Themus Fulks scored 24 points and handed out 11 assists to lead hot-shooting UCF to a 97-84 upset win over No. 19 BYU on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.
Jordan Burks also rang up 24 points, Jamichael Stillwell contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds and George Beale Jr. pitched in 10 points for UCF (20-7, 9-6 Big 12), which won its third straight game.
UCF never trailed in the game and led by as much as 36 points. The Knights shot 56.3% from the floor and 58.3% (14 of 24) from 3-point distance.
AJ Dybantsa led BYU (20-8, 8-7) with 29 points and eight rebounds. Robert Wright III tallied 20 points and seven assists, and Aleksej Kostic pitched in 14 points as the Cougars lost for the sixth time in nine games.
No. 1 Duke 100, Notre Dame 56
Cameron Boozer piled up 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Blue Devils ran away from the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Ind.
Boozer collected his 16th double-double of the season and added two assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (26-2, 14-1 ACC). Darren Harris scored a career-best 16 off the bench.
Brady Koehler and Cole Certa netted 14 points apiece to pace Notre Dame (12-16, 3-12), which has lost 12 of its past 14 games. Coach Micah Shrewsberry injured his Achilles at some point near the end of the first half, and he wore a black walking boot on his left foot in the second half.
No. 2 Arizona 87, Baylor 80
Jaden Bradley scored 25 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists as the Wildcats rallied for a victory over the Bears in Waco, Texas.
Brayden Burries added 24 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Wildcats (26-2, 13-2 Big 12), who overcame a seven-point halftime deficit, sealing the victory in the final minutes. They swept a two-game road trip to Texas after knocking off then-No. 2 Houston on Saturday.
The Bears (14-14, 4-11) have dropped five of their last six. Cameron Carr produced a game-high 26 points, Isaac Williams IV finished with 16 points and Tounde Yessoufou had 12.
No. 3 Michigan 77, Minnesota 67
Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting as the Wolverines pulled away for a win over the Golden Gophers in Ann Arbor, Mich.
L.J. Cason added 14 points for Michigan (26-2, 16-1 Big Ten), which clinched at least a share of the conference’s regular-season title. It marked the program’s first share of a regular-season conference title since 2021.
Cade Tyson scored 20 points to lead Minnesota (13-15, 6-11). The injury-riddled Golden Gophers played with only six players, and Michigan’s bench outscored Minnesota’s bench 35-0.
No. 4 Iowa State 75, Utah 59
Joshua Jefferson recorded 21 points and six rebounds, record-setter Milan Momcilovic added 14 points and the Cyclones cruised to a victory over the Utes in Salt Lake City.
Jamarion Batemon added 13 points for Iowa State (24-4, 11-4 Big 12), which has won three of its past four games. Momcilovic made four 3-pointers to raise his season total to 104, passing Dedric Willoughby (102 in 1996-97) for the single-season school mark.
Terrence Brown scored 18 points and Don McHenry added 14 for Utah (10-18, 2-13), who lost for the 14th time in 16 games. Keanu Dawes added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 11 Virginia 90, NC State 61
Thijs De Ridder scored 19 points and the Cavaliers completed a season sweep of the Wolfpack with a wire-to-wire win in Charlottesville, Va.
The Cavaliers (25-3, 13-2 ACC) won their ninth straight game. They stayed one game behind No. 1 Duke in the ACC heading into Saturday’s showdown in Durham, N.C. Sam Lewis added 16 points, Jacari White scored 15, Malik Thomas had 12 and Chance Mallory chipped in 11.
The Wolfpack (19-9, 10-5) shot a season-worst 29.4% (20 of 68) from the field. They shot 36.0% in a 76-61 home loss to the Cavaliers on Jan. 3. Paul McNeil Jr. led NC State with 22 points, Darrion Williams added 14 and Ven-Allen Lubin had 11.
No. 16 Texas Tech 80, Cincinnati 68
Christian Anderson crafted an outstanding all-around game, tallying 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the Red Raiders ended the Big 12’s longest active winning streak by overcoming the Bearcats in Lubbock, Texas.
The point guard set a personal Big 12 career high by making 11 of 19 shots, including 3 of 8 from deep, as the Red Raiders (21-7, 11-4) moved to 2-0 without star forward J.T. Toppin. LeJaun Watts notched 13 points and five boards, while Donovan Atwell had 12 points, all on 4 of 9 long-range shooting.
Coming off a 16-point win at then-No. 8 Kansas on Saturday, the Bearcats (15-13, 7-8) arrived in Texas with momentum but wasted a hot start to lose for the first time in five games. Moustapha Thiam totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Jalen Celestine had 15 points.
No. 21 Miami (Ohio) 74, Eastern Michigan 64
Brant Byers scored 16 points to help lead the RedHawks to a win at the Eagles in a Mid-American Conference contest.
Miami (28-0, 15-0 MAC) kept its perfect season alive, although it was held to less than 80 points for only the sixth time this season. Antwone Woolfolk scored 14 points, Peter Suder had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Almar Atlason added 12 points for Miami.
Greg Lawson scored a game-high 29 points for Eastern Michigan (10-19, 4-12), which has lost 10 of its last 11 games.
Missouri 73, No. 22 Tennessee 69
T.O. Barrett scored a career-high 28 points as the Tigers bolstered their NCAA Tournament case by beating the Volunteers in Columbia, Mo.
Mark Mitchell added 23 points as the Tigers (19-9, 9-6 Southeastern Conference) won for the fifth time in seven games and won for the second in three straight games against ranked opponents.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Volunteers (20-8, 10-5) with 19 points. Tennessee, which had a four-game winning streak snapped, outrebounded the Tigers 42-30, but turned the ball over 15 times and allowed Missouri to shoot 61.5% in the second half.
Dayton 77, No. 23 Saint Louis 62
Amael L’Etang scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, sparking the Flyers to a home upset win over the Billikens.
Javon Bennett added 17 points and Jordan Derkack put up 14 points for Dayton (19-9, 10-5 Atlantic 10), which won its fourth straight game.
Kellen Thames led Saint Louis (25-3, 13-2) with a career-high 24 points. Dion Brown contributed 15 points and Robbie Avila chipped in 10 points for the Billikens, who have lost two of three games after an 18-game winning streak.
–Field Level Media
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