Tag: Top 25 roundup

Brice Williams scored 28 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out six assists, leading Nebraska to a 77-71 upset win over No. 16 Oregon on Sunday evening in Eugene, Ore. The Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) were in control for most of the game, earning their second consecutive win after a six-game losing streak. Juwan Gary contributed 23 points, while Rollie Worster added 11 points.

For Oregon (16-6, 5-6), Jackson Shelstad scored 16 points, and Brandon Angel contributed 15. TJ Bamba chipped in 13 points and four steals, but the Ducks lost their third straight game and their fourth in the last five. Nebraska led for 38:01, securing their second straight upset of a ranked team after beating No. 18 Illinois 80-74 in overtime on Thursday.

In Champaign, Ill., No. 18 Illinois (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten) came back from an 11-point deficit in the second half to defeat Ohio State 87-79. Will Riley led Illinois with 24 points, while freshman Morez Johnson Jr. had 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Kylan Boswell added 14 points, and Tomislav Ivisic returned from a three-game absence to score 12 points. The Fighting Illini had been struggling, losing four of their last six games.

For Ohio State (13-9, 5-6), Devin Royal scored 29 points, with 19 coming in the first half, and Bruce Thornton added 22 points. The Buckeyes saw their three-game winning streak end with the loss.

In Memphis, No. 19 Memphis (18-4, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) held on for an 86-83 victory over Rice in Houston. PJ Haggerty led Memphis with 26 points and eight rebounds, and Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists.

Memphis took a one-game lead in the conference over North Texas and UAB. PJ Carter sealed the win by making two free throws with 4.2 seconds left. The Owls (11-11, 2-7) had a chance to tie but couldn’t convert on a final shot attempt, with Carter blocking a desperation shot as time expired.

Rice’s Trae Broadnax led the Owls with 19 points and six assists.

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.