Lexington, Ky. — Isaac Hamilton scored 19 points, T.J. Leaf had 17 with 13 rebounds and No. 11 UCLA shot 53 percent to beat No. 1 Kentucky 97-92 on Saturday, its second upset of the top-ranked Wildcats in as many years.
The Bruins (9-0) matched their season scoring average to win this showdown of college basketball’s winningest schools in their first-ever visit to Rupp Arena, and end the Wildcats’ 42-game home winning streak. Kentucky (7-1) cut a 14-point second-half deficit to 95-92 on Derek Willis’ 3-pointer with 8.3 seconds remaining but Bryce Alford’s two free throws with 7.4 left sealed the victory.
Besides hitting 35 of 66 from the field, UCLA outrebounded Kentucky 41-38 and limited the Wildcats to 41 percent shooting. It was the most points scored against a Kentucky team coached by John Calipari.
Malik Monk had 24 points and De’Aaron Fox added 20 for Kentucky.
No. 2 Villanova 88, St. Joseph’s 57
Villanova, Pa. — Josh Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double to lead Villanova.
Hart, the preseason Big East player of the year, continued to show why he is among the best players in the nation. Hart hit three 3s and made 6 of 10 shots from the field overall.
Top-ranked Kentucky’s loss to UCLA on Saturday means the defending national champion Wildcats should slide into the top spot in the next AP Top 25 poll.
No. 4 Kansas 89, Stanford 74
Lawrence, Kan. — Frank Mason III scored 20 points, Devonte Graham delivered an early 3-point barrage and finished with 15, and fourth-ranked Kansas pulled away late.
Josh Jackson and Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks (7-1), wh.
No. 5 Duke 94, Maine 55
Durham, n.c. — Luke Kennard scored a career-best 35 points and freshman Jayson Tatum finished with 10 points in his long-awaited debut, leading No. 5 Duke past Maine.
Amile Jefferson added a career-high 20 points for the Blue Devils (8-1).
No. 25 W. Va. 66, No. 6 Virginia 57
Charlottesville, Va. — Esa Ahmad hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining and No. 25 West Virginia closed the game on an 11-2 run to end Virginia’s 24-game home winning streak.
Jevon Carter led West Virginia (6-1) with 11 points and Nathan Adrian had 10.
No. 9 Baylor 76, No. 7 Xavier 61
Waco, Texas — Manu Lecomte scored 24 points and No. 9 Baylor took over in the second half in a over No. 7 Xavier.
Johnathan Motley added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Bears (8-0), who have beaten three Top 10 teams in the same season for first time.
No. 8 Gonzaga 69, No. 16 Arizona 62
Los Angeles — Przemek Karnowski scored 18 points and Gonzaga defeated Arizona in the inaugural Hoophall LA doubleheader at Staples Center.
Josh Perkins added 16 points for the Zags (8-0), who beat the Wildcats (6-2) for the first time since 2011 after losing six of the previous seven matchups.
No. 15 Purdue 90, Morehead St. 56
West Lafayette, Ind. — Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 16 points, and Purdue made 11 3-pointers in the first half.
The Boilermakers (6-2), coming off a Wednesday loss at No. 14 Louisville in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, used a 15-0 first-half run to stretch a 10-9 lead to 25-9, and Purdue continued to pull away.
No. 17 Wisconsin 90, Oklahoma 70
Madison, Wis. — Nigel Hayes scored 28 points for Wisconsin.
The Badgers (7-2) trailed Oklahoma (5-2) the entire first half, but once they found their touch from outside the 3-point line, they put the game away.
No. 18 Butler 82, C. Arkansas 58
Indianapolis — Kelan Martin finished with 30 points and six rebounds, and Tyler Wideman added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 18 Butler beat Central Arkansas.
Providence 63, No. 21 Rhode Isl. 60
Providence, r.i. — Jalen Lindsey scored nine of his 13 points in the second half to help Providence beat No. 21 Rhode Island 63-60 and hand the Rams their third loss in four games.
Kyron Cartwright had 19 points and eight assists and Rodney Bullock scored 17 points for the Friars, who beat their cross-state rival for the seventh straight time.
No. 22 Syracuse 77, N. Florida 71
Syracuse, n.y. — Andrew White scored a season-high 26 points and Frank Howard had 10 points, a career-high 13 assists and just two turnovers to lead No. 22 Syracuse over pesky North Florida.
Harvard 64, Fordham 52
Boston — Bryce Aiken scored 16 points and Corey Johnson and Corbin Miller each scored 10 points to led Harvard over Fordham.
Yale 59, Albany 55
New Haven, Conn. — Jordan Bruner dunked with 1:14 left to give Yale the cushion it needed to post a win over the Great Danes.
Temple 70, Penn 62
Philadelphia — Shizz Alston Jr. scored 14 points, Ernest Aflakpui added 11 points and 11 rebounds and Temple held off Penn.
WomenNo. 6 Miss. St. 85, Iowa St. 81 (ot)
Ames, Iowa — Morgan William scored 24 points, Victoria Vivians had 16 and sixth-ranked Mississippi State overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Iowa State.
No. 19 Florida 83Long Beach State 53
Tempe, Ariz. — Ronni Williams scored 18 points to help Florida rout Long Beach State in the Arizona State Classic.
