No. 3 Florida 78,
Alabama 69
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scottie Wilbekin scored 16 points, leading all five starters in double figures, and No. 3 Florida beat Alabama 78-69 on Saturday for its 15th straight victory.
The Gators handled the Tide for the second time in 16 days and extended a school record for consecutive home wins to 29.
Florida (21-2, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) shot 62 percent from the field and finished with a season-high 22 assists.
Wilbekin was 3-for-5 shooting from behind the arc, making all three in the second half. Michael Frazier II was 3 for 8 from the 3-point range.
Frazier finished with 14 points, joining Wilbekin, Casey Prather (15), Will Yeguete (12) and Patric Young (11) in double figures. It was the first time all five of Florida’s starters topped 10 points since Nov. 21, 2013 against Middle Tennessee.
Trevor Releford led the Tide (9-14, 3-7) with 25 points on 7-for-10 shooting.
SMU 76, No. 7 Cincinnati 55
DALLAS — Nick Russell had 15 points to go with several big steals, and coach Larry Brown’s SMU Mustangs stayed undefeated at home with a 76-55 victory Saturday night over No. 7 Cincinnati, ending the Bearcats’ 15-game winning streak.
SMU (19-5, 8-3 American Athletic Conference) has already beaten three Top 25 opponents in seven games since moving into the renovated Moody Coliseum on campus five weeks ago.
Cincinnati hadn’t lost since dropping consecutive games against New Mexico and Xavier in the first half of December. The Bearcats beat SMU 65-57 at home in the AAC opener on New Year’s Day.
Ben Moore also had 15 points for SMU, while Nic Moore scored 14 and Cannen Cunningham 11.
AAC scoring leader Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati with 22 points on 5-of-18 shooting, including 3 for 12 on 3-pointers.
No. 17 IOWA 85, No. 10 MICHIGAN 67
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half for Iowa.
Aaron White added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who have beaten two AP Top 10 teams in the regular season for the first time since 1990-91, avoided a third straight loss at home and split the season series with Michigan.
Caris LeVert scored 22 points for the Wolverines (17-6, 9-2), who have lost two of three after starting 8-0 in the Big Ten.
Marble was 6 of 9 from 3-point range in the first half — more than the Hawkeyes made as a team the last five games. He finished 8 of 17 from the field and made all four of his free throws.
Mike Gesell had 10 points and matched a career high with eight assists for the Hawkeyes, who rank next to last in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals, but finished 10 of 17 from behind the arc. Melsahn Basabe added eight points and 10 rebounds.
Nik Stauskas, Michigan’s top scorer, finished with 10 points.
No. 11 DUKE 89, BOSTON COLLEGE 68
BOSTON — Jabari Parker set career highs with 29 points and 16 rebounds, and Quinn Cook hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points as Duke coasted to a win over Boston College.
Rasheed Sulaimon added 10 points for the Blue Devils (19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Parker extended his Duke freshman record to 14 games with 20 points or more.
Olivier Hanlan led Boston College (6-17, 2-8) with 25 points. The Eagles have dropped 10 of 12, with their only conference wins coming against last-place Virginia Tech.
The Blue Devils put it away with an 18-0 run midway through the second half, improving to 18-2 against unranked teams this season.
No. 13 SAINT LOUIS 65, LA SALLE 63
PHILADELPHIA — Jordair Jett scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, including the game-winning basket with 4 seconds left, and Saint Louis extended its school-record winning streak to 16 games with a victory over La Salle.
Dwayne Evans added 14 points to help the Billikens (22-2, 9-0 Atlantic 10) improve to 9-0 on the road — the best undefeated road record in the country.
Jerrell Wright matched his career high with 21 points for La Salle (12-11, 4-5), which has lost five of six. Steve Zack finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
No. 18 KENTUCKY 69, MISSISSIPPI ST. 59
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Julius Randle scored 16 points and fellow freshman James Young added 11 for Kentucky.
Kentucky (18-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) has won three straight overall and seven in a row over Mississippi State. The Wildcats had an uneven game on offense but forced the Bulldogs into just 38.3 percent shooting (18 of 47) from the field.
Kentucky coach John Calipari used an unorthodox lineup for much of the game because of ineffective play and foul trouble. Jarrod Polson (30) and Jon Hood (13) both had season highs in minutes played.
The 6-foot-9 Randle was 8 of 13 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds. Dakari Johnson started for the third time this season and added nine points and eight rebounds.
Craig Sword had 12 points for Mississippi State (13-10, 3-7), which has lost five straight.
No. 20 VIRGINIA 64, GEORGIA TECH 45
ATLANTA — Sophomore guard Malcolm Brogdon scored 14 points and tied his career high with 11 rebounds as Virginia closed the game on a 22-1 run.
Joe Harris and Anthony Gill added 11 points each for the Cavaliers (19-5, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Georgia Tech (12-12, 3-8) led 30-29 at halftime, but the injury-ravaged Yellow Jackets ran out of gas down the stretch.
Sophomore guard Chris Bolden scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half to lead the Yellow Jackets. He was 1 for 8 from the field in the second half when Georgia Tech shot 6 for 23.
No. 21 OKLAHOMA 88, BAYLOR 72
NORMAN, Okla. — Isaiah Cousins scored 15 of his career-high 21 points in the second half to help Oklahoma beat Baylor.
Buddy Hield had 19 points and Cameron Clark added 16 for the Sooners (18-6, 7-4 Big 12), who made a season-high 14 3-pointers and snapped a two-game skid.
Isaiah Austin scored a season-high 21 points for Baylor (14-9, 2-8). The Bears, who spent the first three months of the season ranked in the Top 25 and cracked the Top 10, lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Oklahoma took 29 shots from 3-point range and 27 inside the arc.
No. 25 PITTSBURGH 62, VIRGINIA TECH 57, 2 OTs
PITTSBURGH — Cameron Wright scored four of his 18 points in the second overtime to help Pittsburgh snap a two-game home losing streak.
Pitt guard James Robinson converted a four-point play with 33 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 48.
In the second overtime, Pitt forward Lamar Patterson, who was held scoreless during regulation, made his first field goal of the game for a 54-52 lead. Wright added four consecutive free throws.
Pitt (20-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) reached 20 wins for the 13th consecutive season.
Jarrell Eddie had 15 points for Virginia Tech (8-15, 1-10), which lost its 10th straight. The Hokies have not won since New Year’s Eve when they beat Maryland Eastern Shore.
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