Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Bloomington, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Yogi Ferrell netted 25 points to help Indiana hand No. 3 Wisconsin its first loss of the season, a 75-72 decision at Assembly Hall. Ferrell scored five straight points late to break a 65-65 tie. Wisconsin made it a one-point game in the final minute on Frank Kaminsky’s layup before Ferrell potted a pair of free throws with 18.1 seconds remaining. Out of a timeout, Traevon Jackson and Ben Brust missed 3-pointers and Stanford Robinson corralled the final rebound for the Hoosiers (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) before running out the clock. Robinson and Will Sheehey scored 13 points apiece for IU, which had lost 12 straight against the Badgers (16-1, 3-1). Indiana has never lost 13 in a row to a single opponent. Jackson led Wisconsin with a career-best 21 points. Brust scored 13, Josh Gasser and Kaminsky had 11 apiece and Sam Dekker chipped in 10 points. The loss left Arizona, Syracuse and Wichita State as the lone unbeaten teams in the country.

Final Score: (5) Wichita State 72, Bradley 50

Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Fred VanVleet dropped a game-high 22 points to lead No. 5 Wichita State to a 72-50 rout of Bradley from Charles Koch Arena. VanVleet shot 7-for-10 from the floor and made both of his 3-point tries as Wichita State (18-0, 5-0 MVC) matched its best start in conference play since the 1964-65 season. The Shockers are already off to the best start overall in program history. Darius Carter added 11 points in the triumph while Wichita’s two leading scorers, Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker, combined for just 13 on 4-of-11 shooting. Walt Lemon, Jr. paced Bradley (6-12, 1-4) with 12 points in the setback.

Final Score: (7) Florida 72, Georgia 50

Gainesville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Frazier had 21 points, Dorian Finney-Smith scored 14 and No. 7 Florida beat Georgia, 72-50, to set a program record with its 25th straight win at home. Will Yeguete added 12 points and Patric Young had 10 for the Gators (14-2, 3-0 SEC), who got their eighth win in a row overall despite missing leading scorer Casey Prather, who sat for a second straight game with an injured knee. Juwan Parker led Georgia (8-7, 2-1) with 13 points and Marcus Thornton scored 11.

Final Score: Arkansas 87, (13) Kentucky 85 (OT)

Fayetteville, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Qualls’ two-handed tip slam with 0.2 seconds left in overtime lifted the Arkansas Razorbacks to an exhilarating 87-85 win over 13th-ranked Kentucky in an SEC battle from Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (12-4, 1-2 SEC) hoped to avoid its second straight overtime tilt and led 74-71 late in regulation, but Andrew Harrison’s uncontested 3-pointer from the right wing with a second left forced overtime. The teams traded blows throughout the extra session, with a pair of Qualls free throws 27 seconds before the final buzzer giving the Razorbacks another three-point advantage. On the other end, James Young drilled a triple which would have led to a second overtime, but Qualls had other ideas. As the seconds trickled down, Rashad Madden isolated his man on the right wing before launching a pull-up 3. No one blocked out Qualls on the weak side, and the rebound caromed into the hands of the 6-foot-6 sophomore. Qualls rose well above the rim before slamming it home to the delight of the home crowd. Qualls and Madden netted 18 points apiece to lead Arkansas, which avoided back-to- back home losses for the first time since Feb 23-28, 2012.

Final Score: (19) Cincinnati 69, Temple 58

Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Sean Kilpatrick poured in a game-high 23 points to lead 19th-ranked Cincinnati to a 69-58 win over Temple at Fifth Third Arena. Justin Jackson had 15 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks and Titus Rubles added 13 points and 12 boards for the Bearcats (16-2, 5-0 AAC), winners in nine straight. Dalton Pepper scored 21 points, Quenton DeCosey had 17 and Anthony Lee finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Owls (5-10, 0-5), who have dropped five straight.

Final Score: (20) Creighton 88, Butler 60

Omaha, NE (SportsNetwork.com) – Doug McDermott scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half to lead the No. 20 Creighton Blue Jays to an 88-60 thrashing of the Butler Bulldogs. Austin Chatman was the only other player in double figures for Creighton (15-2, 5-0 Big East) with 10 points, while Devin Brooks and Will Artino chipped in with nine points each off the bench in the win. Kellen Dunham paced Butler (10-7, 0-5) with 12 points and Khyle Marshall added 11 points in the Bulldogs’ fifth straight defeat.

Final Score: (22) Pittsburgh 81, Georgia Tech 74

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Talib Zanna posted 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 22 Pittsburgh took an 81-74 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday. James Robinson posted 16 points and five assists while Cameron Wright had 14 points for the Panthers (16-1, 4-0 ACC), who have won six straight. Trae Golden had 22 points and Marcus Georges-Hunt added 13 for the Yellow Jackets (10-7, 1-3), who have dropped three of their last four.

Final Score: Kansas State 72, (25) Oklahoma 66

Manhattan, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcus Foster snapped a tie with a three- pointer late in regulation, the last of his team-high 18 points, and Kansas State knocked off No. 25 Oklahoma, 72-66, at Bramlage Coliseum. Shane Southwell totaled 16 with eight rebounds and Wesley Iwundu added 11 points for the Wildcats (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), who recovered from a loss to rival Kansas and won for the 11th time in their last 12 outings. Ryan Spangler’s game-best double-double of 21 points and 14 boards wasn’t enough for the Sooners (13-4, 2-2), who have dropped two of three after winning seven straight. Buddy Hield posted 12 points and five assists in the setback, one which is likely to drop Oklahoma out of the rankings entirely.

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