Ja’Kobi Gillespie led a balanced Maryland team with 16 points, seven rebounds, and five assists to secure a 76-68 win over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
Rodney Rice also scored 16 points, and Selton Miguel added 12 points with four 3-pointers, leading the Terrapins (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) to their fourth straight victory.
Julian Reese scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Derik Queen contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds as Maryland beat a Wisconsin team that had won eight of its last nine games.
No. 1 Auburn 87, LSU 74
Johni Broome led Auburn to its 12th straight win with 26 points and 16 rebounds in Baton Rouge, La.
Miles Kelly added 13 points, and Chad Baker-Mazara finished with 11 points and seven assists for Auburn (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference). The Tigers built a 12-point halftime lead and kept at least a five-point lead throughout the second half.
Cam Carter led LSU (12-8, 1-6) with 24 points, Dji Bailey scored 13, and Jordan Sears added 11.
No. 4 Alabama 88, No. 14 Mississippi State 84
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 23 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers to help Alabama hold off Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.
Mark Sears added 17 points and nine assists, while Grant Nelson had 15 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots for Alabama (18-3, 7-1 Southeastern Conference), which won for the 12th time in the last 13 games. Aden Holloway chipped in 12 points.
Josh Hubbard scored a career-high 38 points for Mississippi State (16-5, 4-4), who lost for the fourth time in six games, all to teams ranked No. 6 or higher.
No. 6 Houston 63, West Virginia 49
L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 17 points to help Houston hold off a second-half rally from West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va.
The Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak to 13 games despite blowing most of their 20-point halftime lead.
Joseph Yesufu led West Virginia (13-7, 4-5) with nine points off the bench.
No. 22 Texas Tech 71, TCU 57
JT Toppin posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Chance McMillian scored 16 points as Texas Tech held off TCU in Lubbock, Texas.
Elijah Hawkins added 13 points for Texas Tech (16-4, 7-2 Big 12), which has won five straight since a one-point overtime loss to Iowa State on Jan. 11.
Noah Reynolds led TCU (10-10, 3-6 Big 12) with 14 points before fouling out.
No. 23 Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Sean Pedulla scored 19 points, and Davon Barnes grabbed a key rebound and hit two late free throws to lift Ole Miss past Texas in Oxford, Miss.
Jaemyn Brakefield added 18 points, and Dre Davis scored 17 for Ole Miss (16-5, 5-3 SEC), which snapped a three-game losing streak with only four turnovers.
Tre Johnson led Texas (14-7, 3-5) with 22 points, and Arthur Kaluma added 12. Johnson missed a corner 3-point shot with two seconds left.
No. 25 UConn 72, DePaul 61
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points to help UConn defeat DePaul in Hartford, Conn.
UConn (15-6, 7-3 Big East) rallied from a 14-point deficit in the first half, taking their first lead on Ball’s three-point play that sparked a 14-0 run with 9:38 remaining.
Layden Blocker led DePaul (10-12, 1-10) with 18 points and five rebounds, and CJ Gunn scored 14.
