TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Thursday’s men’s games

No. 13 Houston 73, Temple 66

HOUSTON

Corey Davis Jr. scored 24 points, DeJon Jarreau added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston avenged its only loss of the season with a win over Temple. Jarreau had 10 points in the second half, and Davis finished 12 of 13 from the free-throw line as the Cougars (21-1, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) shot 43 percent from the field. Breaon Brady had 13 points and six rebounds. Houston has won six straight since a 73-69 loss at Temple on Jan. 9 and has won 31 straight home games. Quinton Rose scored 26 points and Alani Moore II added nine points for the Owls (15-6, 5-3), who have lost three of its last four. Temple shot 34 percent from the field. After Houston pushed the lead to 67-57 on Davis’ two free throws with two minutes left, Temple scored five straight points to close within five on Nate Pierre-Louis’ two free throws with 1:13 left. Davis hit six straight free throws in the final minute. After Temple cut Houston’s lead to 50-48 on J.P. Moorman II’s 3-pointer with 9 1/2 minutes remaining, Houston responded with seven straight points to open up a nine-point lead on Jarreau’s three-point play a minute later.

No. 17 Purdue 99, Penn State 90, OT

STATE COLLEGE, PA.

Carsen Edwards scored 38 points, including 20 in the first half and a four-point play in overtime, to lead Purdue past Penn State. Ryan Cline added 20 points and Trevion Williams scored 10 for the Boilermakers (15-6, 7-2 Big Ten), who led for all but 4:33 to win their sixth straight. Lamar Stevens scored 24 points, Rasir Bolton added 18, Myles Dread scored 14 and Josh Reaves picked up 11 for the Nittany Lions (7-14, 0-10), who lost their eighth straight. Mike Watkins had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Purdue led by as many as 17 in the first half and by eight with 5:45 to play in regulation before Stevens and Dread helped lift Penn State. The duo combined to go 9 for 10 from the free-throw line over the next five minutes, and Dread nailed a pair of 3-pointers before Bolton gave Penn State its first lead of the game. His mid-range jumper made it 85-83 with 54 seconds left. Edwards drove for a tying layup with 5 seconds left to send the game to overtime.

Associated Press