Volunteers avenge Kentucky loss
No. 7 Tennessee tops No. 4 Wildcats to maintain winning streak at home
Jordan Bone scored a career-high 27 points as No. 7 Tennessee beat No. 4 Kentucky Saturday, 71-52.
The win came two weeks after Kentucky snapped the Volunteers’ school-record, 19-game winning streak.
Tennessee (26-3, 14-2 SEC) earned its 25th home win in a row to remain tied atop the Southeastern Conference with No. 13 LSU after the Tigers beat Alabama, 74-69. Kentucky (24-5, 13-3) lost at Thompson-Boling Arena for a fourth consecutive year.
PJ Washington was the lone Wildcat in double figures with 13 points as Kentucky managed its lowest point total since a 64-48 loss to Vanderbilt in the 2013 SEC Tournament.
Central Florida
Collin Smith scored 21 points as Central Florida beat No. 8 Houston, 69-64. The Knights (22-6, 12-4 American Athletic) earned the highest-ranked road win in school history, snapped a seven-game skid against ranked foes and ended Houston’s 33-game home win streak, which was the nation’s longest. The Cougars (27-2, 14-2) had not been higher in the AP poll since reaching No. 5 in 1983-84.
Indiana
Justin Smith scored a career-high 24 points as the Hoosiers beat sixth-ranked Michigan State, 63-62. Indiana (15-14, 6-12 Big Ten) won its second game in a row agianst a ranked opponent and swept the season series with the Spartans (23-6, 14-4), led Saturday by Cassius Winston with 20 points and 11 assists.
Notebook Duke
Jack White made his first 3-pointer in 29 tries as the No. 3 Blue Devils beat Miami 87-57 in Duke’s third game without Zion Williamson. Duke (25-4, 13-3 ACC) never trailed, shooting 57 percent after its second loss in three games. Chris Lykes, who scored in double figures in 24 of Miami’s previous 27 games, had a 1-of-15 day for the Hurricanes (12-16, 4-12).
Purdue
The No. 14 Boilermakers beat Ohio State 86-51 for sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Purdue (22-7, 153) shot 55.9 percent while the Buckeyes (18-11, 8-10) shot 33.3 percent. Purdue led 32-13 in the first half as Ohio State played down leading scorer Kaleb Wesson, suspended indefinitely Friday for violating an unspecified athletic department policy.
Iowa
Without coach Fran McCaffery, who was suspended two games for yelling at a referee after Tuesday’s loss at Ohio State, the No. 22 Hawkeyes lost their third game of the last four, falling 86-72 to Rutgers at home. The Hawkeyes (21-8, 10-8 Big Ten) hit just eight 3pointers on 29 attempts.
Wofford
Fletcher Magee had a season-high 36 points as the 24th-ranked Terriers beat Samford, 85-64. Wofford (264, 18-0) won its 17th game in a row to become the fourth school to go unbeaten in the Southern Conference. Steph Curry’s 2007-08 Davidson team was the last to do so.