Deadspin | Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Tennessee beats No. 11 Louisville to snap skid

Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 23 factors for No. 20 Tennessee, which dismissed the cobwebs to attain a powerful 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Playing for the primary time in 10 days, the Volunteers (8-3) ended a three-game shedding streak through the use of their dimension to stifle one of many nation’s most potent offenses. Tennessee held the Cardinals (9-2), who entered Tuesday ranked seventh nationally averaging 94.3 factors per recreation, to a season-low level whole.

Gillespie scored 20 of his factors within the second half as Tennessee shot 58.3% within the second half. Nate Ament added 13 factors for the Volunteers, and Jaylen Carey posted 12 factors and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Ryan Conwell led Louisville with 22 factors. The Cardinals performed short-handed as Mikel Brown Jr., the crew’s place to begin guard and second-leading scorer, was a late scratch as a consequence of a again harm. They dedicated 16 turnovers with out him.

No. 1 Arizona 96, Abilene Christian 62

Brayden Burries had 20 factors on 9-of-11 capturing from the sphere, main six gamers who scored in double figures in Arizona’s win over Abilene Christian in a battle of Wildcats at Tucson, Ariz.

Motiejus Krivas completed with 15 factors after making all 4 of his photographs from the sphere and seven of 8 free-throw makes an attempt for Arizona. Ivan Kharchenkov completed with 11 factors whereas Koa Peat, Jaden Bradley and Tobe Awaka every had 10. Arizona (10-0) made 66.7% (30 of 45) of its photographs from the sphere, outrebounded Abilene Christian 38-23 and held a 44-22 benefit in factors within the paint.

Abilene Christian (7-4) shot 35.7% (20 of 56) from the sphere. Cbo Newton had 17 factors on 7-of-10 capturing, and Joseph Scott had 15 after making 5 of 9 photographs. The remainder of the crew was a mixed 8 of 37 (21.6%).

No. 3 Duke 97, Lipscomb 73

Cameron Boozer piled up 26 factors and 13 rebounds to assist the Blue Devils maintain off the upset-minded Bisons in Durham, N.C.

Boozer shot 10 of 17 from the ground, was an ideal 6 of 6 from the charity stripe and likewise dished out three assists for Duke (11-0). Isaiah Evans added 16 factors. The Blue Devils received the rebounding margin 55-21 and turned 20 offensive boards into 26 second-chance factors. Lipscomb, in the meantime, grabbed simply three of their very own misses.

Grant Asman scored 18 factors for the Bisons (6-5), whereas Mateo Esmeraldo tallied 14 factors and eight assists.

No. 5 UConn 79, Butler 60

Solo Ball scored a career-high 26 factors on 8-of-14 capturing to guide the Huskies to a victory over the Bulldogs in Hartford, Conn., to open Big East convention play.

Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 factors and 5 rebounds for UConn (11-1, 1-0), whereas Silas Demary Jr. dished out 11 assists.

Drayton Jones led Butler (8-3, 1-1) with 13 factors, and Azavier Robinson and Evan Haywood every added 10. The Bulldogs had been held to a season low in factors after coming into this recreation averaging 90-plus factors per contest.

No. 9 Michigan State 92, Toledo 69

Jaxon Kohler notched a double-double of 16 factors and 13 rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 15 factors and eight assists because the Spartans downed the Rockets in East Lansing, Mich.

Starter Coen Carr and reserve Kur Teng scored 14 factors apiece, and Michigan State (10-1) overcame a 15-4 turnover disparity thanks partially to a 54-24 rebounding benefit.

Sonny Wilson led all scorers with a career-best 29 factors whereas capturing 10-for-15 from the ground for Toledo (5-6). The Rockets outscored the Spartans 41-34 within the second half however could not overcome a 58-28 first-half deficit.

No. 10 BYU 93, Pacific 57

Richie Saunders scored a game-high 24 factors to guide the Cougars to a win over the Tigers in Provo, Utah.

AJ Dybantsa had a double-double with 23 factors and 10 rebounds for BYU (10-1), whereas Robert Wright III added 22 factors and Tyler Mrus chipped in 15 on 4-of-4 3-point capturing. The Cougars have now received seven straight video games.

Kajus Kublickas led Pacific (8-4) with 14 factors and Elias Ralph tallied 12, all of which he scored after halftime.

No. 12 North Carolina 77, East Tennessee State 58

Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 factors because the Tar Heels pulled away from the Buccaneers within the second half in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Caleb Wilson contributed 20 factors and eight rebounds as North Carolina (10-1) captured its fourth straight win. Veesaar made 10 of 11 photographs, together with 2 of three from past the arc. He additionally had eight rebounds to assist the Tar Heels to a 35-23 edge on the boards. North Carolina posted a 36-22 benefit in factors within the paint.

Brian Taylor scored 14 factors and Blake Barkley added 11 factors to guide East Tennessee State (8-4) of the Southern Conference.

No. 14 Arkansas 108, Queens 80

Senior Trevon Brazile had profession highs with 26 factors and 5 3-pointers, freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had a career-high 23 factors with 10 assists and the Razorbacks rolled to a victory over the Royals in Fayetteville, Ark.

Arkansas (9-2) additionally obtained contributions from Billy Richmond III (15 factors), Nick Pringle (14 factors and 7 rebounds) and Karter Knox (11 factors). The Razorbacks made a season-high 14 3-pointers to win their fourth straight recreation.

Nasir Mann scored 16 factors, Maban Jabriel had 14 and Avantae Parker had 13 for Queens (5-7).

No. 17 Kansas 73, Towson 49

Flory Bidunga completed with 18 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds, Tre White added 16 factors and the Jayhawks pulled away for a 73-49 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night time in Lawrence, Kansas.

Even with out star freshman Darryn Peterson, who was dominated out earlier than the sport with cramping in his quad, Kansas (9-3) confronted little hazard. Melvin Council Jr. had 15 factors and 5 rebounds, and Bryson Tiller completed with 11 factors. As a crew, the Jayhawks shot 46.7% from the sphere.

Dylan Williamson led Towson with 19 factors, together with 14 within the first half. Tyler Tejada, the Tigers’ main scorer going into the sport, was held to eight factors. The crew made simply 27.5% of its photographs from the sphere.

No. 19 Texas Tech 101, Northern Colorado 90

LeJuan Watts tallied 20 of his career-high 36 factors within the first half, and the Red Raiders toppled the pesky Bears in Lubbock, Texas.

Watts made all however one in every of his 13 field-goal makes an attempt and hit 9 of 11 on the foul line whereas grabbing six rebounds and dishing 4 assists for Texas Tech (8-3). Teammate JT Toppin had 23 factors, three rebounds and 5 blocks. Christian Anderson and Jaylen Petty notched 14 factors every and Donovan Atwell scored 10 because the Red Raiders shot 35 of 59 from the sphere (59.3%) and made 19 of 24 on the stripe (79.2%).

Northern Colorado (9-2) performed with out prime scorer Quinn Denker (17.3 factors) however obtained a career-high 29 factors from Brock Wisne. Zach Bloch totaled 17 factors, 5 rebounds and eight assists. In his first Bears begin, Vincent Delano scored 16 because the squad shot 56.1% from the sphere.

No. 22 St. John’s 79, DePaul 66

Dylan Darling scored a season-high 17 factors and sparked decisive runs in every half for the Red Storm, who beat the Blue Demons 79-66 within the Big East opener for each colleges in New York.

Joson Sanon (15 factors, 9 rebounds) flirted with a double-double and Ian Jackson added 10 factors for St. John’s (7-3, 1-0 Big East), which has received its final 5 convention openers, together with three beneath Rick Pitino.

Kaleb Banks posted a double-double with 19 factors and 10 rebounds for DePaul (8-4, 0-1), which has dropped 11 straight league openers and had its three-game profitable streak snapped. CJ Gunn added 15 factors.

–Field Level Media