Tempe, Ariz. — Richmond Aririguzoh sank two free throws with 24.8 seconds remaining and Princeton held on to stun No. 17 Arizona State 67-66 on Saturday, a week after the Sun Devils had beaten then-No. 1 Kansas on the same floor.
The Tigers (7-5) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since a victory over then-No. 25 Harvard in 2012. Princeton beat a top 17 team for the first time since a victory over UCLA in the NCAA Tournament in 1996. Princeton coach Mitch Henderson was a member of that Tigers team.
In the back-and-forth contest on Saturday, Arizona State (9-3) had three shots in the final seconds to win the game.
No. 3 Tennessee 96Tennessee Tech 53
Knoxville, Tenn. — Grant Williams scored 25 points and went 10 of 11 from the floor to lead a strong shooting performance for Tennessee in a blowout of Tennessee Tech.
No. 5 Kansas 86Eastern Michigan 63
Lawrence, Kan. — Udoka Azubuike scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his return from an ankle injury, and Kansas cruised.
No. 6 Nevada 86, Utah 71
Salt Lake City — Caleb Martin scored a career-high 33 points, Jordan Caroline added 17, and Nevada beat Utah.
No. 8 Michigan State 88Northern Illinois 60
East Lansing, Mich. — Cassius Winston matched a career-high with six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, leading Michigan State to a win over Northern Illinois.
No. 12 Auburn 95North Florida 49
Auburn, Ala. — Bryce Brown scored 18 points and made five 3-pointers, and Auburn raced to a victory over North Florida with a smothering defensive performance.
No. 13 Ohio State 82High Point 64
Columbus, Ohio — C.J. Jackson scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and Kaleb Wesson added 17 points as Ohio State beat High Point.
No. 14 UNC 82, Davidson 60
Chapel Hill, n.c. — Cameron Johnson scored 17 points, Luke Maye had 11 points and 14 rebounds, and North Carolina beat Davidson.
No. 16 Kentucky 71 Louisville 58
Louisville, Ky. — Tyler Herro had a career-high 24 points, Keldon Johnson added 15 and Kentucky beat Louisville in this fierce Bluegrass rivalry.
No. 19 Mississippi State103 BYU 81
Starkville, Miss. — Aric Holman scored a career-high 28 points and Quinndary Weatherspoon had 27 Saturday, leading Mississippi State past BYU for the Bulldogs’ ninth straight victory.
Women
No. 6 Stanford 69Cal State Northridge 43
Stanford, Calif. — Maya Dodson scored a career-high 16 points and blocked three shots to lift Stanford over CSUN.
No. 11 Oregon State 92Cal State Bakersfield 52
Corallis, Ore. — Mikayla Pivec was 9 of 9 from the field, scoring a career-high 22 points with 10 rebounds, and Oregon State knocked down 16 3-pointers.
No. 13 Texas 104Northwestern State 66
Austin, Texas — Destiny Littleton scored 22 points, one of three Texas players to set career highs, and the Longhorns warmed up for conference play with its highest scoring game of the season.
No. 18 Kentucky 71Sacred Heart 43
Lexington, Ky. — Maci Morris scored 17 points, freshman guard Rhyne Howard grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Kentucky coasted in its final turneup before conference play.
No. 20 Gonzaga 78Loyola Marymount 53
Los Angeles — Zykera Rice scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack and Gonzaga dominated the second half to defeat Loyola Marymount.
No. 22 Marquette 85Providence 46
Milwaukee — Natisha Hiedeman scored 25 points, Erika Davenport had a career-high 20 rebounds in her double-double and Marquette cruised past Providence in the Big East opener.
No. 23 Texas A&M 84UT Rio Grande Valley 61
College Station, Texas— Ciera Johnson scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and Texas A&M had its first undefeated December in 10 seasons,
