No. 3 Villanova rolls past Seton Hall
NEWARK, N.J. — Jeremiah RobinsonEarl scored 23 points in 21 minutes and No. 3 Villanova rolled to ninth straight victory with an unexpectedly easy 80-72 decision over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Jermaine Samuels added 17 points and Justin Moore had 16 for Jay Wright’s team. Collin Gillespie had 11 points and a careerhigh 11 assists.
The Wildcats (11-1, 6-0 Big East) built a double-digit lead midway through the first half and were really never threatened in handing Seton Hall (9-8, 6-5) its third straight loss to a ranked opponent.
NO. 2 BAYLOR 84, AUBURN 72
WACO, Texas — Davion Mitchell had 13 points and seven assists against his former team, Matthew Mayer soared for a couple of highlight dunks and Baylor stayed undefeated with a win in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Mitchell swished a 3-pointer with 11 ⁄2
1 minutes left to extend Baylor’s lead to 5943, getting the pass from Jared Butler and making the shot right after coming out of one of his shoes.
NO. 24 OKLAHOMA 66, NO. 9 ALABAMA 61
NORMAN, Okla. — De’Vion Harmon scored 18 points to help Oklahoma defeat Alabama in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, despite playing without leading scorer Austin Reaves and starting guard Alondes Williams because of COVID-19 protocols.
Elijah Harkless scored 14 points and Brady Manek added 12 for the Sooners (11-4), who became the second team in the past 25 years to beat three top 10 teams in a row following wins over Kansas and Texas.
NO. 10 TEXAS TECH 76, LSU 71
BATON ROUGE, La. — Mac McClung, who had not made a field goal in the second half, hit two 3-pointers to key a stunning late rally as Texas Tech beat LSU in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Texas Tech (12-5) scored straight 12 points in the final minute. Trailing 71-64 following a field goal by Shareef O’Neal with 1:10 remaining in the game, McClung hit two from behind the arc.
FLORIDA 85, NO. 11 WVU 80
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Colin Castleton scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and Florida beat West Virginia in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Noah Locke had 19 points for Florida (10-4), which has won a season-high four straight. Tyree Applebee finished with 12.
NO. 12 MISSOURI 102, TCU 98 (OT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Xavier Pinson scored a career-best 36 points, Jeremiah Tilmon had a career-high 33 and Missouri beat TCU in overtime in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
PENN ST. 81, NO. 14 WISCONSIN 71
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Myreon Jones scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Penn State snapped a decade-long skid against Wisconsin.
Izaiah Brockington added 18 points and John Harrar had 17 for the Nittany Lions (6-7, 3-6 Big Ten), who lost 13 straight against Wisconsin — including eight at home.
GA TECH 76, NO. 16 FLORIDA ST. 65
ATLANTA — Moses Wright scored 23 points and Georgia Tech beat Florida State, ending the Seminoles’ five-game winning streak.