Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Evansville, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Ron Baker totaled a career-high 26 points and Fred VanVleet added 18 to go with eight assists and five steals, as No. 4 Wichita State remained unblemished with a 84-68 victory over Evansville on Sunday. Cleanthony Early contributed 13 points and seven rebounds with Tekele Cotton having 12 points for the Shockers (27-0, 14-0 MVC), who take on Loyola- Chicago on Wednesday. Wichita State became the first squad to begin a season with 27 straight wins since Illinois in 2004-05. Egidijus Mockevicius was perfect from the field and the free-throw line, picking up 19 points and a game-best 10 rebounds for the Purple Aces (11-16, 4-10), losers in five of their last six. D.J. Balentine sank three triples en route to 19 points in defeat.

Final Score: (18) Creighton 101, (6) Villanova 80

Omaha, NE (SportsNetwork.com) – Doug McDermott tied his season-high with 39 points and No. 18 Creighton took a 101-80 victory over No. 6 Villanova in a crucial Big East battle on Sunday. McDermott shot 13-of-17, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and hit all nine of his free throws while adding seven rebounds for the Bluejays (21-4, 11-2 Big East), who have won their past two games. Isaiah Zierden scored a personal-best 13 points and Devin Brooks added 12 in the win. McDermott passed Larry Bird for 13th all-time on the college scoring list as he now sits at 2,863 points. Bird finished his career with 2,850. Thanks to this win and a 96-68 victory over Villanova on Jan. 20, in which the team hit a school record 21 3-pointers, Creighton now sits in first place in the conference. James Bell had 18 points and six rebounds, while JayVaughn Pinkston gave 15 points and five rebounds for the Wildcats (22-3, 10-2), who had won six straight after last month’s loss to Creighton.

Final Score: Nebraska 60, (9) Michigan State 51

East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Terran Petteway, Walter Pitchford and unranked Nebraska went into Breslin Center and shocked ninth-ranked Michigan State, 60-51, in Sunday’s Big Ten clash. Petteway scored 16 of his game- high 23 points in the second half, while Pitchford made four triples en route to a career-best 18 to help Nebraska (14-10, 6-6 Big Ten) to its third straight win overall and first road win over a ranked opponent since Feb, 2008, snapping a streak of 21 straight losses. Gary Harris scored 18 with four assists for MSU (21-5, 10-3), losers in four of seven. The Spartans and Michigan Wolverines both suffered defeats on Sunday, leaving the two schools in a deadlock on top of the conference standings with three weeks to play in the regular season.

Final Score: (13) Louisville 102, Rutgers 54

Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Luke Hancock scored 25 points on just nine shots as No. 13 Louisville rolled to a 102-54 drubbing of Rutgers on Sunday from KFC Yum! Center. Hancock shot 7-of-9 from the floor and 6-of-8 from the arc for the Cardinals (21-4, 10-2 AAC), who led wire-to-wire en route to their fourth straight triumph. Terry Rozier had 16 points and Wayne Blackshear scored 10, both in a reserve role. Myles Mack and Kadeem Jack netted 10 points apiece in the setback. Rutgers (10-16, 4-9) has lost two in a row and seven of nine overall.

Final Score: (21) Wisconsin 75, (15) Michigan 62

Ann Arbor, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Frank Kaminsky poured in 17 of his 25 points in the second half, as No. 21 Wisconsin raced out to an early lead and held on to take down 15th-ranked Michigan, 75-62, at Crisler Arena. Sam Dekker posted 15 points and nine rebounds, with Josh Gasser adding 13 for the Badgers (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten), winners in four straight. Caris LeVert totaled 25 points for the Wolverines (18-7, 10-3), who have dropped three of their last five. Nik Stauskas had 11 points and Glenn Robinson III picked up 10 in a losing effort. Michigan was denied a chance to pull ahead of first-place Michigan State, instead falling a half-game off the pace. The Spartans take on Nebraska later Sunday.

Final Score: Temple 71, (23) SMU 64

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dalton Pepper scored 24 points to help Temple upend No. 23 SMU, 71-64, on Sunday. Will Cummings had 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Owls (7-17, 2-10 ACC), who had dropped four straight coming into the game. Quenton DeCosey also gave 13 points and four steals in the win. Markus Kennedy had 18 points and five rebounds for the Mustangs (20-6, 9-4), who had a four-game winning streak broken. Nic Moore added 15 points in the loss.

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