Smith scores 24, No. 1 Purdue tops Iowa 87-73

Braden Smith scored a career-high 24 factors to steer No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday evening.

Smith, a freshman guard, shot 8 of 10 — together with 4 of 5 from 3-point vary. Zach Edey scored 14 factors on 4-of-7 capturing. Edey, who was averaging 22.4 factors getting into the sport, had simply 4 factors till the ultimate 8 1/2 minutes. Edey grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds, and Caleb Furst added 10 rebounds as Purdue held a 43-23 edge.

Fletcher Loyer scored 17 factors, Furst 11 and Mason Gillis 10 for the Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Massive Ten).

Kris Murray led Iowa with 24 factors on 10-of-16 capturing, and Filip Rebraca had 17 for the Hawkeyes (15-9, 7-6).

NO. 4 ARIZONA 85, CALIFORNIA 62

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 23 factors, 14 rebounds and 4 steals for his eleventh double-double of the season to steer Arizona.

Pelle Larsson added 16 factors to assist the Wildcats (22-3, 11-3 Pac-12) to their seventh win in a row and thirteenth straight over Cal. Oumar Ballo had 14 factors and 9 rebounds, and Cedric Henderson Jr. chipped in 11 and eight boards.

Sam Alajiki scored 12 factors to steer the Bears (3-21, 2-11), who dropped their eighth in a row. Lars Thiemann added 10 factors and eight rebounds.

NO. 7 UCLA 62, OREGON STATE 47

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Amari Bailey scored a career-high 24 factors to steer UCLA previous Oregon State.

Bailey, a freshman guard, was 10 of 16 from the sphere and scored 18 factors within the second half.

Jaylen Clark added 16 factors and three steals for the Bruins (20-4, 11-2 Pac-12), who lead the convention in scoring protection.

Jordan Pope led the Beavers (9-16, 3-11) with 17 factors.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 78, NO. 15 ST. MARY’S 74

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored all of his career-high 31 factors after halftime, sufficient to beat him mistakenly taking a timeout late in time beyond regulation and lead Loyola Marymount.

Loyola Marymount (17-9, 7-5 West Coast Convention) had misplaced 21 straight to Saint Mary’s and trailed 16-0 lower than six minutes into this recreation.

Shelton scored 24 of the Lions’ closing 31 factors, together with a tying layup with two seconds left in regulation. Alex Merkviladze added 15 factors for Loyola Marymount, three weeks after it gained at then-No. 6 Gonzaga.

Logan Johnson scored a career-high 31 factors and Aidan Mahaney had 24 for Saint Mary’s (21-4, 10-1), which had gained 12 in a row. The Gaels had been coming off a win over then-No. 12 Gonzaga on Saturday.

NO 16 GONZAGA 99, SAN FRANCISCO 81

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton had 23 factors and 6 assists, Drew Timme scored 21 and Gonzaga beat San Francisco.

Gonzaga (20-5, 9-2 West Coast Convention) prolonged its streak of seasons with at the least 20 wins to 26, bouncing again from final weekend’s time beyond regulation loss at No. 15 Saint Mary’s.

Khalil Shabazz led San Francisco (15-12, 4-8) with 25 factors and Tyrell Roberts added 16. The Dons have misplaced 26 straight to Gonzaga.

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