Cal can hold down USC’S Mobley for only so long in loss
Freshman Evan Mobley scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half, Tahj Eaddy added 18 points and USC beat Cal 76-68 on Saturday night in Haas Pavilion.
Mobley also had 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks for the Trojans (123, 6-2 Pac-12).
Grant Antecevich and Joel Brown led Cal (7-10, 2-8) with 15 points apiece.
SANTA CLARA 72, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 69>> Josip Vrankic had 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Broncos (9-4, 3-2 West Coast) edged the Lions (7-6, 2-3) at LMU.
SAINT MARY’S 67, SAN FRANCISCO 63>> Logan Johnson had 20 points as the Gaels (115, 2-3 West Coast) defeated the host Dons (10-8, 4-4).
SAN JOSE STATE 83, NEW MEXICO 71>> Sebastian Mendoza, Jalen Dalcourt, Ralph Agee and Trey Smith scored 16 points apiece for the Spartans in St. George, Utah.
OKLAHOMA 75, NO. 9 KANSAS 68>> De’vion Harmon scored 22 points and the host Sooners (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) beat the Jayhawks (10-5, 4-4) for their second victory this month over a top-10 opponent.
NO. 15 OHIO STATE 74, NO. 10 WISCONSIN 62>> E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and the Buckeyes (12-4, 6-4 Big Ten) never trailed against the host Badgers (12-4, 6-3). NO. 11 CREIGHTON 74, NO. 23 CONNECTICUT 66>> Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and the Bluejays (11-4, 7-3 Big East) broke open a close game late to beat the Huskies (7-3, 4-3) in Omaha, Neb. NO. 2 BAYLOR 81, OKLAHOMA STATE 66>> Jared Butler scored 22 points and the Bears (14-0, 7-0 Big 12) rallied from a halftime deficit to beat the undermanned Cowboys (9-4, 3-4) in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, the Big 12 Conference’s leading scorer, did not play because of COVID-19 protocols. Key reserve Rondel Walker also sat out, leaving the team with eight players available. NO. 3 VILLANOVA 71, PROVIDENCE 56>> Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and the Wildcats (10-1, 5-0 Big East) used a strong second half to beat visiting Providence (8-7, 4-5). NO. 8 HOUSTON 68, TEMPLE 51>> Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes each scored 15 points and the Cougars (13-1, 8-1 American Athletic) beat the Owls (3-4, 2-4) in Philadelphia.
NO. 13 VIRGINIA 64, GEORGIA TECH 62>> Sam Hauser scored 11 of his 22 points during a 15-2 second-half run and the Cavaliers (10-2, 6-0 ACC) survived at home against the Yellow Jackets (7-4, 3-2). NO. 14 WEST VIRGINIA 69, KANSAS STATE 47>> Miles Mcbride scored 18 points to help the Mountaineers (104, 3-3 Big 12) beat the host Wildcats (5-11, 1-7) in West Virginia’s first game in two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols. SYRACUSE 78, NO. 16 VIRGINIA
TECH 60>> Quincy Guerrier had 20 points, Marek Doelzaj added 18 and Alan Griffin had 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks and the host Orange (9-4, 3-3 ACC) defeated the Hokies (11-3, 5-2). MARYLAND 63, NO. 17 MINNESOTA 49>> Eric Ayala had 21 points to help the Terrapins (9-7, 3-6 Big Ten) to road upset of a ranked Big Ten foe, the Gophers (11-5, 4-5). FLORIDA STATE 80, NO. 20 CLEMSON 61>> Balsa Koprivica had 13 points and 10 rebounds and the Seminoles (9-2, 5-1 ACC) won in Tallahassee, Fla. Clemson is 9-4, 3-4.