No. 2 Duke jumps all over rival North Carolina 87-70

DURHAM, N.C.>> Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut, helping the second-ranked Blue Devils roll past the Tar Heels 87-70.

Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel scored 22 points for Duke (19-2, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which shot 52.8% and made 10 of 20 from 3-point range to win their 15th straight game.

No. 1 Auburn 92, No. 23 Ole Miss 82>> Johni Broome had 20 points and 12 rebounds and No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 92-82 win over No. 23 Mississippi.

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 18 points, Denver Jones added 16 and Miles Kelly 15 as the Tigers shot 14 for 28 from 3-point distance and 18 for 23 from the line.

Kansas State 80, No. 3 Iowa State 61>> Dug McDaniel scored 20 points to lead five Kansas State players in double figures as the Wildcats upset No. 3 Iowa State 80-61.

With this win, the Wildcats (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) ended a 15-game road losing streak — 12 of which occurred within the Big 12. The Cyclones (17-4, 7-3) saw their 29-game home winning streak end.

No. 4 Alabama 90, Georgia 69>> Mark Sears scored 20 points and No. 4 Alabama won its fifth straight game and for the 14th time in 15 contests, beating Georgia 90-69.

Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, Aiden Sherrell scored 12 points off the bench and Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway each added 10 points.

No. 8 Tennessee 64, No. 5 Florida 44>> Chaz Lanier scored 19 points to lead shorthanded No. 8 Tennessee to a 64-44 win over No. 5 Florida.

The Volunteers (18-4, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) were playing without starters Zakai Zeigler (knee) and Igor Milicic Jr. (illness).

No. 25 UConn 77, No. 9 Marquette 69>> Solo Ball scored a career-high 25 points while shooting 7 of 9 from 3-point range as No. 25 UConn never trailed in a 77-69 victory over No. 9 Marquette.

Ball’s seven 3-pointers matched a career high.

The loss dropped Marquette (18-4, 9-2) a game behind No. 15 St. John’s in the Big East standings.

No. 22 Texas Tech 82, No. 6 Houston 81>> Chance McMillian had 23 points including two free throws with 16 seconds left in overtime as No. 22 Texas Tech won its sixth straight, 82-81 over No. 6 Houston.

Houston (17-4, 9-1), had won 13 in a row and suffered its first loss at home since Jan. 22, 2023, against Temple, a 33-game streak.

USC 70, No. 7 Michigan State 64>> Desmond Claude scored 19, Wesley Yates III had 15 and Southern California upset No. 7 Michigan State 70-64, snapping the Spartans 13-game winning streak.

It was the Trojan’s first win against a top 10 team since beating then fifth-ranked Arizona last March.

Baylor 81, No. 11 Kansas 70>> Robert Wright III scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, and Baylor rallied from a 19-point deficit before the break for an 81-70 victory over No. 11 Kansas.

The collapse by the Jayhawks (15-6, 6-4 Big 12), who led 40-21 at halftime, came a week after sixth-ranked Houston pulled off improbable rallies in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime in a double-OT win at Allen Fieldhouse.

No. 13 Texas A&M 76, South Carolina 72>> Wade Taylor IV had 25 points and tied his career high with seven 3-pointers as No. 13 Texas A&M held off South Carolina 76-72. Taylor matched his best showing from outside, set last March in an NCAA Tournament win over Nebraska.

No. 20 Missouri 88, No. 14 Mississippi State 61>> Caleb Grill shot 6 for 11 from 3-point range and scored 20 points as No. 20 Missouri beat No. 14 Mississippi State 88-61.

Tamar Bates scored 14 points and Josh Gray added 10 for Missouri (17-4, 6-2 SEC), which hit 15 of 32 shots from distance.

No. 15 St. John’s 68, Providence 66>> Kadary Richmond scored 24 points, including the tiebreaking jumper with three seconds left, and No. 15 St. John’s held off Providence 68-66 at Madison Square Garden after blowing a 19-point lead in the final nine minutes.

No. 17 Wisconsin 75, Northwestern 69>> John Tonje had 27 points and 17th-ranked Wisconsin held off Northwestern for a 75-69 win.

Down 52-50, the Badgers (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) went on a 14-3 run just after the halfway point of the second half to take the lead for good.

Georgia Tech 77, No. 21 Louisville 70>> Lance Terry scored 23 points, including a jam that sparked a 9-0 run midway through the second half, and Georgia Tech rallied after trailing by 13 points to beat No. 21 Louisville 77-70 , ending the Cardinals’ 10-game winning streak.

Oklahoma 97, No. 24 Vanderbilt 67>> Freshman guard Jeremiah Fears scored 21 points to help Oklahoma dominate No. 24 Vanderbilt in a 97-67 win.

Oklahoma’s Jalon Moore added 19 points and surpassed 1,000 career points. Dayton Forsythe scored 14 points for the Sooners (16-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference), who have won three of four after losing their first four league games.

— The Associated Press