Trent Perry had 16 points, Eric Dailey Jr. scored 15 and UCLA cruised to a 67-55 victory over Maryland on Saturday night. Dailey added nine rebounds and Perry snagged six for the Bruins (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten Conference), who snapped a two-game skid. Tyler Bilodeau scored 10.
No. 14 Texas Tech hangs on for 73-71 victory at Colorado
Donovan Atwell scored 17 points, JT Toppin had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 14 Texas Tech held off a furious second-half rally by Colorado in a 73-71 victory Saturday night. Christian Anderson added 15 points for the Red Raiders, making their first trip to Boulder in nearly 16 years. Atwell went 5 of 12 from 3-point distance as Texas Tech (12-4, 2-1 Big 12 Conference) won a true road game for the first time this season.
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Hall’s second straight 30-point game leads Auburn to 95-73 blowout against No. 15 Arkansas
No. 17 North Carolina edges Wake Forest 87-84 for its 500th win at the Dean E. Smith Center
Henri Veesaar had 25 points and nine rebounds, and No. North Carolina edged Wake Forest 87-84 on Saturday night for its 500th win at the Dean E. Smith Center. Caleb Wilson added 22 points and 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double, while Jaydon Young contributed a season-high 12 points off the bench for the Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 ACC), who bounced back from their first ACC loss last Saturday at SMU.
No. 3 Iowa State takes control late in 1st half vs. Oklahoma State and wins 83-71 to improve to 16-0
Joshua Jefferson had 19 points and five assists and Milan Momcilovic scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to lead No. 3 Iowa State to an 83-71 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Oklahoma State (13-3, 1-2) played without guard Vyctorius Miller (ankle), its second-leading scorer, and was held to its lowest point total of the season. Iowa State never trailed again.
Diop and Odum score 21 points each to lead Arizona State to 87-84 win over Kansas State
Lefteris Liotopoulos scores 17 as St. John’s beats Creighton 90-73
Massamba Diop, Moe Odum score 21 points each to lead Arizona State to 87-84 win over Kansas State
No. 1 Arizona stays undefeated as Koa Peat scores 20 points in an 86-73 win at TCU
Freshman Koa Peat had 20 points and seven rebounds, Anthony Dell'Orso and Jaden Bradley scored 17 points apiece and top-ranked Arizona beat TCU 86-73 on Saturday. The victory came a few hours after No. 2 Michigan's 91-88 loss to Wisconsin reduced the number of undefeated teams to five. Tanner Toolson scored 20 points for the Horned Frogs (11-5, 1-2), who dropped to 1-11 against No. 1 teams in a second loss this week to a ranked opponent.
St. John’s picks up big road win over Creighton, 90-73
Isaiah Evans scores 21, has key late 3 to help No. 6 Duke beat No. 24 SMU 82-75
No. 23 Virginia pulls away to beat Stanford 70-55 for its third straight victory
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points, Chance Mallory added 13 and No. 23 Virginia pulled away to beat Stanford 70-55 on Saturday for its third straight victory. Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) led 41-34 at halftime, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to increase its advantage to 51-37 with 15 minutes to play. The Cavaliers outscored the Cardinal 29-21 after the break and led by 22 points.
Catchings, Cyril lead second-half rally as No. 18 Georgia beats South Carolina 75-70
Kanon Catchings scored 20 points, Somto Cyril had 14 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 18 Georgia rallied from eight points down with less than nine minutes left to defeat South Carolina 75-70 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) had trailed by as many as 12 points and were down 62-54 after Eli Ellis' basket with 8:45 remaining. On Georgia’s next possession, Gamecocks guard Kobe Knox was called for a flagrant foul against Cyril, who made two foul shots to put Georgia ahead to stay.
Braden Smith has 26 points, 14 assists to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State
Braden Smith had 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff had 23 points to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State on Saturday. Fletcher Loyer scored 17 and C.J. Cox 16 for the Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their seventh consecutive game. Freddie Dilione V scored 25, Melih Tunca scored 14 and Ivan Juric had nine points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-7, O-5).