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No. 2 Kansas 72, No. 20 Colorado 58

Colorado coach Todd Boyle was brutally honest after the Buffaloes’ season-opening, seven-game winning streak came to an end.

Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and Devon Dotson added 18 points to lead No. 2 Kansas to a victory over Colorado on Saturday night.

“KU beat us tonight, I mean very soundly,” Boyle said. "People are going to see that score, but it really wasn’t even as close as the score indicated.”

Ten days after claiming the Maui Invitational title, the Jayhawks (7-1) built an early 6-0 lead over their former conference foes. David McCormack fueled the hot start, contributing six of the Jayhawks’ opening eight points.

Holding leading scorer Tyler Bey scoreless from the field through the first half, Kansas used a 9-0 run to build a 19-9 lead. Colorado (7-1) shot 26.9% from the field in the first half and that allowed the Jayhawks to take a 34-22 lead at halftime.

“We got a lot of open looks that just didn’t fall for us tonight,” McKinley Wright said “I wouldn’t take back our game plan and what we did. I don’t think we did nothing necessarily wrong.”

With Bey and D'Shawn Schwartz quieted, Evan Battey lead the way for the Buffaloes, scoring 14 points on a 5-for-8 shooting.

Schwartz picked up a technical foul on a dunk that temporarily quieted the raucous Kansas crowd, and Agbaji knocked down four 3-point baskets in the second half to keep the Buffaloes at a distance.

“I thought Ochai was by far our best performer today," Kansas coach Bill Self said.

Colorado forced 21 Kansas turnovers, but the Jayhawks shot 52.9% to outlast the Buffaloes.

“If we got a shot, we were fairly efficient but obviously we’ve got to be better caretakers of the ball to play really good offensively,” Self said.

The size of the Jayhawks overpowered Colorado inside, especially with a two-big lineup, outscoring the Buffaloes 38-22 down low. The Jayhawks also found some late success from outside, shooting 85.7% from 3-point range in the second half after missing all six first-half attempts.

With Bey contained by the swarming Kansas defense, the Buffaloes struggled to find any momentum offensively, turning the ball over 17 times and shooting 30% from the field.

No. 3 Maryland 59, Illinois 58

Anthony Cowan Jr. made a free throw with 2.1 seconds left and Maryland erased a 15-point deficit in the second half to rally past Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

The Terrapins (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) didn't lead after halftime until Cowan's free throw but still matched their best start since winning 10 straight to open the 1998-99 season.

Cowan collected a steal in the closing seconds of a tie game and was fouled in a scrum by guard Andres Feliz. Cowan made the first free throw and missed the second. Illinois (6-3, 0-1) failed to get a shot off in the remaining time.

Cowan had 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Jalen Smith (14 points, 13 rebounds) recorded his sixth double-double of the season for Maryland.

Trent Frazier scored 13 points for Illinois, which nearly claimed its first road victory over a top-five team since 1989. The Fighting Illini have lost 15 consecutive road games against ranked teams and six straight conference openers.

No. 6 Ohio State 106, Penn State 74

Kaleb Wesson scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds for his ninth career double-double, helping Ohio State rout Penn State.

Ohio State scored 100 points against a Big Ten rival for the first time since 1991.

Four players hit double figures for the Buckeyes (9-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who shot 57.4 percent from the field. Andre Wesson scored 15, and sophomores Duane Washington Jr. and Luther Muhammad each had 14.

Izaiah Brockington scored 19 points and Seth Lundy added 10 for the Nittany Lions (7-2, 0-1), who lost for the second time in four games and gave up 100 points for the first time since 2017. Penn State managed just 25 rebounds, far below its average of 44.

No. 8 Kentucky 83, Fairleigh Dickinson 52

EJ Montgomery scored a career-high 25 points, Keion Brooks added 15 off the bench and Kentucky dominated Fairleigh Dickinson for its 600th victory at Rupp Arena.

Forward Nick Richards, at 6-11, had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (7-1), whose 19-2 run over 6:11 in the first half built a 43-23 halftime lead. Kentucky shot 52% and held the Knights (2-6) to 33% shooting, outrebounded them 42-33 and owned nearly statistic for their fifth consecutive victory after a week off.

The Wildcats became the fastest school to reach 600 wins in an arena in NCAA history. Kentucky achieved the milestone at the 43-year-old building named after coach Adolph Rupp in 670 games, surpassing the pace of UCLA (689 games at Pauley Pavilion) and Kansas (699 at Allen Fieldhouse).

No. 18 Baylor 63, No. 12 Arizona 58

MaCio Teague scored 19 points, Freddie Gillespie had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Baylor defeated Arizona for the Wildcats' first loss.

Admission was free at Baylor's campus arena because the Bears were playing Oklahoma in the Big 12 football championship game, which started about the same time 100 miles north of Waco at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

It was supposed to be the first true road game for the Wildcats (9-1), but their fans might have outnumbered the Baylor (7-1) contingent. They loudly chanted "U of A" before the Baylor introductions but had a hard time getting into the game early, with Arizona giving up a 15-0 run and shooting 33 percent in the first half.

No. 13 Oregon 89, Hawaii 64

Payton Pritchard had 20 points and a season-high 11 assists, and Oregon snapped a two-game losing streak with an victory over Hawaii.

The teams were tied at 34 at the break but Oregon (7-2) opened the second half with a 20-1 run to pull away. The Ducks led by as many as 27 points down the stretch.

Eddie Stansberry led Hawaii (6-3) with 24 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Rainbow Warriors.

The victory snapped a five-game Hawaii winning streak over the Ducks in the all-time series. The last win for Oregon came in the 1974-75 season.

No. 15 Memphis 65, UAB 57

Precious Achiuwa scored eight of his 14 points in the final 4 minutes to rally Memphis past Alabama-Birmingham.

Memphis (8-1) trailed 17-0 early and 40-26 at halftime. The Tigers needed a 19-4 run over the final 8 minutes to overcome the Blazers (4-4), who didn't relinquish the lead until freshman Achiuwa's tip shot with 2:56 left put Memphis up 56-55.

UAB's own sensational freshman, Jalen Benjamin, scored 17 points, but the Blazers lost their third straight.

Memphis cranked up the pressure in the second half, and UAB finally cracked in the final minutes. It began unraveling after Achiuwa hit two free throws to reduce the deficit to 44-29.

D.J. Jeffries, another member of Memphis' heralded freshman class, followed up with two drunks and finished a one-man, nine-point run with a 3-pointer. That cut the lead to 44-38, Memphis outplayed the Blazers the rest of the way.

No. 23 Villanova 78, Saint Joseph's 66

Saddiq Bey scored 22 points, Collin Gillespie had 20 and Villanova held off a second-half comeback from Saint Joseph's.

Villanova (7-2) led 41-25 at halftime, but Saint Joseph's Ryan Daly scored 22 of his 32 points after halftime to get the Hawks within 65-62 with 4:03 left. The Wildcats responded with a 13-4 run to end it.

Justin Moore added 14 points and Jermaine Samuels had 12 for Villanova. The Wildcats have won 28 of 29 against Big 5 opponents since 2012.

No. 24 Baylor 76, Florida 62

Sean McDermott and Aaron Thompson each scored 16 points to lead Butler over Florida.

Jordan Tucker added 13 points off the bench for the Bulldogs (9-0). Kamar Baldwin, who was averaging a team-high 17.5 points for Butler, scored 12 points.

Kerry Blackshear Jr. led Florida (6-3) with 17 points. Andrew Nembhard and Noah Locke each scored 11.

No. 25 Utah State 77, Fresno State 70

Sam Merrill had 24 points and eight rebounds and Abel Porter scored seven of his 13 points in overtime as Utah State beat Fresno State.

Justin Bean added 14 points and Neemias Queta chipped in six points in 10 minutes, in his first action of the season for Utah State (9-1, 2-0 Mountain West).

New Williams scored 26 points and hit the basket that forced overtime for Fresno State (2-6, 0-2).

Women

No. 6 South Carolina 78, Temple 71

Tyasha Harris scored 21 points and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan added 15 to help South Carolina beat Temple.

The Gamecocks rebound from a loss to then-No. 2 Baylor in the finale of the Paradise Jam Tournament over Thanksgiving weekend.

South Carolina (9-1) trailed 49-48 late in the third quarter before scoring the final five points of the period. The Gamecocks kept the momentum going to start the fourth quarter, extending the advantage to 69-54 on Herbert Harrigan's layup with 4:21 left in the game.

Temple (5-5) got to 74-68 when Emani Mayo converted a four-point play with 48.5 seconds left. Harris converted two free throws 10 seconds later and the Gamecocks weren't threatened again.

Marissa Mackins scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Owls. Mia Davis added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

No. 11 UCLA 58, Cal State Northridge 44

Michaela Onyenwere scored 23 points to lead UCLA past Cal State Northridge.

Onyenwere made 8 of 10 field goals and had seven rebounds for the Bruins (8-0). They are off to their best start since the 1980-81 season when they won their first 12 games. But the Bruins shot just 33% overall from the floor (20 of 60) and missed 18 3-pointers against the Matadors (3-7).

De'Jionae Calloway and Jordyn Jackson scored 12 points apiece for Northridge.

No. 12 Texas A&M 74, Oklahoma State 62

Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 31 points, Kayla Wells added a season-best 22 and Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Aggies (7-1) scored the final seven points — five by Carter — of the first half and then opened the third quarter with a 6-0 spurt to take a 38-28 lead. The Cowgirls made back-to-back layups to trim their deficit to six points, but Carter scored all of Texas A&M's points in a 13-3 run that made it 51-35 with 3:43 left in the period.

Natasha Mack had 19 points and 6 rebounds and Vivian Gray also had 19 points with a career-high 10 boards for Oklahoma State (6-3).

No. 14 Indiana 72, North Florida 45

Brenna Wise scored 10 of her season-high 22 points in the first half and Indiana beat North Florida.

The Hoosiers (8-1) used a 17-0 run in the first quarter to build a 27-19 halftime lead. The Osprey (5-54) pulled to 30-24 early in the third quarter, but Indiana closed the quarter with a 17-6 run.

Janesha Green scored 13 points for North Florida.

No. 16 DePaul 87, Green Bay 65

Lexi Held scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter in DePaul’s victory over Green Bay.

Sonya Morris added 17 points, and Kelly Campbell had 10 points and 13 rebounds for DePaul (7-1). The Blue Demons (7-1) used a 26-6 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to erase a 13-point deficit.

Frankie Wurtz scored a career-high 25 points for the Phoenix (5-4).

No 20 Arizona 54, UTEP 43

Cate Reese scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and had 17 rebounds for Arizona.

Arizona (9-0) outscored UTEP 12-3 in the second quarter to lead 33-17 at the half and extended to its largest lead at 47-28 late in the third quarter. UTEP (7-2) opened the fourth quarter with a 12-3 run to cut it to 50-41 with 3:03 left.

Ariona Gill had 11 points for the Miners.

Oklahoma 80, No. 25 LSU 68

Taylor Robertson scored 21 points, Ana Llanusa added 20 and Oklahoma won for the first time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, drubbing LSU.

Mandy Simpson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners (5-4).

Khayla Pointer scored 24 points to lead the Tigers (8-2). They had won seven straight.

No. 23 Arkansas 81, Kansas State 72

Chelsea Dungee scored 32 points, Alex Tolefree added 21, both season highs, and Arkansas beat Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

The Razorbacks (8-1) led 37-33 at the half and used a 10-0 run in the third quarter and a last-minute 3-pointer by Tolefree, to take a 61-50 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Petyon Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Kansas State (4-4).