Louisville, Ky. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points, PJ Washington added 16 and No. 16 Kentucky used several runs to blow out rival Louisville, 90-61, on Friday in the annual showdown for Bluegrass supremacy.
Seeking to regroup after last week’s 83-75 loss to unranked UCLA, the Wildcats (10-2) used a 20-6 run to close the first half. Their 24-11 surge over 8:41 built a 67-38 lead that eventually reached 32, a gap helped by 57 percent second-half shooting.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished 9 of 16 from the field to top his previous best of 15 points against Monmouth this month. Washington helped with 10 points down the stretch in the first half for a 41-27 lead that expanded as Kentucky earned its biggest series win since a 76-46 rout in the 1999-2000 season.
No. 2 Michigan State 111, Cleveland State 61
East Lansing, Mich. — Nick Ward had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan State (13-1) rolled over Cleveland State, the third straight game for the Spartans with over 100 points.
No. 7 West Virginia 85, Oklahoma State 79
Stillwater, Okla. — Teddy Allen scored 15 points, leading six West Virginia players in double figures as the Mountaineers rallied over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
No. 22 Texas Tech 77No. 18 Baylor 53
Lubbock, Texas — Keenan Evans scored 18 points, freshman Zhaire Smith added 15 in his Big 12 debut and Texas Tech rolled past Baylor in the conference opener for both teams.
Women
No. 10 Oregon 89, Washington State 56
Eugene, Ore. — Ruthy Hebard and Sabrina Ionescu scored 25 points each to lead Oregon.
No. 14 Duke 68, Liberty 51
Durham, n.c. — Lexie Brown scored 26 points, coach Joanne P. McCallie collected her 600th career win and Duke beat Liberty for its fifth straight win.
No. 17 Oregon State 75, Washington 63
Corvallis, Ore. — Marie Gulich scored 18 of her 24 points in the second half, including eight in the pivotal third quarter, and Oregon State opened Pac-12 play with a win over Washington.
