Men’s College Basketball | Saturday’s Top 25 games

No. 1 Villanova 78, Providence 68

PHILADELPHIA

Josh Hart scored 25 points, Kris Jenkins had 19 and No. 1 Villanova beat Providence. The defending national champion Wildcats (19-1, 7-1 Big East) have won five straight since their only loss at Butler on Jan. 4 temporarily knocked them out of the No. 1 spot in The AP Top 25. Rodney Bullock had 17 points and Jalen Lindsey added 14 for Providence (13-8, 3-5).

No. 2 Kansas 79, Texas 67

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Devonte’ Graham scored 18 points, Frank Mason III added 17 and No. 2 Kansas beat Texas. Freshman Josh Jackson chipped in 15 points for the Jayhawks while Svi Mykhailiuk added 12 points and Landen Lucas had 12 rebounds. Kansas (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) hovered between a six- and eight-point lead for most of the second half. The Jayhawks only pulled away with 60 seconds remaining, as Graham and Mykhailiuk hit back-to-back corner 3-pointers.

No. 14 Arizona 96, No. 3 UCLA 85

LOS ANGELES

Kobi Simmons scored 20 points and No. 14 Arizona’s defense contained UCLA’s top-rated offense in the Pac-12, beating the third-ranked Bruins to stay undefeated in conference play. Lauri Markkanen added 18 points for the Wildcats (18-2, 7-0), who have won 12 in a row. Lonzo Ball scored 24 points for UCLA (19-2, 6-2), which had its 11-game home winning streak snapped in front of a sellout crowd.

No. 4 Gonzaga 73, Portland 52

SPOKANE, WASH.

Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points as No. 4 Gonzaga beat short-handed Portland to remain the only unbeaten team in Division I. Przemek Karnowski added 12 points for Gonzaga (19-0, 7-0 West Coast), which has a nation’s best 19-game winning streak. It is the best start in program history. Gabe Taylor scored 13 points and Jazz Johnson 12 for Portland (9-10, 2-5), which has lost five games in a row.

No. 5 Kentucky 85, South Carolina 69

LEXINGTON, KY.

Malik Monk scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 and No. 5 Kentucky overcame an ankle injury to starting guard De’Aaron Fox to beat No. 24 South Carolina and take over first place in the Southeastern Conference. The showdown of the SEC’s lone unbeaten teams in league play featured a subplot of injuries to key players on both squads. Fox, Kentucky’s No. 2 scorer, turned his right ankle midway through the first half.

No. 6 Baylor 62, TCU 53

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Manu Lecomte scored 17 points and sixth-ranked Baylor beat TCU in a game that was back-and-forth for most of the second half until a late run by the Bears. Baylor (18-1, 6-1 Big 12) is 10-0 against the Frogs since they joined the Big 12 four years ago. The teams traded scores in the second half until Ishmail Wainright swished a 3-pointer with 4:16 left that put the Bears up 50-48.

Marquette 102, No. 7 Creighton 94

OMAHA, NEB.

Katin Reinhardt scored 17 of his season-high 21 points in the first half, and Marquette picked up its first Big East road win with an upset of No. 7 Creighton. Luke Fischer and Jajuan Johnson added 18 points apiece for the Golden Eagles (13-6, 3-3). Marcus Foster scored 30 points to lead the Bluejays (18-2, 5-2), who were playing their first full game without star point guard Maurice Watson Jr.

Kansas State 79, No. 7 West Virginia 75

MANHATTAN, KAN.

Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown each scored 13 points to help Kansas State rally to upset No. 7 West Virginia. The Wildcats (15-4, 4-3 Big 12) trailed by 12 late in the first half before Stokes keyed a late burst, hitting a layup right before the halftime buzzer to cut the deficit to two at the half. Buoyed by that run, Kansas State went on a 14-6 run to start the second half.

No. 9 North Carolina 90, Boston College 82

BOSTON

Kennedy Meeks scored 20 points with nine rebounds and Justin Jackson scored 22 points for No. 9 North Carolina to lead the Tar Heels to a victory over Boston College. It was the sixth straight win for Carolina (18-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) since a league-opening loss to Georgia Tech. Ky Bowman matched his career high with 33 points for BC (9-11, 2-5).

No. 10 Florida State 73, No. 12 Louisville 68

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Jonathan Isaac and Dwayne Bacon both scored 16 points and No. 10 Florida State held off No. 12 Louisville. Isaac, who also had 10 rebounds, is the first FSU freshman to have three consecutive double-doubles since Corey Lewis in 1994-95. Florida State started the game by scoring the first 14 points but Louisville slowly worked its way back.

No. 11 Oregon 69, Stanford 52

EUGENE, ORE.

Chris Boucher had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Dylan Ennis scored 15 points and No. 11 Oregon rolled to a victory over Stanford. With preseason All-America forward Dillon Brooks on the bench and his left leg in a boot to protect a sprained foot, the Ducks (18-2, 7-0 Pac-12) broke a 104-year-old school record with their 16th consecutive win and 38th in a row at home.

No. 13 Butler 70, DePaul 69

ROSEMONT, ILL.

Kethan Savage scored 20 points and No. 13 Butler held off last-place DePaul in overtime. Kamar Baldwin added 18 points and Kelan Martin had 12 for the Bulldogs (17-3, 6-2 Big East), who improved to 3-3 in road games after trailing at halftime for the seventh time in eight conference games. Eli Cain scored a career-high 32 points for DePaul (8-12, 1-6).

No. 15 Notre Dame 84, Syracuse 66

SOUTH BEND, IND.

V.J. Beachem scored a career-high 30 points for No. 15 Notre Dame, which snapped a four-game losing streak against Syracuse. Matt Farrell added 15 points and nine assists for the Irish, who were coming off a three-point loss at No. 10 Florida State that stopped a seven-game win streak. Notre Dame (17-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was hot from outside, hitting 11 3-pointers.

No. 16 Virginia 62, Georgia Tech 49

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

Marial Shayok scored a career-best 19 points and No. 16 Virginia used a 22-7 run spanning halftime to beat Georgia Tech. London Perrantes added 11 points, all in the first 7 minutes, for the Cavaliers (15-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), and Devon Hall had 10. The victory was the fourth in a row for Virginia.

No. 17 Wisconsin 78, Minnesota 76, OT

MINNEAPOLIS

Ethan Happ scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to an overtime victory over Minnesota. Nigel Hayes added 21 points for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) and Bronson Koenig hit two huge 3-pointers in overtime to help beat the Golden Gophers for the sixth straight time.

No. 18 Duke 70, Miami 58

DURHAM, N.C.

Matt Jones scored all 13 of his points in the second half, hitting three 3-pointers during the run of 20 consecutive points that lifted No. 18 Duke over Miami. Jayson Tatum had 14 points and Luke Kennard 11 for the Blue Devils (15-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who snapped a two-game skid with a dominant second half. The Blue Devils opened the second with a 22-1 run.

Vanderbilt 68, No. 19 Florida 66

GAINESVILLE, FLA.

Matthew Fisher-Davis scored 19 points, Nolan Cressler came up big in the final minute and Vanderbilt upset No. 19 Florida, giving coach Bryce Drew a signature victory in his first season. The Commodores used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to take a seven-point lead and held on down the stretch in a game that featured six lead changes in the final 5 minutes.

No. 20 Cincinnati 78, Tulane 61

NEW ORLEANS

Jacob Evans scored 15 points and No. 20 Cincinnati’s defense stifled Tulane in the first half as the Bearcats won their 10th consecutive game. Cincinnati (17-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) shot 56 percent from the field and the Green Wave (4-15, 1-6) shot 45 percent and made just five first-half field goals.

No. 21 Purdue 77, Penn State 52

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND

Caleb Swanigan had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 21 Purdue built an 18-point halftime lead and coasted to a victory over Penn State. The Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) got 13 points from freshman guard Carsen Edwards and 10 each from Dakota Mathias and Vince Edwards. Josh Reaves led Penn State (11-9, 3-4) with 12 points.

Associated Press