Top 25 roundup: No. 4 Tennessee
takes down No. 11 Auburn
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[February 29, 2024]
Dalton Knecht scored 39 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and No.
4 Tennessee held on for a 92-84 win over No. 11 Auburn on Wednesday
night in Knoxville, Tenn.
Zakai Zeigler added 17 points and a game-high nine assists for
Tennessee (22-6, 12-3 Southeastern Conference). Jonas Aidoo finished
with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Volunteers, who won their
fifth game in a row.
Johni Broome scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead
Auburn (21-7, 10-5). Chad Baker-Mazara scored 13 points but missed
seven of 10 shots from the field.
No. 5 Marquette 91, Providence 69
Kam Jones scored 17 points and David Joplin added 13 to lead the
Golden Eagles over the Friars in Milwaukee.
Five Marquette players scored in double figures, as Tyler Kolek,
Stevie Mitchell and reserve Chase Ross each added 12 points. Kolek
also dished out six assists for the Golden Eagles (22-6, 13-4 Big
East), who avenged a 72-57 loss to the Friars on Dec. 19.
Devin Carter led Providence (18-10, 9-8) with 18 points, five
rebounds and five assists. Davonte Gaines added 15 points, and Corey
Floyd Jr. finished with 13.
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No. 6 Arizona 85, Arizona State 67
Oumar Ballo recorded his eighth consecutive double-double and Caleb
Love scored eight late points as the Wildcats turned back the Sun
Devils in Tempe, Ariz.
Arizona (22-6, 13-4 Pac-12) had its 18-point first-half lead
whittled to five in the second half, but Love drilled two key
3-pointers to help the Wildcats complete the season sweep against
ASU (14-15, 8-10).
Adam Miller led the Sun Devils with 16 points off the bench. Frankie
Collins scored 15, making 4 of 9 from 3-point range. Jose Perez
added 14 points.
No. 8 Iowa State 58, Oklahoma 45
Sophomore Demarion Watson scored a career-high 15 points off the
bench to lead the Cyclones over the Sooners in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State (22-6, 11-4 Big 12) won for the sixth time in seven games
to stay a game behind Houston for the conference lead. The Cyclones
improved to 17-0 at home this season.
The Sooners (19-9, 7-8) lost for the third time in four games.
No. 10 Duke 84, Louisville 59
Jeremy Roach's 19 points led the Blue Devils to a lopsided win over
the Cardinals in Durham, N.C., as Duke put the controversy from last
weekend behind it.
Duke center Kyle Filipowski was in the starting lineup as usual
despite sustaining a knee injury during Saturday's postgame chaos
when Wake Forest fans rushed the court to celebrate their school's
upset of the Blue Devils (22-6, 13-4 ACC). He collected nine points,
10 rebounds and six assists in the Louisville game.
Tre White led Louisville (8-20, 3-14) with 15 points, but the
Cardinals didn't stand much of a chance due to woeful shooting. They
were 3-for-17 (17.6 percent) on 3-point attempts. Brandon
Huntley-Hatfield had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Ty-Laur Johnson
also scored 11 points.
No. 12 Creighton 85, Seton Hall 64
Ryan Kalkbrenner shot 10-for-10 for 23 points as the Bluejays took
over third place in the Big East Conference by laying waste to the
visiting Pirates in Omaha, Neb.
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Baylor Scheierman had 20 points and 11 rebounds and
Trey Alexander piled up 15 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for
Creighton (21-8, 12-6 Big East), which was an overwhelming 16-for-22
(72.7 percent) during the second half before emptying its bench.
Dre Davis fought through foul trouble to deliver 18
points and eight rebounds, both team highs for Seton Hall. Kadary
Richmond scored 15 points and Al-Amir Dawes 13 as the Pirates
(18-10, 11-6) saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt.
No. 13 Illinois 105, Minnesota 97
Terrence Shannon Jr. had 29 points and Marcus Domask scored 18 of
his 22 points in the second half as the Fighting Illini topped the
Golden Gophers in Champaign, Ill.
Coleman Hawkins posted 20 points for Illinois (21-7, 12-5 Big Ten),
which shot 61.3 percent from the floor to eclipse the 100-point mark
in a regulation Big Ten game for the first time since Jan. 19, 1994.
Dawson Garcia delivered 29 points while freshman Cam Christie
contributed a career-high 23 for Minnesota (17-11, 8-9), which lost
despite shooting 60 percent from the floor and hitting 14 of 20
3-point attempts.
No. 14 Alabama 103, Ole Miss 88
Mark Sears scored 26 points, Aaron Estrada had a triple-double and
the Crimson Tide overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat
the Rebels in Oxford, Miss.
Estrada had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Crimson
Tide (20-8, 12-3 Southeastern Conference). Davin Cosby Jr. scored 15
points, Rylan Griffen scored 14 before fouling out and Grant Nelson
-- who also fouled out -- and Nick Pringle added 10 apiece.
Allen Flanigan scored 28 points, Jaemyn Brakefield had 21 and
Matthew Murrell added 12 to lead the Rebels (19-9, 6-9), who lost
for the sixth time in their past seven games.
No. 18 South Carolina 70, Texas A&M 68
Zachary Davis converted a layup with 3.1 seconds left as the
Gamecocks edged the Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Wade Taylor IV converted a runner from the right side with 9.7
seconds left to tie the score at 68, enabling the Aggies to overcome
a seven-point deficit in the last two minutes. South Carolina's
Meechie Johnson then drove the lane and found Davis for the last of
his 16 points.
Johnson scored a game-high 22 points for the Gamecocks (23-5, 11-4
SEC). Tyrece Radford scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for
Texas A&M (15-13, 6-9), which took its fifth straight loss.
No. 24 Florida 83, Missouri 74
Tyrese Samuel scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds
as the Gators defeated the Tigers in Gainesville, Fla.
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Zyon Pullin scored 21 points and Micah Handlogten had 12 points and
12 rebounds for Florida (20-8, 10-5 SEC). Walter Clayton Jr. scored
13 points for Florida before fouling out with 14:08 to play.
Sean East II scored 20 points, Nick Honor scored 18 and Tamar Bates
added 15 for Missouri (8-20, 0-15).
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