February 28, 2026; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Koa Pitts (10) celebrates during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at McKale Memorial Center. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images Jayden Bradley scored 6 of 10 points in a 16-0 run as No. 2 Arizona earned an 84-61 win over No. 14 Kansas on Saturday in Tucson, Arizona.
The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) avenged a loss at Kansas on Feb. 9, their first game of the season after getting off to a program-record 23-0 start. The win also tied Arizona for at least a share of the regular season Big 12 title.
Brayden Burris led Arizona with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Koa Peat, who missed the Wildcats’ last three games with a leg muscle injury, had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Darrin Peterson, who had flu-like symptoms in the previous meeting, had 24 points for the Jayhawks (21-8, 11-5). Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. each added 13 points.
1st place Duke 77, 11th place Virginia 51
Isaiah Evans got off to a hot start en route to 19 points, and the Blue Devils held off the Cavaliers for most of Saturday afternoon’s showdown in Durham, North Carolina.
Cameron Boozer scored most of his 18 points on free throws for Duke (27-2, 15-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which built a big lead that reached 28 points in the second half. Boozer also had a team-high nine rebounds and Patrick Ngongba II added 11 points.
Thijs De Ridder had 16 points for Virginia (25-4, 13-3), which was also looking to move atop the ACC standings. Instead, the Cavaliers’ nine-game winning streak was halted as they posted their lowest score of the season.
16th place Texas Tech 82, 4th place Iowa State University 73
Donovan Atwell had 18 points and six 3-pointers as the Red Raiders handed the Cyclones their first home loss of the season in Ames, Iowa.
Luke Bamgboye had his best game since taking over as the starter for the injured JT Toppin (13 points), and Christian Anderson had 12 points and seven assists as Texas Tech (22-7, 12-4 Big 12) moved into a tie for second in the conference with Houston.
Iowa State (24-5, 11-5) got 22 points from Joshua Jefferson and 20 from Milan Momcilovic, but was unable to dig out of a hole that deepened to 45-25 late in the first half.
No. 5 Houston 102, Colorado 62
Milos Uzan poured in 26 points, making 5 of 7 3-pointers as the host Cougars snapped a three-game skid with a win over the Buffaloes.
Houston (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) overcame a sluggish start to build a 26-point lead at halftime and led by more than 21 points throughout the second half. Joseph Tugler added 14 points for the Cougars, who shot 59.6% from the floor and 58.8% from 3-point range.
Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 19 points. Bangot Dak added 15 and Sebastian Rancik had 11 for the Buffaloes (16-13, 6-10), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
No. 6 UConn 71, Seton Hall 67.
Alex Karaban made five of six 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Huskies to a win over the Pirates in Storrs, Connecticut.
Solo Bowl added 14 points to UConn (27-3, 17-2 Big East), which fell behind by eight points midway through the second half before responding with a 10-0 run.
Seton Hall (19-10, 9-9) got 20 points from AJ Staten-McCray and 12 from Elijah Fisher. Adam Clark, who entered the game with a team-high 12.5 points per game, scored 4 points on 2-of-10 shooting.
No. 7 Florida 111, No. 20 Arkansas 77
Thomas Haugh scored 22 points, Rueben Chinyelu had 12 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double, and the Gators clinched at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a rout of the Razorbacks in Gainesville, Florida.
Florida (23-6, 14-2 SEC) had seven players in double figures in its highest-scoring game of the season and has won nine straight, eight of them by 13 or more points. The Gators shot 56.5% from the field and had a 51-31 rebounding advantage.
Billy Richmond scored 22 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 17 for Arkansas (21-8, 11-5), which improved to 6-5. The 34-point margin of loss was tied for the largest loss of John Calipari’s coaching career.
St. Mary’s 70, No. 9 Gonzaga 59
Mikey Lewis tied career highs with 31 points and seven 3-pointers and the Gaels clinched the West Coast Conference regular season title with a home win over the Bulldogs in Moraga, California.
Joshua Dent added 14 points and hit four 3-pointers for St. Mary’s (27-4, 16-2 WCC), which has won or tied for the title for the past four straight seasons. Saint Mary’s shared the regular season crown with Gonzaga in 2023 and has won back-to-back league titles the past two seasons. Mantas Juzenas had 12 points on four treys and the Gaels outscored the Zags 41-23 in the second half.
Graham Ike scored 17 points before fouling out with 3:44 left for the Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2), who previously won a crown and will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming WCC postseason tournament. Saint Mary’s will be the No. 2 seed. Adam Miller scored 14 points and Tyon Grant-Foster added 13 points and three blocks.
No. 12 Nebraska 82, Southern California 67
Pryce Sandfort scored 32 or more points for the second time last week, helping the Cornhuskers rally from a second-half deficit in Los Angeles to hand the Trojans their fifth straight loss.
Nebraska (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten) exploded from the break to take a 12-2 lead and went on to win 15-0. Braden Frager led Sandfort in double figures with 17 points, along with eight rebounds off the bench.
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 first-half points for USC (18-11, 7-11) before exiting the game early in the second half with an injury suffered in a hard fall. Aaliyah Arenas also scored 14 goals.
No. 15 St. John’s 89, Villanova 57
Zuby Ejiofor totaled 16 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for his first triple-double as the Red Storm relentlessly defended and dominated the Wildcats in New York.
St. John’s (23-6, 16-2 Big East) rebounded impressively from a 72-40 loss at No. 6 UConn on Wednesday. Ejiofor made 6 of 12 shots after scoring six points Wednesday. Ian Jackson came off the bench to have 19 steals and a career-high five steals, and Oziyah Sellers had 14 steals in St. John’s’ 14th win in 15 games.
Duke Brennan led Villanova (22-7, 13-5) with 12 points, while Bryce Lindsay and Devin Askew each added 10 points. Standout freshman Acaden Lewis scored eight points and committed five of the Wildcats’ 16 turnovers.
No. 17 Alabama 71, No. 22 Tennessee 69
Labaron Philon Jr. sank a jumper with 22.8 seconds left to give the Crimson Tide its only lead as the visitors recovered a 13-point second-half deficit against the Volunteers in an SEC game in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Pilon scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half as Alabama (22-7, 12-4 SEC) extended its winning streak to eight games. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 14 of his team-high 25 points in the second half for the Crimson Tide.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 26 points, seven assists and matched a school record eight steals for the Volunteers (20-9, 10-6), who have lost their second straight game. JP Estrella added 12 points and Jaylen Carey had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
No. 18 North Carolina 89, Virginia Tech 82
Henri Veesaar tied his career high with 26 points as the Tar Heels pulled away from the Hokies in the second half for a win in Chapel Hill, NC.
Seth Trimble had 20 points as the Tar Heels (23-6, 11-5 ACC) earned their fourth win in their last five games without top scorer and star freshman rebounder Caleb Wilson, who is out with a left hand injury.
Neo Avdalas provided 19 points and five assists for Virginia Tech (18-11, 7-9), which fell short of its third Quad 1 victory en route to a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
West Virginia 79, No. 19 BYU 71
Honor Huff had 19 points and six assists to lead the Mountaineers to an upset of the Cougars in Morgantown, W.Va.
Brennen Lorient scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds for West Virginia (17-12, 8-8 Big 12), and DJ Thomas scored 13 points off the bench, which has lost its third straight game.
Robert Wright III led BYU (20-9, 8-8) with 23 points. AJ Dybantsa had 20 points, 16 of them in the second half, and Aleksej Kostic added 12 points for the Cougars, who have dropped seven of their last 10 games.
No. 23 St. Louis 91, Duquesne 76
Robbie Avila had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help the Billikens hold off the visiting Dukes for a win in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Quentin Jones added 17 points and Trey Green had 14 for St. Louis (26-3, 14-2 A-10), which had dropped two of its previous three games. The Billikens, who trailed by 12 points early in the first half, made 16 of 28 3-pointers (57.1%). Paul Otieno scored 13 points off the bench.
Tarence Guinyard led Duquesne (16-13, 8-8) with 27 points, followed by Jimmy Williams with 16 points and David Dixon with 12 points.
Clemson 80, no. 24 Louisville 75
Led by Jestin Porter’s 16 points, the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over the visiting Cardinals.
Porter scored all of his points after halftime and hit four 3-pointers. RJ Godfrey scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds against Clemson (21-8, 11-5 ACC), securing his second win of the season.
Ryan Cornwell scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Louisville (20-9, 9-7), extending his double-digit scoring streak to 22 games. Leading scorer Mikel Brown Jr. came off the bench with a back injury and had a season-low five points on 2-of-10 shooting.
Kentucky 91, No. 25 Vanderbilt 77
Colin Chandler scored a career-high 23 points and made six shots from 3-point range as the Wildcats exacted some revenge with a win over the Commodores in Lexington, Kentucky.
Otega Oweh also had 23 points, Denzel Aberdeen had 15 and Malachi Moreno added 11. That’s because the Wildcats (19-10, 10-6 SEC) got some revenge after losing 80-55 to the Commodores earlier this season.
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points and Jalen Washington added 16 for Vanderbilt (22-7, 9-7), which has dropped three of its last five games in conference play. Tyler Nickel had 13 points, AK Okereke added 12 and Duke Miles had 11 for the Commodores.
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