Top 25 roundup

Top 25 roundup

Tuesday’s other games

No. 15 Villanova 60, Seton Hall 57

NEWARK, N.J.

Reserve freshman James Bell more than doubled his career high with 21 points and Villanova broke a two-game losing streak with a victory over Seton Hall. Bell, whose previous high was 10 points against Delaware and who scored a total of 31 points this season, became the offensive star for the Wildcats (20-6, 8-5 Big East).

No. 19 North Carolina 78, Wake Forest 64

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Tyler Zeller scored 18 points to help No. 19 North Carolina beat Wake Forest. Freshman Harrison Barnes added 17 points as the Tar Heels (19-6, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) maintained sole possession of second place in the league with an easy win against a struggling instate rival. North Carolina scored the first seven points, pushed ahead by double figures midway through the first half and maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the night.

No. 20 Missouri 92, Texas Tech 84

COLUMBIA, MO.

Marcus Denmon scored 20 points, showing no after effects from a blow to the head three days earlier, to help Missouri beat Texas Tech. Kim English had 16 points and reserve Michael Dixon 13 points for the Tigers (20-6, 6-5 Big 12), who shot 58 percent but were tested in a run-and-gun contest that was light on defense before going to 16-0 at home. John Roberson had 21 points for Texas Tech (11-15, 3-8), which shot 49 percent.

No. 22 Kentucky 85, Mississippi State 79

LEXINGTON, KY.

Brandon Knight scored 24 points, Doron Lamb added 20 in his first start in nearly as month as Kentucky held off Mississippi State. The Wildcats (18-7, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from another late-game road meltdown against Vanderbilt with some of their finest offensive play of the season.

Associated Press