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Anthony Dell’Orso scored 20 points with the help of six 3-pointers and reserve KJ Lewis scored 12 points and Arizona pulled away from Colorado for a 78-63 win on Saturday.

Handlogten decided earlier this week to forgo a redshirt and return to the court beginning Saturday against rival Georgia. But the 7-foot-1 junior changed his mind late Friday and watched in street clothes as the fifth-ranked Gators dominated the Bulldogs 89-59.

Sarah Strong had her fifth double-double of the season with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the second half, and No. 6 UConn beat Creighton 72-61 Saturday in a battle for the Big East lead. The Huskies (19-2, 10-0) won their ninth straight and 30th in a row in Big East regular-season play. Morgan Maly and Molly Mogensen each scored 14 points to lead the Bluejays.

Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69 on Saturday.

Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as second-ranked Duke pushed past Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday.

Norchad Omier had 22 points and 12 rebounds, V.J. Edgecombe scored 21 points and Baylor defeated Utah 76-61 on Saturday. Leading 61-53 with five minutes left, Baylor outscored the Utes 9-2 over the next three minutes with Omier scoring seven points on two free throws, a jumper and a 3-pointer. Robert Wright, who finished with 14 points, went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.

Jaylin Henderson's 31 points led Portland State over Idaho State 76-59 on Saturday night. Henderson shot 12 for 18 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Vikings (13-7, 5-2 Big Sky Conference). Terri Miller Jr. scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 9 from the floor and added 11 rebounds.

Jaylon Johnson knocked down a 3-pointer and added four free throws in the final 75 seconds of overtime to help Tennessee Tech earn an 89-85 win over UT Martin on Saturday. JaJuan Nicholls led the Golden Eagles (10-11, 5-5 Ohio Valley Conference) with 23 points and had seven rebounds. Ray Glasgow added 21 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line while they also had eight rebounds.

Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak. Muhammad also grabbed six rebounds for the Huskies (5-14, 1-6 Mid-American Conference). Dent and McPherson both finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Chauncey Wiggins made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead four in double-figure scoring and Clemson cruised to a 72-57 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday night for its fifth straight win. Del Jones scored 13 points for Clemson (17-4, 9-1 ACC). Viktor Lakhin and Jaeden Zackery added 11 points apiece.