No. 10 Iowa State takes down No. 1 Purdue, 81-58
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points and Iowa State sank 11 3-pointers to propel No. 10 Iowa State to a dominant 81-58 win over No. 1 Purdue on Saturday.
Momcilovic, Killyan Toure and Joshua Jefferson all hit three 3-pointers. Toure scored 13, Blake Buchanan 12, and Jefferson 11 for the Cyclones (9-0). Iowa State shot 59% in the second half.
“We played our absolute best,” Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “When you play an elite competitor and tremendous program and have the respect we have for the program, you know it’s going to take your best and we were fortunate enough to do that. We made enough shots and made enough plays.”
Leading 35-31 at halftime, the Cyclones used an 11-0 run to take a 48-33 lead with 17:17 left. Tamin Lipsey, Momcilovic and Toure sank three consecutive 3-pointers to finish the spurt.
NO. 3 MICHIGAN 101, RUTGERS 60
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and Michigan won its fifth consecutive game by 25 or more points, beating Rutgers.
The Wolverines scored more than 100 points for the third consecutive game, a feat last accomplished during their 1989 national championship season.
Yaxel Lendenborg had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Wolverines (8-0, 1-0) in their Big Ten opener. Trey McKenney added 13 points, and Elliot Cadeau had 11 points and nine assists.
Michigan shot 60% from the field while making its case for the No. 1 spot in the AP poll after No. 1 Purdue lost earlier in the day. The Maize Rage student section did its lobbying with several “No. 1” chants late in the game.
Freshmen Harun Zrno and Kaden Powers led Rutgers (5-5, 0-2) with 13 points apiece. Zrno, a 21-year-old from Bosnia and Herzegovina, made his first career start.
NO. 4 DUKE 66, MICHIGAN ST. 60
East Lansing, Mich. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, and Caleb Foster added 12 points Saturday to help No. 4 Duke hold on for a victory over No. 7 Michigan State in a game that had the intensity of an NCAA Regional Final.
Boozer, who entered averaging nearly 27 points a game, also had 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (10-0). Duke’s start is its best open to a season since winning the first 11 games in 2017-18.
A combination of missed open shots and tight defense kept the game close. The teams traded the lead nine times and were tied four times in the second half.
NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 87, NO. 22 INDIANA 78
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Conwell had 21 points and Louisville turned a fast start into a victory over Indiana.
Conwell made a triumphant return to his hometown, where he starred at Pike High School. The senior point guard made three 3-pointers and went 10 for 11 at the free-throw line. The Xavier transfer is averaging a team-high 19.5 points per game.
Louisville (8-1) made three 3-pointers while scoring the first 16 points. Indiana (7-2) missed eight shots and committed four turnovers before scoring its first basket on a Sam Alexis dunk with 13:28 left in the first half.
IU’s Lamar Wilkerson hit a 3 to close the gap to 52-44 with 13:42 remaining in the game, but Conwell responded with a 3-pointer and sank three consecutive free throws.
Tucker DeVries led the Hoosiers with 26 points and four 3s. He hit 12 of 13 free throws. Nick Dorn added 15 points and Wilkerson had 12.
J’Vonne Hadley and Isaac McNeely each scored 15 for Louisville. Sananda Fru and Kobe Rodgers had 12 apiece.
WASHINGTON 84, NO. 24 SOUTHERN CAL 76
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannes Steinbach had 24 points and tied his career high with 16 rebounds, and Washington rallied from an 18-point, first-half deficit to beat Southern California, snapping an 11-game skid to the Trojans with its first win in Los Angeles since 2017.
Desmond Claude added 22 points and Wesley Yates III had 16 for the Huskies (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten).
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 21 points for the Trojans (8-1, 1-1). Jordan Marsh added 17 points.
The Trojans were without Rodney Rice, their second-leading scorer at 20.3 points per game who has a shoulder injury. Guard Amarion Dickerson is out for three to four months with a right hip injury.
NO. 25 ARKANSAS 82, FRESNO STATE 58
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. scored 18 points to lead Arkansas to a win over Fresno State at Simmons Bank Arena.
Arkansas (7-2) followed up its victory over No. 6 Louisville with a second straight win.
The Razorbacks blew open the game with a 22-6 run to open the second half and led by as many as 32 points. They outscored Fresno State 26-11 in transition and went 11 for 30 (36.7%) from 3-point range compared to the Bulldogs’ 4 for 26 (15.4%).
Meleek Thomas and DJ Wagner each scored 12 points while Karter Knox contributed 11.
Jac Mani and Wilson Hacques each scored 12 points for Fresno State (6-4).
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