Indianapolis — Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 28 points and No. 13 Butler shot 69.6 percent from the field in the second half Wednesday night to pull away from Vermont, 81-69.
The Bulldogs (11-1) have won three straight and extended their home winning streak against non-conference foes to 36.
Drew Urquhart and Trae Bell-Haynes each scored 14 points to lead the Catamounts, who took advantage of Butler’s sluggish start to keep the score close most of the first half.
Chrabascz changed everything with a 3-pointer in the middle of a 7-0 run. Butler followed that with another 6-0 flurry that pushed the led to 38-24 with 1:30 left in the half, and Vermont couldn’t got closer than eight the rest of the game.
No. 1 Villanova 90, American 48
Villanova, Pa. — Josh Hart scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Villanova to its 18th straight win.
No. 4 Baylor 89, Texas Southern 63
Waco, Texas — Johnathan Motley had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead five double-digit scorers, and No. 4 Baylor finished its perfect run through nonconference play.
No. 5 Duke 72, Elon 61
Greensboro, n.c. — Luke Kennard scored 21 points while Duke (12-1) star Grayson Allen received a technical foul for his third tripping incident in a year during the fifth-ranked Blue Devils’ victory over Elon.
Allen was whistled with 4:15 left in the first half after getting tangled with a driving Steven Santa Ana, sending Santa Ana to the floor. Officials reviewed replays that showed Allen kicking his right leg up and catching the back of Santa Ana’s left knee.
No. 10 Louisville 73, No. 6 Kentucky 70
Louisville, Ky. — Quentin Snider scored a career-high 22 points, including a key drive with 1:44 remaining, and Jaylen Johnson and Donovan Mitchell combined for four points in the final 16 seconds to help No. 10 Louisville beat No. 6 Kentucky in the 50th battle for Bluegrass bragging rights.
After managing just two rebounds in 28 minutes last year in Lexington, Snider rebounded with 10-of-19 shooting to help the Cardinals earn a signature win against their in-state rival. But he needed help down the stretch with Johnson’s layup with 16 seconds left and Mitchell’s two free throws with 8 seconds left for a three-point edge that helped end a four-game losing streak in the series.
No. 15 Purdue 91, Norfolk St. 45
West Lafayette, Ind. — Caleb Swanigan had a career-best 32 points and 20 rebounds — his fourth consecutive double-double — and No. 15 Purdue defeated Norfolk State for the Boilermakers’ sixth straight victory.
UNH 89, Daniel Webster 26
Durham, n.h. — Tanner Leissner scored 17 points and grabbed four rebounds as New Hampshire beat Division III Daniel Webster.
Women No. 1 UConn 84, Nebraska 41
Lincoln, Neb. — Katie Lou Samuelson scored 23 points and Kia Nurse added 20 to help No. 1 UConn rout Nebraska for the Huskies’ 86th consecutive victory.
No. 4 Maryland 77, Duquesne 57
Pittsburgh — Brionna Jones finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 17 points as No. 4 Maryland smothered Duquesne early, then pulled away late.
No. 6 South Carolina 70, Savannah State 30
Savannah, Ga. — A’ja Wilson scored 18 points and South Carolina cruised over Savannah State.
No. 7 Florida State 83, Mercer 40
Macon, Ga. — Leticia Romero scored 17 points, while Ivey Slaughter had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Florida State rout Mercer.
No. 8 Louisville 78, Vanderbilt 66
Nashville, Tenn. — Myisha Hines-Allen had a double-double by halftime and finished with 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as Louisville beat Vanderbilt.
No. 12 Ohio State 88 Winthrop 48
Columbus, Ohio — Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points and No. 12 Ohio State bounced back from a loss to No. 1 Connecticut, beating Winthrop.
No. 13 West Va. 77Mount St. Mary’s 45
Morgantown, W.Va.— Tynice Martin and Lanay Montgomery each scored 16 points, Montgomery with 10 rebounds and five blocked shots, as unbeaten West Virginia defeated Mount St. Mary’s.
No. 14 Stanford 71George Washington 52
Washington — Britt McPhee scored 21 points and Erica McCall added 13 points with 10 rebounds as No. 14 Stanford defeated George Washington.
No. 17 Duke 68, Villanova 50
Durham, n.c. — Rebecca Greenwell and Lexie Brown scored 18 points each to help Duke beat Villanova.
No. 18 Kentucky 69Washington St. 67
Lexington, Ky. — Makayla Epps scored 20 points and Kentucky held on to beat Washington State.
Texas A&M 105No. 19 Syracuse 84
Winter Park, Fla. — Danni Williams scored 30 points to help Texas A&M beat Syracuse in the Florida Sunshine Tournament.
No. 21 Arizona State 63Holy Cross 33
Tempe, Ariz. — Sophie Brunner had 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, Kianna Ibis scored 12 and No. 21 Arizona State cruised over Holy Cross.
No. 23 Virginia Tech 71Radford 52
Blacksburg, Va. — Chanette Hicks had 18 points, seven rebounds and eight steals for Virginia Tech.
