Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Willie Cauley-Stein turned in a dominant performance with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots in the third-ranked Kentucky Wildcats’ 81-63 rout of Eastern Michigan in the finale of the Keightley Classic from Rupp Arena. Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The win marked Kentucky’s 500th at Rupp Arena. Darell Combs dropped a game-high 23 off the bench for the Eagles (5-1), who did not have a starter reach double figures. Ray Lee followed up his 38-point outburst against Texas-Arlington with just two points on 1-of-9 from the field.

Final Score: (4) Arizona 66, Drexel 62

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Nick Johnson had 20 points and fourth- ranked Arizona rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to beat Drexel, 66-62, in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Kaleb Tarczewski added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon totaled 10 points and 13 boards for the Wildcats (6-0), who will play No. 6 Duke in the title game Friday. T.J. McConnell also had 11 points. Chris Fouch scored 29 and Frantz Massenat added 17 points for the Dragons (3-2), who scored the game’s first nine points and led 27-8 before the Wildcats rallied late in the first half. Drexel junior guard Damion Lee, who came into the game the team’s second- leading scorer, was helped off the court midway through the second half with an apparent right knee injury.

Final Score: (6) Duke 74, Alabama 64

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Jabari Parker scored 27 points and sixth- ranked Duke beat Alabama, 74-64, in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Quinn Cook tallied 17 points and Matt Jones scored 13 for the Blue Devils (6-1), who will face No. 4 Arizona in the championship game Friday at Madison Square Garden. A win Friday would give the Blue Devils their fifth title at this event, joining the efforts from 1985, 2000, 2005 and 2009. Nick Jacobs had 18 points, while Trevor Releford and Algie Key both added 11 for the Crimson Tide (3-2), who faces Drexel in the consolation contest.

Final Score: (8) Syracuse 74, (18) Baylor 67

Maui, HI (SportsNetwork.com) – C.J. Fair had 24 points and the eighth-ranked Syracuse Orange defeated the 18th-ranked Baylor Bears 74-67 to capture their third Maui Invitational title. Jerami Grant added 19 points for the Orange (7-0), who also won this tournament in 1990 and 1998. Trevor Cooney and Tyler Ennis both tallied 11 points. Cory Jefferson ended with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Bears (6-1), who had an 11-game winning streak snapped. Kenny Chery and Brady Heslip both had 12 points.

Final Score: (10) Wisconsin 70, West Virginia 63

Cancun, Mexico (SportsNetwork.com) – Sam Dekker posted 21 points and a game- high 12 rebounds as No. 10 Wisconsin topped West Virginia, 70-63, in the finale of the Cancun Challenge. Ben Brust picked up 16 points and Josh Gasser added 11 for the Badgers (8-0), who took down Saint Louis in the semis. Eron Harris poured in a game-best 27 points for the Mountaineers (5-2), who bested Old Dominion to reach the final. Juwan Staten had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists in defeat.

Final Score: (11) Gonzaga 91, Arkansas 81

Maui, HI (SportsNetwork.com) – Kevin Pangos poured in a career-high 34 points, missing just one of his eight 3-point attempts, and No. 11 Gonzaga beat Arkansas 91-81 on Wednesday in the Maui Invitational’s fifth-place game. Pangos hit consecutive 3s and Sam Dower Jr. followed with a 3 for a quick 9-0 run that gave Gonzaga a 75-57 lead with 6:14 left. The Bulldogs (6-1) led comfortably the rest of the way to post a 2-1 record in Maui with a loss to Dayton on Monday and a victory over Chaminade on Tuesday. Dower finished with 19 points and Gary Bell Jr. scored 13. Bobby Portis had 18 points to lead Arkansas (4-2), Alandise Harris scored 17 and Michael Qualls added 13. The Razorbacks lost two of three in Maui, falling to California on Monday and topping Minnesota on Tuesday.

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