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Mason, No. 1 Kansas Hold Off Oklahoma State 90-85

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STILLWATER, Okla — Frank Mason III scored 27 points and No. 1 Kansas shot 55.7 percent to hold off Oklahoma State 90-85 and close out its Big 12 regular schedule with a victory. Box Score (.pdf)

Mason, who went 9-for-16 from the floor, also dished out nine assists and pulled down eight rebounds for the Jayhawks (28-3, 16-2 Big 12), who won eight straight games.

“It means a lot to get my first win here,” said Mason. “We’ve been bad for the last three years here, and we just wanted to come here and change it.”

Freshman Josh Jackson added 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Devonte’ Graham, who became the 59th Jayhawk to reach 1,000 career points, chipped in with 13 points, Carlton Bragg Jr. scored 11 and Landan Lucas finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for Kansas, which heads into the Big 12 tournament firm favourite to run the table.

Jeffrey Carroll led the way for Oklahoma State with 27 points and four boards, while Jawun Evans added 22 points and 15 assists for the Cowboys (20-11, 9-9 Big 12), who shot 42.3 percent in the defeat.

Senior guard Phil Forte III scored 13 points and Leyton Hammonds finished with 10 for OSU.

“It was different,” Forte said. “I was just trying to take it all in, to soak up every last moment of it, from just taking the court, to the fans, to pregame with my teammates, everything.

“I was just trying to get lost in the moment and trying to enjoy it as much as I could.”

Kansas led by as many as 12 points in the first half, but the Cowboys rallied to trim the deficit to 43-40 at halftime.

Carroll scored 14 points at the interval for Oklahoma State.

The Jayhawks now head into the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship as the top seed and seeks its 15 conference tournament titles.

They will take on either Oklahoma or TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinal of the league tournament, which runs from March 8-11 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

No. 8 seed TCU and No. 9 seed Oklahoma will face-off on Wednesday night at 6 p.m.

Also at the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, Oklahoma State will play No. 24 nationally ranked Iowa State, which is the fourth seed for the championships.

College Basketball Scores: Michigan State Tops No.16 Wisconsin -Feb. 26

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MICHIGAN — Nick Ward had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Michigan State knocked off No. 16 Wisconsin 84-74 in a Big Ten college basketball action on Sunday.

Freshman Miles Bridges scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half and added seven rebounds and four assists for the Spartans (18-11, 10-6 Big Ten).

Matt McQuaid scored 15 points and Cassius Winston flirted with a triple-double after finishing with 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Michigan State, which won two straight and four of the last five games overall.

Nigel Hayes led Wisconsin with 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, while Bronson Koenig ended with 17 points and six rebounds in the defeat.

Zak Showalter scored with 15 points and Ethan Happ grabbed 11 rebounds for the Badgers (22-7, 11-5), who dropped two straight to non-ranked opponents and lost four of the last five overall.

Wisconsin led 10-4 early in the game, but the Spartans rallied to take a 27-19 lead after the 10-minute mark and then build the advantage to 13 points in the first half.

The Badgers, who shot 48.4 percent in the first half, came back to trim the advange to 38-37 at half time.

Michigan State, which shot 48 percent in the second half and 46.7 percent overall, outscored Wisconsin 46-37 after the break to seal the win.

In other AP Top 25 scores on Sunday, No. 7 Louisville (23-6, 11-5 ACC) put together two solid periods of basketball to beat Syracuse (17-13, 9-8) 88-68 in ACC action, while University of Central Florida (19-10, 10-7 American) picked up an upset 53-49 victory over No. 15 Cincinnati (25-4, 14-2).

College basketball Top 25 Scores on Feb. 23

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College basketball Top 25 scores and results from the games that were played on Thursday night, Feb. 23.

No. 1 GONZAGA 96, SAN DIEGO 38

SAN DIEGO — No. 1 Gonzaga moves closer to finishing the NCAA college basketball regular season undefeated after trampling San Diego 96-38 on Thursday night for its 29th straight victory this term.

The 58-point winning advantage was the Bulldogs’ biggest victory margin of the term and they will seek to complete the first perfect regular campaign since Kentucky in the 2014-15 season.

On Thursday night, Josh Perkins and Jordan Mathews scored 15 points apiece, with Perkins also finishing with six assists and five rebounds for Gonzaga, which clinched the West Coast Conference title.

Johnathan Williams added 14 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, Nigel Williams-Goss finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists and Zach Collins ended with 12 points and seven boards off the bench for the Zags, who are 17-0 in WCC play.

Olin Carter III scored 15 points for San Diego (12-17, 5-12), which has lost six of the last seven games overall this season.

Gonzaga shot 66.1 percent from the floor on 37-of-56 shooting and went 13-of-25 for 52 percent from 3-point range in the victory over the Toreros.

San Diego, which lost 39 of its last 42 games against Gonzaga, including six in a row, was 24.1 percent from the floor in shooting.

Gonzaga finishes the regular season at home against BYU on Saturday night when it hunts that prized 100-percent record.

No. 4 ARIZONA 90, USC 77

TUCSON, Ariz. — Meanwhile, at McKale Center in Tucson, Allonzo Trier scored a season-high 25 points with four 3-pointers, and No. 4 Arizona defeated USC 90-77 on Thursday night.

Rawle Alkins added 12 points and Lauri Markkanen ended with 11 points and seven rebounds and Parker Jackson-Cartwright and Dusan Ristic finished with 10 points apiece for the Wildcats (26-3, 15-1) to stay alone atop the Pac-12 standings.

Arizona shot 50.8 percent on its way to its 21st consecutive home win.

Bennie Boatwright had 23 points and Chimezie Metu added 15 points and 12 rebounds for USC in the defeat.

Also reaching double-digit in scoring for the Trojans (22-7, 8-7), who lost their third in a row, were Jordan McLaughlin, who scored 13 points and Deanthony Melton, who ended with 10.

OHIO STATE 83, No. 16 WISCONSIN 73

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The night’s upset came from the Value City Arena in front of a crowd of 43,299 in Columbus, where Ohio State took down No. 16 Wisconsin 83-73.

C.J. Jackson scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting overall, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range to lead the way for the Buckeyes (16-13, 6-10 Big Ten).

JaQuan Lyle had 17 points and made all 10 of his free throws, Jae’Sean Tate added 15 points and 12 rebounds and Marc Loving ended with 10 points and five rebounds for Ohio State, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

Bronson Koenig had 27 points and Dmitrik Trice ended with 14 for Wisconsin (22-6, 11-4).

NCAA DI College Basketball Top 25 Scores

No. 1 GONZAGA 96, SAN DIEGO 38
No. 4 ARIZONA 90, USC 77
No. 5 UCLA 87, ARIZONA ST. 75
No. 15 CINCINNATI 87, MEMPHIS 74
OHIO STATE 83, No. 16 WISCONSIN 73
No. 20 SAINT MARY’S 78, PEPPERDINE 49

College Basketball Scores on Feb. 19; Wins for Wisconsin, Creighton

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MIAMI, FL — College basketball Top 25 scores and results from Sunday, February 19, with No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 20 Creighton both securing wins on the day.

No. 11 WISCONSIN 71, No. 23 MARYLAND 60

MADISON, Wis. — Nigel Hayes totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead 11th-ranked Wisconsin to a 71-60 victory over No. 23 Maryland.

Hayes, who shot 6-of-15 from the floor, scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half.

Ethan Happ added 20 points, seven rebounds, five steals, three assists and two blocks for the Badgers (22-5, 11-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak after dropping back-to-back games against Northwestern and Michigan.

Hayes believes the two defeats came against teams that “were fighting for their tournament lives, trying to build a resume.

“We finally have that sense of urgency on our own end.”

Melo Trimble scored 27 points with five rebounds and three assists to lead the way for Maryland, which had its two-game winning streak ended.

Michal Cekovsky added 10 points in the defeat for the Terrapins (22-5, 10-4), who led 33-27 at halftime, but was outscored 44-27 after the break.

No. 20 CREIGHTON 87, GEORGETOWN 70

OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Foster fired in a career-best 35 points and hit four 3-pointers, as No. 20 Creighton broke away early in the second half to beat Georgetown 87-70 on Sunday.

Foster, who shot 13-of-19 from the floor, also collected five rebounds and five assists in the win.

Isaiah Zierden added 13 points off the bench and Justin Patton and Cole Huff had 10 apiece for the Bluejays (22-5, 9-5 Big East), who shot 53.1 percent on 34-of-64 shooting as a team.

Patton also grabbed six rebounds, while Huff pulled down five for Creighton, who scored 41 in the first half and 46 in the second.

L.J. Peak recovered from a slow start to finished with 23 points and added six rebounds, three assists and three steals to lead Georgetown.

Rodney Pryor finished with 16 points and Jessie Govan ended with 12 points and five rebounds for the Hoyas (14-13, 5-9), who shot just 38.5 percent and were 3 of 22 from 3-point range.

AP TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKKETBALL SCORES

No. 11 WISCONSIN 71, No. 23 MARYLAND 60
No. 20 CREIGHTON 87, GEORGETOWN 70
No. 24 BUTLER 82, DEPAUL 66

Latest NCAA Basketball Scores: Gonzaga Stays Undefeated on Feb. 16

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MIAMI, FL — NCAA college basketball scores from the AP Top 25 fixtures played on Thursday night, February 17, with No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 5 Arizona among the winners on the night.

No. 1 GONZAGA 96, SAN FRANCISCO 61

SPOKANE, Wash. — No. 1 Gonzaga stayed on course to finish the season undefeated after beating San Francisco 96-61 on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs (27-0, 15-0 West Coast Conference), who hold the nation’s longest winning streak, are the only unbeaten team left in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.

Leading the way for Gonzaga on Thursday night was Nigel Williams-Goss, who finished with 30 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.

Przemek Karnowski added 23 points and seven rebounds and Johnathan Williams grabbed 11 rebounds for the Zags, who are aiming to become the first team since Kentucky in 2015 to go undefeated in the regular season.

Chase Foster scored 15 points off the bench and Matt McCarthy added 11 and eight rebounds for San Francisco, which has lost 11 straight to Gonzaga.

The Dons (18-10, 8-7), who were held to 35.5 percent (22-of-62) were losing for the 28th straight time in Spokane dating to 1989.

Gonzaga shot 50.8 percent on 32-of-63 shooting in the win.

No. 5 ARIZONA 78, WASHINGTON STATE. 59

PULLMAN, Wash. — Parker Jackson-Cartwright scored 20 points and Lauri Markkanen tallied 19 points and 11 rebounds to help fifth-ranked Arizona rallied for a 78-59 victory over Washington State on Thursday night

Rawle Alkins added 13 points and six rebounds for Arizona, which shot 55.6 percent from 3-pointers, with Jackson-Cartwright hitting four of the teams total of 10.

The Wildcats (24-3, 13-1 Pac-12) scored the game’s opening two baskets, but fell behind midway through the first quarter.

The Pac-12 leaders, however, used a 16-6 run over the last 7:34 to take a 40-31 lead at halftime.

Ike Iroegbu led Washington State with 17 points and five assists, with Robert Franks ending with 11 points and five rebounds off the bench.

The Cougars (11-15, 4-10) were losing five in a row and six of the last seven games.

Josh Hawkinson, who leads Washington State in scoring and rebounding with 15.3 points and 10.0 rebounds this season, was held to just seven points and eight boards against the Wildcats.

NCAA College Basketball AP Top 25 Scores
Thursday, February 16, 2017

No. 1 GONZAGA 96, SAN FRANCISCO 61
No. 5 ARIZONA 78, WASHINGTON STATE. 59
No. 7 OREGON 79, UTAH 61
MICHIGAN 64, No. 11 WISCONSIN 58
No. 22 SAINT MARY’S 81, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 48

Kansas Frantic Rally; Baylor Loses: College Basketball Scores: Feb. 13

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 3 Kansas staged a stunning comeback, while No. 4 Baylor was upset on a wild night in college basketball on Monday. Here are the NCAA college basketball AP Top 25 scores and results from the latest set of notable fixtures.

No. 3 KANSAS, No. 9 WEST VIRGINIA

At Allen Fieldhouse in front of a crowd of 66,049 in Lawrence, third-ranked Kansas rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime and then beat No. 9 West Virginia in the extra period for an 84-80 win.

The Jayhawks (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) trailed 64-50 when Tarik Phillip made a layup with 2:58 left in the second half but used a staggering 21-7 run to forced overtime after the teams ended 71-all at the end of regulation.

Frank Mason III had 24 points, despite going just 3-of-13 from the floor, while Devonte’ Graham added 18 and hit three big-time 3-pointers down the stretch to lead Kansas, which shot just 34.4 percent as a team.

Freshman Josh Jackson finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five steals and Lagerald Vick ended with 14 points off the bench for the Jayhawks, who avoided back-to-back defeats at home for the first time since the 1988-89 season.

Esa Ahmad scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds for West Virginia, which appeared to have the game secured with the late double-figure lead after halftime until the dramatic meltdown.

Tarik Phillip had 18 points and six steals and Nathan Adrian finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5), who gave up 34 points in the last eight minutes of regulation and overtime and were outscored by 18 points during those periods.

TEXAS TECH 84, No. 4 BAYLOR 78

LUBBOCK, TX — In another Big 12 battle on Monday night, Keenan Evans scored 23 points and led four Texas Tech players in double-digit scoring, as the Red Raiders upset fourth-ranked Baylor 84-78.

Johnathan Motley of Baylor
Johnathan Motley of the Baylor Bears

Texas Tech (17-9, 5-8 Big 12) made a quick start after jumping out to an 11-0 lead but Baylor rallied to tie the game at 26-all with 5:35 left in the first half before taking a 36-32 halftime lead.

However, things changed significantly after leading point guard Manu Lecomte picked up a late technical and fouled out with 8:29 left in the second half, as Baylor struggled to find a rhythm afterwards.

Niem Stevenson had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists with Justin Gray ending with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Zach Smith scoring 11 points for the Red Raiders, who shot 51.1 percent.

Terry Maston scored a career-high 22 points to lead Baylor Lecomte finishing with 16.

Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. and Johnathan Motley had 11 points apiece for the Bears (22-4, 9-4 Big 12), who are now two games behind conference leader Kansas.

Josh Hart: Villanova Wildcats
Josh Hart of Villanova Wildcats college basketball

No. 2 VILLANOVA 75, DEPAUL 62

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Jalen Brunson scored 18 points and defending champion and fourth-ranked Villanova used a balanced attack to beat lowly DePaul 75-62 on Monday.

Josh Hart had 16 points, Mikal Bridges ended with 15 points and three blocks and K. Jenkins finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big East).

Senior forward Darryl Reynolds missed his second straight game due to a rib injury.

Chris Harrison-Docks led the Blue Demons with 18 points and Eli Cain added 12 points and eight rebounds in the defeat.

DePaul (8-18, 1-12 Big East), which shot 38 percent from the field were losing their ninth straight game.

NCAA College Basketball Top 25 Scores
Monday, February 13, 2017

No. 2 VILLANOVA 75, DEPAUL 62
No. 3 KANSAS, No. 9 WEST VIRGINIA
TEXAS TECH 84, No. 4 BAYLOR 78
No. 8 LOUISVILLE 76, SYRACUSE 72, OT

Allen, Tatum Lead No. 21 Duke Past No. 20 Notre Dame, 84-74

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Grayson Allen scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum added 19 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to help No. 21 Duke beat No. 20 Notre Dame 84-74 on Monday night.

The Blue Devils (17-5, 5-4 ACC) were beating Notre Dame for the first time since 1995, and it was their first win since the Fighting Irish joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Notre Dame had previously won three straight against Duke and five of the past six games before Monday night’s game.

Luke Kennard scored 16 points before fouling out for the Blue Devils, while Matt Jones also scored 16 in the win.

Amile Jefferson, who entered the game averaging 12.2 points and 9.5 rebounds, was held to just six points and four rebounds before fouling out for Duke, which was recording back-to-back wins for the first time since the first week of January.

“I think we’re growing up, I think we’re becoming tougher,” said acting head coach Jeff Capel.

“To be able to go on the road the past three days in two sold-out, hostile environments and to be able to get wins speaks volumes about our guys.”

V.J. Beachem scored 20 points for Notre Dame (17-6, 6-4), while Bonzie Colson ended with 17 points and nine rebounds for the Fighting Irish, who have lost three straight for the first time this season.

“We are getting smacked hard right now,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. “But we’re getting smacked together.”

“I liked our five-out in the second half,” he added. “I think we’ve really got to consider starting small like we did in the second half.”

Duke shot 28-of-54 from the floor for 51.9 percent and made 23-of-24 attempts from the free throw line.

The Blue Devils also outrebounded Notre Dame 38-26, and dominated the points in the paint 36-20.

“I thought our game plan was really good,” Capel said. “We played great at the end of the Wake Forest game, and I thought we had some carry over.”

NCAA DI Basketball AP Top 25 Scores on Jan. 21

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MIAMI, Fla. — College Basketball AP Top 25 scores on Saturday, Jan. 21, with Gonzaga staying perfect and No. 3 UCLA and No. 7 Creighton suffering defeats.

No. 4 GONZAGA 73, PORTLAND 52

SPOKANE, Wash. — NCAA Division I only remaining undefeated team this season, No. 4 Gonzaga took another step closer towards finishing the regular season undefeated by beating Portland 73-52.

Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points and Przemek Karnowski added 12 on 6-of-9 shooting for the Bullgods (19-0, 7-0 WCC), who shot 45.3 percent and held Portland to 32.2 percent.

Gabe Taylor led the Pilots (9-10, 2-5) with 13 points and five rebounds, while Jazz Johnson added 12 points and three steals and Rashad Jackson ended with 10 points and five rebounds in the defeat.

Portland played without its leading scorer Alec Wintering, who will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

Gonzaga raced out to a 12-1 lead inside the opening 4:30 before taking a 34-23 halftime lead.

Portland trimmed the deficit to seven points early in the second half, but the Bulldogs responded to build the lead to 25 points with 4:03 left and then cruised home.

No. 14 ARIZONA 96, No. 3 UCLA 85

LOS ANGELES — Kobi Simmons scored 20 points with six rebounds, five assists and two steals and No. 14 Arizona upset No. 3 UCLA 96-85 on Saturday.

Six players, including four starters, scored in double-digit, with Lauri Markkanen added 18 points and seven rebounds, Allonzo Trier ended with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Dusan Ristic ended with 11 points and seven boards for the Wildcats (18-2, 7-0 Pac-12), who have won 12 in a row.

Rawle Alkins and Chance Comanche each scored 10 points for Arizona, which remained undefeated in conference play.

Lonzo Ball scored 24 points, Bryce Alford added 15 and Isaac Hamilton ended with 14 for UCLA (19-2, 6-2), which had its 11-game home winning streak snapped.

The Wildcats shot 50.0 percent from the field on 34-of-68 shooting and went 45.0 percent from 3-point range.

Both teams battled throughout the opening half with the game tying five times before Arizona used a 19-8 run to pull away in the last five minutes of the period to take a 48-37 lead at halftime.

MARQUETTE 102, No. 7 CREIGHTON 94

OMAHA, Neb. — No. 7 Creighton suffered its first defeat in six games after losing 102-94 to Marquette on Saturday.

The Bluejays (18-2, 5-2) were playing their first full game without star point guard Maurice Watson Jr., who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a left knee injury.

Watson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the win against Xavier last Monday and he was certainly missed.

Katin Reinhardt scored a season-high 21 points, including 17 off the bench in the first half and dished out seven assists to help Marquette (13-6, 3-3) secured its first Big East road win.

Luke Fischer added 18 points, eight rebounds and five blocks and Jajuan Johnson scored 18 points for the Golden Eagles (13-6, 3-3), who made 12-for-24 from 3-pointers and shot 60.0 percent from the floor overall.

Marcus Foster scored 30 points to lead the way for Creighton, with Davion Mintz adding 17 points and eight assists and Isaiah Zierden scoring 15 points in the defeat.

OTHER AP TOP 25 SCORES

In other college basketball AP Top 25 scores on Saturday, No. 1 Villanova beat Providence 78-68, No. 2 Kansas topped Texas 79-67, No. 5 Kentucky pulled away in the second half to beat South Carolina 85-69, while No. 6 Baylor beat TCU 62-53.

Elsewhere, No. 10 North Carolina held off Boston College 90-82, No. 10 Florida State defeated No. 13 Louisville 73-68, No. 11 Oregon beat Stanford 69-52 and No. 18 Duke used a 20-0 run in the second half to setup a comeback 70-58 victory over Miami.

College Basketball AP To 25 Scores
Saturday, January 21

No. 1 VILLANOVA 78, PROVIDENCE 68
No. 2 KANSAS 79, TEXAS 67
No. 14 ARIZONA 96, No. 3 UCLA 85
No. 4 GONZAGA 73, PORTLAND 52
No. 5 KENTUCKY 85, NO. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 69
No. 6 BAYLOR 62, TCU 53
MARQUETTE 102, No. 7 CREIGHTON 94
KANSAS STATE 79, No. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 75
No. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 90, BOSTON COLLEGE 82
No. 10 FLORIDA ST. 73, No. 12 LOUISVILLE 68
No. 11 OREGON 69, STANFORD 52
No. 13 BUTLER 70, DEPAUL 69, OT
No. 15 NOTRE DAME 84, SYRACUSE 66
No. 16 VIRGINIA 62, GEORGIA TECH 49
No. 17 WISCONSIN 78, MINNESOTA 76, OT
No. 18 DUKE 70, MIAMI 58
VANDERBILT 68, No. 19 FLORIDA 66
No. 20 CINCINNATI 78, TULANE 61
No. 21 PURDUE 77, PENN ST. 52
No. 23 SAINT MARY’S 85, PEPPERDINE 65

Top 25 Scores: UCLA Wins Big, Zags Stay Perfect: Jan. 12

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BOULDER, Colo. — Bryce Alford poured in a career-high 37 points to lead No. 4 UCLA to a 104-89 win over Colorado in a college basketball AP Top 25 score on Thursday night.

Bryce Alford Goes Off In Career-Best

WATCH | Colorado Highlights from the loss to UCLA pic.twitter.com/xJ8oMlQ931

Alford shot 11-of-18 from the floor and made 9 of 12 from long-range on the night to set a school record for 3-pointers.

Isaac Hamilton added 20 points with four rebounds, Aaron Holiday scored 14 points, TJ Leaf ended with 12 points and five rebounds and Lonzo Ball ended with 11 points, eight assists and three steals for the Bruins (17-1, 4-1 Pac-12), who won four straight.

“I wanted him to get 40,” Ball said about Alford points after the win. “But 37, that’s a lot of points.”

Xavier Johnson led Colorado with 21 points and six rebounds, Derrick White added 20 points and George King finished with 13 points and five boards for the Buffaloes (10-7, 0-4), who remained winless in conference play this season.

“This is the best offensive team in the country,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle said.

He added after his team’s fourth straight defeat: “We definitely lost some swagger. It’s hard to have swagger when you’re 0-4.

“But you can’t lose your heart and you can’t lose your determination and you can’t lose your fight. We haven’t lost that. I promise you.

“We may have been humbled. Let’s put it that way. Humbled. This conference is no joke, and winning isn’t easy.”

Wesley Gordon had 12 points and six rebounds and Bryce Peters scored 11 points for Colorado, which shot 47 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range.

UCLA STARTS STRONG, BUILD LEAD

UCLA opened the contest by scoring the first five points before Colorado used a 12-4 run to take a 12-9 lead early in the half.

However, the Bruins came back to lead 34-26 with 6:18 left in the first half before taking a 51-45 advantage at halftime.

The lead increased to double-figures early in the second half and kept building as Leaf took over to score 25 points after the interval, while making seven 3-pointers during that period.

OTHER TOP 25 BASKETBALL SCORE

– Gonzaga Stays Perfect

Loyola Marymount vs Gonzaga
Loyola Marymount vs Gonzaga men’s college basketball

In another AP Top 25 basketball score on Thursday night, No. 5 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 93-55 to remain the nation’s only undefeated Division I basketball team this season.

Przemek Karnowski finished with 17 points and Zach Collins added 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs (16-0, 4-0 West Coast), who had six players scoring in double digits.

Silas Melson scored 13 points as a reserve, Johnathan Williams grabbed 12 points and seven rebounds, while leading scorer Nigel Williams-Goss and Josh Perkins each had 11 points for the Zags, who were beating Loyola Marymount for the 15 straight time since 2010.

“There’s no pressure,” revealed Nigel Williams-Goss. “We have the same motto: get better every day, each week.”

Buay Tuach led the Lions (8-8, 1-4) with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, but none of his other teammates reached double-digit, while the team turned the ball over 22 times in the defeat.

“The biggest issue was our inability to take care of the ball,” Loyola Marymount coach Mike Dunlap. “Those turnovers gave them easy baskets,” Dunlap said.

Dunlap added: “We’ve got to move on quick. To dwell on this kind of loss is foolhardy.”

Gonzaga led 46-35 at halftime and then outscored Loyola Marymount by 27 points in the second half to cruise to the comfortable victory.

The Bulldogs won the rebound battle 41-37 and scored 35 baskets on 21 assists on the night.

Thursday night also saw two AP Top 25 teams falling, as No. 17 Purdue lost 83-78 to Iowa and No. 25 USC suffered an 86-64 defeat to Utah.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 SCORES
Thursday, Jan. 12

No. 5 UCLA 104, COLORADO 89
No. 5 GONZAGA 93, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 55
No. 16 ARIZONA 91, ARIZONA ST. 75
IOWA 83, No. 17 PURDUE 78
No. 18 WISCONSIN 89, OHIO ST. 66
No. 20 NOTRE DAME 67, MIAMI 62
No. 21 SAINT MARY’S 74, PORTLAND 33
No. 22 CINCINNATI 66, SMU 64
UTAH 86, No. 25 USC 64

No. 4 UCLA beats Stanford 89-75, Ball scores 21pts

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LOS ANGELES, Sporting Alert — Four UCLA players scored in double digits and the fourth-ranked Bruins beat Stanford 89-75 in a college basketball game on Sunday.

Freshman guard Lonzo Ball scored 21 points and had eight assists and six rebounds, while Bryce Alford finished with 17 points for UCLA (16-1, 3-1 Pac-12), which shot 50-percent from the field and 55 percent from 3-point range.

Also scoring in double figures on Sunday were TJ Leaf, who added 15 points with 10 rebounds and six assists and Isaac Hamilton, who ended with 15 points for the Bruins to win three straight since losing to Oregon.

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Michael Humphrey led Stanford with a career-high 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds before fouling out in the last two minutes.

Humphrey, who was collecting his first double-double of the season, scored 18 of his total points in the second half.

Robert Cartwright had 18 points, including 13 after halftime and added nine assists and five rebounds and Dorian Pickens scored 12 points for the Cardinal (8-8, 0-4), who were losing four straight, including three successive defeats against AP Top 25 ranked teams.

UCLA jumped out to a 20-7 lead midway through the first half and opened up that advantage to take a 48-30 lead at halftime after shooting 53-percent from the field overall and 57-percent from long-range.

After the break, the Bruins increased the advantage to 23 points when Alford connected on a 3-pointer with 18:24 left to extend the score to 55-32.

Stanford trimmed the deficit to 11-points with 13:12 remaining but UCLA quickly build back the lead which never fell below double-figures.

UP NEXT

UCLA will visits Colorado on Thursday search for its second win in the Pac-12 on the road this season.

Stanford, meanwhile, will play host to Washington State on Thursday as well.

Monk pours in 47; Kentucky holds off North Carolina, 100-103

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LAS VEGAS, Sporting Alert — Malik Monk poured in a career-high 47 points and made eight 3-pointers, and No. 6 Kentucky pulled off a thrilling 1003-100 victory over No. 7 North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday.

The freshman sensation put on a show for the gathering at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – shooting 18 of 28 from the floor and 8 for 12 from long-range.

Monk’s tally was also the highest by a Kentucky freshman in program history and he said he knew it would have been a special night after hitting the first couple of shots.

Fellow freshman De’Aaron Fox finished with a career-high as well after scoring 24 points to go along with 10 assists.

Edrice Adebayo ended with 13 points and seven rebounds before fouling out.

Justin Jackson scored a career-high 34 points to lead North Carolina, which made the game very interesting down the stretch after trailing for a big portion of the contest.

Joel Berry II returned from a sprained ankle injury to collect 23 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Tar Heels (10-2).

After trailing for most of the game, North Carolina rallied to knot the score at 95-95 with 2:51 left with a pair of free throws from Tony Bradley.

However, Monk buried back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minute to seal the win as the Wildcats (10-1) picked up their third win in a row.

Kentucky led 56-51 at halftime with Monk accounting for 27 of the total on 10 of 16 shooting during the period.

Both teams matched each other with 44 points apiece in the paint, but the Wildcats won the rebound battle 39-35.

Kentucky shot 54 percent from the field and 56 percent from long-range.

North Carolina shot 53 percent from the field overall as well as from 3-pointers.

Kentucky will now travel to rival No. 11 Louisville for another difficult matchup on Wednesday.

North Carolina will entertain Northern Iowa on Wednesday as well.

NCAA Basketball AP Top 25 Scores On Nov. 29

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – College basketball AP top 25 scores and results from the games that took place on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

No. 2 Villanova, No. 3 Kansas and No. 5 Duke were all among the ranked team picking up wins on the day, while No. 21 Rhode Island and No. 22 Syracuse both fell on the busy day of action.

NO. 2 VILLANOVA 82, PENN 57

PHILADELPHIA — At The Palestra in Philadelphia, Kris Jenkins made six 3-pointers on his way to scoring 22 points on 7 of 11 shooting, and the second-ranked Villanova blew past Penn 82-57 on Tuesday night.

Jenkins, who also went 6 of 7 from long-range, pulled down five rebounds, while Donte Divincenzo hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points for the defending national champion.

Josh Hart had 12 points and nine assists and six rebounds off the bench, Darryl Reynolds finished with 12 points and eight boards, Jalen Brunson scored 11 points and Mikal-bridges added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Wildcats (7-0), who were beating the Quakers for the 14th straight time.

Villanova shot 55.1 percent from the field on 27 of 49 shooting, while going 12 of 26 for 46.2 percent from long range.

Jackson Donahue led Penn with 12 points with AJ Brodeur and Darnell Foreman each scoring 10 points for the Quakers (2-3).

No. 4 KANSAS 91, LONG BEACH STATE 61

LAWRENCE, Kan. — At Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Lagerald Vick poured in a career-high 23 points on 9 of 9 shooting, including 4 for 4 from long-range, and No. 4 Kansas ran over Long Beach State 91-61 in an AP Top 25 score.

Vick’s only miss on the night came from the free throw line where he went 1 of 2.

Svi Mykhailiuk had 14, Josh Jackson added 13 points and Devonte Graham finished with 12 for the Jayhawks (6-1), who were winning six straight.

Justin Bibbins lead the way for Long Beach State with 13 points and five assists, while Gabe Levin ended with 11 points for the 49ers (1-8), who were losing eight in a row.

All eight defeats came on the road and were mostly against teams expected to book places in the NCAA Tournament later in the season.

No. 5 DUKE 78, MICHIGAN STATE 69

DURHAM, N.C. — At Cameron Indoor Stadium, Grayson Allen scored 24 points to help No. 5 Duke beat Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Allen started the game with eight first-half points, but scored 16 in the second half to help build a lead for the Blue Devils (7-1).

Luke Kennard added 20 and six rebounds, Amile Jefferson collected another double-double this season with 17 points and 13 rebounds and freshman Frank Jackson ended with 11 points for Duke, which used an 11-0 run to pull away from the Spartans, who turned the ball over 18 times in the game.

Duke, which was without freshmen Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden, shot 45.5 percent from the field but was only 27 percent from 3-point range.

The hosts were winning for the fifth straight time since losing to Kansas.

Eron Harris scored 14 points for Michigan State (4-4), while star freshman Miles Bridges was held to 11 points and shot just 4 of 13.

In other AP Top 25 scores, No. 7 Xavier rolled past North Dakota State 85-55, No. 10 Creighton defeated Buffalo 93-72, No. 17 Wisconsin eased to a 77-60 victory over No. 22 Syracuse, while No. 21 Rhode Island was beaten 65-62 by Valparaiso.

College Basketball AP Top 25 Scores
Tuesday, November 29

No. 2 VILLANOVA 82, PENN 57
No. 4 KANSAS 91, LONG BEACH STATE 61
No. 5 DUKE 78, MICHIGAN STATE 69
No. 7 XAVIER 85, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 55
No. 10 CREIGHTON 93, BUFFALO 72
No. 17 WISCONSIN 77, No. 22 SYRACUSE 60
VALPARAISO 65, No. 21 RHODE ISLAND 62