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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Saturday, September 9, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
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.
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.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
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).
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).
Thursday, December 15, 2016
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).
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).
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Top 25 Capsules (December 10, 2016)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Bam Adebayo scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 15 and No. 6 Kentucky scored 21 straight points in a first-half run to beat Valparaiso 87-63 on Wednesday night.
Needing to rebound after Saturday's upset by then-No. 11 UCLA, Kentucky (8-1) turned a 4-all tie into a 29-9 lead behind that big run over 8:51, holding the Crusaders scoreless for 7 minutes during that stretch. Valparaiso (7-2) shot 23 of 67 from the field (34 percent), including 28 percent in the first half.
Derek Willis added 12 points and Isaiah Briscoe 10 for Kentucky, which shot 46 percent after making just 41 percent against UCLA.
High-scoring Valparaiso forward Alec Peters scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half for the Crusaders, who had their four-game winning streak snapped eight days after upsetting No. 21 Rhode Island.
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No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 83, DAVIDSON 74
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Justin Jackson matched his career high with 27 points and hit a career-best seven 3-pointers for North Carolina.
Luke Maye added an early burst by scoring all of his career-high 10 points before halftime for the Tar Heels (9-1), who played without top point guard and No. 2 scorer Joel Berry II.
Jack Gibbs - ranked seventh nationally by averaging 23.3 points - finished with 30 points for the Wildcats (5-3), who trailed by 16 midway through the second half before making a late push to get within three in the final 2 minutes.
But Kennedy Meeks answered with two free throws, then Isaiah Hicks followed with two more after getting a big rebound in traffic with 52 seconds left to help UNC hang on.
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No. 8 GONZAGA 98, WASHINGTON 71
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points for Gonzaga in a resumption of the cross-state rivalry.
Przemek Karnowski added 17 points and Jordan Mathews had 14 for Gonzaga (9-0), which dominated from the opening minutes.
Freshman Markelle Fultz had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (4-4), which has lost three straight. The Huskies came in averaging 88 points per game.
Noah Dickerson had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Washington, which shot just 30 percent for the game. Gonzaga shot 53 percent.
Williams-Goss, who played for Washington before transferring to Gonzaga and becoming eligible this season, made 9 of 13 shots against his former team.
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No. 10 CREIGHTON 77, NEBRASKA 62
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Maurice Watson Jr. scored a season-high 25 points and Cole Huff added 13 as Creighton dominated the second half.
The Bluejays (9-0) have won 15 of 18 meetings with the Cornhuskers (5-4), including the last six by double digits.
Creighton led 31-30 at halftime and held Nebraska scoreless for 6 1/2 minutes in the second half while going up 51-37 and grew the lead to 21 in the last 3 minutes.
Tai Webster had 16 points and Ed Morrow had 13 rebounds for the Huskers.
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No. 11 LOUISVILLE 74, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Mangok Mathiang scored 15 points to lead Louisville.
The 6-foot-10 senior got the Cardinals (8-1) off to a hot start as he scored the team's first seven points, and Louisville settled in from there, extending the lead to 21-4 in the game's first 8 minutes. In making six of nine shots, Mathiang finished two points shy of his career high in just 22 minutes.
As Southern Illinois (5-4) had no one taller than 6-9, Louisville used its size to its advantage. The Cardinals blocked nine shots and outrebounded the Salukis 43-31.
Sophomore Deng Adel posted his first double-double for Louisville, as the 6-7 forward finished with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Sean O'Brien led the Salukis with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
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COLORADO 68, No. 13 XAVIER 66
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Derrick White scored 23 points and had a crucial block with 13 seconds remaining to help Colorado.
Xavier Johnson added for 18 points for the Buffaloes (7-2), who have posted consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2013. They knocked off a ranked Texas team at the Legends Classic in New York last month.
Colorado was 1-5 against ranked teams last season.
Trevon Bluiett tied a career high with 27 points for Xavier (7-2), which has lost two straight.
Spurred on by the shooting of White and Johnson, the Buffaloes went on a 12-0 run midway through the second half. They kept Xavier scoreless for more than 6 minutes during the pivotal stretch.
It was a frenzied ending, though, with Xavier getting several good looks. White swatted one of those away - his only block of the game.
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No. 15 WEST VIRGINIA 90, WESTERN CAROLINA 37
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Esa Ahmad scored 14 points for West Virginia.
West Virginia (7-1) didn't slack off after a close road win at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. The Mountaineers forced 34 turnovers against Western Carolina, a week after setting a school record by forcing 40 against Manhattan.
West Virginia scored the game's first seven points and used a 16-0 run to build a 25-point lead midway through the first half. Western Carolina went scoreless over the final 7:39 and trailed 46-12 at halftime.
By then, Western Carolina (3-6) had 19 turnovers to far surpass its season average. And West Virginia's pressure defense was just getting started. A 26-4 run by the Mountaineers followed early in the second half.
Jevon Carter added 13 points for the Mountaineers, who had 21 steals.
Western Carolina's Haboubacar Mutombo was limited to six points, six under his team-leading average.
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INDIANA ST. 72, No. 16 BUTLER 71
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Brenton Scott made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points to help Indiana State to the upset.
Matt Van Scyoc scored 23 points and had six 3-pointers, both career highs, as the Sycamores (5-4) won their third straight to snap a four-game losing streak in the series.
Coach Greg Lansing set a school record by picking up his fifth career victory over a ranked team. Lansing had been tied with Bill Hodges, who coached Larry Bird, and the late Royce Waltman.
Andrew Chrabascz had 18 points for Butler (8-1) and Tyler Lewis added 15. The Bulldogs came into the game as one of 11 unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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No. 17 WISCONSIN 78, IDAHO ST. 44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Bronson Koenig scored 21 points and Ethan Happ had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Wisconsin.
The Badgers (8-2) scored the first 10 points and opened up a 21-3 lead as the Bengals (1-8) could only muster a single 3-pointer in the opening 11 1/2 minutes. Wisconsin led 35-16 at halftime.
Nigel Hayes added 11 points for the Badgers, who had a 44-14 edge in points in the paint and outscored Idaho State 23-5 in points off turnovers. Wisconsin won its fourth straight game.
The Badgers held Bengals leading scorer Ethan Telfair (19.8 ppg) to two points on 1-of-9 shooting, with his only basket coming with 5:57 left in the game.
Needing to rebound after Saturday's upset by then-No. 11 UCLA, Kentucky (8-1) turned a 4-all tie into a 29-9 lead behind that big run over 8:51, holding the Crusaders scoreless for 7 minutes during that stretch. Valparaiso (7-2) shot 23 of 67 from the field (34 percent), including 28 percent in the first half.
Derek Willis added 12 points and Isaiah Briscoe 10 for Kentucky, which shot 46 percent after making just 41 percent against UCLA.
High-scoring Valparaiso forward Alec Peters scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half for the Crusaders, who had their four-game winning streak snapped eight days after upsetting No. 21 Rhode Island.
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No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 83, DAVIDSON 74
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Justin Jackson matched his career high with 27 points and hit a career-best seven 3-pointers for North Carolina.
Luke Maye added an early burst by scoring all of his career-high 10 points before halftime for the Tar Heels (9-1), who played without top point guard and No. 2 scorer Joel Berry II.
Jack Gibbs - ranked seventh nationally by averaging 23.3 points - finished with 30 points for the Wildcats (5-3), who trailed by 16 midway through the second half before making a late push to get within three in the final 2 minutes.
But Kennedy Meeks answered with two free throws, then Isaiah Hicks followed with two more after getting a big rebound in traffic with 52 seconds left to help UNC hang on.
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No. 8 GONZAGA 98, WASHINGTON 71
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points for Gonzaga in a resumption of the cross-state rivalry.
Przemek Karnowski added 17 points and Jordan Mathews had 14 for Gonzaga (9-0), which dominated from the opening minutes.
Freshman Markelle Fultz had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (4-4), which has lost three straight. The Huskies came in averaging 88 points per game.
Noah Dickerson had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Washington, which shot just 30 percent for the game. Gonzaga shot 53 percent.
Williams-Goss, who played for Washington before transferring to Gonzaga and becoming eligible this season, made 9 of 13 shots against his former team.
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No. 10 CREIGHTON 77, NEBRASKA 62
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Maurice Watson Jr. scored a season-high 25 points and Cole Huff added 13 as Creighton dominated the second half.
The Bluejays (9-0) have won 15 of 18 meetings with the Cornhuskers (5-4), including the last six by double digits.
Creighton led 31-30 at halftime and held Nebraska scoreless for 6 1/2 minutes in the second half while going up 51-37 and grew the lead to 21 in the last 3 minutes.
Tai Webster had 16 points and Ed Morrow had 13 rebounds for the Huskers.
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No. 11 LOUISVILLE 74, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Mangok Mathiang scored 15 points to lead Louisville.
The 6-foot-10 senior got the Cardinals (8-1) off to a hot start as he scored the team's first seven points, and Louisville settled in from there, extending the lead to 21-4 in the game's first 8 minutes. In making six of nine shots, Mathiang finished two points shy of his career high in just 22 minutes.
As Southern Illinois (5-4) had no one taller than 6-9, Louisville used its size to its advantage. The Cardinals blocked nine shots and outrebounded the Salukis 43-31.
Sophomore Deng Adel posted his first double-double for Louisville, as the 6-7 forward finished with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Sean O'Brien led the Salukis with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
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COLORADO 68, No. 13 XAVIER 66
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Derrick White scored 23 points and had a crucial block with 13 seconds remaining to help Colorado.
Xavier Johnson added for 18 points for the Buffaloes (7-2), who have posted consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2013. They knocked off a ranked Texas team at the Legends Classic in New York last month.
Colorado was 1-5 against ranked teams last season.
Trevon Bluiett tied a career high with 27 points for Xavier (7-2), which has lost two straight.
Spurred on by the shooting of White and Johnson, the Buffaloes went on a 12-0 run midway through the second half. They kept Xavier scoreless for more than 6 minutes during the pivotal stretch.
It was a frenzied ending, though, with Xavier getting several good looks. White swatted one of those away - his only block of the game.
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No. 15 WEST VIRGINIA 90, WESTERN CAROLINA 37
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Esa Ahmad scored 14 points for West Virginia.
West Virginia (7-1) didn't slack off after a close road win at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. The Mountaineers forced 34 turnovers against Western Carolina, a week after setting a school record by forcing 40 against Manhattan.
West Virginia scored the game's first seven points and used a 16-0 run to build a 25-point lead midway through the first half. Western Carolina went scoreless over the final 7:39 and trailed 46-12 at halftime.
By then, Western Carolina (3-6) had 19 turnovers to far surpass its season average. And West Virginia's pressure defense was just getting started. A 26-4 run by the Mountaineers followed early in the second half.
Jevon Carter added 13 points for the Mountaineers, who had 21 steals.
Western Carolina's Haboubacar Mutombo was limited to six points, six under his team-leading average.
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INDIANA ST. 72, No. 16 BUTLER 71
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Brenton Scott made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points to help Indiana State to the upset.
Matt Van Scyoc scored 23 points and had six 3-pointers, both career highs, as the Sycamores (5-4) won their third straight to snap a four-game losing streak in the series.
Coach Greg Lansing set a school record by picking up his fifth career victory over a ranked team. Lansing had been tied with Bill Hodges, who coached Larry Bird, and the late Royce Waltman.
Andrew Chrabascz had 18 points for Butler (8-1) and Tyler Lewis added 15. The Bulldogs came into the game as one of 11 unbeaten teams left in Division I.
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No. 17 WISCONSIN 78, IDAHO ST. 44
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Bronson Koenig scored 21 points and Ethan Happ had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Wisconsin.
The Badgers (8-2) scored the first 10 points and opened up a 21-3 lead as the Bengals (1-8) could only muster a single 3-pointer in the opening 11 1/2 minutes. Wisconsin led 35-16 at halftime.
Nigel Hayes added 11 points for the Badgers, who had a 44-14 edge in points in the paint and outscored Idaho State 23-5 in points off turnovers. Wisconsin won its fourth straight game.
The Badgers held Bengals leading scorer Ethan Telfair (19.8 ppg) to two points on 1-of-9 shooting, with his only basket coming with 5:57 left in the game.
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