Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points, and No. 1 Auburn beat No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night in Auburn, Ala., in its first game without star center Johni Broome.
Chaney Johnson, who replaced Broome in the starting lineup, had 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Auburn (16-1, 4-0 SEC). Broome is out indefinitely with a left ankle sprain that he sustained last Saturday in Auburn’s 66-63 win at South Carolina.
Baker-Mazara shot 8 for 11, including 3 for 5 on 3-pointers. Miles Kelly and Denver Jones both scored 13.
Mississippi State (14-3, 2-2) shot just 35%. Josh Hubbard scored 17 points but was only 2 for 12.
NO. 3 DUKE 89, MIAMI 54: Freshman Kon Knueppel had season highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help host Duke beat Miami to stay unbeaten in the ACC.
Khaman Maluach had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0), who shot 54.8% and made 17 of 32 3-pointers, with 11 coming before halftime. Duke led by 24 at the break and never let Miami closer than 19 again.
NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI 74, NO. 4 ALABAMA 64: Malik Dia’s 23 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks led Mississippi to a win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Sean Pedulla scored 12 points and had three steals and Matthew Murrell scored 11. Jaylen Murray and Jaemyn Brakefield both scored 13 points off the bench for Mississippi (15-2, 4-0 SEC).
MISSOURI 83, NO. 5 FLORIDA 82: Caleb Grill scored 22 points, including two free throws with 5 seconds remaining, and Missouri stunned Florida to end the Gators’ 16-game winning streak at home.
Mark Mitchell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers (14-3, 3-1 SEC), who notched their first road win against a top-five team since 2012.
NO. 7 MARQUETTE 85, DEPAUL 83, OT: David Joplin made two of his seven 3-pointers in overtime, and Marquette outlasted DePaul for a victory in Chicago.
Joplin finished with 30 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Kam Jones had 18 points and 11 assists for Marquette (15-2, 6-0 Big East), which earned its sixth consecutive win.
NO. 8 KENTUCKY 81, NO. 11 TEXAS A&M 69: Jaxson Robinson scored 22 points to lead host Kentucky to a victory over Texas A&M.
Robinson made five of Kentucky’s nine 3-pointers, including four in the first half as the Wildcats (14-3, 3-1 SEC) improved to 5-0 against ranked opponents this season.
NO. 19 ILLINOIS 94, INDIANA 69: Kylan Boswell scored 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis added 21 and visiting Illinois opened a 28-point halftime lead in a blowout of Indiana.
Tomislav Ivisic had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a double-digit loss at home to USC.
NO. 24 WISCONSIN 70, OHIO STATE 68: John Tonje scored 17 points and host Wisconsin (14-3, 4-2 Big Ten) staved off a late rally by Ohio State (10-7, 2-4).