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No. 10 Iowa State 81, No. 1 Purdue 58
Milan Momcilovic scored 13 of his 20 points after halftime as No. 10 Iowa State poured it on in the second half, running away with an 81-58 win over No. 1 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.
Momcilovic logged his third straight 20-point outing and fifth of the season, going 8 of 17 from the field. Blake Buchanan added 12 points and nine rebounds, Killyan Toure scored 13, and Joshua Jefferson paired 11 points with four assists as the Cyclones (9-0) showcased the kind of balanced, efficient profile that jumps off the live basketball odds and scores screen.
Iowa State outscored Purdue 46-27 after the break, shooting 54.1 percent overall and 47.8 percent from 3-point range (11 of 23). Momcilovic, Toure and Jefferson each hit three triples. It was the Cyclones’ fifth all-time win over an AP No. 1, with three coming in the last four seasons.
Braden Smith led the Boilermakers (8-1) with 11 points and eight assists, but he also committed six turnovers. Oscar Cluff and Daniel Jacobsen scored 10 apiece, with Cluff adding six boards. Purdue hit only 4 of 18 from deep (22.2 percent) and saw its 36-game nonconference home winning streak, dating back to 2019, snapped.
No. 2 Arizona 97, Auburn 68
Koa Peat scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting as Arizona stayed unbeaten with a dominant home win over Auburn in Tucson, Ariz.
Jaden Bradley and Brayden Burries scored 16 points each for the Wildcats (8-0), who shot a blistering 61.2 percent from the field. Ivan Kharchenkov added 12 points and eight assists and Anthony Dell’Orso chipped in 11. Arizona used 12-0 and 15-0 first-half bursts to seize control, then opened the second half on an 18-2 run to put the game away.
Tahaad Pettiford went off for a career-high 30 points for Auburn (7-3), which has dropped two of four. Keyshawn Hall added 13 points as the Tigers shot just 33.3 percent from the floor.
No. 3 Michigan 101, Rutgers 60
Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points to lead Michigan to a blowout Big Ten win over visiting Rutgers.
Johnson went 9 of 11 from the field for the Wolverines (8-0, 1-0), who scored at least 100 points for a third straight game for the first time since the 1989-90 season. Yaxel Lendeborg had 14 points and eight rebounds, Trey McKenney added 13 points, and Elliot Cadeau chipped in 11 points and nine assists as Michigan continued to look like the kind of high-octane offense that rewards those who study how to bet on basketball.
Harun Zrno led Rutgers (5-5, 0-2) with 13 points and Dylan Grant added 11. The Scarlet Knights committed 16 turnovers, shot 35.8 percent from the field (24 of 67) and just 26.1 percent from 3-point range (6 of 23).
No. 4 Duke 66, No. 7 Michigan State 60
Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds before fouling out, and Duke leaned on its defense down the stretch to edge Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.
Caleb Foster scored 12 points and Nikolas Khamenia added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Devils (10-0), who shot 38.2 percent overall and took more than half their shots from beyond the arc (9-for-29 from 3-point range).
Carson Cooper powered the Spartans (8-1) with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Jaxon Kohler drilled four 3-pointers en route to 14 points, while Coen Carr finished with 10. The loss was Michigan State’s first at home this season.
No. 6 Louisville 87, No. 22 Indiana 78
Ryan Conwell returned to his hometown of Indianapolis and scored 21 points to lead Louisville past Indiana in the CareSource Invitational.
The Cardinals (8-1), coming off their first loss of the season, opened the game with a 16-0 run and never trailed. Conwell was one of five Louisville players in double figures, joined by J’Vonne Hadley and Isaac McKneely with 15 points apiece in a performance that fit the blueprint of disciplined shot selection and early-runs emphasized in advanced basketball betting strategies.
Indiana (7-2) missed its first eight field-goal attempts and never fully recovered. Tucker DeVries led the Hoosiers with 26 points, going just 5 of 14 from the field but 12 of 13 at the line. Nick Dorn scored 15 and Lamar Wilkerson added 12.
No. 8 Houston 82, Florida State 67
Emanuel Sharp stayed hot with 27 points to lead Houston past Florida State in the Houston Hoops Showdown.
Sharp went 6 of 10 from 3-point range as the Cougars (8-1) picked up their second straight win over an ACC opponent. Houston’s defense set the tone early, sparking a 15-3 start and the Cougars never trailed.
Robert McCray V paced Florida State (5-4) with 16 points, five assists and four rebounds, but the Seminoles dropped their third consecutive game.
No. 14 Illinois 75, No. 13 Tennessee 62
Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler scored 16 points each as Illinois pulled away from Tennessee in a Music City Madness clash in Nashville.
Kylan Boswell added 15 points and David Mirkovic scored 10 for the Illini (7-2). Wagler also posted a team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Illinois used a 15-3 run late to turn a nip-and-tuck game into an 11-point lead with under seven minutes left.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie led Tennessee (7-3) with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Vols shot a season-low 36.9 percent from the floor but did convert 23 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points.
No. 23 St. John’s 63, Ole Miss 58
Zuby Ejiofor posted 15 points and nine rebounds as St. John’s outlasted Ole Miss in a defensive slugfest in New York.
Bryce Hopkins scored eight points, while Dylan Darling, Joson Sanon, Oziyah Sellers, Dillon Mitchell and Ian Jackson each added seven for the Red Storm (5-3). St. John’s has alternated wins and losses over its last five outings.
Malik Dia recorded an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double and Ilias Kamardine scored 16 for Ole Miss (5-4), which has now dropped four straight. Corey Chest grabbed 10 boards in the loss.
Washington 84, No. 24 Southern California 76
Hannes Steinbach compiled 24 points and 16 rebounds and Desmond Claude scored 22 against his former team as Washington stormed back from an 18-point halftime deficit to stun USC in Los Angeles.
Washington (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) opened the second half with a 13-0 run featuring 3-pointers from Steinbach, Zoom Diallo and ex-Trojan Wesley Yates III. Yates finished with 16 points in his return.
USC (8-1, 1-1) had built a double-digit lead behind an early 13-0 run. Chad Baker-Mazara scored 21 points, including 14 before halftime, and Jerry Easter II added 13, but the Trojans couldn’t slow the Huskies’ second-half surge.
No. 25 Arkansas 82, Fresno State 58
Darius Acuff Jr. finished with 18 points, eight assists and five rebounds as Arkansas rolled past Fresno State in North Little Rock, Ark.
Meleek Thomas and D.J. Wagner scored 12 points apiece and Karter Knox added 11 for the Razorbacks (7-2), whose only losses are to Duke and Michigan State. Acuff, Thomas and Knox each hit three 3-pointers while Wagner added two as Arkansas went 11 of 30 from long range. Performances like this will factor heavily into upcoming basketball picks as the Razorbacks’ perimeter shooting and depth continue to solidify.
Wilson Jacques posted 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds and reserve Jac Mani added 12 for the Bulldogs (6-4), who have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak. Jake Heidbreder, averaging 20.0 points entering the night, managed just eight on 1-of-10 shooting and went 0-for-5 from deep.
