Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Kansas sets 3-pointer record

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Third-ranked Kansas set a school record with 19 3-pointers Tuesday night while routing road-weary Texas Southern 114-71 in Allen Fieldhouse.

Svi Mykhailiuk didn't score a point in the first 10 minutes but poured in 13 in a five-minute span in the first half and finished with 21 points in 26 minutes for the Jayhawks (4-0). He hit 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.

The previous school record of 15 3-pointers was set Jan. 25, 2005, against Baylor. Kansas was within three of that mark at halftime, which was another school record.

The Tigers (0-5), in the midst of a 13-game road trip, jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead but was buried after that under an avalanche of hot Jayhawks shooting. Kansas reeled off runs of 17-3, 18-2 and 15-0 to lead 66-30 at halftime.

NO. 6 WICHITA STATE 80, MARQUETTE 66

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Landry Shamet paced a balanced attack, and Wichita State pulled away from Marquette in the second half in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

Shamet led four Shockers in double figures with 19 points. Conner Frankamp added 13 points, and Shaquille Morris had 11 points for Wichita State (4-0), which advanced to face No. 13 Notre Dame in Wednesday's championship game.

Andrew Rowsey had 26 points, and Markus Howard finished with 25 points to lead the Golden Eagles (2-2), who appeared to wear down late in the second half.

NO. 12 CINCINNATI 75, RICHMOND 48

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Cincinnati advanced to the championship game of the Cayman Islands Classic behind a fine all-around performance from forward Gary Clark in a rout of Richmond.

Clark finished with eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Reserve Cane Broome added 13 points and Jacob Evans had 12 in the win for the Bearcats (5-0), who play Wyoming in the title game Wednesday at the 2,000-seat John Gray Gymnasium.

The cold-shooting Spiders (1-3) did not have a double-figure scorer until Jacob Gilyard made two free throws with 1:29 remaining. He finished with 12 points.

NO. 13 NOTRE DAME 92, LSU 53

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- T.J. Gibbs scored 26 points and Notre Dame blew past LSU in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

Matt Farrell added 17 points and seven assists, and Bonzie Colson finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for the Fighting Irish (5-0). Gibbs hit six of Notre Dame's 15 3-pointers and also had four assists and three rebounds.

Duop Reath scored 17 points to lead the Tigers (3-1), who will face Marquette in Wednesday's consolation game. Reath was the only LSU player who wound up with double-figure points.

NO. 14 MINNESOTA 100, ALABAMA A&M 57

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jordan Murphy continued his run of double-doubles with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes as Minnesota routed Alabama A&M.

Davonte Fitzgerald had 13 points to lead a strong performance from the Golden Gophers bench. Nate Mason scored 12 points and Reggie Lynch added 11 for Minnesota (5-0). Murphy, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, has posted a double-double in every game this season.

The Golden Gophers shot 61.4 percent from the field. Mohamed Sherif led the Bulldogs (0-4) with 10 points.

NO. 16 TEXAS A&M 98, PENN STATE 87

NEW YORK -- Duane Wilson scored 22 points and Robert Williams added 21 as Texas A&M defeated Penn State in the final of the Legends Classic.

Wilson and Williams were nearly perfect from the field and played a big role in the Aggies (4-0) knocking off the previously unbeaten Nittany Lions (5-1). Wilson made 7 of 10 shots from the field and all seven free throws. Williams hit 10 of 12 from the field and added nine rebounds.

Tony Carr finished with a game-high 31 points while Lamar Stevens added 25 for Penn State.

NO. 19 LOUISVILLE 84, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 42

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville started slowly but used a 20-2 first-half run and a dominant second half to crush visiting Southern Illinois.

Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals (3-0) with 18 points. Deng Adel finished with 16 points and seven rebounds while Darius Perry had 10 points and seven assists for Louisville.

The Salukis (2-1) were led by Armon Fletcher's 11 points and seven rebounds.

NO. 22 BAYLOR 65, CREIGHTON 59

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tournament MVP Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. recorded 15 points and 15 rebounds as Baylor defeated Creighton in the championship game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

King McClure scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half for the Bears (5-0). Terry Maston added 15 points and eight rebounds while leading scorer Manu Lecomte was held to nine points for Baylor.

The Bluejays (4-1) were led by Khyri Thomas with 15 points. Marcus Foster added 12, Martin Krampelj had 11 and Ty-Shon Alexander had 10.

NO. 23 UCLA 72, WISCONSIN 70

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Aaron Holiday hit a layup as time expired to lift UCLA past Wisconsin in the consolation game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

Holiday led the Bruins (4-1) with 18 points. He was joined in double figures by Gyorgy Goloman and Thomas Welsh with 11 points apiece, and Jaylen Hands and Prince Ali with 10 each.

The Badgers (2-3) were led by Ethan Happ with 19 points. Dmitrik Trice, Khalil Iverson and Brad Davison each had 14.

NO. 25 ALABAMA 77, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 76

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama turned up its defensive pressure in the second half to make its return to the Top 25 a successful one -- barely -- with a narrow victory over Texas-Arlington.

The Crimson Tide forced 14 turnovers and held the Mavericks to 39 percent shooting after halftime, and Arlington's Erick Neal missed a potential game-winning shot as time expired.

Collin Sexton, the only player in double figures for Alabama (4-0), scored a game-high 29 points. Kevin Hervey led the Mavericks (2-1) with 24 points. Neal added 16 points and dished out 12 assists.

Top 25 Capsules (September 10, 2017)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Oklahoma knocked off No. 2 Ohio State 31-16 on Saturday night to give first-year head coach Lincoln Riley an early signature victory.

Mayfield lived up to his billing as a Heisman Trophy contender in shifting the Sooners (2-0) into overdrive and piling up the yards in the second half as the Buckeyes' offense sputtered. Oklahoma took its first lead near the end of the third quarter and cruised in the fourth.

Ohio State's title hopes didn't evaporate, but the Buckeyes (1-1) will have to solve myriad offensive problems and play much better to get back in it.

True freshman J.K. Dobbins again was a bright spot for the Buckeyes, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown, but quarterback J.T. Barrett couldn't hit the big passes when he needed them to extend drives. He often resorted to pulling the ball down and taking off himself.

Mayfield was 27 of 35 with TD passes to Dimitri Flowers, Lee Morris and Trey Sermon.

Oklahoma avenged a 45-24 loss to the Buckeyes' last year in Norman.

NO. 6 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 42, NO. 14 STANFORD 24

Steven Mitchell and Deontay Burnett caught two touchdown passes apiece from Sam Darnold, and Southern California extended its winning streak to 11 games.

Darnold went 21 of 26 with 316 yards passing for the Trojans (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12), who snapped their three-game losing streak in this California private-school rivalry. USC racked up 623 total yards and won the first Pac-12 game of the new season by beating the hard-nosed Cardinal (1-1, 0-1) at their own physical game.

Ronald Jones II rushed for 116 yards and scored a touchdown in his ninth consecutive game as USC excelled at Stanford's traditional strengths, running the ball for 307 yards and controlling both lines of scrimmage. Turnovers and penalties by the Trojans kept it fairly close, but freshman Stephen Carr added 119 yards rushing, and Jones cartwheeled into the end zone with a clinching 23-yard TD run with 4:15 to play.

Keller Chryst passed for 172 yards and two touchdowns, while Bryce Love had a 75-yard TD run among his 160 yards rushing for the Cardinal, who hadn't played since their season-opening win over Rice in Australia last month.

NO. 15 GEORGIA 20, NO. 24 NOTRE DAME 19

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Lorenzo Carter and Davin Bellamy led a swarming Georgia defense and the No. 15 Bulldogs got just enough plays from an offense starting a freshman quarterback.

Rodrigo Blankenship kicked a 30-yard field goal with 3:39 remaining to give the Bulldogs (2-0) a one-point lead, and that was enough for Carter and company.

Georgia stopped Brandon Wimbush and the Fighting Irish (1-1) on downs once. Then, on Notre Dame's final drive, Bellamy blind-sided the quarterback and Carter recovered the fumble with 1:27 left.

Wimbush scored Notre Dame's only touchdown in the first half on a 1-yard run and finished 20 for 40 for 210 yards with two lost fumbles. Carter had a strip sack in the second-half, too.

NO. 1 ALABAMA 41, FRESNO STATE 10

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Hurts ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns and passed for a third score for Alabama.

The Crimson Tide (2-0) polished off the 44-point underdog Bulldogs (1-1) with a workmanlike performance on the heels of an opening victory over No. 10 Florida State in Atlanta.

Hurts completed 14 of 18 passes for 128 yards, but his biggest play came in the opening minute. He faked a handoff and sprinted 55 yards for a touchdown on the second offensive play, stepping out of a last-gasp tackle attempt at the 15.

Hurts also hit a wide-open Hale Hentges for a 23-yarder in the first quarter. It was the tight end's first career touchdown.

The Tide led 28-3 at halftime against Fresno State, which had opened coach Jeff Tedford's first season with a 66-0 win over FCS Incarnate Word.

Fresno State scored on Chason Virgil's 26-yard pass to Derrion Grim with just over six minutes left. That was set up by Da'Mari Scott's 63-yard kick return

Alabama outgained the Bulldogs 305-58 on the ground.

NO. 3 CLEMSON 14, NO. 13 AUBURN 6

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Kelly Bryant had two touchdown runs after getting knocked hard to the ground and defensive end Austin Bryant had four of Clemson's 11 sacks.

This was billed as an early showcase between elite teams with dreams of the College Football Playoffs. Instead, Clemson's Bryants never gave Auburn (1-1) much of a chance.

Bryant, making his second career start at quarterback for defending national champion Clemson, appeared to be seriously hurt after he remained on the ground on a hit by Dontavius Russell. But after a few moments in the medical tent, Bryant returned to direct a pair of touchdown drives that gave Clemson (2-0) the lead for good. Bryant's 3-yard run right before halftime put Clemson ahead 7-6. He finished the next possession with a spinning, 27-yard burst.

Clemson's defense squashed any chance of an Auburn comeback. Bryant was nearly unblockable and created havoc quarterback Jarrett Stidham and Auburn, which was held to 117 yards.

Austin Byrant sacked Stidham on Auburn's final two plays as the Baylor transfer desperately tried to get the ball downfield. Byrant threw for 181 yards on 19-of-29 passing. He also rushed for 68 yards.

NO. 4 PENN STATE 33. PITTSBURGH 14

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Trace McSorley threw for three touchdowns, including Saquon Barkley's 46-yard catch-and-run, and Penn State pulled away.

McSorley completed 15 of 28 passes for 164 yards, helping the Nittany Lions (2-0) avenge a loss to their in-state rivals a year ago. Tight end Mike Gesicki had two touchdown receptions and Barkley ran for 88 yards to help Penn State ended a two-game skid against the Panthers.

Qadree Ollison ran for 96 yards for the Panthers (1-1), but Pitt's offense struggled to finish drives early on and the Nittany Lions pulled away late. Max Browne completed 19 of 32 passes for only 138 yards and was intercepted twice.

NO. 7 WASHINGTON 63, MONTANA 7

SEATTLE (AP) — Dante Pettis weaved his way 67 yards for his Pac-12 record-breaking seventh career punt return touchdown, and Jake Browning threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns for Washington.

Pettis returned a punt for a score for the second straight game. His 61-yard return at Rutgers last week tied him with DeSean Jackson for the conference mark and ignited Washington (2-0) after a sluggish start.

Montana (1-1) made the unwise decision to punt to Pettis on the final play of the first quarter. The senior veered to the sideline nearest where he caught the kick, cut all the way across the field, juked Montana punter Eric Williams and sprinted the final few yards to give the Huskies a 21-7 lead.

Pettis is one shy of the NCAA record for punt return touchdowns in a career, held by Wes Welker (Texas Tech) and Antonio Perkins (Oklahoma).

NO. 8 MICHIGAN 36, CINCINNATI 14

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ty Isaac ran for a career-high 133 yards and Wilton Speight threw two touchdown passes to help Michigan pull away.

The Wolverines (2-0) led by just three points early in the second half before scoring 19 straight points to turn a closely contested game into a lopsided one.

The Bearcats (1-1) failed to take advantage of Michigan's many mistakes and made some miscues of their own to spoil an upset bid.

Cincinnati's Hayden Moore was 15 of 40 for 132 yards with a TD pass to Kahlil Lewis that cut Michigan's lead to 17-14 in the third quarter. Moore had some passes dropped and had some errant throws, two of which were intercepted and returned for scores by Tyree Kinnel in the first quarter and Lavert Hill late in the fourth.

Speight completed 17 of 29 passes for 221 yards. He had TD passes to Kekoa Crawford early in the game and to Grant Perry in the third that gave Michigan a 10-point cushion.

NO. 9 WISCONSIN 31, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 14

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Freshman Jonathan Taylor ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns and Alex Hornibrook threw for 201 yards and a score for Wisconsin.

The bigger Badgers (2-0) wore down the Owls (0-2) despite some middling play in the middle of the game. Wisconsin opened up 14-0 lead in the first quarter o Taylor's 64- and 29-yard touchdown runs, but didn't have the game in hand until his third score with 1:12 left in the third quarter,

The threat of Hurricane Irma bearing down on South Florida put the stakes in perspective for the Owls and first-year coach Lane Kiffin. The Owls will stay in Madison at least through Sunday.

NO. 12 LSU 45, CHATTANOOGA 10

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Derrius Guice ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, D.J. Chark returned a punt 65 yards for a score, and LSU overcame bouts of sloppiness.

Danny Etling passed for 227 yards and a TD, connecting on eight of 14 attempts in less than three quarters of work for the Tigers (2-0). Etling's scoring pass was a 36-yarder to Drake Davis.

Chark had three receptions for 103 yards, including a 48-yard catch from Etling in the third quarter. Chark also had a 79-yard punt return for a would-be TD negated by a holding penalty.

While LSU coach Ed Orgeron is bound to be pleased overall by a two-game start in which the Tigers have outscored opponents 72-10 combined, he also could be concerned about a rash of penalties and place-kicking problems as his team prepares for its first Southeastern Conference game next week. LSU was penalized 11 times for 74 yards, one week after committing 10 penalties for 86 yards against BYU.

Chattanooga is 0-2.

NO. 17 LOUISVILLE 47, NORTH CAROLINA 35

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson accounted for 525 total yards and six touchdowns and Louisville pulled away late.

Jackson threw for 393 yards and three scores and ran for 132 yards and three TDs. The last came on a spinning-through-tacklers 11-yard run with 3:06 left to punctuate a dominant fourth-quarter effort by the Cardinals (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Junior Jaylen Smith had nine catches for a career-high 183 yards and a score, and Dez Fitzpatrick hauled in two TDs as the Cardinals rolled to 705 yards.

Chazz Surratt and Brandon Harris combined to throw for North Carolina (0-2, 0-1).

NO. 18 VIRGINIA TECH 27, DELAWARE 0

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Greg Stroman returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown and Josh Jackson threw two scoring passes for Virginia Tech.

Stroman is the first player in Virginia Tech history to return a punt for a touchdown in three consecutive seasons.

The Hokies (2-0), coming off a last-second win over West Virginia, struggled offensively for much of the game, but got scoring strikes of 4 and 28 yards from Jackson. The latter one went to Cam Phillips, who broke free on a post pattern to give the Hokies breathing room in the fourth quarter.

Jackson completed 16 of 27 passes for 222 yards.

Delaware is 1-1.

NO. 19 KANSAS STATE 55, CHARLOTTE 7

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kendall Adams scored on interception and fumble returns in the first half for Kansas State.

Adams returned an interception 30 yards to give the Wildcats (2-0) a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, and had a 46-yard fumble return late in the second to make it 31-7.

Alex Barnes, Jesse Ertz and Winston Dimel had touchdown runs.

Charlotte dropped to 0-2.

NO. 23 TCU 28, ARKANSAS 7

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Darius Anderson ran for a career-high 106 yards and a touchdown and No. 23 TCU's defense dominated once again.

Anderson had 15 carries to help the Horned Frogs (2-0) win in Fayetteville for the first time since 1984 when both schools were in the Southwest Conference. The sophomore's previous rushing best was 103 yards in a victory over Texas last season.

Kenny Hill was 21-of-31 passing for 166 yards for TCU, and the Horned Frogs held the Razorbacks (1-1) to 267 yards of total offense — a week after allowing only 65 yards in a 63-0 victory over Jackson State.

Arkansas' Austin Allen was 9 of 23 for 138 yards, a year after accounting for four touchdowns in the Razorbacks' double-overtime win at TCU. Arkansas has lost three of its last four games to fall to 26-27 under fifth-season year coach Bret Bielema.

NO. 25 TENNESSEE 42, INDIANA STATE 7

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ty Chandler returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown, Carlin Fils-aime had two scoring runs and Tennessee breezed past Indiana State,

Five days after John Kelly ran for four touchdowns in Tennessee's 42-41 double-overtime triumph over Georgia Tech, he shared the spotlight with his backups in a game that had much less suspense. Kelly ran for 80 yards and caught five passes for 60 yards to lead the Volunteers (2-0) in rushing and receiving, but two guys below him on the depth chart scored Tennessee's first three touchdowns.

Chandler took the opening kickoff just to the right of the right hash, easily shed an attempted arm tackle as he approached his own 35 and ran untouched the rest of the way. Chandler is the first Tennessee true freshman to score on a kickoff return since Leonard Scott did it against Georgia in 1999.

Indiana State is 0-2.

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New AP Top 25 for NCAAM

Released March 6, 2017

1 Kansas
2 Villanova
3 UCLA
4 Gonzaga
5 Oregon
6 North Carolina
7 Arizona
8 Kentucky
9 Baylor
10 Louisville
11 West Virginia
12 SMU
13 Purdue
14 Duke
15 Cincinnatii
16 Florida State
17 Florida
18 Butler
19 Saint Mary's (Cal.)
20 Wichita State
21 Virginia
22 Notre Dame
23 Iowa State
24 Wisconsin
25 Maryland

Kansas moves to No. 1 in AP poll, Villanova 2nd, UCLA 3rd

By JIM O'CONNELL
Associated Press 

Kansas, which won a record 13th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title, is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

The Jayhawks (26-3) moved up two places to the top spot, receiving 58 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel .

Kansas is the sixth school to be No. 1 this season. The Jayhawks were on top last season for five weeks, including the final three polls of the season.

Villanova (27-3) remained second despite losing to Butler last week. The Wildcats were No. 1 on two ballots. UCLA (26-3), which was No. 1 on three ballots, moved up from fifth to third after its win over Arizona on Saturday.

Gonzaga (29-1) fell to No. 4 after losing its first game of the season, an upset by BYU on Saturday. The Zags, who had been No. 1 for the last four polls, received two first-place votes.

North Carolina moved from eighth to fifth and was followed by Oregon, Arizona, Louisville, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Baylor was 11th followed by Florida, Butler, SMU, Florida State, Purdue, Duke, Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's.

The last five ranked teams were Wichita State, Wisconsin, Virginia and newcomers Iowa State and Miami.

Iowa State (19-9), which was ranked for the first six polls of the season, moved back into the Top 25 after beating Baylor on Saturday. The Hurricanes (20-8), who were ranked for most of last season, reaching as high as seventh, moved into the poll after Saturday's victory over Duke.

Creighton (22-7), which was 23rd, dropped out for the first time this season after losses to Providence and Villanova. Maryland (22-7) fell out from 24th after losses to Minnesota and Iowa.

Kansas, which has the longest current streak in the Top 25, dating to February 2009, is No. 1 for the 63rd time. That is the fifth-best total behind UCLA (134), Duke (129), Kentucky (117) and North Carolina (113).

The Jayhawks' conference title run matches UCLA's streak in the Pac-8 in the 1960s-70s.

The other teams to be No. 1 this season were Duke, Kentucky, Villanova, Baylor and Gonzaga.

Miami gives the Atlantic Coast Conference seven teams in the Top 25 while Iowa State gives the Big 12 four. The Pac-12 is next with three teams.

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New AP Top-25 for College Basketball
(Released Feb. 27, 2017):

Rank    team    Record    Points    PV Rank
1    Kansas (58)    26-3    1,618    3
2    Villanova (2)    27-3    1,487    2
3    UCLA (3)    26-3    1,474    5
4    Gonzaga (2)    29-1    1,419    1
5    North Carolina    25-5    1,381    8
6    Oregon    26-4    1,343    6
7    Arizona    26-4    1,223    4
8    Louisville    23-6    1,176    7
9    Kentucky    24-5    1,119    11
10   West Virginia    23-6    1,041    12
11   Baylor    23-6    923    9
12   Florida    23-6    807    13
13   Butler    23-6    795    22
14   SMU    25-4    738    17
15   Florida State    23-6    722    19
16   Purdue    23-6    651    14
17   Duke    22-7    622    10
18   Cincinnati    25-4    504    15
19   Notre Dame    22-7    482    21
20   Saint Mary's (Cal.)    26-3    445    20
21   Wichita State    27-4    250    25
22   Wisconsin    22-7    206    16
23   Virginia    19-9    194    18
24   Iowa State    19-9    168    -
25   Miami (FL)    20-8    123    -

New AP NCAAM Top-25

Associated Press NCAA Men's Basketball Top-25 poll.

Released Feb. 6, 2017.

1 Gonzaga
2 Villanova
3 Kansas
4 Louisville
5 Oregon
6 Baylor
7 Wisconsin
8 North Carolina
9 Arizona
10 UCLA
11 Cincinnati
12 Virginia
13 West Virginia
14 Florida State
15 Kentucky
16 Purdue
17 Florida
18 Duke
19 South Carolina
20 Saint Mary's (Cal.)
21 Maryland
22 Butler
23 Creighton
24 Xavier
25 SMU

Top 25 Capsules

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Nathan Adrian scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 7 West Virginia overwhelmed Iowa State 85-72 on Tuesday night for its third straight win.

Tarik Phillip had 15 points for the Mountaineers (18-4, 6-3 Big 12), who hit 10 3s and forced 16 turnovers in winning their third road game in league play.

West Virginia's pressure defense got the typically sure-handed Cyclones out of rhythm in the second half. A late 9-0 run capped by a layup by Jevon Carter put the Mountaineers up 70-55 with 5:36 left, sending some Iowa State fans to a rare early exit.

Matt Thomas scored 19 points for Iowa State (13-8, 5-4), which lost at home to a top 10 team for the second time in 15 days. The Cyclones lost to Kansas by four points on Jan. 16.

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No. 8 KENTUCKY 90, GEORGIA 81, OT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Malik Monk made two 3-pointers and scored eight of 37 points in overtime, and Bam Adebayo and Dominique Hawkins added baskets to help Kentucky end a two-game losing streak.

The Wildcats appeared headed to their third straight loss until Monk's jumper with 8 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game at 76. Hawkins' desperation heave from midcourt bounced off the rim as the horn sounded.

Monk's first 3 game Kentucky a five-point lead. His second made it 85-81 and Adebayo followed with a slam off Monk's lob for a six-point cushion. Isaiah Briscoe (23 points, 11 rebounds) made a free throw and Monk added two more with 43.3 seconds left to seal the win.

Adebayo had 12 points as Kentucky (18-4, 8-1 Southeastern Conference) avoided its longest losing streak since dropping its final four regular season games in 2008-09.

J.J. Frazier had 23 points before fouling out and Yante Maten added 22 for the Bulldogs (13-9, 4-5), who lost for the fourth time in six games.

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No. 10 WISCONSIN 57, ILLINOIS 43

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Ethan Happ scored 14 points to lead Wisconsin.

Wisconsin (19-3, 8-1 Big Ten) started the game with a 16-2 run and never trailed.

Much of the hot start came from the open 3-pointers Illinois allowed Wisconsin's players to take - the Badgers shot 7 of 23 from 3-point range in the game.

The Badgers big men dominated the game in the post, out-rebounding Illinois 45-36, including 19-6 on the offensive boards.

Nigel Hayes scored 11 points and added eight rebounds for Wisconsin.

Malcolm Hill and Maverick Morgan both had 10 points for Illinois (13-10, 3-7).

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No. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 80, PITTSBURGH 78

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Justin Jackson scored 20 points and North Carolina held on.

Joel Berry II had 19 points, Isaiah Hicks added 18 and Kennedy Meeks finished with 10 for the Tar Heels (20-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The league leaders never trailed but also never got comfortable against the last-place Panthers.

Cameron Johnson matched a career high with 24 points and hit a career-best six 3-pointers, Michael Young finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Jamel Artis had 17 points for Pitt (12-10, 1-8), which lost its seventh straight but kept this one tight throughout by shooting nearly 56 percent.

The Panthers had a chance to win it at the buzzer after Artis took an inbounds pass with 4.8 seconds to play and hurried down the right side before uncorking an off-balance 3-pointer that caromed harmlessly off the glass.

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No. 22 CREIGHTON 76, No. 16 BUTLER 67

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Justin Patton, Khyri Thomas and Marcus Foster all scored 15 points and Creighton made 13 3-pointers.

The Bluejays (20-3, 7-3 Big East) have won two straight to move into second place in the conference standings.

Kamar Baldwin finished with 14 points for Butler (18-5, 7-4), which has lost two straight at home.

Creighton finished 13 of 21 on 3s, shooting a season-high 61.9 percent. The Bluejays earned their 20th win for the 17th time in 19 seasons.

Kelan Martin added 11 points for Butler, which has lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.

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No. 17 MARYLAND 77, OHIO ST. 71

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Justin Jackson had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Maryland.

The Buckeyes pulled within one point four times in the second half but the Terps always had an answer. A jumper by Melo Trimble with 32 seconds left put Maryland up 75-71, and Jared Nickens hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to seal it.

Trimble had 13 points and Anthony Cowan added 11 as Maryland (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) won their seventh straight. The Terps haven't lost since Jan. 1 and have won all six of their games on the road this season.

Jae'Sean Tate scored 20 points and Marc Loving added 18 for the Buckeyes (13-10, 3-7 Big Ten), who have lost three of their last four.

Gonzaga moves to No. 1 for second time in school history

By JIM O'CONNELL
Associated Press

Gonzaga, the last unbeaten team in Division I, moved to No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second time in school history.

The Zags (22-0) jumped up from third when Villanova and Kansas both were beaten in a week when seven of the top 10 lost.

Gonzaga received 46 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday. The Zags were No. 1 for the last three weeks of the 2012-13 season.

Gonzaga is the fifth team to reach No. 1 this season joining Duke, Kentucky, Villanova and Baylor.

Baylor (20-1), one of the three top 10 teams to not lose, jumped from fifth to second. The Bears had six first-place votes and were one point ahead of Kansas (19-2), which dropped one place after losing at West Virginia before winning at Kentucky. The Jayhawks had nine first-place votes.

Villanova, which had been No. 1 for the last two weeks and six overall, dropped to fourth after losing at Marquette. The Wildcats (20-2), who also had a last-second win over Virginia, were No. 1 on four ballots.

Northwestern (18-4) is the week's lone newcomer. The Wildcats were last ranked for one week in 2009-10.

Arizona, the other top 10 team to get through the week without a loss, moved from seventh to fifth and was followed by Louisville, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Wisconsin.

UCLA was 11th and was followed by North Carolina, Oregon, Cincinnati, Florida State, Butler, Maryland, Saint Mary's, South Carolina and Notre Dame.

The last five ranked teams were Duke, Creighton, Purdue, Florida and Northwestern.

Xavier (15-6), which has lost four of six with all the losses to ranked teams, dropped out from 24th. The Musketeers, who had been ranked for the last 29 polls, were seventh in the preseason voting.

West Virginia, which beat Kansas and Texas A&M, had the week's biggest jump from 18th to No. 7. Louisville, which beat Pittsburgh and North Carolina State by an average of 40 points, moved from 13th to No. 6.

Florida State's fall from sixth to No. 15 followed the Seminoles' losses to Georgia Tech and Syracuse. Kentucky also lost twice last week — to Tennessee and Kansas — and the Wildcats dropped from fourth to eighth.

New AP NCAA Men's Basketball Top-25 Poll

Released by the Associated Press on Jan. 30, 2017.  

Rank

	team	Record	Points	PV Rank
1	Gonzaga (46)	22-0	1,594	3
2	Baylor (6)	20-1	1,504	5
3	Kansas (9)	19-2	1,503	2
4	Villanova (4)	20-2	1,479	1
5	Arizona	20-2	1,387	7
6	Louisville	18-4	1,237	13
7	West Virginia	17-4	1,101	18
8	Kentucky	17-4	1,083	4
9	Virginia	16-4	1,061	12
10	Wisconsin	18-3	1,058	15
11	UCLA	19-3	993	8
12	North Carolina	19-4	965	9
13	Oregon	19-3	863	10
14	Cincinnati	19-2	756	19
15	Florida State	18-4	727	6
16	Butler	18-4	717	11
17	Maryland	19-2	518	22
18	Saint Mary's (Cal.)	19-2	409	21
19	South Carolina	17-4	384	23
20	Notre Dame	17-5	363	14
21	Duke	16-5	339	17
22	Creighton	19-3	307	16
23	Purdue	17-5	264	20
24	Florida	16-5	213	25
25	Northwestern	18-4	106	-

Top 25 Capsules (January 27, 2017)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Nigel Williams-Goss scored 25 points as undefeated and third-ranked Gonzaga beat San Diego 79-43 on Thursday night, clearing one obstacle to a possible No. 1 ranking next week.

Johnathan Williams added 13 points and 12 rebounds for Gonzaga (21-0, 9-0 West Coast), which has the nation's longest winning streak at 21 games. The Zags are the nation's last remaining undefeated Division I team.

If Gonzaga can win at Pepperdine on Saturday, the Zags have a good chance of claiming the top spot in the next Top 25 as No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Kansas lost this week.

Olin Carter III scored 12 points for San Diego (10-11, 3-6), which has lost five straight to Gonzaga.

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No. 7 ARIZONA 79, WASHINGTON ST. 62

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Allonzo Trier scored 17 points in his first home game of the season and Lauri Markkanen had a double-double for Arizona.

Trier scored 12 points against UCLA on Saturday in his first game back from a 19-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. He scored 11 points in the second half to help Arizona (19-2, 8-0 Pac-12) finally shake the pesky Cougars.

Markkanen finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds in Arizona's 13th straight win overall and 17th straight at home.

Conor Clifford had 19 points for Washington State (10-10, 3-5).

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No. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 91, VIRGINIA TECH 72

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Justin Jackson scored 26 points and North Carolina hit a season-high 14 3-pointers.

Kennedy Meeks added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-3, 7-1), who have climbed into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with seven straight wins.

UNC led 44-33 by halftime, then ran off 10 straight points midway through the second half to turn this one into a rout.

Seth Allen scored 19 points for the Hokies (15-5, 4-4).

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No. 10 OREGON 73, UTAH 67

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Dillon Brooks returned from missing a game with a foot injury to score 17 points for Oregon.

The Ducks (19-2, 8-0 Pac-12) led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Kyle Kuzma's 3-pointer made it 70-66 with 1:40 to play.

But the Utes (14-6, 5-3) were denied multiple chances at the rim, including Chris Boucher's block of Kuzma's shot with 31 seconds left.

Jordan Bell had 15 points and Dylan Ennis added 13 for the Ducks, who extended the longest winning streak in Oregon history to 17 games.

Kuzma scored 18 points and Daniels had 11 for Utah.

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No. 19 CINCINNATI 86, No. 24 XAVIER 78

CINCINNATI (AP) - Jacob Evans III scored 21 points and led Cincinnati's second-half surge, ending Xavier's streak of three straight wins in their annual crosstown rivalry game.

The Bearcats (18-2) got their 11th straight win by overcoming Trevon Bluiett's incredible shooting performance - 12 of 15, including 9 of 11 from 3-point range, for a career-high 40 points.

Cincinnati dominated up front, outrebounding Xavier (14-6) 42-18 and scoring 30 second-chance points.

Bluiett tied the school record for 3s in a game.

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No. 21 SAINT MARY'S 66, SAN FRANCISCO 46

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Calvin Hermanson scored 18 points and sparked a 14-0 run in the second half that carried Saint Mary's to its 12th win in 13 games.

Hermanson started the decisive stretch early in the second half by hitting a 3-pointer and capped it with a layup as the Gaels (18-2, 8-1 West Coast Conference) won for the 23rd time in the past 24 meetings against the Dons (14-8, 4-5).

Emmett Naar scored 18 points and Jock Landale added 13 for Saint Mary's.

Charles Minlend scored 13 points for the Dons, who had won three straight games.

NCAAB Top 25 Capsules (December 17, 2016)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- T.J. Leaf had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and fellow freshman Lonzo Ball added 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No.2 UCLA overpowered UC Santa Barbara 102-62 on Wednesday night.

Aaron Holiday had 20 points for the Bruins (11-0), who led by 24 points at halftime and were never threatened by the outmanned Gauchos (1-7).

It was the fifth time this season the Bruins scored at least 100 points.

Ami Lakoju had 12 rebounds and 11 points, and Gabe Vincent added 10 points for the Gauchos.

Santa Barbara outrebounded UCLA 50-46 but shot only 30.1 percent (25 of 83).

The Bruins played their second consecutive game without starting center Thomas Welch, who is out with a bruised right heel.

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No. 4 BAYLOR 89, SOUTHERN U. 59

WACO, Texas (AP) - Johnathan Motley had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor.

The Bears (9-0) hadn't played since a 76-61 win over then-No. 7 Xavier on Dec. 3, but scored 15 of the game's first 18 points and shot 64 percent in the first half to put it away early.

Jared Sam and Shawn Prudhomme scored 24 points each to lead Southern (4-6). They combined to shoot 18 for 27 from the field, but the rest of the Jaguars combined to make five field goals.

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No. 14 WISCONSIN 73, GREEN BAY 59

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Nigel Hayes scored 24 points to lead Wisconsin.

Zak Showalter added 16 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers, and Ethan Happ had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers (10-2).

The Badgers were a little lethargic to start and trailed Green Bay 12-11 almost 9 minutes into the game. But they reeled off a 20-4 run that included a nearly 5-minute scoreless drought for the Phoenix (4-6).

Green Bay cut the lead to seven early in the second half. But Wisconsin responded with a 25-8 run that blew the game open.

Kerem Kanter led Green Bay with 18 points.

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No. 19 ARIZONA 64, GRAND CANYON 54

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Kobi Simmons scored 13 points and Rawle Alkins added 11 points and eight rebounds for Arizona.

Arizona (9-2) started ragged, built a 16-point lead in the first half and allowed Grand Canyon to claw most of the way back due to a rash of turnovers.

The Wildcats had 19 turnovers overall and struggled shooting in the second half before wearing down the Antelopes for their 39th straight non-conference home win.

Grand Canyon (5-5) kept No. 11 Louisville within reach until late last week and did the same against Arizona.

DeWayne Russell had 19 points, but had to work for it against the physical Wildcats. He hit 8 of 21 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Oscar Frayer scored all 16 of his points in the second half for Grand Canyon.

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No. 20 SAINT MARY'S 73, WESTERN KENTUCKY 51

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Jock Landale had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Saint Mary's jumped to a quick lead it never relinquished.

Evan Fitzner scored eight of his team's first 12 points as the Gaels took control from the tip. He finished with 11 points and three 3-pointers, while Emmett Naar had 14 points and six assists.

Landale went 7 for 13 from the field and is shooting 65 of 99 - 65.6 percent - on the season for the Gaels (8-1), who used a late 13-2 run in the first half for a 38-24 lead.

Justin Johnson and Que Johnson each scored 11 points to lead Western Kentucky (4-6).

Top 25 Capsules (December 15, 2016)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- T.J. Leaf had 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and fellow freshman Lonzo Ball added 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No.2 UCLA overpowered UC Santa Barbara 102-62 on Wednesday night.

Aaron Holiday had 20 points for the Bruins (11-0), who led by 24 points at halftime and were never threatened by the outmanned Gauchos (1-7).

It was the fifth time this season the Bruins scored at least 100 points.

Ami Lakoju had 12 rebounds and 11 points, and Gabe Vincent added 10 points for the Gauchos.

Santa Barbara outrebounded UCLA 50-46 but shot only 30.1 percent (25 of 83).

The Bruins played their second consecutive game without starting center Thomas Welch, who is out with a bruised right heel.

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No. 4 BAYLOR 89, SOUTHERN U. 59

WACO, Texas (AP) - Johnathan Motley had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor.

The Bears (9-0) hadn't played since a 76-61 win over then-No. 7 Xavier on Dec. 3, but scored 15 of the game's first 18 points and shot 64 percent in the first half to put it away early.

Jared Sam and Shawn Prudhomme scored 24 points each to lead Southern (4-6). They combined to shoot 18 for 27 from the field, but the rest of the Jaguars combined to make five field goals.

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No. 14 WISCONSIN 73, GREEN BAY 59

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Nigel Hayes scored 24 points to lead Wisconsin.

Zak Showalter added 16 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers, and Ethan Happ had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers (10-2).

The Badgers were a little lethargic to start and trailed Green Bay 12-11 almost 9 minutes into the game. But they reeled off a 20-4 run that included a nearly 5-minute scoreless drought for the Phoenix (4-6).

Green Bay cut the lead to seven early in the second half. But Wisconsin responded with a 25-8 run that blew the game open.

Kerem Kanter led Green Bay with 18 points.

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No. 19 ARIZONA 64, GRAND CANYON 54

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Kobi Simmons scored 13 points and Rawle Alkins added 11 points and eight rebounds for Arizona.

Arizona (9-2) started ragged, built a 16-point lead in the first half and allowed Grand Canyon to claw most of the way back due to a rash of turnovers.

The Wildcats had 19 turnovers overall and struggled shooting in the second half before wearing down the Antelopes for their 39th straight non-conference home win.

Grand Canyon (5-5) kept No. 11 Louisville within reach until late last week and did the same against Arizona.

DeWayne Russell had 19 points, but had to work for it against the physical Wildcats. He hit 8 of 21 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Oscar Frayer scored all 16 of his points in the second half for Grand Canyon.

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No. 20 SAINT MARY'S 73, WESTERN KENTUCKY 51

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Jock Landale had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Saint Mary's jumped to a quick lead it never relinquished.

Evan Fitzner scored eight of his team's first 12 points as the Gaels took control from the tip. He finished with 11 points and three 3-pointers, while Emmett Naar had 14 points and six assists.

Landale went 7 for 13 from the field and is shooting 65 of 99 - 65.6 percent - on the season for the Gaels (8-1), who used a late 13-2 run in the first half for a 38-24 lead.

Justin Johnson and Que Johnson each scored 11 points to lead Western Kentucky (4-6).

Villanova tops new AP Top-25 for NCAA Basketball

The Associated Press on Monday released their latest Top-25 Poll for the NCAA College Basketball.

Below is the poll.

Updated NCAAB Top-25:
1. Villanova
2. UCLA
3. Kansas
4. Baylor
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. North Carolina
8. Gonzaga
9. Indiana
10. Creighton
11. Louisville
12. West Virginia
13. Virginia
14. Wisconsin
15. Purdue
16. South Carolina
17. Xavier
18. Butler
19. Arizona
20. Saint Mary's (Cal.)
21. Notre Dame
22. Oregon
23. Florida State
24. Southern California
25. Cincinnati