Saturday’s Top 25 action.
No. 23 NOTRE DAME 75 CLEMSON 70
Matt Farrell drilled a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining to seal the come-from-behind victory. Notre Dame fought back from seven down at halftime to win its fifth straight.
Notre Dame, ranked 28th in the nation connecting 39.6 percent of the time from three-point range, finished 15 of 32 (46.9) behind the arc. Senior forward V.J. Beachem paced the night, going 6-10 (60 percent) from for three.
Beachem led Notre Dame with 22 points. Junior forward Bonzie Colson had a double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) for the Irish. Senior forward Jaron Blossomgame had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead Clemson.
Notre Dame improves to 14-2 and Clemson falls to 11-4.
No. 1 VILLANOVA 93 MARQUETTE 81
Senior forward Kris Jenkins scored 23 points, along with collecting four rebounds, three assists and three steals for Nova (15-1). Freshman guard Markus Howard scored 21 points to go with three rebounds and three assists for Marquette (10-5).
No. 2 BAYLOR 61 OKLAHOMA STATE 57
Junior guard Manu Lecomte topped Baylor (15-0) with 17 points, and junior forward Johnathan Motley added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Phil Forte III topped Oklahoma State (10-5) with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists.
No. 3 KANSAS 85 TEXAS TECH 68
Frank Mason III dropped 26 points, hauled in five rebounds and dished out four assists to lead Kansas (14-1/3-0 Big 12). Zach Smith scored 17 points, hauled in seven rebounds and dished out three assists for Texas Tech (12-3/1-2 Big 12)
No. 6 KENTUCKY 97 ARKANSAS 71
Freshman guard De’Aaron Fox‘s 27 points, six rebounds and six assists paced Kentucky (13-2).
No. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 82 TCU 70
Daxter Miles Jr.contributed 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists for West Virginia (13-2/2-1).
No. 8 DUKE 93 BOSTON COLLEGE 82
Jayson Tatum paced Duke (14-2) with 22 points, six rebounds and four steals. Grayson Allen added a double-double with 12 points and 11 assists for the Blue Devils.
No. 9 LOUISVILLE 65 GEORGIA TECH 50
Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points, dished out four assists and grabbed three rebounds for Louisville (13-3). Ben Lammers scored 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocks for Georgia Tech (9-6).
No. 10 CREIGHTON 78 PROVIDENCE 64
Justin Patton scored 20 points to lead Creighton (15-1), and Maurice Watson Jr. added a double-double with 11 points and 14 assists. Junior forward Emmitt Holt (Webster Schroeder) led Providence (11-6) with 17 points and seven rebounds.
No. 12 FLORIDA STATE 93 No. 21 VIRGINIA TECH 78
Terance Mann led Florida State (15-1) with 22 points and nine rebounds. Chris Clarke collected 22 points and eight rebounds for Virginia Tech (12-3).
No. 15 OREGON 85 WASHINGTON STATE 66
Oregon’s (15-2) senior forward Chris Boucher led the team with 29 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Washington State’s (9-6) senior forward Josh Hawkinson led his team with 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
No. 16 XAVIER 97 ST. JOHN’S 82
Edmond Sumner poured in 20 points, handed out seven assists and grabbed five rebounds for Xavier (13-2). Marcus LoVett dropped 32 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists for St. John’s (8-9).
No. 17 ARIZONA 82 COLORADO 73
Freshman forward Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and pulled down six rebounds for Arizona (15-2). Senior guard Xavier Johnson scored 26 points and junior guard George King put up a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) for Colorado (10-6).
No. 18 BUTLER 85 GEORGETOWN 76 OT
Junior forward Kelan Martin scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Butler (14-2). LJ Peak scored 21 points, adding three rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks for Georgetown (8-8).
No. 19 SAINT MARY’S 63 SAN FRANCISCO 52
Jock Landale recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Saint Mary’s (14-1). Senior guard Ronnie Boyce had 19 points and six rebounds for San Francisco (11-6).
No. 22 CINCINNATI 67 HOUSTON 58
Kyle Washington paced Cincinnati (13-2) with 19 points and nine rebounds. Houston (12-4) junior guard Rob Gray Jr. (21 points) and senior guard Damyean Dotson (10 points and 10 rebounds) combined to top the Cougars.
No. 24 FLORIDA 83 TENNESSEE 70
KeVaughn Allen scored 23 points, pulled in five rebounds and collected four steals for Florida (12-3). Admiral Schofield recorded a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) off the bench for Tennesee (8-7).
No. 25 INDIANA 96 ILLINOIS 80
Junior guard James Blackmon Jr. netted 25 points, collected four rebounds and distributed three assists for Indiana (11-5). Sophomore center Thomas Bryant (Bishop Kearney) contributed 20 points and six rebounds. Senior guard Malcolm Hill netted 21 points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out three assists for Illinois (11-5).
OTHER:
BUFFALO 77 EASTERN MICHIGAN 68
Redshirt sophomore guard Dontay Caruthers (East High School) scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out four assists for Buffalo.
TEMPLE 81 EAST CAROLINA 62
Freshman guard Quinton Rose (Bishop Kearney) scored 14 points, grabbed four rebounds and had one assist for Temple.
SAINT JOSEPH’S 70 FORDHAM 55
Redshirt junior guard Antwoine Anderson (Bishop Kearney) scored 12 points, handed out four assists and grabbed three rebounds for Fordham.
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