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Zakai Zeigler and Igor Milicic returned to Tennessee's lineup to each score 21 points in the No. 4 Volunteers' 85-81 victory over No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday night. Zeigler also had eight assists, and Milicic added 10 rebounds.

Milos Ilic's 17 points helped Loyola (Md. defeat Lafayette 71-58 on Wednesday night. Ilic added 13 rebounds for the Greyhounds (10-12, 5-6 Patriot League).

Frank Champion scored 20 points as Chattanooga beat Wofford 79-70 on Wednesday night. Champion added six rebounds and three blocks for the Mocs (16-8, 8-3 Southern Conference). Bash Wieland scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

Kiki Iriafen scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 7 Southern California bounced back from a rare loss and never trailed in an 86-64 victory over Wisconsin on Wednesday. USC (20-2, 10-1 Big Ten) was finishing a two-game trip after its 15-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 76-69 loss at Iowa. Wisconsin (11-12, 2-10) lost for the 10th time in 11 games to drop below .500 for the first time this season.

J'Vonne Hadley scored 22 points, Terrence Edwards Jr. had 19 points, and Louisville dominated the interior in an 84-58 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night. Eighteen of Louisville's first 22 points in the second half were scored in the paint as the Cardinals extended their 10-point halftime lead to 63-48 with 9 1/2 minutes remaining. Boston College made back-to-back baskets to get within 11 points, but the Cardinals continued to score inside, their next five baskets coming in the paint before Khani Rooths nailed a 3-pointer for an 80-54 lead with 3:42 remaining.

Ronald Polite scored 22 points as UNC Greensboro beat Citadel 76-61 on Wednesday night. Polite had seven rebounds for the Spartans (15-9, 8-3 Southern Conference). Donovan Atwell scored 17 points while going 4 of 15 from the floor, including 4 for 13 from 3-point range, and 5 for 5 from the line.

Day Day Thomas scored 18 of his season-high 20 points in the first half, Jizzle James had seven of his 15 points in the final four minutes and Cincinnati led the entire second half of a 93-83 victory over UCF on Wednesday night. James sank a jumper from the free-throw line for an 85-77 lead and he added a left-handed layup on the next possession for a 10-point lead with 1:44 remaining. James also had a steal on back-to-back possessions in the final minute, both leading to dunks by Dillon Mitchell to help secure it.

Sydney Shaw had 13 of her career-high 22 points in the first quarter and No. 18 West Virginia rolled to a 76-43 win over Kansas on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers held the Jayhawks scoreless for more than seven minutes to start the game and were never threatened. Jordan Harrison converted a three-point play with 44 seconds to go in the first quarter to make it 18-0.

Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points to lead five Duke players in double figures and the No. 2 Blue Devils extended the longest winning streak in the nation to 16 games with an 83-54 win over Syracuse on Wednesday night. Kon Knueppel had 12 for Duke (20-2, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), Cooper Flagg scored 11, and Sion James and Isaiah Evans had 10 points each.

How many points did Cooper Flagg score vs. Syracuse on Wednesday night? Here's how the freshman star performed against the Orange:

CJ Huntley had 20 points, including a buzzer-beating dunk, in Appalachian State's 60-58 victory against Southern Miss on Wednesday night. Huntley added 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers (14-9, 8-4 Sun Belt Conference). Jalil Beaubrun scored 12 points and added eight rebounds.