No. 1 Memphis 89, Houston 77: At Houston, Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 30 points and Joey Dorsey grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds as the Tigers finished the night as the only undefeated team left in Division I.
Robert Dozier 17 of his 21 points in the second half and the Tigers (20-0, 6-0 Conference USA), who are matched the best start in school history.
Memphis matched its best start since 1985-86 and won its 15th consecutive road game.
No. 6 Georgetown 74, St. John’s 42: At New York, sophomore reserve Vernon Macklin scored a career-high 18 points and the Hoyas handed the Red Storm their worst Big East loss ever.
St. John’s (7-12, 1-7) finished 10-for-47 from the field (21.3 percent) in losing its sixth straight overall and eighth in their past nine games.
Roy Hibbert added 11 points and Jessie Sapp had 10 for the Hoyas (17-2, 7-1), who shot 52.8 percent (28-for-53) led by Macklin’s 8-for-10.
No. 8 Michigan State 51, Illinois 41: At East Lansing, Mich., Drew Neitzel scored nine of his 15 points during a key stretch in the second half and the Spartans improved to 19-2 for the first time in school history.
Illinois (10-12, 2-7) went on a 17-2 run after a rough start, led at halftime and responded to Neitzel’s scoring flurry by taking a 32-31 lead.
Raymar Morgan and Goran Suton scored 10 points apiece before fouling out for the Spartans (7-1), who have won all 13 games at home this season.
No. 23 Texas A&M 80, No. 10 Texas 63: At College Station, Texas, Josh Carter scored 19 points and the Aggies cruised to an easy win.
Carter has scored at least 10 points in 15 straight games and helped Texas A&M (17-4, 3-3) break a three-game winning streak for rival Texas (16-4, 3-2 Big 12), continuing a four-year tradition of the home team winning each game in this series.
The Longhorns played the Aggies even in the second half but it wasn’t enough to overcome a poor first half when they made just 9-of-30 shots.
No. 16 Drake 75, Creighton 65: At Des Moines, Iowa, Josh Young tied a career-high with 24 points and 16th-ranked Drake pushed its school-record winning streak to 18 games.
Jonathan Cox added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (19-1, 10-0 Missouri Valley Conference), who finished the game on a 10-0 run.
Booker Woodfox scored 19 points and Stinnett had 15 to lead Creighton (14-6, 5-5), which has lost three straight.
No. 18 Pittsburgh 69, Villanova 57: At Pittsburgh, Sam Young and Tyrell Biggs led a game-changing rally in which the Panthers turned a one-point deficit in the second half into an 18-point lead and Pittsburgh (17-4, 5-3) bounced back from a rare home loss.
Scottie Reynolds scored 26 points for Villanova (13-6, 3-5 Big East), which lost its third in a row.
No. 24 Mississippi 74, No. 19 Vanderbilt 58: At Oxford, Miss., Chris Warren scored 20 points, Eniel Polynice added 18 and Mississippi’s freshmen had one of their best games of the season.
Led by Warren, freshmen scored 18 of Ole Miss’ first 26 points in the pivotal opening minutes of the second half as the Rebels (16-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak and sent the Commodores (17-4, 2-4) to their fourth loss in five games.
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Bellevue CC 77, Everett CC 61: At Everett, Bryna Trescott scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Bellevue (5-4 league, 11-10 overall), which was led by Marissa Bower’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Lake Stevens alumni Kristina Schumacher and Monroe alumni Keena Hopkins each chipped in 10 points for EvCC (7-2 league, 14-7 overall).
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