Balanced attack key to Florida win
Scottie Wilbekin scored 16 points, leading all five starters in double figures, and No. 3 Florida beat Alabama 78-69 Saturday for its 15th straight victory.
The Gators handled the Tide for the second time in 16 days and extended a school record for consecutive home wins to 29.
Florida (21-2, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) shot 62 percent from the field and finished with a season-high 22 assists.
Wilbekin was 3-for-5 shooting from behind the arc, making all three in the second half. Michael Frazier II was 3 for 8 from the 3-point range.
Frazier finished with 14 points, joining Wilbekin, Casey Prather (15), Will Yeguete (12) and Patric Young (11) in double figures. It was the first time all five of Florida’s starters topped 10 points since Nov. 21, 2013 against Middle Tennessee.
No. 17 Iowa 85, No. 10 Michigan 67: Roy Devyn Marble scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half in Iowa’s 85-67 over Michigan. Aaron White added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-6, 7-4 Big Ten), who have beaten two AP Top 10 teams in the regular season for the first time since 1990-91. Caris LeVert scored 22 points for the Wolverines (17-6, 9-2), who have lost two of three after starting 8-0 in the Big Ten.
No. 11 Duke 89, Boston College 68: Jabari Parker set career highs with 29 points and 16 rebounds, Quinn Cook hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and Duke coasted to an 89-68 win over Boston College.
No. 13 Saint Louis 65, LaSalle 63: Jordair Jett scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, including the game-winner with 4 seconds left, as Saint Louis extended its school-record winning streak to 16 games with a 65-63 victory over La Salle.
Kansas State 74, No. 15 Texas 57: Marcus Foster scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-16 shooting as Kansas State ended Texas’ seven-game winning streak with a 74-57 win.
No. 16 Iowa State 84, TCU 69: Melvin Ejim hit 20 of 24 shots in scoring a Big 12-record 48 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds to lead Iowa State past TCU, 84-69. Ejim had two 3-pointers and six dunks during his big game, one on a spectacular fast-break lob from DeAndre Kane that gave the Cyclones (18-4, 6-4 Big 12) a 67-52 lead and effectively put the game out of reach.
No. 18 Kentucky 69, Mississippi State 59: Julius Randle scored 16 points and fellow freshman James Young added 11 for Kentucky in a 69-59 win over Mississippi State. Kentucky (18-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) has won three straight.
No. 20 Virginia 64, Georgia Tech 45: Sophomore guard Malcolm Brogdon scored 14 points and tied his career high with 11 rebounds as Virginia closed the game on a 22-1 run to cap a 64-45 win over Georgia Tech. Joe Harris and Anthony Gill added 11 points each for the Cavaliers (19-5, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).