— Big East
St John’s 88, Xavier 83
Rick Pitino gets his 900th win as a college coach.
He also won 198 games as an NBA coach.
Xavier led this game by 16 with 17:05 left to play.
St John’s has won six in a row, is 8-1 in the Big East.
UConn 75, Villanova 67 OT
Huskies have won 15 games in a row, are 9-0 in Big East.
UConn is 0-6 ATS in their last six games.
Villanova shot only 30.3% inside the arc.
Georgetown 81, Providence 78
Hoyas snapped a six-game losing skid.
Providence led 48-27 early in the second half.
Georgetown shot 62.2% inside the arc.
Friars lost 7 of last 9 games (8 of the 9 games were decided by 6 or fewer points)
DePaul 67, Seton Hall 60
Seton Hall has lost four in a row, after a 14-2 start.
DePaul was 25-34 on foul line, Pirates 10-17.
Blue Demons is 4-5 in Big East; last time they finished over .500 in Big East? 2007.
UConn is 9-0 in Big East, St John’s 8-1, Creighton/Villanova 6-3
— SEC
Missouri 88, Oklahoma 87 OT
Mizzou hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a walk-off win.
Sooners lost sixth game in a row, despite shooting 12-27 on arc.
Mizzou out-rebounded Oklahoma 41-29.
Auburn 76, Florida 67
Auburn won its third game in row, improves to 4-3 in SEC
Tigers led 43-28 at halftime.
Loss snaps Florida’s five-game winning streak; they’re 5-2 in SEC
Vanderbilt 88, Mississippi State 56
Vandy snaps the 3-game skid which followed their 16-0 start.
Commodores shot 67.5% inside the arc.
Vandy is #10 experience team in country.
Texas A&M leads SEC at 6-1; Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky are 5-2
— Big X
Texas Tech 90, Houston 86
Loss snaps Houston’s 11-game winning streak.
Houston led by 4 with 10:22 left in game.
Red Raiders won 9 of last 10 games, are 6-1 in Big X.
Tech out-rebounded the Cougars, 44-28
BYU 91, Utah 78
BYU won five in row, nine of last 10 games.
Freshman Dybantsa scored 43 points, had three assists.
Utah lost by 13, even though they shot 13-21 on the arc.
TCU 97, Baylor 90
TCU was 35-43 on foul line, Baylor 26-36. Lot of fouls.
Baylor shot 66.7% inside the arc, but fell to 1-6 in league.
First win for Horned Frogs this year in four true road games.
Arizona leads Big X at 7-0; Texas Tech is 6-1, Houston/BYU 5-1.
— Mountain West
New Mexico 80, Nevada 73
Lobos’ bench outscored Nevada’s subs, 26-6.
New Mexico shot 12-28 on arc, 35.3% inside arc.
Nevada split its last six games, after an 11-3 start.
San Diego State 80, UNLV 71
Miles Byrd scored 23 points, had five assists for San Diego State
Aztecs have won eight of their last nine games.
UNLV was only 12-22 on the foul line.
San Diego State is 8-1 in conference; Utah State, New Mexico are 7-2.
— Big 18
Illinois 88, Purdue 82
Illini shot 18-38 on arc, scored 1.39 ppp
Illini has won their last nine games, is 8-1 in league.
Frosh Wagler scored 46 points, made 9-11 on the arc.
He was one of five freshmen to score 30+ points Saturday.
Nebraska 76, Minnesota 57
Gophers led 36-30 at halftime.
Nebraska improves to 20-0, 9-0 in conference.
Nebraska has seven wins by less than nine points.
Minnesota lost its last five games, two of them in OT
Nebraska is 9-0 in conference; Michigan, Michigan St, Illinois are 8-1, Purdue 7-2
— Upsets of the Day:
Auburn (+9.5) 76, Florida 67
Florida International (+7.5) 81, New Mexico State 78
North Carolina A&T (+7.5) 80, Towson 73
North Carolina (+6.5) 85, Virginia 80
Green Bay (+6.5) 71, Robert Morris 67
Milwaukee (+6.5) 65, Youngstown State 64
Northern Arizona (+6.5) 81, Northern Colorado 77
Ill-Chicago (+6.5) 85, Bradley 71
Georgetown (+5.5) 81, Providence 78
— ACC
North Carolina 85, Virginia 80
Virginia led by 16 late in the first half.
Virginia out-rebounded Tar Heels, 44-28
In a 68-possession game, Tar Heels had only 4 turnovers (Virginia had 11)
Clemson 77, Georgia Tech 63
No Clemson player scored more than 13 points.
Tigers won for 10th time in their last 11 games.
Tech is shooting 45.4% inside arc in ACC games (last)
Duke is 7-0 in ACC, Clemson 7-1; Miami, NC State, Virginia are 5-2
— WCC
Gonzaga 68, San Francisco 66
Dons lose their 34th consecutive game at Gonzaga.
USF missed a 3-pointer, tip-in in last 0:05 in a near-miss.
Gonzaga has won 14 games in a row; their only loss was to Michigan.
Pacific 56, Seattle 54
Pacific never trailed, led by 16 in the first half.
Tigers won five of their last seven games.
Seattle is 3-6 in WCC, after an 11-2 pre-conference mark.
Saint Mary’s 75, Portland 69
Gaels won 10 of their last 11 games.
Gaels are 19-3, despite being #338 in country in experience.
Saint Mary’s is shooting 81.8% on foul line, best in country.
Gonzaga is 9-0 in WCC; Saint Mary’s/Santa Clara are 8-1.
— Missouri Valley
Ill-Chicago 85, Bradley 70
Flames have won six in a row, after starting season 5-10.
Ill-Chicago shot 12-24 on the arc.
Flames are forcing most turnovers in MVC games.
Northern Iowa 81, Murray State 76
6-4 senior Campbell scored 27 points, had five assists.
Panthers snap a five-game losing streak.
2nd loss in a row for Murray State, after 12-game win streak.
Belmont/Murray State are both 8-2. Bradley is 7-4.
MVC has been a one-bid league the last four years.
— Famous birthdays, January 25th:
Carl Eller, 84
Byron Beck, 81
Mark Duper, 67
Tim Kempton, 62
Mark Schlereth, 60
Chris Mills, 56
Scott Milanovich, 53
Patrick Willis, 41
— Atlantic 14
Rhode Island 74, George Mason 65
Loss snaps George Mason’s nine-game win streak.
George Mason is only team in country that has played a game this year where they didn’t commit any turnovers, New Year’s Eve they won 80-75 at LaSalle.
VCU 75, Davidson 69
Rams shot 65.7% inside the arc.
VCU has won three in row, eight of last ten games.
VCU is one of three A-14 teams (URI, Fordham) whose mascot is a Ram.
Saint Louis is 7-0, George Mason 6-1, VCU/Dayton 5-2
A-14 has been a one-bid league two of last three years; VCU could get an at-large TY.
— Sun Belt
Troy 83, Georgia Southern 78
Troy outscored Eagles 12-4 over the final 2:22 of game.
Trojans have won five in row, nine of last 10 games.
Troy is 3-2 in OT games; 1-0 in one OT, 2-1 in double OT, lost in triple OT at USC
Georgia State 82, Arkansas State 81
Panthers won their fourth straight game, making 12-27 on arc.
Arkansas State led 20-5 right off the bat.
Arkansas State out-rebounded the Panthers, 38-21
Troy is 8-1 in Sun Belt; Georgia State is 6-3, Marshall, South Alabama are 5-3.
Sun Belt has been a one-bid league the last 12 years.
— Big West
Cal-Santa Barbara 74, Long Beach State 71
Gauchos win their fourth game in a row.
UCSB led 44-29 at halftime, hung on for the win.
Gauchos are shooting 41.1% on arc in Big West games.
Cal-Irvine 61, Cal-San Diego 59
Irvine outscored Tritons 2-0 over final 3:30 of game.
Anteaters are 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 13-49 on the arc.
Cal-Irvine is 7-2 in Big West; Hawai’i is 6-2, pending their late game Saturday. Santa Barbara is 6-3
— Southland
Stephen F Austin 88, Lamar 81
Lumberjacks have won five in a row, 10 of last 11 games.
Stephen F Austin shot 13-27 from arc, scored 1.31 ppp
6-1 senior Thompson scored 26 points, had 5 assists.
McNeese State 82, New Orleans 63
6-4 freshman Johnson scored 26 points, had five assists.
Cowboys won 10 of last 12 games; they have win at Rhode Island this year.
McNeese forces turnovers on 24.6% of possessions, most in country.
Stephen F Austin is 10-1, McNeese State 9-2; McNeese won first meeting, 66-64
— Horizon
Oakland 95, Detroit 87
Oakland shot 65% inside arc, scored 1.38 ppp.
5-11 senior Robinson played all 40:00, had 24 points, 10 assists
Grizzlies won six of their last eight games.
Green Bay 71, Robert Morris 67
Green Bay shot 60.6% inside the arc.
For season, Green Bay is shooting 59.1% inside arc in Horizon games.
Doug Gottlieb’s Phoenix has won six of its last eight games.
Wright State is 8-2, Oakland 8-3, Fort Wayne 7-3. Horizon has been a one-bid league every year since 2010.
