Missouri Upsets No. 1 Kansas; Top 25 Roundup
Missouri 76, No. 1 Kansas 67
Tamar Bates delivered a season-high 29 points to lead Missouri in a stunning upset of No. 1 Kansas on Sunday in Columbia, Mo.
- Mark Mitchell added 17 points, and Anthony Robinson II contributed 11 points and five steals.
- Missouri forced 22 Kansas turnovers, marking its first “Border War” victory since 2012.
- Kansas was led by Hunter Dickinson (19 points, 14 rebounds), but it wasn’t enough to avoid a second straight loss.
Missouri (8-1) nearly saw its 24-point lead erased before pulling away late. The Tigers’ eight wins already match their total from last season.
No. 2 Auburn 98, Richmond 54
Auburn cruised past Richmond with Miles Kelly and Tahaad Pettiford each scoring 15 points.
- Auburn (8-1) bounced back from a loss at Duke with six players in double figures.
- Richmond (4-5) struggled, shooting just 27.1% from the floor, and remains winless in 27 attempts against top-five opponents.
No. 6 Iowa State 100, Jackson State 58
Curtis Jones led the Cyclones off the bench with 19 points, including five 3-pointers.
- Iowa State (7-1) shot 50% from beyond the arc, while Jackson State (0-10) remained winless despite Dorian McMillian’s 20-point performance.
No. 8 Purdue 83, Maryland 78
Braden Smith fueled Purdue’s win with 24 points and 10 assists, sinking five 3-pointers.
- Maryland’s Derik Queen posted 26 points and 12 rebounds, but Purdue (8-2) bounced back from a conference-opening loss to Penn State.
No. 9 Duke 76, Louisville 65
Cooper Flagg recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds to help Duke rally past Louisville.
- Duke (7-2) overcame a slow start, trailing 30-16 in the first half, and used a balanced attack to claim the win.
- Louisville (5-4) was led by Terrence Edwards Jr. with 21 points.
UCLA 73, No. 12 Oregon 71
Dylan Andrews banked in a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift UCLA past Oregon.
- UCLA (8-1) is now on a seven-game winning streak.
- Oregon’s Nate Bittle had a strong showing with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 14 Cincinnati 84, Howard 67
Simas Lukosius scored 18 points as Cincinnati pulled away in the second half.
- Howard (3-6) suffered its fourth straight loss, despite Blake Harper’s 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Arkansas State 85, No. 16 Memphis 72
Arkansas State shocked Memphis behind Joseph Pinion’s 22 points and 12 team 3-pointers.
- Memphis (7-2) struggled to keep pace and trailed for nearly the entire game.
No. 22 Texas A&M 72, Texas Tech 67
Wade Taylor IV scored eight points in the final minutes to lead Texas A&M to victory.
- Texas A&M (8-2) broke a tie late to snap Texas Tech’s (7-2) three-game winning streak.
No. 25 UConn 76, Texas 65
Alex Karaban returned from injury to post 21 points and 11 rebounds as UConn handed Texas its second loss.
- Texas (7-2) was led by Tre Johnson, who scored 24 points, including 18 in the second half.
