Watkins scores 30 again in USC win

No. 12 Kentucky routs No. 8 Miami, 95-73

Reed Sheppard scored 21 points, including 13 during a second half in which Kentucky shot

67%, and Antonio Reeves added 18 to propel 12thranked Wildcats to a 9573 blowout of No. 8 Miami on Tuesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge in Lexington, Ky.

Sheppard came off the bench, drained a 3 for his first basket and finished 5 of 9 from long range and 8 of 13 overall. Reeves was 7 of 12 from the field.

Tre Mitchell had 14 points and seven assists, Rob Dillingham scored 14 points and Justin Edwards had 11 points for Kentucky (6-1).

Norchad Omier scored 20 points and Wooga Poplar had 19 for the Hurricanes (5-1).

NO. 1 PURDUE 99, TEXAS SOUTHERN 67>>

Braden Smith had 19 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds while leading top-ranked Purdue past Texas Southern.

Zach Edey added 15 points and six rebounds for the Boilermakers (7- 0).

NO. 3 MARQUETTE 93, SOUTHERN 56>>

Tyler Kolek scored all 16 of his points in the first half and Marquette (6-1) backed up its highest ranking in nearly half a century by trouncing Southern.

NO. 5 KANSAS 71, EASTERN ILLINOIS 63>>

Hunter Dickinson had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Kevin McCullar Jr. overcame a tough shooting night to score 18, and Kansas (6-1) had to fight all the way to the end to beat Eastern Illinois (3-5).

NO. 9 BAYLOR 108, NICHOLLS 70>>

Langston Love came off the bench to make five 3-pointers and score a career-high 23 points, and Baylor (7- 0) never trailed in a rout.

NO. 11 GONZAGA 81, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 65>>

Ryan Nembhard scored a season-high 22 points and Anton Watson added 11 points and 13 rebounds as Gonzaga rolled to a win.

Six players scored in double figures for the Bulldogs (5-1).

GEORGIA TECH 67, NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE 59>>

Miles Kelly scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half and Georgia Tech (3-2) handed Mississippi State its first loss.

Mississippi State (6-1) struggled with poor shooting in the inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge. The Bulldogs, who never led, made only 31% of their shots (20 of 65) from the field.

Juju Watkins scored 30 points for her record-setting fourth 30-point game of the season after getting hit in the nose and No. 6 Southern California routed Cal Poly 85- 44.

Watkins snapped a tie with Trojan greats Lisa Leslie and Paula Mcgee, who had three 30-point efforts in their freshman years. Watkins was 10 of 19 from the floor and made all seven of her free throw attempts to go with four rebounds, four assists and four turnovers.