No. 6 Florida dumps No. 1 Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 points and Alex Condon added 17 as No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81 Saturday, ending the Tigers’ 14-game winning streak.

Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage by the end of the first half and held off Auburn in the second half for its second victory over a top-ranked team this season. Florida beat then-No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.

The Gators shot 13 for 33 from 3-point range, while Auburn shot 32% from long distance, finishing 7 for 22.

Tigers leading scorer Johni Broome, a fifth-year senior and preseason Associated Press All-American who is considered a contender for national player of the year, had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Auburn (21-2, 9-1) had its nine-game conference winning streak halted.

Miles Kelly scored 22 points, Tahaad Pettiford added 14 and Chaney Johnson 13 for the Tigers.

No. 5 HOUSTON 69, COLORADO 59

BOULDER, Colo. — J’Wan Roberts scored 20 points, Terrance Arceneaux added 13 of his 15 points in the second half and No. 5 Houston held off Colorado 69-59 on Saturday to hand the Buffaloes their 12th straight loss.

L.J. Cryer finished with 15 points for the Cougars (19-4, 11-1 Big 12). He appeared to be shaken up late in the game.

Houston raced out to a 9-0 lead and looked on the brink of making quick work of the Buffaloes (9-14, 0-12). But Colorado took its time on offense, played tight defense and steadily chipped away.

A key moment was around the 3-minute mark when Milos Uzan was called for a travel after the horn sounded for a shot-clock violation on Colorado. It was overturned on review. Roberts proceeded to hit two short-range shots to give Cougars some breathing room.

Julian Hammond III had 22 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Colorado. The Buffaloes have dropped 12 in a row for the first time since 2008-09.

Colorado was hanging close when Houston’s Mylik Wilson had a pivotal steal and dunk with just over 5 minutes remaining.

Houston hosts Baylor on Monday, while Colorado travels to No. 16 Kansas on Tuesday.

No. 8 IOWA STATE 82, TCU 52

AMES, Iowa — Curtis Jones scored 24 points and Milan Momcilovic returned from injury to add 14 as No. 8 Iowa State ended a three-game losing streak with an 82-52 win over TCU on Saturday.

Dishon Jackson also scored 14 points, and Joshua Jefferson had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Momcilovic had not played since Jan. 11, when the Cyclones (18-5, 8-4 Big 12) defeated Texas Tech in overtime. He suffered an injury to his non-shooting hand in practice before a game against Kansas on Jan. 15.

Trazarie White and Vasean Allette scored nine points each for the Horned Frogs (12-11, 5-7).

The Horned Frogs struggled to get much going offensively, as they went on to shoot 37.3% from the field and 14.3% from 3-point range.

The Cyclones found the majority of their success from the paint, as 44 of their 82 points came from inside the lane.

Jones, who had struggled with his 3-point shot the previous three games, hit three consecutive shots from deep late in the first half to fuel the Cyclones’ offensive outburst.

Iowa State visits UCF Tuesday night. TCU hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

No. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 86, OREGON 74

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jase Richardson scored 18 of his career-high 29 points in the second half, lifting No. 9 Michigan State to a comeback 86-74 win over Oregon on Saturday that gave coach Tom Izzo 353 Big Ten wins to tie Bob Knight’s record.

The Spartans (19-5, 10-2) trailed by 14 points at halftime and took over the game early in the second half with Richardson leading the way at both ends of the court.

The Ducks (16-8, 5-8) lost five straight games for the first time since the 2013-2014 season.

Richardson’s father, former Michigan State star and NBA player Jason Richardson, attended the game as part of a reunion of the 2000 national champions.

Michigan State’s Jaxon Kholer had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 13 and Jaden Akins added 10 points.

Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, helping his team lead 50-36 at halftime, but didn’t get much help. Kwame Evans was the only other Ducks player in double figures, scoring 10 points.

No. 10 TEXAS A&M 67, No. 15 MISSOURI 64

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Wade Taylor IV made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining to lift No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri 67-64 on Saturday.

Pharrel Payne scored 20 points, Taylor added 15 and Henry Coleman III grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds for the Aggies (18-5, 7-3 SEC) who entered in a three-way tie with Florida and Missouri for third place in the SEC.

Tamar Bates led Missouri with 16 points, Mark Mitchell added 14 and Tamar Bates scored 12 for Missouri (18-5, 6-4) which lost at home for the first time this season.

Taylor’s long-range shot put the Aggies ahead after Andersson Garcia converted one of two free throws to tie it at 64 with 46 seconds remaining.

The Aggies opened on a 12-0 run before Bates hit a 3-pointer from the corner 5:40 into the game and didn’t trail for the first 31:05 of the contest.

The Aggies dominated the paint in the first half by scoring 24 of 38 points inside and outrebounding Missouri 19-12. The second half was a different story as the Aggies were outrebounded 20-15 as Missouri asserted itself inside.

The Tigers got a boost from freshman Marcus Allen, who grabbed six rebounds in the second half after not playing in the first. The Aggies kept Missouri in check offensively, as the Tigers were held to fewer than 70 points for just the third time this season.

After Taylor made a 3 with 14:50 remaining in the second half, the Tigers scored 12 straight points as part of a 15-2 run. Allen’s layup pulled Missouri ahead 51-49 for its first lead with 8:55 remaining, and Bates made a 3-pointer with 7:18 remaining to give the Tigers a 56-51 lead.

Up next Texas A&M hosts Georgia on Tuesday night while Missouri hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

CREIGHTON 77, No. 11 MARQUETTE 67

OMAHA, Neb. — Steven Ashworth scored 22 points and made a season-high six 3-pointers, including one in the last minute to help Creighton put away No. 11 Marquette in a 77-67 victory Saturday.

The Bluejays have won nine straight games since losing 79-71 at Marquette on Jan. 3. Creighton (18-6, 11-2) moved within one game of Big East leader St. John’s.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 19 points and blocked four shots, and Jamiya Neal scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half for the Bluejays.

Kam Jones scored 27 points and David Joplin added 22 for Marquette (18-6, 9-4), which lost its third straight.

Marquette wiped out an 11-point deficit in the middle of the second half and took its last lead at 61-60 on Joplin’s layup with 6:34 left.

The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner hit a 3 to put the Bluejays up 67-63 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

The Golden Eagles are on their longest losing streak since they dropped four in a row between Dec. 11, 2021, and Jan. 1, 2022.

The Bluejays set a program record with their ninth straight Big East win. They matched their best 13-game start in Big East play since they joined the conference in 2013-14. They also have their longest win streak since they started 13-0 in 2016-17.

Neal muscled in a shot from under the basket to give Creighton a 72-67 lead, then got the rebound on Stevie Mitchell’s miss on the other end before Ashworth’s 3 made it an eight-point game with 43 seconds left.

Ashworth came into the game 3 of his last 26 from 3-point range and went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc. He was 1 of 13 on 3s in the Bluejays’ loss to Marquette last month.

KANSAS STATE 81, No. 16 KANSAS 73

MANHATTAN, Kan. — David N’Guessan scored 20 points and Kansas State beat No. 16 Kansas 81-73 on Saturday for its fifth straight win, including three against ranked opponents.

Dug McDaniel added 15 points and Max Jones and Coleman Hawkins each scored 12 as Kansas State (12-11, 6-6 Big 12) beat Kansas for the third straight game in Manhattan, after two overtime victories over the Jayhawks.

Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points, Zeke Mayo added 15 and KJ Adams 13 for Kansas (16-7, 7-5).