Ja’Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers, leading a long-range assault by the Terrapins (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) en route to their fourth straight win.
Julian Reese worked inside for 14 points and eight rebounds while Derik Queen produced 12 points and 12 boards as Maryland toppled a Wisconsin squad that had won eight of its previous nine games.
No. 1 Auburn 87, LSU 74
Johni Broome had 26 points and 16 rebounds as Auburn won its 12th consecutive game by defeating LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
Miles Kelly added 13 points and Chad Baker-Mazara amassed 11 points and seven assists for Auburn (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference). The visitors built a 12-point halftime lead and maintained at least a five-point advantage throughout the second half.
Cam Carter scored 24, Dji Bailey added 13 and Jordan Sears scored 11 to lead LSU (12-8, 1-6).
No. 4 Alabama 88, No. 14 Mississippi State 84
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 23 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers to help the Crimson Tide squeeze out a victory over the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.
Mark Sears had 17 points and nine assists and Grant Nelson registered 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots as the Crimson Tide (18-3, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) won for the 12th time in the past 13 games. Aden Holloway had 12 points for Alabama.
Josh Hubbard scored a career-best 38 points for the Bulldogs (16-5, 4-4), who lost for the fourth time in six games. All four losses came to teams ranked No. 6 or better.
No. 6 Houston 63, West Virginia 49
L.J. Cryer scored a game-high 17 points and helped the Cougars stave off a second-half rally by the Mountaineers in Morgantown, W.Va.
The Cougars (17-3, 9-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak to 13 games despite blowing most of their 20-point halftime cushion.
Joseph Yesufu paced West Virginia (13-7, 4-5) with nine points off the bench.
No. 22 Texas Tech 71, TCU 57
JT Toppin logged his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Chance McMillian scored 16 and the Red Raiders survived a late scoring drought to beat the Horned Frogs in Lubbock, Texas.
Elijah Hawkins put up 13 points for Texas Tech (16-4, 7-2 Big 12), which has won five in a row since a one-point overtime loss to Iowa State on Jan. 11.
Noah Reynolds led TCU (10-10, 3-6 Big 12) with 14 points before fouling out.
No. 23 Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Sean Pedulla scored a team-high 19 points and Davon Barnes had a crucial rebound before making a pair of late free throws as the Rebels outlasted the Longhorns in Oxford, Miss.
Jaemyn Brakefield posted 18 points and Dre Davis had 17 for Ole Miss (16-5, 5-3 SEC), which committed just four turnovers while ending a three-game skid.
Tre Johnson led the Longhorns (14-7, 3-5) with 22 points, and Arthur Kaluma hit for 12. Johnson missed a corner 3-point attempt with two seconds left.
No. 25 UConn 72, DePaul 61
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points as the Huskies used a second-half surge to defeat the Blue Demons in Hartford, Conn.
UConn (15-6, 7-3 Big East) trailed by as many as 14 in the first half before chipping away to take their first lead on Ball’s three-point play to kick off a game-winning 14-0 run with 9:38 left in regulation.
Layden Blocker led DePaul (10-12, 1-10) with 18 points and five rebounds, while CJ Gunn scored 14.
–Field Level Media
