Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Ole Miss explodes past No. 14 Kentucky

Reuters

05-02-2025

February 5 - Matthew Murrell scored a season-high 24 points and No. 25 Ole Miss made nine 3-pointers as part of an explosive 54-point first half on the way to a 98-84 win over No. 14 Kentucky on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.
In the first 20 minutes, the Rebels (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) hit 60.6 percent from the field and went 9-for-17 (52.9 percent) from long range. Dre Davis added 17 points for Ole Miss, while Malik Dia had 16.
Otega Oweh scored 24 points and Jaxson Robinson had 18 as Kentucky (15-7, 4-5) lost for the fourth time in five outings. Amari Williams logged 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, just the fourth triple-double in program history.
The Wildcats were without starting guard Lamont Butler (shoulder) for the third straight game.
No. 1 Auburn 98, Oklahoma 70
Johni Broome and Chad Baker-Mazara each scored 15 points as the Tigers ran their winning streak to 14 games with a home rout of the Sooners.
Broome also stuffed the stat sheet with six assists, five rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Denver Jones and Chaney Johnson each rang up 13 points for Auburn (21-1, 9-0 Southeastern Conference).
Dayton Forsythe led Oklahoma (16-6, 3-6) with 13 points. The Sooners shot just 33.3 percent from the floor while the Tigers were hitting 52.5 percent.
No. 5 Houston 72, Oklahoma State 63
L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 35 points while J'Wan Roberts chipped in a double-double as the Cougars fended off the Cowboys in Houston.
Cryer sank two free throws with 21 seconds to play and finished with a game-high 18 points. Uzan added 17 points and five assists for the Cougars (18-4, 10-1 Big 12), who rebounded from a loss to Texas Tech that snapped their 33-game home-court winning streak. Roberts paired 14 points with 10 rebounds while Terrance Arceneaux added 10 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Abou Ousmane led the Cowboys (11-11, 3-8 Big 12) with 16 points while Arturo Dean added 13 points, four assists and five steals.
No. 6 Florida 86, Vanderbilt 75
Will Richard scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help the Gators rebound from their worst performance of the season with a win over the Commodores in Gainesville, Fla.
Alex Condon added 19 points and nine rebounds and Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 for the Gators (19-3, 6-3 Southeastern Conference), who were coming off a 64-44 loss at then-No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday. Richard scored 16 of his points in the second half after Florida trailed by one at the break.
Jason Edwards netted 20 points to lead the Commodores (16-6, 4-5), who have lost three of four. Devin McGlockton added 14 points and eight rebounds, while Jaylen Carey tallied 15 points and fellow reserve MJ Collins Jr. had 11.
No. 7 Purdue 90, Iowa 81
Braden Smith scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting and the Boilermakers held on for a win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 25 points on 10-for-18 shooting for Purdue (18-5, 10-2 Big Ten), which won for the 10th time in its past 11 games.
Josh Dix scored 27 points and Payton Sandfort had 23 points for Iowa (13-9, 4-7), which took its fifth loss in six games.
UCLA 63, No. 9 Michigan State 61
Eric Dailey Jr. converted the winning basket with 7.5 seconds left to lift the Bruins over the Spartans in Los Angeles.
Dailey drove the lane and put up a left-handed shot just over the reach of Coen Carr, and it banked off the glass and in as the Bruins won their sixth straight game. Skyy Clark scored 14 points and Tyler Bilodeau added 13 for UCLA (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten), which committed just three turnovers while forcing 16.
Jaden Akins scored 15 points for Michigan State, but his last-second 3-point attempt bounced off the front rim as the Spartans (18-4, 9-2) lost their second straight game following 13 straight victories.
No. 12 St. John's 70, No. 11 Marquette 64
Kadary Richmond collected 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to fuel the Red Storm in a win over the Golden Eagles in New York.
RJ Luis Jr. recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and four steals and Zuby Ejiofor had 13 points and 13 boards for St. John's (20-3, 11-1 Big East), which has won nine in a row overall and all 15 home games this season.
Chase Ross collected 16 points and eight rebounds and Kam Jones scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half for Marquette (18-5, 9-3), which has lost two in a row for the first time this season.
No. 13 Texas Tech 73, Baylor 59
Chance McMillian knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a 19-point night as the Red Raiders beat the Bears in Lubbock, Texas.
Darrion Williams added 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for Texas Tech (18-4, 9-2 Big 12), which has won seven straight games. Elijah Hawkins added 13 points and seven assists, and JT Toppin had eight points and eight rebounds.
Baylor (14-8, 6-5) was led by Norchad Omier's 16 points and 12 rebounds. Robert Wright finished with 15 points, Jeremy Roach added 12 points and seven rebounds and Josh Ojianwuna scored 10 points.
No. 20 Arizona 85, BYU 74
Caleb Love had 18 points and Jaden Bradley scored all 17 of his points in the second half to help the Wildcats defeat the Cougars in Provo, Utah.
Henri Veesaar added 17 points and six rebounds while Tobe Awaka contributed 14 points and nine rebounds as Arizona (16-6, 10-1 Big 12) won its fifth straight game.
Egor Demin scored 16 points but made only 7 of 20 shots from the field in the setback for BYU (15-7, 6-5), which had its four-game winning streak snapped.
No. 21 Wisconsin 76, Indiana 64
John Tonje had 15 points and Max Klesmit added 13 as the Badgers built an early lead in Madison, Wis., and rolled to their 21st consecutive home victory over the Hoosiers.
Nolan Winter added 12 points and Carter Gilmore scored 10 for Wisconsin (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten), which earned its 10th win in 12 games.
Mackenzie Mgbako had 15 points and Luke Goode 11 for Indiana (14-9, 5-7), which has lost four straight and six of its past seven.