The Day

No. 8 Virginia 61, No. 12 North Carolina 49

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Teddy Allen scored 20 points off the bench and Sagaba Konate had 14 of his 16 points in the second half for West Virginia. Lamont West and Jevon Carter added 17 points apiece for the Mountainee­rs (14-1, 3-0 Big 12). Konate also had 13 rebounds. Oklahoma freshman Trae Young, the nation's scoring and assists leader, finished with 29 points on 8-of-22 shooting. Carter and his teammates spent much of the game double-teaming Young, whose streak of double-doubles ended at five games. Oklahoma (12-2, 2-1) saw its 10-game winning streak snapped. Devon Hall scored 16 points and Virginia held North Carolina to its second-lowest point total of the season. Hall had seven assists for Virginia (141, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), and De'Andre Hunter had 10 points and seven rebounds. Joel Berry II led North Carolina (12-4, 1-2) with 17 points and Kenny Williams had 11.

Providence 81, No. 5 Xavier 72

Kyron Cartwright had 19 points, nine assists and four steals to help Providence snapping Xavier's 10-game winning streak and ending the best start in school history. Rodney Bullock scored 17 points, with six rebounds and two blocked shots, as Providence (11-6, 2-2 Big East) beat a ranked team for the first time McKinley Wright IV scored 16 points to lead five Colorado players in double figures as the Buffaloes ended Arizona's nine-game winning streak. It's the second straight game in which the Buffaloes (10-6, 2-2 Pac-12) have knocked off a ranked team. They defeated No. 4 Arizona State 90-81 in overtime Thursday. Colorado went up by 20 in the first half only to see the Wildcats (12-4, 2-1) pull within three. Dallas Walton finished with a career-high 15 points on 7-for-7 shooting as the Buffaloes overcame 13 turnovers in the second half. Deandre Ayton scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half for Arizona.

Auburn 88, No. 22 Arkansas 77

Mustapha Heron scored 17 points and Auburn fended off a late comeback attempt to secure its 12th consecutiv­e win. Saturday's decision, coupled with Tuesday's win at No. 23 Tennessee, marks the first time in 11 years that Auburn has won consecutiv­e games against ranked opponents. The last time it happened was 2007, when the Tigers beat No. 22 Tennessee and No. 12 Alabama in a span of six days. Auburn (14-1, 2-0 Southeaste­rn Conference) hit 12 of its first 18 shots as it opened the game on a 29-18 run. Jaylen Bradford scored 21 to lead the Razorbacks (11-4, 1-2).

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