Rundown of Thursday’s Top 25 action.
No. 10 UCLA 82 No. 5 OREGON 79
Aaron Holiday scored six points during a 9-0 run late in the second half, and UCLA went up five points and held on to beat the Oregon Ducks and avenge a loss in their most previous meeting when Dillon Brooks hit a game-winning three.
Lonzo Ball topped the Bruins with 15 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Brooks led Oregon with 19 points, three rebounds and a pair of assists.
UCLA, ranked number one in the country shooting 53.5 percent from the floor, hit 50.8 percent (32-63) against the Ducks, ranked 16th in field goal percentage defense at 39.1 percent.
The Bruins improve to 22-3 and the Ducks fall to 21-4.
No. 1 GONZAGA 90 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 60
Nigel Williams-Goss recorded a double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) to lead Gonzaga (25-0).
No. 7 WISCONSIN 70 NEBRASKA 69 in OT
Nigel Hayes dropped 20 points for Wisconsin (21-3), including the game-winning three. Tai Webster had 19 points and five assists for Nebraska (10-14).
No. 18 DUKE 86 No. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 78
Grayson Allen propelled Duke (19-5) with 25 points, three rebounds and three assists. UNC’s (21-5) Justin Jackson picked up 21 points and five rebounds.
No. 16 PURDUE 69 INDIANA 64
Vince Edwards (26 points, eight rebounds) and Caleb Swanigan (16 points, 14 rebounds before fouling out) combined to lead Purdue (20-5). Thomas Bryant (Bishop Kearney) scored 23 points and grabbed three rebounds for Indiana (15-10). Swanigan has the most double-doubles in Division I basketball this season with 21.
No. 20 SAINT MARY’S 51 PORTLAND 41
Jock Landale posted up a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) for Saint Mary’s (22-2). Jazz Johnson scored 10 points, pulled down three rebounds and dished out three assists for Portland (9-16) which has lost 11 straight games.
No. 25 SMU 66 TEMPLE 50
Semi Ojeleye led SMU (21-4) with 30 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Quinton Rose (Bishop Kearney) gave Temple (13-12) 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals off the bench. SMU has won seven straight.
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VERMONT 82 NEW HAMPSHIRE 74
Anthony Lamb (Greece Athena) netted 26 points and collected 13 rebounds for Vermont.
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