Wisne has 29, but Northern Colo. falls to No. 19 Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, TEXAS>> LeJuan Watts scored 36 points on 12-of-13 shooting, JT Toppin scored 23 and No. 19 Texas Tech extended its nonconference home winning streak to 45 games with a 101-90 win over Northern Colorado on Tuesday night.

Texas Tech (8-3) never trailed after leading by as many as 14 points, but needed a spurt by Watts in the second half to go ahead for good.

Northern Colorado (9-2) tied the game twice on baskets by Brock Wisne a minute apart in the second half.

Wisne, who finished with 29 points, made it 70-all on a fast-break layup with 13:03 left, and after Toppin’s jumper, Wisne made a tying jumper that capped a 19-5 run by the Bears. The Red Raiders then responded with a 13-4 run in just over three minutes.

NO. 3 DUKE 97, LIPSCOMB 73>> Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and had 13 rebounds to help No. 3 Duke overcome a 10-point deficit and earn Jon Scheyer his 100th coaching victory with a win over Lipscomb in Durham, N.C.

Isaiah Evans scored 16 points, reserves Maliq Brown and Darren Harris each provided 11 points and Patrick Ngongba II added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Duke (11-0), which has matched its best start since the 2017-18 season.

NO. 5 uconn 79, butler 60>> Solo Ball scored a career-high 26 points and Tarris Reed Jr. added 16 as No. 5 UConn began Big East play with a victory over Butler.

NO. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 92, TOLEDO 69>> Jaxon Kohler had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 9 Michigan State never trailed while rolling to a 92-69 victory over Toledo in East Lansing, Mich.

Kohler’s double-double was his sixth of the season.

NO. 20 TENNESSEE 83, NO. 11 LOUISVILLE 62>> Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 23 points and five assists to lead No. 20 Tennessee to an 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville in Knoxville, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Nate Ament scored 13 and Jaylen Carey had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Volunteers (8-3). Gillespie had 20 of his points in the second half.

NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 77, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 58>> Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points to power No. 12 North Carolina to a victory over East Tennessee State in Chapel Hill, N.C.

NO. 22 ST. JOHN’S 79, DEPAUL 66>> Dylan Darling scored a season-high 17 points off the bench and gave No. 22 St. John’s a lift with his 3-point shooting as the Red Storm opened Big East play with a 79-66 victory over DePaul in New York.

No. 5 LSU gets eighth win this season by 50 points or more

BATON ROUGE, La.>> Mikaylah Williams and Flau’Jae Johnson scored 14 points apiece and No. 5 LSU overwhelmed Morgan State 91-33 on Tuesday.

Despite the 11 a.m. tipoff, the Tigers (12-0) fed off the energy of thousands of school kids attending LSU’s annual field trip game. It was the Tigers’ eighth win this season by 50 points or more.

NO. 9 TCU 109, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 54>> Olivia Miles had her third consecutive triple-double and finished with a season-high 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and No. 9 TCU beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 109-54 in Fort Worth, Texas.

— The Associated Press