Deadspin | Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Arizona avenges 1st loss, beats No. 14 Kansas

Jaden Bradley scored six of his 10 factors in a 16-0 scoring run as No. 2 Arizona took cost to ship an 84-61 victory over No. 14 Kansas on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.

The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) avenged their loss at Kansas on Feb. 9, which was their first of the season after a program-record 23-0 begin. The victory additionally clinched at the very least a tie for the regular-season Big 12 title for Arizona.

Brayden Burries led Arizona with 20 factors, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Koa Peat, who missed the Wildcats’ final three video games with a lower-leg muscle pressure, had 12 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists.

Darryn Peterson, out with flu-like signs within the earlier assembly, completed with 24 factors for the Jayhawks (21-8, 11-5). Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. every added 13 factors.

No. 1 Duke 77, No. 11 Virginia 51

Isaiah Evans had a sizzling begin on the best way to 19 factors, and the Blue Devils contained the Cavaliers for a lot of Saturday afternoon’s showdown in Durham, N.C.

Cameron Boozer racked up most of his 18 factors on free throws for Duke (27-2, 15-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which constructed its lead as massive as 28 factors within the second half. Boozer additionally had a team-high 9 rebounds, whereas Patrick Ngongba II added 11 factors.

Thijs De Ridder had 16 factors for Virginia (25-4, 13-3), which was bidding to tug even atop the ACC standings. Instead, the Cavaliers’ nine-game successful streak was halted as they have been held to a season-low level whole.

No. 16 Texas Tech 82, No. 4 Iowa State 73

Donovan Atwell scored 18 factors, hitting six 3-pointers, because the Red Raiders handed the Cyclones their first residence lack of the season in Ames, Iowa.

Luke Bamgboye delivered his greatest recreation since stepping in as a starter for the injured J.T. Toppin with 13 factors and Christian Anderson scored 12 factors and dished out seven assists as Texas Tech (22-7, 12-4 Big 12) moved right into a tie for second place within the convention with Houston.

Iowa State (24-5, 11-5) acquired 22 factors from Joshua Jefferson and 20 from Milan Momcilovic, however could not fairly dig out of a gap that grew as deep as 45-25 late within the first half.

No. 5 Houston 102, Colorado 62

Milos Uzan poured in 26 factors whereas hitting on 5 of his seven 3-point photographs because the host Cougars snapped their three-game skid with a beatdown of the Buffaloes.

Houston (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) shrugged off a ragged begin to construct a 26-point lead at halftime and was forward by 21-plus for the complete second half. Joseph Tugler added 14 factors for the Cougars, who shot 59.6% from the ground and 58.8% from 3-point vary.

Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 19 factors. Bangot Dak added 15 and Sebastian Rancik had 11 for the Buffaloes (16-13, 6-10), who had a two-game successful streak snapped.

No. 6 UConn 71, Seton Hall 67

Alex Karaban made 5 of 6 3-point makes an attempt and scored a game-high 23 factors, lifting the Huskies to a victory over the Pirates in Storrs, Conn.

Solo Ball added 14 factors for UConn (27-3, 17-2 Big East), which trailed by eight factors halfway by means of the second half earlier than responding with a 10-0 run,

Seton Hall (19-10, 9-9) acquired 20 factors from A.J. Staton-McCray and 12 from Elijah Fisher. Adam Clark, who entered the sport averaging a team-high 12.5 factors per recreation, was held to 4 factors on 2-of-10 capturing.

No. 7 Florida 111, No. 20 Arkansas 77

Thomas Haugh scored 22 factors, Rueben Chinyelu had 12 factors and 16 rebounds for his seventeenth double-double, and the Gators clinched at the very least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a rout of the Razorbacks in Gainesville, Fla.

Florida (23-6, 14-2 SEC) positioned seven gamers in double figures in its highest scoring recreation of the season and has gained 9 straight video games, eight of them by 13-plus factors. The Gators shot 56.5% from the sector and had a 51-31 rebounding benefit.

Billy Richmond scored 22 factors and Darius Acuff Jr. added 17 for Arkansas (21-8, 11-5), which had gained 5 of six. The 34-point margin of defeat was tied for the most important of John Calipari’s teaching profession.

Saint Mary’s 70, No. 9 Gonzaga 59

Mikey Lewis established profession highs of 31 factors and 7 3-pointers and the Gaels clinched a share of the West Coast Conference regular-season title with a house win over the Bulldogs at Moraga, Calif.

Joshua Dent added 14 factors and made 4 3-pointers for Saint Mary’s (27-4, 16-2 WCC), which has gained or shared the title in every of the previous 4 seasons. Saint Mary’s shared the regular-season crown with Gonzaga in 2023 and gained the league outright every of the previous two seasons. Mantas Juzenas had 12 factors on 4 treys and the Gaels outscored the Zags 41-23 within the second half.

Graham Ike scored 17 factors earlier than fouling out with 3:44 remaining for the Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2), who beforehand clinched a share of the crown and would be the No. 1 seed within the upcoming WCC postseason event. Saint Mary’s would be the No. 2 seed. Adam Miller scored 14 factors and Tyon Grant-Foster added 13 factors and three blocked photographs.

No. 12 Nebraska 82, Southern California 67

Pryce Sandfort scored 32-plus factors for a second time within the final week to assist the Cornhuskers rally from a second-half deficit in Los Angeles handy the Trojans their fifth consecutive loss.

Nebraska (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten) exploded out of the intermission, taking the lead with a 12-2 surge and establishing full management with a 15-0 run. Braden Frager joined Sandfort in double-figures with 17 factors to go together with eight rebounds off the bench.

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 first-half factors for USC (18-11, 7-11) earlier than leaving with an harm early within the second half after a tough fall. Alijah Arenas additionally tallied 14.

No. 15 St. John’s 89, Villanova 57

Zuby Ejiofor totaled 16 factors, 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for his first profession triple-double because the Red Storm relentlessly defended and overwhelmed the Wildcats in New York.

St. John’s (23-6, 16-2 Big East) bounced again impressively from Wednesday’s 72-40 loss at No. 6 UConn. Ejiofor made 6 of 12 photographs after being held to 6 factors Wednesday. Ian Jackson got here off the bench and contributed 19 and a career-high 5 steals, and Oziyah Sellers contributed 14 as St. John’s gained for the 14th time in 15 video games.

Duke Brennan led Villanova (22-7, 13-5) with 12 factors whereas Bryce Lindsay and Devin Askew added 10 apiece. Standout freshman Acaden Lewis was held to eight factors and dedicated 5 of the Wildcats’ 16 turnovers.

No. 17 Alabama 71, No. 22 Tennessee 69

Labaron Philon Jr. gave the Crimson Tide their lone lead by sinking a jumper with 22.8 seconds remaining because the guests recovered from a 13-point second-half deficit to publish a victory over the Volunteers in SEC play at Knoxville, Tenn.

Philon scored 15 of his 23 factors within the second half as Alabama (22-7, 12-4 SEC) prolonged its successful streak to eight video games. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 14 of his team-high 25 factors within the second half for the Crimson Tide.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 26 factors, seven assists and matched his personal faculty file of eight steals for the Volunteers (20-9, 10-6), who misplaced their second straight recreation. J.P. Estrella added 12 factors and Jaylen Carey contributed 10 factors and 9 rebounds.

No. 18 North Carolina 89, Virginia Tech 82

Henri Veesaar matched his profession excessive with 26 factors because the Tar Heels pulled away from the Hokies within the second half for a victory in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Seth Trimble put up 20 factors because the Tar Heels (23-6, 11-5 ACC) gained for the fourth time of their final 5 video games with out high scorer and rebounder Caleb Wilson, a star freshman who’s out with a damaged left hand.

Neo Avdalas provided 19 factors and 5 assists for Virginia Tech (18-11, 7-9), which got here up in need of gaining its third Quad 1 victory in its pursuit of a berth within the NCAA Tournament.

West Virginia 79, No. 19 BYU 71

Honor Huff scored 19 factors and dished out six assists to steer the Mountaineers to an upset of the Cougars in Morgantown, W. Va.

Brenen Lorient racked up 18 factors and pulled down 9 rebounds and DJ Thomas scored 13 factors off the bench for West Virginia (17-12, 8-8 Big 12), which snapped a three-game shedding streak.

Robert Wright III led BYU (20-9, 8-8) with 23 factors. AJ Dybantsa scored 20 factors, with 16 coming within the second half, whereas Aleksej Kostic added 12 for the Cougars, who’ve dropped seven of their final 10 video games.

No. 23 Saint Louis 91, Duquesne 76

Robbie Avila had 23 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists to assist the Billikens stave off the visiting Dukes for a victory in Atlantic 10 Conference play.

Quentin Jones added 17 factors and Trey Green scored 14 for Saint Louis (26-3, 14-2 A-10), which had dropped two of its earlier three video games. The Billikens, who trailed by 12 factors early within the first half, made 16 of their 28 3-point makes an attempt (57.1%). Paul Otieno scored 13 factors off the bench.

Tarence Guinyard led Duquesne (16-13, 8-8) with 27 factors, adopted by Jimmie Williams’ 16 and David Dixon’s 12.

Clemson 80, No. 24 Louisville 75

Powered by Jestin Porter’s 16 factors, the Tigers got here away with a win over the visiting Cardinals to snap their four-game shedding streak.

Porter scored all of his factors after halftime and made 4 three-pointers. RJ Godfrey scored 13 factors and grabbed seven rebounds for Clemson (21-8, 11-5 ACC), which secured its second ranked win of the season.

Ryan Conwell prolonged his double-digit scoring streak to 22 video games as he scored 15 factors on 6-of-12 capturing for Louisville (20-9, 9-7). Leading scorer Mikel Brown Jr. scored a season-low 5 factors on 2-of-10 capturing, coming off the bench attributable to a again harm.

Kentucky 91, No. 25 Vanderbilt 77

Colin Chandler scored a career-high 23 factors and made six photographs from 3-point vary because the Wildcats exacted some revenge with a victory over the Commodores at Lexington, Ky.

Otega Oweh additionally scored 23 factors, Denzel Aberdeen had 15 and Malachi Moreno added 11 because the Wildcats (19-10, 10-6 SEC) delivered some payback after an unsightly 80-55 loss to the Commodores earlier this season.

Tyler Taner scored 19 factors and Jalen Washington added 16 for Vanderbilt (22-7, 9-7), which has dropped three of its previous 5 video games in convention play. Tyler Nickel scored 13 factors, AK Okereke added 12 and Duke Miles had 11 factors for the Commodores.

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