Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules
Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Jermaine Marshall capped off a 29-point night by hitting the go-ahead basket with 14.7 seconds left, giving Arizona State a thrilling 69-66 double-overtime win over No. 2 Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena. Jahii Carson added 17 points and Jordan Bachynski had 13 along with eight blocks, none bigger than his rejection of T.J. McConnell in the final seconds that sealed the Sun Devils’ first-ever victory over a top-five opponent on their home court since Feb. 20, 1992, when Arizona State (19-6, 8-4 Pac-12) knocked off the then fifth-ranked Wildcats. McConnell led Arizona (23-2, 10-2) with 17 points and Nick Johnson had 14 along with nine rebounds, but the Wildcats were held to just a 35.9 percent shooting percentage while struggling mightily at the foul line, making good on just 16-of-30 attempts from the stripe. Kaleb Tarczewski and Aaron Gordon each posted double- doubles in the loss, Arizona’s second in four games since a 21-0 season start. The swoon has coincided with the season-ending loss of starting forward Brandon Ashley, who tore a ligament in his right foot in the Wildcats’ 60-58 setback to California on Feb. 1. Tarczewski finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds, with Gordon compiling 13 points and 10 boards.
Final Score: (13) Louisville 82, Temple 58
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Montrezl Harrell posted a career-high 22 points with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in 13th-ranked Louisville’s 82-58 rout of Temple at Liacouras Center. Russ Smith added 15 points and Wayne Blackshear scored 13 off the bench for Louisville (20-4, 9-2 AAC), which led start-to-finish in this one. Luke Hancock chipped in 11 points in the Cardinals’ third straight win. The tilt was originally slated for Thursday, but a snowstorm in Philadelphia pushed it back a day. Will Cummings paced Temple (6-17, 1-10) with 16 points in the setback. Anthony Lee scored 14 as the Owls dropped their fourth in a row since earning their lone conference win over Rutgers on Jan. 29.
Final Score: (23) SMU 77, Rutgers 65
Piscataway, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – With Nic Moore scoring 16 of his game- high 21 points after intermission, No. 23 SMU pulled away in the second half to record a 77-65 victory over Rutgers in an American Athletic Conference clash. Moore made good on 4-of-6 attempts from 3-point range over the final 20 minutes as the Mustangs (20-5, 9-3 AAC) prevailed in their first game as a nationally ranked team since 1985. Nick Russell contributed 16 points in SMU’s ninth triumph in its last 10 outings, while Cannen Cunningham finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Myles Mack paced Rutgers (10-15, 4-8) with 17 points and Kadeem Jack had 15 along with eight rebounds in the loss.
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