Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Gainesville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Scottie Wilbekin led all scorers with 19 points in No. 3 Florida’s 68-58 victory over Missouri on Tuesday from O’Connell Center. Wilbekin made just two field goals but hit 13-of-16 from the charity stripe to help Florida (20-2, 9-0 SEC) to its 14th straight win. Michael Frazier II netted 12 of his 14 points in the second half, and Patric Young notched 13 in the triumph. Florida got a boost from freshman big man Chris Walker, who finally made his debut after academic issues and a suspension for receiving impermissible benefits kept him out of the first 21 games. Walker threw down a pair of alley-oops to go with two rebounds and two blocks in his first collegiate action. Missouri’s (16-6, 4-5) dynamic backcourt of Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, with Brown also contributing six assists in the Tigers’ second straight loss.
Final Score: (8) Kansas 69, Baylor 52
Waco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Naadir Tharpe scored 22 points to lead eighth- ranked Kansas to a 69-52 win over Baylor at Ferrell Center. Andrew Wiggins added 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals and Perry Ellis finished with 14 points, 10 boards and two blocks for the Jayhawks (17-5, 8-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss to Texas on Saturday. Cory Jefferson scored 14 points and Brady Heslip added 12 for the Bears (14-8, 2-7), losers in six of their last seven games.
Final Score: (11) Duke 83, Wake Forest 63
Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Jabari Parker scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds as 11th-ranked Duke cruised past Wake Forest, 83-63, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Rasheed Sulaimon added 19 points and Andre Dawkins finished with 17 for the Blue Devils (18-5, 7-3 ACC), who bounced back from a heartbreaking overtime loss to Syracuse on Saturday. Devin Thomas scored 14 points and Arnaud-William Adala Moto added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (14-8, 4-6), losers in three straight.
Final Score: (15) Texas 59, TCU 54
Fort Worth, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Holmes had 20 points to go with a career-best 16 rebounds in 15th-ranked Texas’ 59-54 triumph over TCU in a Big 12 clash on Tuesday. Cameron Ridley scored 12 points with nine rebounds for Texas (18-4, 7-2 Big 12), which has won seven straight games following a Jan. 8 setback to Oklahoma State. Isaiah Taylor added 11 points and seven assists. Amric Fields paced the Horned Frogs (9-12, 0-9) with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Kyan Anderson and Brandon Parrish went for 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Final Score: Ohio State 76, (17) Iowa 69
Iowa City, IA (SportsNetwork.com) – Aaron Craft scored 17 points with six assists and six steals to lead Ohio State to its second straight road win over a ranked opponent with a 76-69 takedown of No. 17 Iowa on Tuesday. Craft shot 6-of-7 from the floor and made both of his 3-point tries in the Buckeyes’ (18-5, 5-5 Big Ten) third win in their last four games after dropping four straight. LaQuinton Ross donated 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Amir Williams and Lenzelle Smith, Jr. added 12 points apiece and Shannon Scott netted 11 off the bench. Mike Gesell led Iowa (17-6, 6-4) with 16 points on 7- of-11 shooting, and Gabriel Olaseni had 14 on 5-of-5 shooting. The rest of the Hawkeyes shot just 15-of-44 (34.1 percent) in the setback.
Final Score: (18) Kentucky 80, Ole Miss 64
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Willie Cauley-Stein had a great all-around performance with 18 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks, and 18th-ranked Kentucky continued its domination of Ole Miss with an 80-64 victory at Rupp Arena. Aaron Harrison scored 16 for the Wildcats (17-5, 7-2 SEC), who have won back- to-back contests since a Jan. 28 loss at LSU. Kentucky also moved to 101-13 all-time against Ole Miss, including a 51-2 mark at home. The Wildcats are 27-1 at Rupp Arena against the Rebels. Marshall Henderson had 16 points for the Rebels (15-7, 6-3), who failed to build on a 75-71 home win over South Carolina Saturday.
Final Score: (24) Memphis 101, Rutgers 69
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Austin Nichols led six Memphis scorers in double figures with 18 points, as the 24th-ranked Tigers routed Rutgers, 101- 69, on Tuesday at FedExForum. Joe Jackson contributed 16 points and eight assists, Michael Dixon, Jr. scored 15, and Shaq Goodwin netted 13 points with six rebounds for the Tigers (17-5, 7-3 AAC), who bounced back from Saturday’s 87-72 setback at SMU. Chris Crawford donated 12 points, 11 boards and five assists, while Geron Johnson supplied 12 points and five helpers for Memphis, which knocked down a season-high 12 3-pointers on 63.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Kadeem Jack scored 12 points and grabbed six boards to pace Rutgers (9-14, 3-7), which has lost five of its last six games.
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