Va. Tech gets past low-scoring N.C. State
No. 12 Virginia Tech 47, No. 23 N.C. State 24: Miss after miss, they kept coming for No. 23 North Carolina State on Saturday.
Bricked jumpers off the front rim. Drives that rolled around the cylinder and dropped away.
Shots that didn’t hit anything at all. They never stopped, either, not until the host Wolfpack had managed a stunningly low point total that stood as the worst for any ACC school in the shotclock era. N.C. State (16-6, 4-5) lost to Virginia Tech (18-3, 7-2), a throwback output to the long-ago days when teams would hold the ball and turn games into standaround slowdowns.
No. 1 Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 76: Grant Williams scored 22 points and Tennessee set a school record with its 16th straight win, beating Texas A&M.
The Volunteers (20-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) surpassed the 15-game streak they had from February 1915 to January 1917 and are off to their best start in conference play since also going 8-0 in 1981-82.
No. 2 Duke 91, St. John’s 61: Freshman phenom Zion Williamson scored 29 points, Tre Jones flirted with a tripledouble and host Duke (19-2) routed St. John’s (16-6).
RJ Barrett added 15 points and 14 rebounds while Jones had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists while also playing lockdown defense on Shamorie Ponds. The Blue Devils shot 56 percent while winning their fifth straight.
No. 3 Virginia 56, Miami 46: De’Andre Hunter scored 14 points, Mamadi Diakite had 11 points and three blocks, and host Virginia (20-1, 8-1 ACC) locked down on defense again to beat Miami (9-12, 1-8).
Kyle Guy added 10 points on just 4for-15 shooting for the Cavaliers, who played without point guard and thirdleading scorer Ty Jerome because of a sore back.
No. 4 Gonzaga 85, San Diego 69: Rui Hachimura scored 32 points and Gonzaga beat San Diego to go undefeated through the first half of the West Coast Conference season.
Zach Norvell Jr. added 21 points for Gonzaga (21-2, 8-0), which won its 12th consecutive game since a pair of December losses knocked it from the No. 1 spot in The AP Top 25.
Indiana 79, No. 6 Michigan State 75 (OT): Romeo Langford hit a go-ahead 3pointer early in overtime and Indiana (13-9, 4-7 Big Ten) ended a seven-game skid, taking advantage of Michigan State’s poor foul shooting for a victory over the host Spartans (18-4, 9-2).
No. 7 Kentucky 65, Florida 54: Tyler Herro scored 19 points, including a dagger 3-pointer with about 3 minutes to play, and Kentucky (18-3, 7-1 SEC) rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat host Florida (12-9, 4-4).
No. 8 Nevada 93, Boise State 73: Caleb Martin scored 30 points and twin brother Cody Martin added a seasonhigh 21 as host Nevada (21-1, 8-1 Mountain West) cruised past Boise State (10-12, 5-4).
No. 9 North Carolina 79, No. 15 Louisville 69: Luke Maye had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Cameron Johnson finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds Saturday, helping North Carolina (17-4, 7-1 ACC) avenge a blowout loss with a victory at Louisville (16-6, 7-2). The victory came three weeks after the Tar Heels were pounded by 21 points by Louisville.
No. 11 Kansas 79, No. 16 Texas Tech 63: Dedric Lawson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Devon Dotson added 20 points and host Kansas (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) took out the frustration of a lousy week on Texas Tech (17-5, 5-4).
Arkansas 90, No. 19 LSU 89: Mason Jones hit a driving floater off the glass with 22 seconds left and Arkansas (13-8, 4-4 SEC) beat host LSU (17-4, 7-1) to hand the Tigers their first conference loss this season and first home loss in more than a year.
No. 20 Iowa State 65, Texas 60: Talen Horton-Tucker scored 15 points, Marial Shayok had 12 and host Iowa State (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) held off Texas (12-10, 4-5) for its fifth win in six games.
No. 22 Mississippi St 81, Mississippi 75: Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 27 points, freshman Reggie Perry added a career-high 21 and Mississippi State (16-5, 4-4 SEC) earned a road win over rival Mississippi (14-7, 4-4).
No. 25 Florida State 59, Georgia Tech 49: Mfiondu Kabengele and Terance Mann each scored 12 points, and host Florida State (16-5, 4-4 ACC) won its third straight game with a victory over Georgia Tech (11-11, 3-6). The Yellow Jackets failed to score in the last 4:14.
Pac-12 men
Washington 69, UCLA 55: David Crisp and Jaylen Nowell both scored 15 points, Matisse Thybulle added 14, and Washington finished the first half of Pac-12 Conference play unbeaten after a win over UCLA.
Oregon State 81, Utah 72: Tres Tinkle scored 31 points and Kylor Kelley blocked six shots in Oregon State’s win over Utah, marking the first time the Beavers have swept the Colorado-Utah road trip.
USC 93, Washington State 84: Nick Rakocevic scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and USC never trailed en route to a win over Washington State.
Top 10 women
No. 1 Baylor 96, Texas Tech 37: Kalani Brown dominated inside with 23 points on nine layups, adding free throws on five of those after being fouled, and Baylor won its 32nd consecutive Big 12 game.
No. 2 UConn 65, Cincinnati 55: Napheesa Collier scored 20 points to reach 2,000 in her career, and UConn struggled as it moved past its loss at Louisville, holding on to beat Cincinnati.
No. 3 Louisville 76, Clemson 44: Jazmine Jones tied her career high with 17 points and Louisville followed up its win over No. 2 UConn with a victory at Clemson.
No. 8 Stanford 75, California 50: Kiana Williams and DiJonai Carrington each scored 19 points and Stanford beat California, less than 48 hours after losing to the Bears.