Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules

Tucson, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Aaron Gordon tallied 19 points with a career- best 15 rebounds in third-ranked Arizona’s 79-66 rout of Stanford in front of a sold out McKale Center crowd on Sunday to claim the outright regular season Pac-12 crown. T.J. McConnell added 14 points and Nick Johnson scored 13 for Arizona (27-2, 14-2 Pac-12), which finished unbeaten at home for the second time in the last four seasons. The Wildcats have won four straight overall and nine in a row over Stanford. Josh Huestis finished with 22 points and 12 boards in the Stanford’s (18-10, 9-7) second straight defeat.

Final Score: (8) Villanova 73, Marquette 56

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Darrun Hilliard II poured in a career- high 26 points to lead eighth-ranked Villanova to a 73-56 win over Marquette at Wells Fargo Center. Josh Hart chipped in with 13 points off the bench and JayVaughn Pinkston scored 11 points and pulled down seven boards for the Wildcats (26-3, 14-2 Big East), winners in four straight. With the win and a Creighton loss on Saturday, Villanova moved one full game ahead of the Bluejays first place in the Big East. The Wildcats will visit Xavier on Thursday before closing out the regular season at home against Georgetown on March 8. Deonte Burton scored 13 points and Todd Mayo added 11 for the Golden Eagles (17-12, 9-7), who fell to 0-5 against ranked opponents this season. Marquette’s starters combined to go just 5-for-23 from the field in the setback.

Final Score: (14) Wisconsin 71, Penn State 66

University Park, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Josh Gasser had 15 points, Ben Brust scored 14 and 14th-ranked Wisconsin fended off Penn State, 71-66, at the Bryce Jordan Center. Gasser and Brust accounted for seven of the Badgers’ eight made 3-pointers. Gasser knocked down one of his three treys to make it 43-33 early in the second half. Penn State, seeking its second straight home win over a ranked opponent, got within two three times, but couldn’t move ahead. A Tim Frazier shot in the lane cut the Nittany Lions’ deficit to 66-64 with 18.2 seconds remaining. Traevon Jackson then made four free throws around a missed 3-pointer by D.J. Newbill to seal Wisconsin’s seventh consecutive win. Jackson finished with 13 points and five assists for the Badgers (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten). Newbill scored 23 points to pace the Nittany Lions (14-15, 5-11), who posted a 65-63 victory over No. 22 Ohio State on Thursday.

Final Score: (20) Iowa 83, Purdue 76

Iowa City, IA (SportsNetwork.com) – Roy Devyn Marble had 21 points and five assists to help No. 20 Iowa get back on track with an 83-76 victory over Purdue at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (20-9, 9-7 Big Ten) halted a three-game losing streak, though it didn’t come easy. Purdue overcame a 13- point halftime deficit to lead 64-60 with less than 10 minutes left before Iowa reversed the momentum with an 8-0 run and held on the rest of the way. Aaron White and Mike Gesell each posted 15 points for the Hawkeyes, with White adding 10 rebounds in the win. Raphael Davis finished with 18 points for Purdue (15-14, 5-11), while A.J. Hammons accumulated 16 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a losing cause.

Final Score: Indiana 72, (22) Ohio State 64

Bloomington, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Yogi Ferrell scored a game-high 20 points to lead Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64 on Sunday. Will Sheehey netted 19 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four steals for the Hoosiers (17-12, 7-9 Big Ten), who have won three of their last four. LaQuinton Ross and Lenzelle Smith Jr. both scored 19 points for the Buckeyes (22-8, 9-8), who have lost two straight on the heels of a three-game win streak.

Final Score: (25) New Mexico 72, Nevada 58

Reno, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Cameron Bairstow had 22 points and the 25th- ranked New Mexico Lobos used a big second half to beat the Nevada Wolf Pack by a 72-58 margin on Sunday. Kendall Williams added 11 points and 10 assists for the Lobos (23-5, 14-2 MWC), who have won five in a row. Alex Kirk tallied 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. New Mexico is tied with San Diego State for the top spot in the Mountain West Conference standings. The Lobos wrap up the regular season with a road test against the Aztecs next Saturday after hosting Air Force on Wednesday. Cole Huff and Deonte Burton each had 15 points for the Wolf Pack (13-16, 8-8), who have lost six of seven. AJ West finished with 10 points and seven boards.

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