college basketball roundup | Saturday’s other games

No. 1 Duke 84, Maryland 64

DURHAM, N.C.

Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 25 points and Duke bounced back from one of its worst losses under Mike Krzyzewski. Mason Plumlee added 19 points and Seth Curry had 13 for the Blue Devils (17-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Villanova 75, No. 3 Syracuse 71

PHILADELPHIA

Ryan Arcidiacono hit the tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and James Bell hit consecutive 3s in overtime to send Villanova to its second win over a Top 5 team this week. The Wildcats defeated No. 5 Louisville 73-64 on Tuesday and became the first unranked team to beat two Top 5 teams in the same season since Florida State in 2011-12, according to STATS LLC. Arcidiacono let go a leaner from just beyond the 3-point line to tie the game at 61, force overtime.

No. 3 Kansas 67, Oklahoma 54

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Ben McLemore scored 18 points and Jeff Withey added 13 points and nine rebounds as Kansas extended its nation-leading winning streak to 17 games. Withey had four blocks and three steals, and Travis Releford added 10 points for the Jayhawks (18-1, 6-0 Big 12), who won their 33rd straight at Allen Fieldhouse to match the fourth-longest home winning streak in school history.

Georgetown 53, No. 5 Louisville 51

WASHINGTON

Otto Porter had 17 points and grabbed the game’s decisive rebound with 1.4 seconds to play as Georgetown handed Louisville its third straight loss.

No. 6 Arizona 74, USC 50

TUCSON, ARIZ.

Nick Johnson scored 14 points and Arizona used a stifling defense to rout Southern California, boucing back from a home loss to UCLA. The Wildcats (17-2, 5-2 Pac-12) were dominant from the opening tip, jumping out to leads of 18-4 and 29-7. They were up 39-20 at halftime. Solomon Hill added 13 points, Brandon Ashley 11 and Kaleb Tarczewski 10 for Arizona.

No. 8 Florida 82, Mississippi State 47

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Kenny Boynton and Erik Murphy each scored 18 points for Florida. Patric Young and Scottie Wilbekin both added 13 points for the Gators (16-2, 6-0 Southeastern Conference), who have won eight straight and were never challenged in this one. Florida hit a season-high 14 3-pointers, four each by Boynton and Murphy. Boynton finished 7 of 11 from the field and 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Fred Thomas led Mississippi State (7-11, 2-4) with 19 points.

No. 9 Butler 83, Temple 71

INDIANAPOLIS

Rotnei Clarke scored 24 points in his return from a severely sprained neck and Khyle Marshall added 19 points, leading No. 9 Butler to an 83-71 victory over Temple on Saturday. It was Clarke’s first game in two weeks and he looked as good as ever. The senior knocked down three 3-pointers and 13 of 14 free throws, also opening things up for teammates such as Marshall. The Bulldogs (17-3, 4-1 Atlantic 10) have won 14 of their last 15 with the only blemish since Nov. 21 coming Wednesday at La Salle.

No. 10 Gonzaga 66, San Francisco 52

SPOKANE, WASH.

Kelly Olynyk scored 13 points to help Gonzaga extend its home winning streak against San Francisco to 24 games. Elias Harris had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference) and Kevin Pangos added 11 points. Chris Adams led San Francisco (9-12, 2-6) with nine points and Avry Holmes scored eight.

Iowa State 73, No. 11 Kansas State 67

AMES, IOWA

Will Clyburn had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State handed Kansas State its second straight loss. Freshman Georges Niang added 15 points for the Cyclones (14-5, 4-2 Big 12), who beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season.

Wisconsin 45, No. 12 Minnesota 44

MADISON, WIS.

Traevon Jackson just beat the shot clock and hit a 15-foot jumper from the right side with 4 seconds left as Wisconsin handed Minnesota its fourth straight loss. After Jackson’s shot gave the Badgers a 45-43 lead, the Golden Gophers (15-5, 3-4 Big Ten) called a timeout with 1.8 seconds remaining and inbounded from halfcourt. The Badgers’ Mike Bruesewitz fouled Trevor Mbakwe on the play, but the big man was unable to shoot the ensuing free throws because of an apparent right hand or wrist injury.

San Diego State 55, No. 15 New Mexico 34

SAN DIEGO

JJ O’Brien had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jamaal Franklin added 10 points for San Diego State. The Aztecs (16-4, 4-2 Mountain West Conference) dealt the Lobos (17-3, 4-1) their first conference loss and snapped their four-game winning streak. New Mexico’s 34 points and 25 percent shooting (11 of 44) were season lows. Kendall Williams had 14 points for the Lobos.

No. 22 Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 59

COLUMBIA, MO.

Jabari Brown scored 21 points, Alex Oriakhi tied a career high with 18 and Missouri cruised. Missouri (15-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) led 49-20 at halftime thanks to an early 32-2 run spanning 11:47. After going 5 of 27 on 3-point attempts Tuesday against South Carolina, the Tigers hit 11 of 21 Saturday, including eight in the first half in a rare fast start.

No. 24 Notre Dame 73, South Florida 65

TAMPA, FLA.

Jerian Grant scored 18 points and Tom Knight had 17 for Notre Dame. Eric Atkins added 13 points and Pat Connaughton contributed 12 for Notre Dame (16-4, 4-3 Big East), which had lost three of four. Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley, who entered averaging 14.8 points, finished with six points and 14 rebounds.

Ohio 69, Kent State 68

KENT

D.J. Cooper made two free throws with 55 seconds left and Ohio remained undefeated in Mid-American Conference play. Chris Evans scored 20 points and dished out seven assists with a game-high five turnovers for the Golden Flashes (11-9, 2-4).

Akron 68, Buffalo 64.

AKRON

Alex Abreu scored 13 points, including three key free throws in the closing seconds, as Akron won its 11th straight game. Akron (15-4, 6-0 MAC) has won its first six league games for only the third time.

WOMEN

No. 1 Baylor 82, No. 20 Oklahoma 65

WACO, TEXAS

Brittney Griner set the NCAA career record for blocked shots while also scoring 15 points, and top-ranked Baylor extended its home-court winning streak to 50.

No. 2 Notre Dame 89, Providence 44

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Skylar Diggins scored 21 points, all in the first half when she was 9-of-9 shooting, and Notre Dame dominated Providence from the start, beating the Friars to win its 13th straight.

Associated Press