Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn takes
down No. 18 Creighton
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[January 18, 2024]
Tristen Newton had a team-high 16 points, eight rebounds and
five assists as No. 1 UConn topped No. 18 Creighton 62-48 on
Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.
Despite shooting just 35.7 percent, the Huskies (16-2, 6-1 Big East)
led by as many as 22 in their first game as the AP's top-ranked team
since 2009.
UConn dominated Creighton (13-5, 4-3) on the glass, pulling down 21
offensive rebounds in the win. Alex Karaban and Cam Spencer added 13
points apiece for the Huskies.
Steven Ashworth had 14 points, Baylor Scheierman added 12 and Ryan
Kalkbrenner chipped in with 11 for Creighton, which had won four
straight. Kalkbrenner added eight rebounds and five blocks.
No. 4 North Carolina 86, Louisville 70
RJ Davis scored 21 points and the Tar Heels cruised for all except a
second-half stretch, topping the Cardinals for their seventh
straight victory at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Armando Bacot had 19 points and Louisville transfer Jae'Lyn Withers
notched 15 points for North Carolina (14-3, 6-0 Atlantic Coast
Conference), which is 8-0 in home games. Cormac Ryan added 14
points, and Harrison Ingram had 10. The Tar Heels, who have their
longest winning streak in Hubert Davis' three seasons as head coach,
shot 48.3 percent from the field.
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Skyy Clark's 16 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield's 15 points and Tre
White's 12 points led Louisville (6-11, 1-5), which has lost five of
its past six games.
No. 5 Houston 77, No. 25 Texas Tech 54
Jamal Shead scored a career-high 29 points and added 10 assists
while pacing the host Cougars to a victory over the Red Raiders.
Shead shot 12-for-16 from the floor as the Cougars (15-2, 2-2 Big
12) extended their homecourt winning streak to 15 games. It marked a
bounce-back effort for Houston, which dropped a pair of road
conference games last week.
Kerwin Walton scored 18 points for Texas Tech (14-3, 3-1). The Red
Raiders shot just 36.7 percent and committed 14 turnovers, which
turned into 17 points.
No. 8 Kentucky 90, Mississippi State 77
Antonio Reeves scored a game-high 27 points and the Wildcats opened
up a 20-point, first-half lead en route to a win over the Bulldogs
in Lexington, Ky.
Rob Dillingham added 16 points for Kentucky and Tre Mitchell
contributed 15, making all five of his shots from the field. The
Wildcats (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) canned 55.6 percent of
their field-goal tries and earned a 27-10 advantage in free-throw
attempts, connecting on 23.
Tolu Smith III scored 26 points for the Bulldogs (12-5, 1-3) and
Trey Fort added 13, but they didn't get enough help. Freshman guard
Josh Hubbard, their second-leading scorer, made 1 of 11 shots and
tallied only three points.
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Jan 17, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; Connecticut Huskies guard
Tristen Newton (2) shoots against the Creighton Bluejays in the
second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David
Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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No. 12 Arizona 82, Southern California 67
Caleb Love scored a team-high 20 points and Keshad Johnson had a
double-double as the Wildcats defeated the Trojans in Tucson, Ariz.
Love made 5 of 12 3-point attempts for Arizona (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12),
which never trailed and led by as many as 19 points in the second
half. Johnson had 10 points and 13 rebounds for his second
double-double of the season.
Freshman Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron
James, finished with 11 points and career highs in assists (six) and
rebounds (five) for USC (8-10, 2-5). The Trojans were missing Isaiah
Collier (hand) and Boogie Ellis (hamstring).
No. 13 Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 65
Jaylin Williams scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as the
Tigers grabbed a big early lead en route to a win over the
Commodores in Nashville.
Johni Broome added 15 points and 12 rebounds as Auburn (15-2, 4-0
Southeastern Conference) won its 10th straight game. The Tigers'
bench, led by Dylan Cardwell's 12 points, outscored Vanderbilt's
29-18.
Tyrin Lawrence (15 points), Jason Rivera-Torres (14), Ezra Manjon
(12) and Malik Presley (11) scored in double figures for Vanderbilt
(5-12, 0-4).
No. 15 Oklahoma 77, West Virginia 63
Jalon Moore scored 16 points to lift No. 15 Oklahoma to a 77-63 win
over West Virginia in Norman, Okla.
Sophomore Otega Oweh added 12 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and
five steals to help the Sooners (14-3, 2-2 Big 12) stop a two-game
losing streak.
Noah Farrakhan led the Mountaineers (6-11, 1-3) with 14 points.
RaeQuan Battle added 12 points, and Quinn Slazinski had 10.
LSU 89, No. 22 Ole Miss 80
Jordan Wright scored a game-high 27 points, three teammates joined
him in double figures and the Tigers defeated the Rebels in Baton
Rouge, La.
Jalen Cook added 16 points, Tyrell Ward scored 11 and Mike Williams
III had 10 for LSU (11-6, 3-1 SEC).
Jaylen Murray scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting, Allen Flanigan
scored 20, Matthew Murrell had 19 before fouling out and Jaemyn
Brakefield added 13 points and nine rebounds before also fouling out
for Ole Miss (15-2, 2-2).
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