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No. 3 Michigan State 88, Southern Utah 64
Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Jaren Jackson each scored 17 points as No. 3 Michigan State rolled to an 88-64 win over Southern Utah on Saturday in East Lansing. The Spartans (9-1) have won eight straight by double digits since losing to topranked Duke. The Thunderbirds (5-4) had won three straight.
No. 5 Florida 66, No. 17 Cincinnati 60
Chris Chiozza scored the final six points of the game and Florida snapped a threegame losing streak in the second game of the Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Chiozza put the Gators (6-3) ahead 62-60 with a drive across the lane with 1:12 to play. The senior guard added two free throws with 20.1 seconds to go and he closed out the scoring with a fastbreak layup after a turnover by Cincinnati (7-2), which lost its second straight game. Backup guard Cane Broome had 15 points to lead Cincinnati.
No. 6 Wichita State 78, Oklahoma State 66
Landry Shamet scored a career-high 30 points for Wichita State on the road. Conner Frankamp scored 14 points and Darral Willis, Jr. added 12 for the Shockers (8-1), who made 12 of 26 3-point attempts and outrebounded the Cowboys 36-26. Tavarius Shine scored a career-high 20 points for Oklahoma State (7-2).
No. 7 Texas A&M 73, Prairie View A&M 53
Junior Admon Gilder scored 14 points and Texas A&M overcame a sluggish start. The Aggies (8-1) led 44-40 5 minutes into the second half before scoring the next 18 points over a 7-minute span to put away the game against the outmanned Panthers (2-7). A&M forward Robert Williams had 16 rebounds.
No. 8 Kentucky 93, Monmouth 76
Hamidou Diallo scored a season-high 23 points for Kentucky at Madison Square Garden. Kentucky (8-1) won its sixth in a row. PJ Washington added 20 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in 15 and Nick Richards had 10. Monmouth (3-7) has lost three straight. Deion Hammond led the Hawks with 19 and Micah Seaborn had 18.
No. 9 Notre Dame 92, Delaware 68
Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Notre Dame in coach Mike Brey’s return to Delaware. Matt Farrell scored 24 points and TJ Gibbs had 21 to help the Fighting Irish (8-2) rebound from an 80-77 loss Tuesday to Ball State. Brey returned to the Bob Carpenter Center for the first time since the end of his Delaware head coaching stint in 2000.
No. 13 Xavier 96, Colorado 69
Trevon Bluiett scored 25 points and J.P. Macura emerged from his slump by making his first six shots as Xavier completed a streak of non-conference payback wins. The Musketeers (9-1) already had victories over Baylor and crosstown rival Cincinnati, which beat them last season, and they set a goal of completing the trilogy. Last season, they blew a nine-point lead in the second half and lost 68-66 at Colorado. Namon Wright had 18 points for the Buffaloes (7-2).
Arkansas 95, No. 14 Minnesota 79
Jaylen Barford scored 22 points and freshman Daniel Gafford added 16 on 8-of-8 shooting for Arkansas. The victory is the first for the Razorbacks (7-2) over a Top 15 team since defeating No. 5 Texas A&M during the 2015-16 season, and it extends their home winning streak to eight games. Jordan Murphy led Minnesota (8-3) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The loss is the third in the last four games for the Golden Gophers.
No. 18 West Virginia 69, Pittsburgh 60
Jevon Carter scored 19 points and Daxter Miles Jr. added 15 as West Virginia fended off a furious second-half run. Lamont West finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (9-1), who have won nine straight following a season-opening loss to Texas A&M. Ryan Luther overcame early foul trouble to lead Pitt (5-5) with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 19 Seton Hall 90, VCU 67
Angel Delgado had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Seton Hall in the Never Forget Tribute Classic. Myles Powell added five of his 17 points in a game-breaking 13-1 first-half run, Desi Rodriguez had 17 and Khadeen Carrington scored 13 for the Pirates (8-1), who have won four straight since being beaten at the buzzer by Rhode Island on Thanksgiving. Justin Tillman had 14 of his 20 points in the second half to lead VCU (5-5).