Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Madison, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The fourth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers used a huge second half to beat the 22nd-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes by a 75-71 margin on Sunday. The turning point in the game came midway through the second half. With his team leading 41-39, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected after bumping an official. McCaffery was upset about a no-call at one end and a foul that was called against Iowa at the other end, and he exploded as the game went to a TV timeout. He was first hit with a technical, but after bumping an official, McCaffery got the boot. Wisconsin scored five points on the ensuing possession to take the lead for good. Ben Brust and Josh Gasser had 19 and 14 points, respectively, for the Badgers (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who matched the best start in school history, tying the 1911-12 and 1913-14 teams. Wisconsin, which went 25-of-35 from the foul line, outscored Iowa by a 51-36 margin in the second half. Roy Devyn Marble ended with 27 points for the Hawkeyes (12-3, 1-1), who blew an 11-point halftime lead. Aaron White tallied 12 points and eight rebounds.
Final Score: (8) Wichita State 67, Northern Iowa 53
Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Fred VanVleet netted a game-high 22 points and pulled down six rebounds, as No. 8 Wichita State remained unbeaten on the season with a 67-53 win over Northern Iowa on Sunday at Charles Koch Arena. Cleanthony Early added 18 points and seven boards for the Shockers (15-0, 2-0 MVC), who set a school record with their 15th straight victory while continuing their best start in program history. Deon Mitchell led Northern Iowa (7-7, 1-1) with 16 points, while Jeremy Morgan registered seven points off the bench for the Panthers, who were coming off an 80-46 win over Bradley in their conference opener.
Final Score: (20) Colorado 100, (10) Oregon 91
Boulder, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Askia Booker scored 27 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 23 as No. 20 Colorado held off 10th-ranked Oregon, 100-91, on Sunday. Josh Scott and Xavier Johnson both scored 15, with Scott also grabbing 12 rebounds for the Buffaloes (13-2, 2-0 Pac-12), winners in three straight. Mike Moser dropped in 24 points while Joseph Young and Damyean Dotson added 16 points apiece for the Ducks (13-1, 1-1), who have lost four straight to Colorado.
Final Score: (11) Villanova 91, Providence 61
Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – JayVaughn Pinkston scored 19 points on 8- of-12 from the field in 11th-ranked Villanova’s 91-61 drubbing of Providence from The Pavilion. Dylan Ennis made 4-of-5 from beyond the arc en route to a career-best 17 points off the bench for Villanova (13-1, 2-0 Big East), which has won two straight following its lone loss of the season to former Big East rival Syracuse on Dec. 28. Darrun Hilliard contributed 15 points and Josh Hart scored 10 for the Wildcats, who made 14-of-26 from 3-point range as a team and outscored Providence 32-22 in the paint. The loss spoiled a complete game from Bryce Cotton, who tallied 25 points, six assists and six rebounds for Providence (10-5, 0-2), which swept both meetings with Villanova a season ago.
Final Score: (21) San Diego State 61, (16) Kansas 57
Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Xavier Thames scored a game-high 16 points and hit 4-of-4 from the foul line down the stretch to help 21st-ranked San Diego State to one of the biggest regular season wins in program history as the Aztecs edged No. 16 Kansas, 61-57, in a non-conference clash on Sunday. Skylar Spencer added 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and Josh Davis netted 10 with 14 boards as San Diego State (12-1) won its 11th straight overall. The Aztecs’ lone loss came on Nov. 14 to current No. 1 Arizona. The loss snapped Kansas’ historic run of 68 straight non-conference wins at Allen Fieldhouse. Andrew Wiggins and Frank Mason netted 14 apiece to pace the Jayhawks (9-4), who shot just 29.8 percent as a unit. Joel Embiid tallied his second career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Final Score: Wake Forest 73, (19) North Carolina 67
Winston-Salem, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Travis McKie scored 16 points to lead Wake Forest to a 73-67 win over No. 19 North Carolina on Sunday night. Codi Miller-McIntyre netted 11 points, while Tyler Cavanaugh added 11 points for the Demon Deacons (11-3, 1-0 ACC), who improved to 9-0 at home this season. James Michael McAdoo paced the Tar Heels (10-4, 0-1) with 13 points to go with eight rebounds. Brice Johnson and J.P. Tokoto each finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
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