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Reyne Smith scored 30 points while matching his career high with a school-record 10 3-pointers and No. 25 Louisville won its first game as a ranked team in four years, beating Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU 98-73 on Tuesday night. Chucky Hepburn had 13 points and a career-high 16 assists, another program record, as the Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) won their ninth game in a row. J’Vonne Hadley and James Scott each added 16 points.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa's 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left. Garcia missed two free throws on the next possession, but Seydou Traore then missed at the line for Iowa.

Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 points while going 3 of 5 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds and four blocks. Jackson McAndrew went 4 of 7 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points, while adding six rebounds. The Blue Demons (10-10, 1-8) were led in scoring by Layden Blocker, who finished with 15 points and three steals.

Yaxel Lendeborg had 24 points in UAB's 81-78 win against UTSA on Tuesday night. Lendeborg also added 14 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks for the Blazers (12-7, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Christian Coleman added 14 points while going 5 of 14 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had nine rebounds and four blocks.

Joran Riley scored 27 points, including seven in overtime, as East Carolina defeated Tulsa 85-76 on Tuesday night. Riley had seven rebounds for the Pirates (11-9, 3-4 American Athletic Conference). RJ Felton added 24 points while shooting 8 for 18 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had eight rebounds and five assists.

Following arguably their best game of the season, West Virginia might have turned in their worst on Tuesday night against Arizona State. The Mountaineers shot 31 percent from the field, going 4-for-29 from beyond the arc, while they turned the ball over six times. It was WVU's worst performance from both the field and from three this season.

Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a 15-0 run in the closing minutes that led to a 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night. Parrish was 8 of 10 from the field and made a career-best six 3-pointers, including 11 points and three 3s during the decisive run. Devin Royal added 16 points for Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game skid.

Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored 22 points to help No. Alabama beat Vanderbilt 103-87 on Tuesday night. Holloway made eight of his 11 shots, including four 3-pointers.

Chaz Lanier scored 23 points to lead No. 6 Tennessee to a 68-56 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Tuesday night.

Tytan Anderson's 21 points and 10 rebounds helped Northern Iowa defeat Missouri State 79-68 on Tuesday night. Jacob Hutson scored 16 points and three blocks for the Panthers (12-8, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference).. Will Hornseth had 12 points.

Solo Ball scored a career-high 23 points and No. 19 UConn held off Butler 80-78 in overtime Tuesday night.

Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. Iowa State to its highest point total of the season in a 108-83 win over UCF on Tuesday night. Keshon Gilbert had 21 points and eight assists, and Curtis Jones added 19 points for the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss at West Virginia on Saturday.

Dalton Banks had 21 points in Illinois State's 85-81 victory over Indiana State on Tuesday night. Banks shot 6 of 7 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Redbirds (12-8, 4-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Johnny Kinziger scored 20 points and added six assists.