead No. 9 Oklahoma to a wild victory over Iowa State.
The Sooners (14-5, 9-4 Big 12) earned their third straight win since a 57-52 loss at No. 15 Texas Tech.
NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA 84, NO. 12 TEXAS 82
AUSTIN, Texas — Sean McNeil and West Virginia erased a 19-point deficit in the second half, then withstood a flurry of last-second misses to hold off Texas.
NO. 23 KANSAS 67, NO. 15 TEXAS TECH 61
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Christian Braun hit a corner 3 with 24 seconds left, David McCormack scored 17 points and Kansas beat Texas Tech.
Ochai Agbaji had 14 points, and Jalen Wilson added 11 for the (17-7, 11-5
Big 12). Braun and Marcus Garrett each had 10 points.
NO. 16 FLORIDA STATE 79, PITTSBURGH 72
PITTSBURGH — Raiquan Gray had 16 points and eight rebounds and Florida State beat Pittsburgh for its third straight victory.
ARIZONA 81, NO. 17 USC 72
LOS ANGELES — James Akinjo scored 20 points and Arizona was better on the boards, ending the Pac-12-leading Trojans’ seven-game winning streak.
KENTUCKY 70, NO. 19 TENNESSEE 55
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Isaiah Jackson scored 16 points and Kentucky matched a season high with its third straight victory, beating Tennessee.
NO. 20 MISSOURI 93, SOUTH CAROLINA 78
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dru Smith scored 17 points, Mark Smith had 13 and Missouri beat South Carolina.