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No. 2 Florida 71, Auburn 65

Patric Young made a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left and Auburn threw the ball away on the ensuing inbounds play, helping Florida secure the win on Wednesday.

The victory was Florida’s school-record 18th in a row and it kept the Gators (24-2, 13-0) perfect in Southeastern Conference play. It was also Florida’s 31st consecutive home victory.

Young led the Gators with 17 points and added seven rebounds. Tahj Shamsid-Deen led Auburn (12-12, 4-9) with 17 points.

After Young’s free throws put the Gators ahead 68-66, K.T. Harrell glanced up court and never saw Allen Payne’s inbounds pass. The ball bounced out of bounds and the Gators sealed the victory from the free throw line.

No. 3 Wichita State 88, Loyola Of Chicago 74

Fred VanVleet scored 22 points on perfect shooting and Wichita State beat Loyola of Chicago to become the only unbeaten team in major college basketball.

Wichita State and Syracuse began the day as the only Division I schools with perfect records. But the Orange lost 62-59 to Boston College in overtime, and the Shockers used an 11-2 run early in the second half to help close out the Ramblers.

Cleanthony Early scored 18 points as Wichita State became the 19th school to begin a season with 28 straight victories. VanVleet was 6 for 6 from the field and made each of his 10 free throws.

The Shockers (28-0, 15-0) can clinch the Missouri Valley Conference title with a victory at home against Drake on Saturday night.

No. 7 Cincinnati 77, Central Florida 49

Sean Kilpatrick hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help Cincinnati dominate Central Florida.

The Bearcats (24-3, 13-1 American Athletic) have won 17 of 18 going into their conference showdown with No. 11 Louisville on Saturday. Justin Jackson added 10 points and seven rebounds for Cincinnati, which beat UCF for the second time this season.

Central Florida’s offense struggled mightily in the first half, allowing Cincinnati to build an early 20-point lead. The struggling Knights never got it back to single digits and finished with 16 turnovers.

Isaiah Sykes led the Knights with 13 points and 10 rebounds. UCF (10-14, 2-11) has lost 10 of 11.

No. 10 Saint Louis 89, George Mason 85 (OT)

Jordair Jett scored 24 of his 25 points after halftime, Rob Loe hit two key 3-pointers in overtime and St. Louis beat George Mason for its 18th straight win.

The Billikens (24-2, 11-0 Atlantic-10), playing as a top 10 team for the first time since Dec. 29, 1964, extended their school-record winning streak and with No. 1 Syracuse and No. 3 Wichita State remained the only teams in the country without a road loss.

Sherrod Wright had a career-high 34 points for the Patriots (9-17, 2-10), who lost for the 11th time in 13 games and are winless at home in conference play.

No. 11 Creighton 85, Marquette 70

Doug McDermott scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and Ethan Wragge added 22 to help Creighton beat Marquette in a foul-plagued Big East game.

McDermott, who entered as the nation’s leading scorer at 25.9 points per game, scored seven points to trigger a deciding 10-2 run after Marquette had pulled within 64-59. McDermott’s jumper from the free throw line put the Bluejays (22-4, 12-2 Big East) up 74-61 with 4:39 left.

Creighton did not trail over the final 20 minutes after leading 42-35 at halftime.

Todd Mayo had 13 points for the Golden Eagles (15-11, 7-6), who had won three straight.

No. 24 Ohio St. 76, Northwestern 60

LaQuinton Ross scored 16 points before being ejected because of a scuffle, leading Ohio State over Northwestern.

The fracas late in the game delayed play for several minutes while the officials deliberated penalties for the players. Northwestern’s Nikola Cerina also was ejected. The teams shot 10 free throws as a result of the shoving match.

The victory was Ohio State’s 33rd consecutive win over Northwestern in Columbus, dating to an 83-72 loss on Feb. 24, 1977, at old St. John Arena.

Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. each added 14 points for Ohio State. Sam Thompson, who had not hit double figures in his last eight games, had 11 for the Buckeyes (21-6, 8-6 Big Ten), who have won five of their last six.

Drew Crawford scored 22 points and Tre Demps 14 for the Wildcats (12-15, 5-9), who have lost four in a row.

Women

No. 3 Louisville 81, Houston 62

Sara Hammond scored 17 points, and Shoni Schimmel added 15 to top 2,000 for her career and help Louisville improve to 16-0 at home.

Schimmel, the school’s second all-time leading scorer behind Angel McCoughtry, has 2,004 career points as the Cardinals (26-2, 14-1 American Athletic Conference) moved one shy of matching its record for home wins set in 2006-07.

Marche Amerson scored 23 points and Jessieka Palmer added 16 for Houston (5-21, 1-14).

Louisville led 13-3 early, but the Cougars rallied behind Palmer, who had eight points in a 3-minute span. Amerson’s two free throws cut the deficit to 17-15 and Houston kept it close until the Cardinals closed the half with an 11-3 run to take a 38-27 lead at halftime.

Louisville maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half and improved to 6-0 at home against the Cougars.

No. 6 Baylor 89, Iowa State 51

Odyssey Sims scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half and Baylor coasted to its ninth straight win.

Sims, the nation’s leading scorer, made nine of 13 from the field and pushed her season total on 3-pointers to 80 by going 6 of 8 from long range.

The Lady Bears (23-3, 13-1 Big 12), who have their highest ranking of the season, took control with a 10-1 run midway through the first half on the way to their 34th straight conference home win.

Freshman Seanna Johnson scored 12 points to lead the Cyclones (17-8, 6-8), who haven’t won two straight games since a 14-0 start capped by a 92-43 win over Texas Tech that put them at 3-0 in the Big 12.

No. 13 West Virginia 77, No. 12 Oklahoma State 45.

Bria Holmes scored 20 points and Christal Caldwell added 15 as West Virginia held Oklahoma State to 25-percent shooting.

The Mountaineers (23-3, 12-2 Big 12) led 14-0 and were never threatened, leading by 18 at halftime and adding an 8-0 run to start the second half on jumper by Caldwell.

Oklahoma State (20-5, 9-5) was led by Tiffany Bias, who scored 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting. As a team, the Cowgirls connected on just 16 of 62 shots, including 1 of 18 on 3-pointers, for a season-low scoring total.

The Mountaineers, who handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season 71-67 in Stillwater on Jan. 4, harried the Cowgirls into 17 turnovers.

Asya Bussie added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers with Taylor Palmer adding 10 points and four assists.