Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.
The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, “I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were great. They made everything they looked at and then any mistake that we made they made us pay.”
Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6 Big 12), who sank 14 of 36 3-point attempts and shot 51.5 percent from the field.
Hunter Dickinson scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks (17-9, 8-7), who have lost four of their past six games.
No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight rebounds as the Gators overwhelmed the Sooners in Gainesville, Fla.
Alijah Martin tallied 14 points and Urban Klavzar added 10 points as the Gators (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) won their fifth straight game. Led by Martin and Klavzar, Florida’s bench outscored Oklahoma’s 28-14.
Jeremiah Fears produced 22 points and five rebounds to lead the Sooners (16-10, 3-10), who have lost five straight games and 10 of their past 13 after a 13-0 start.
No. 5 Houston 80, Arizona State 65
L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help the Cougars cruise to a victory over the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins.
Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J’Wan Roberts had 10 points as the Cougars (22-4, 14-1 Big 12) won their fifth straight game and 12th straight on the road in Big 12 play.
Alston Mason scored a season-high 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and B.J. Freeman added 17 points for the Sun Devils (12-14, 3-12), who lost their sixth consecutive game. Arizona State’s Jayden Quaintance (ankle) returned from a two-game absence but played just 13 minutes and didn’t score.
No. 21 Mississippi State 70, No. 7 Texas A&M 54
Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs held off the Aggies in Starkville, Miss.
A Hubbard 3-pointer with 2:32 to play stoked Mississippi State’s lead to 15 points. Shawn Jones Jr. canned another trey on the Bulldogs’ ensuing possession, and Mississippi State (19-7, 7-6 SEC) strolled to the finish line for its second straight win against a Top 25 team.
Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 13 points while CJ Wilcher and Wade Taylor IV added 11 points apiece for the Aggies (20-6, 9-4), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
No. 8 Iowa State 79, Colorado 65
Dishon Jackson and Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points apiece and the Cyclones relied on a balanced attack to post a win over the Buffaloes in Ames, Iowa.
Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey added 12 points apiece for Iowa State (21-5, 11-4 Big 12), which won its fourth game in a row.
Bangot Dak scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Colorado (10-16, 1-14). Harrison Carrington finished with 11 points off the bench, and Andrej Jakimovski scored 10 points.
TCU 69, No. 9 Texas Tech 66
Noah Reynolds and reserve Trazarien White each scored 16 points and the Horned Frogs held the Red Raiders to one field goal in the final 4:56, pulling off an upset in Fort Worth, Texas.
Reynolds scored the last seven points for TCU (15-11, 8-7 Big 12). He hit a foul shot with four seconds remaining, and TCU’s David Punch blocked JT Toppin’s 3-point attempt with one second on the clock to seal the victory.
Ernest Udeh Jr. added 11 points and 10 rebounds for TCU. Darrion Williams scored a game-high 21 points for Texas Tech (20-6, 11-4), while Chance McMillian added 19 points and Toppin chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 11 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 74
John Tonje had 31 points and Steven Crowl added 20 in Madison, Wis., as the Badgers won their fifth straight overall and ended a nine-game losing streak against the Fighting Illini.
John Blackwell added 16 points for Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten), which had not beaten the Illini in exactly six years, a 64-58 win at home on Feb. 18, 2019.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 17 points and Ben Humrichous added 13 for Illinois (17-10, 9-8). Kasparas Jakucionis, who entered averaging a team-high 16.0 points per game, was held to just six points.
No. 14 Michigan State 75, No. 13 Purdue 66
Jase Richardson led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Spartans defeated the Boilermakers in a pivotal Big Ten matchup in East Lansing, Mich.
Frankie Fidler had 11 points, while Jaden Akins and Coen Carr supplied 10 apiece for the Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten).
Trey Kaufman-Renn led the Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5) with 24 points and Braden Smith tossed in 17 and had eight assists. Purdue has lost three straight.
No. 16 Marquette 80, Seton Hall 56
Kam Jones scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 11, fueling the Golden Eagles to a convincing win over the Pirates in Milwaukee.
Ben Gold scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Marquette (20-6, 11-4 Big East), which shot a robust 53.6 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from 3-point range to improve to 13-2 at home this season. The Golden Eagles recorded their second win in a row following a three-game skid.
Isaiah Coleman made just 5 of 19 shots to finish with a team-high 13 points for Seton Hall (7-19, 2-13).
–Field Level Media
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