Monday, January 27, 2014
MEN’S TOP 25
No. 1 Arizona 65, Utah 56
TUCSON, ARIZ.
Nick Johnson scored 22 points and Aaron Gordon provided a huge boost despite a rough shooting night, helping Arizona pull away for its school-record 20th straight win. Arizona (20-0, 7-0 Pac-12) struggled early in both halves before Gordon made key plays with his hustle during a deciding second-half run. He finished with 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds.
No. 13 UMass 90, Fordham 52
AMHERST, MASS.
Chaz Williams had 18 points and eight assists and Massachusetts rebounded from a loss earlier this week. Raphiael Putney and Trey Davis both had 13 points and Maxie Esho had 10 points and six rebounds for the Minutemen (17-2, 4-1 Atlantic-10), who lost at Richmond on Wednesday. Chris Whitehead led the Rams (8-11, 1-5) with 13 points. It was Fordham’s seventh loss in eight games coming off a win against George Mason.
No. 15 Cincinnati 80, Temple 76
PHILADELPHIA
Sean Kilpatrick scored a season-high 29 points and Cincinnati staved off a Temple comeback to remain undefeated in the American Athletic Conference. After the Bearcats (19-2, 8-0 AAC) had blown all of a 19-point lead and were tied at 76, Kilpatrick hit the game-winning free throws with 7.2 seconds to play.
No. 23 Memphis 80, South Florida 58
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Chris Crawford scored 15 points and converted five of Memphis’ season-high 10 3-pointers. The Tigers, next-to-last in the American Athletic Conference in 3-point shooting (30 percent), finished 10 of 22 from outside the arc. Crawford was 5 of 10. Joe Jackson added 14 points and seven assists for Memphis (15-4, 5-2 AAC).
MAC
Toledo 81, Kent State 78
TOLEDO
Justin Drummond scored 15 points, six in the final 4 minutes, for Toledo. Kent State’s Derek Jackson made two 3-pointers in the final minute, but Julius Brown answered the first make with a layup and made the second of two free throws for an 81-78 advantage with 4 seconds left. Kent State’s Kris Brewer missed a long-range 3-pointer at the buzzer.
HORIZON
Green Bay 62, Detroit 52
GREEN BAY, WIS.
Keifer Sykes scored 22 points and Greg Mays added 11 points and tied a career-high with 10 rebounds to help Green Bay earn its 12th straight win.
Staff/wire reports