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Green, Smith power No. 12 Auburn to win

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No. 12 Auburn 71, Murray State 58: Wendell Green Jr. and Jabari Smith both had double-doubles and host Auburn beat Murray State on Wednesday night for its eighth straight win.

Auburn (11-1) held Murray State (10-2) to 28 points below its season average and out-rebounded the Racers 48-33.

Green had 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds off the bench for the Tigers. Smith had 12 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.

Walker Kessler led the way for Auburn’s defense with a season-high seven blocks, giving him three straight games with at least four rejections. Kessler added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Tevin Brown keyed Murray State with 22 points in a return to his home state.

No. 13 Houston 80, Texas State 47: Josh Carlton scored a season-high 20 points, Kyler Edwards added 14 and No. 13 Houston defeated Texas State 80-47 on Wednesday night.

Marcus Sasser had 13 points and Jamal Shead finished with 12 points and 10 assists for Houston (11-2). The Cougars shot 55%, including 13 of 28 on 3-pointers, in winning for the seventh time in eight games.

Shelby Adams scored 10 points, Nighael Ceaser added nine and Isiah Small had eight for Texas State (9-3).

No. 16 Texas 68, Alabama State 48: Dylan Disu scored 14 points and made three blocks and host Texas (9-2) pulled away in the second half to defeat Alabama State (2-10).

Marcus Carr scored 13 for Texas, Andrew Jones had 12 and Timmy Allen produced 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Gerald Liddell, a former Longhorn who transferre­d to Alabama State this season, led the Hornets with 16 points.

No. 17 LSU 95, Lipscomb 60: Darius Days scored 21 points and host LSU stayed unbeaten with a win over Lipscomb.

Xavier Pinson scored a season-high 17 points for the Tigers (12-0), who never trailed. Eric Gaines had a career-high 13 points, Brandon Murray and Efton Reid also had 13, and Mwani Wilkinson scored a season-high

No. 20 Kentucky 95, Western Kentucky 60: Kellan Grady made six 3pointers and scored a season-high 23 points, Oscar Tshiebwe grabbed a Rupp Arena-record 28 rebounds and host Kentucky used an 18-2 second-half run to blow out Western Kentucky.

TyTy Washington Jr. added 20 points and Jacob Toppin scored 12 as the Wildcats (9-2) routed their second consecutiv­e substitute opponent. The in-state Hilltopper­s (8-5) were added Monday after the postponeme­nt of Kentucky’s scheduled matchup against archrival Louisville because of positive COVID-19 tests within the Cardinals’ program.

Josh Anderson scored 18 points and Camron Justice had 13 for WKU.

No. 25 Texas Tech 78, Eastern Washington 46: Kevin Obanor had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists without a turnover, helping host Texas Tech (9-2) beat Eastern Washington (6-6).

Adonis Arms and Bryson Williams each had 12 points for the Red Raiders, who used several big runs to rebound from their loss Saturday to fourthrank­ed Gonzaga.

Kevin McCullar added 10 points and five assists.

 ?? JOHN REED/USA TODAY SPORTS ?? Auburn forward Jabari Smith grabs a rebound against Murray State on Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala. The Tigers won 71-58 for their eighth consecutiv­e victory.
JOHN REED/USA TODAY SPORTS Auburn forward Jabari Smith grabs a rebound against Murray State on Wednesday night in Auburn, Ala. The Tigers won 71-58 for their eighth consecutiv­e victory.

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