TUESDAY’S OTHER COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES

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No. 2 Kansas 72, Wofford 47

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Dedric Lawson had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Kansas beat Wofford after center Udoka Azubuike left with a right high-ankle sprain. Azubuike was injured after landing awkwardly on a block attempt midway through the first half, and coach Bill Self said the 7-footer will be out indefinitely. The Jayhawks (7-0) outscored the Terriers 43-21 after the break and 26-6 in the final 10 minutes. Devon Dotson had 16 points for Kansas. Cameron Jackson led Wofford (6-3) with 15 points and 10 boards. Leading scorer and star senior Fletcher Magee had just seven points and was an uncharacteristic 0 for 9 from behind the arc.

No. 8 Auburn 67, UNC Asheville 41

AUBURN, ALA.

Austin Wiley scored 14 points, Samir Doughty added 13 and Auburn had a season low in points but managed an easy victory over UNC Asheville. The Tigers (7-1) forced 25 turnovers and blocked 12 shots to overcome their offensive struggles. The Bulldogs (1-7) managed to slow down an offense that came in averaging 89 points, but they couldn’t score much either. Wiley was 5 of 7 from the field and blocked five shots. Malik Dunbar helped spark the Tigers off the bench with eight points, seven rebounds and five steals. UNC Asheville was led by Luke Lawson’s nine points off the bench on 3-of-4 3-point shooting. Leading scorer DeVon Baker struggled his way to four points, 11 below his season average. He made 2 of 10 shots and committed nine turnovers.

No. 22 Mississippi State 90, McNeese State 77

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Lamar Peters scored 27 points, Reggie Perry added 15 and Mississippi State pulled away in the second half to beat McNeese State. Mississippi State (7-1) needed a 19-0 run early in the second half to finally take control of a game that was much more competitive than anticipated. McNeese State (2-6) had a 42-39 halftime lead and briefly stretched its advantage to four points in the opening minutes of the second half. Malik Hines led McNeese State with 14 points in the first half and finished with 24 on 9-of-14 shooting from the field.

No. 25 Furman 98, Elon 77

ELON, N.C.

Alex Hunter scored all of his 18 points in the second half, and Furman won its first game since the program’s debut in the AP Top 25, over Elon. Matt Rafferty also scored 18 points and Clay Mounce added 17 for the Paladins (9-0), who cracked the rankings this week thanks to an early-season resume that includes road victories over defending national champion Villanova and Loyola-Chicago, which made the Final Four last season. Steven Santa Ana led the Phoenix (3-6) with 21 points and Tyler Seibring scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half for Elon, which pulled within 55-52 on Simon Wright’s 3-pointer with 12:22 left. But the Paladins responded with a 13-2 run to take a 79-61 lead on Jaylon Pugh’s 3-pointer with 6:29 remaining. Furman rolled out to an early 21-7 lead. Elon then made five straight 3-point attempts to pull within 30-24 before the Paladins went ahead 39-29 at halftime. Siebring scored seven quick points in the second half as the Phoenix cut a 12-point deficit to 43-38.

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No. 1 UConn 98, Saint Louis 42

ST. LOUIS

Napheesa Collier had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Katie Lou Samuelson scored 20 points for UConn. The Huskies (8-0) have won 123 consecutive regular season games. Crystal Dangerfield added 18 points, and Christyn Williams had 17. Myia Clark led Saint Louis (4-5) with 18 points. UConn rolled to a 15-2 lead and never looked back. Samuelson propelled the early outburst with a pair of 3-pointers, and Collier had a short jumper. Williams hit a 3-pointer with less than a minute to go in the first quarter to push the lead to 23-8.

Associated Press