No. 16 Red Raiders send No. 1 Wildcats to 2nd straight loss

TUCSON, Ariz. >> JT Toppin scored eight of his 31 points in a dominant overtime performance and No. 16 Texas Tech sent No. 1 Arizona to its second straight loss, shocking the Wildcats 78-75.

Texas Tech (19-6, 9-3 Big 12) beat the No. 1 team for the third time in school history. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2) were 23-0 before losing to No. 9 Kansas 82-78 on Monday.

In overtime, Toppin went to work, scoring four baskets on an array of tip-ins and low-post moves. The preseason All-America selection shot 13 of 22 from the field and had 13 rebounds to finish with his 47th career double-double. Anderson added 19 points, hitting six 3-pointers.

Arizona’s Tobe Awaka had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Brayden Burries also scored 16 points.

No. 2 Michigan 86, UCLA 56 >> Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 2 Michigan to a victory over UCLA that puts the program in position to be ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2013.

No. 1 Arizona lost Monday on the road against No. 9 Kansas and Saturday against No. 16 Texas Tech, giving the Wolverines (24-1, 14-1 Big Ten) a path to the top spot in the poll with their 10th straight win.

No. 3 Houston 78, Kansas State 64 >> Emanuel Sharp had 23 points and six rebounds as No. 3 Houston rallied from an early deficit to beat Kansas State for the Cougars’ sixth straight win.

Sharp scored 14 points on 4 of 10 shooting in the first half as Houston (23-2, 11-1 Big 12) built a 33-19 halftime lead.

No. 4 Duke 67, No. 20 Clemson 54 >> Star freshman Cameron Boozer had 18 points and No. 4 Duke held No. 20 Clemson to 35% shooting for a win.

Isaiah Evans added 17 points for the Blue Devils (23-2, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).

No. 5 Iowa State 74, No. 9 Kansas 56 >> Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and No. 5 Iowa State shook off a slow start to defeat No. 9 Kansas, snapping the Jayhawks’ eight-game winning streak.

The Cyclones (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) led 37-27 at halftime, then went on a 20-7 run in the opening 5 1/2 minutes of the second half, a stretch in which the Cyclones made six consecutive 3-pointers.

No. 6 UConn 79, Georgetown 75 >> Solo Ball had 20 points and Alex Karaban — who set a program record with his 136th career start — scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 6 UConn (24-2, 14-1 Big East) beat Georgetown.

No. 7 Nebraska 68, Northwestern 49 >> Pryce Sandfort scored 29 points, Sam Hoiberg added 14 and No. 7 Nebraska (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) shook off a slow start to beat Northwestern.

No. 11 North Carolina 79, Pittsburgh 65 >> Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Pittsburgh and secure another 20-win season.

No. 13 Purdue 78, Iowa 57 >> C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) beat Iowa.

No. 14 Florida 92, No. 25 Kentucky 83 >> Xaivian Lee scored 22 points, Urban Klavzar added 19 and No. 14 Florida beat 25th-ranked Kentucky for its 10th victory in its last 11 outings.

Thomas Haugh (17), Alex Condon (14) and Rueben Chinyelu (10) also scored in double figures for the Gators (19-6, 10-2 Southeastern Conference), who ended a six-game skid against the Wildcats at home.

No. 15 Virginia 70, Ohio State 66 >> Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia (22-3) beat Ohio State at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown.

No. 17 St. John’s 79, Providence 69 >> Dylan Darling had 23 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 St. John’s (20-5, 13-1 Big East) scored eight straight points after a fracas that resulted in six ejections to take the lead and earn its 11th straight victory over Providence.

No. 19 Vanderbilt 82, Texas A&M 69 >> Tyler Nickel scored 25 points to lead No. 19 Vanderbilt (21-4, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) to a victory over Texas A&M.

No. 21 Arkansas 88, Auburn 75 >> Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points and Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 to lead No. 21 Arkansas (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) past Auburn.

No. 24 Louisville 82, Baylor 71 >> Mikel Brown Jr. had a part of every point during Louisville’s (19-6, 8-4 ACC) go-ahead run early in the second half as the standout freshman followed up his historic game with 29 points and six assists in the No. 24 Cardinals’ win over Baylor.

No. 3 South Carolina holds off No. 6 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. >> Tessa Johnson scored 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 and extended its winning streak over the Tigers to 18 games.

Trailing 73-72, LSU had a chance to take a one-point lead with 45.5 seconds left, but Flau’jae Johnson missed two free throws.

South Carolina (25-2, 11-1 SEC) closed out the Tigers (22-4, 8-4) by scoring six straight points, including Madina Okot’s layup with 25.5 seconds left and her two free throws with 16.1 seconds remaining.

Raven Johnson added 19 for the Gamecocks, Okot had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds, and Joyce Edwards scored 10 points. Tessa Johnson and Raven Johnson combined for 19 of South Carolina’s 25 points in the second period.

Flau’jae Johnson led LSU with 21 points.

No. 1 UConn 71, Marquette 56 >> Azzi Fudd scored 25 points, Sarah Strong had 19 of her 22 in the second half and No. 1 UConn remained unbeaten with a victory over Marquette.

UConn (27-0, 16-0 Big East) has won 43 straight games and hasn’t lost since an 80-76 decision at Tennessee over a year ago. The Huskies also have won 63 straight Big East games, counting regular-season and tournament matchups.

Oklahoma State 75, No. 16 Texas Tech 65 >> Jadyn Wooten scored 16 points, Amari Whiting added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Oklahoma State outscored the Lady Raiders 22-9 in the second quarter to beat No. 16 Texas Tech.

The win marked the Cowgirls’ (20–7, 9–5 Big 12) second victory over a ranked opponent this season and secured their first 20-win campaign since 2022–23.

No. 24 Princeton 59, Cornell 38 >> Madison St. Rose led with 15 points and seven rebounds and No. 24 Princeton (20-3, 8-2 Ivy League) rode a big second half to defeat Cornell.

— The Associated Press