Las Vegas — Malik Monk scored a Kentucky freshman record 47 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds left to lead the sixth-ranked Wildcats past No. 7 North Carolina 103-100 on Saturday in a thrilling showdown of traditional powers.
North Carolina’s Justin Jackson nearly outshined Monk with 34 points, and his basket with 45 seconds left put the Tar Heels (10-2) ahead after trailing much of the second half.
Monk responded with a right-wing 3 in transition to put Kentucky up 101-100 after it led much of the second half. After Isaiah Hicks only hit the backboard at the other end, Kentucky’s De’Aaron Fox hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left.
No. 2 UCLA 86, Ohio St. 73
Las Vegas — Aaron Holiday and Bryce Alford each scored 20 points and UCLA beat Ohio State to remain unbeaten.
Isaac Hamilton scored 17 points and T.J. Leaf added 13, including a steal and layup that sparked the decisive run for the Bruins (12-0). They continued their best start since being 14-0 in 2006-07.
No. 4 Baylor 82Jackson State 57
Fort Hood, Texas — Al Freeman scored a season-high 19 points and made a career-best five 3-pointers and Baylor returned to Fort Hood with a victory over Jackson State.
It was the second straight year that the Bears played on the nation’s largest Army post, about an hour’s drive south of their Waco campus.
No. 18 Butler 83No. 9 Indiana 78
Indianapolis — Kelan Martin scored 28 points and Kamar Baldwin added a season-high 14 on Saturday as Butler held off Indiana’s late charge for a victory in the Crossroads Classic.
Butler (10-1) has won two straight overall and has upset the Hoosiers twice in the last three meetings.
No. 11 Louisville 87E. Kentucky 56
Louisville, Ky. — Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points, Quentin Snider added 13 and Louisville used a 20-0 run to close the first half for its fifth straight victory.
No. 12 West Va. 112UMKC 67
Morgantown, W.Va. — Coach Bob Huggins earned his 800th win as West Virginia used a 37-4 first-half run to cruise to the victory.
Huggins is the 10th coach to reach 800 wins and only the third to achieve that milestone at his alma mater, the others being Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and Adolph Rupp at Kentucky.
No. 13 Virginia 79Robert Morris 39
Charlottesville, Va. — Devon Hall matched his career high with 13 points and No. 13 Virginia returned from a 10-day layoff for final exams.
No. 15 Purdue 86No. 21 Notre Dame 81
Indianapolis — Caleb Swanigan had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Vincent Edwards finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Purdue got its first win in the Crossroads Classic since it began six years ago.
Swanigan’s three-point play at the end of a 13-2 run gave the Boilermakers a 70-67 lead with 9:41 to play.
No. 16 S. Carolina 77S. Florida 66
Tampa, Fla. — PJ Dozier scored 11 of his 23 points in the closing minutes for South Carolina.
The Gamecocks (9-1) rebounded from their only loss of the season while improving to 2-1 without leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell, who has been suspended indefinitely for violating athletic department policy.
No. 19 Arizona 67Texas A&M 63
Houston— Dusan Ristic tied a season-high with 18 points and Arizona had to hold off a furious rally by Texas A&M for its fourth straight win.
Ristic scored 14 of Arizona’s first 24 points and finished 8 of 12 from the field for the Wildcats (10-2).
No. 23 Florida St. 83Manhattan 67
Sunrise, Fla. — Dwayne Bacon scored 16 points and Florida State dominated inside to earn its seventh consecutive victory in the opening game at the Orange Bowl Classic.
No. 25 Cincinnati 119F. Dickinson 68
Cincinnati — Senior Kevin Johnson scored a career-high 18 points as Cincinnati rolled to the highest-scoring game of coach Mick Cronin’s 11-year career.
Vermont 82, E. Michigan 74
Burlington — Freshman Anthony Lamb scored a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and Vermont’s defense forced two turnovers in the final minute to hold off Eastern Michigan.
The Catamounts (8-4) stretched a three-point halftime lead to 14 early in the second half but the Eagles tied it with less than 6 minutes to play. Lamb scored six straight for a 76-70 lead with 2:06 to play.
Ernie Duncan and Drew Urquhart both had 14 points, a career best for Urquhart, for Vermont.
Women No. 14 West Va. 107Longwood 40
Morgantown, W.Va. — Tynice Martin had 21 points and a career-best seven assists, and West Virginia routed Longwood for its second-best start in program history.
No. 15 Colorado 76Miss. Valley St. 64
Itta Bena, Miss. — Kennedy Leonard and Alexis Robinson each scored 20 points for Colorado.
No. 23 Arizona St. 79Oral Roberts 52
Tempe, Ariz. — Sophie Brunner had 18 points, on 8-of-11 shooting, and 10 rebounds, Reili Richardson scored 11 with seven assists and Arizona State never trailed.
