Former Temple guard Hysier Miller is the subject of a federal investigation into alleged point-shaving and manipulating the outcomes of college basketball games, ESPN reported Thursday.

• Authorities are looking into whether Miller bet on his own games while at Temple. Miller transferred to Virginia Tech in the offseason, but on Oct. 23 the program dismissed him "due to circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech."

  ESPN reported that the reason for Miller's dismissal was both a federal investigation and an NCAA inquiry into point-shaving. The NCAA did not comment to ESPN, and the FBI did not confirm or deny that an investigation was taking place.

  A regular-season game between Temple and UAB on March 7 was flagged by U.S. Integrity, a gambling watchdog firm, for unusual wagering activity. UAB began the day a 1.5- or 2-point favorite at sportsbooks but the spread ballooned to -8 by mid-afternoon, causing some books to halt betting on the game.

  Miller had eight points on 3-of-9 shooting and three turnovers in that game, which UAB ran away with, 100-72. The next day, Temple acknowledged in a statement that it was reviewing the reports of unusual betting.

  Per ESPN, the NCAA has been investigating Temple and Miller for "several months," and bookmakers uncovered that some customers who had bet against Temple on March 7 also had done so throughout the season, often betting on both the game result and the total points scored in the first half.

  "Hysier Miller has overcome more adversity in his 22 years than most people face in their lifetime. He will meet and overcome whatever obstacles lay ahead," Miller's attorney, Jason P. Bologna, told ESPN.

  --Field Level Media

With the NCAA early signing period now over, Duke has finalized its third top recruiting class in the past four years, according to 247Sports rankings.

• Coach Jon Scheyer is bringing in a quartet of five-star recruits, headlined by Cameron Boozer, the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2025 class and son of Duke legend Carlos Boozer.

  He is joined by No. 15 Shelton Henderson (Bellaire High in Bellaire, Texas), No. 19 Nikolas Khamenia (Harvard-Westlake High, Los Angeles) and No. 21 Cayden Boozer, Cameron's twin. The Boozers play at Columbus High School in Miami.

  Cayden Boozer is a guard, and the others are forwards.

  Scheyer said Thursday that this group falls in line with the way he's trying to build the program since taking over from his mentor, Mike Krzyzewski.

  "Individually with each of these guys, we're thrilled to get them here, but for me, it's the makeup of the class that I'm so excited about," he said. "There's really two main things we look for in this class and ... the first thing is competitiveness. And when you think about Shelton Henderson, when you think about Cayden Boozer, when you think about Nik Khamenia, when you think about Cam Boozer, the word competitiveness comes to mind with all four of those guys. That was really important to us and how we continue to build the program. How we continue to move this thing forward is bring in high-level competitors.

  "The second thing for us is feel or basketball instincts, and when combine their competitiveness and you combine their IQ and feel for the game, that's been the recipe for some of our most special teams here."

  Scheyer, who became Duke's head coach ahead of the 2022-23 season, signed the top class in 2022 and 2024 and the No. 2 class in the in-between year.

  The players already have achieved success in their careers.

  The Boozers played on three consecutive Florida state high school champions and also won gold medals in U16 and U17 competitions with USA Basketball. Khamenia won back-to-back state titles, and he and Henderson were members of the gold-medal winning U18 team at the FIBA AmeriCup over the summer.

  UConn's class is ranked No. 2, followed by Kansas, Arkansas and Kentucky.

  --Field Level Media

Tennessee guard Cameron Carr will miss four to six weeks with a left thumb injury, the school confirmed Thursday.

• The 6-foot-6 sophomore sustained the injury during Sunday's 103-68 win against Austin Peay in Knoxville, Tenn.

  Carr is averaging 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 10.5 minutes in four games (no starts) so far this season.

  The 11th-ranked Volunteers (4-0) face Virginia (3-0) on Thursday night in the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.

  --Field Level Media

Grant Nelson scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and four blocked shots to help No. 8 Alabama cruise to a 100-87 victory over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night at Birmingham, Ala.

• Aden Holloway added 18 points and Labaron Philon recorded 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Crimson Tide (4-1). Latrell Wrightsell Jr. also had 16 points for Alabama, which reached the 100-point mark for the second time this season.

  Will Riley recorded 18 points and nine rebounds and Kylan Boswell had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (3-1). Kasparas Jakucionis added 15 points and six assists, Tomislav Ivisic contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds and Ben Humrichous scored 11 points for Illinois.

  The Crimson Tide shot 52 percent from the field, including 11 of 34 from 3-point range. Alabama All-American Mark Sears went scoreless and missed all five of his field-goal attempts, including four from long distance.

  No. 3 Gonzaga 84, Long Beach State 41

  Graham Ike and Khalif Battle scored 15 points each to lead five players in double figures for the Bulldogs in their win over Long Beach State in Spokane, Wash.

  Braden Huff scored 12 points off the bench, Ryan Nembhard had 10 points and seven assists and Nolan Hickman also scored 10 points for Gonzaga (5-0), which never trailed.

  Devin Askew scored 12 points and Derrick Michael Xzavierro added nine points and 11 rebounds for Long Beach State (1-4).

  No. 23 Texas A&M 71, Southern 54

  Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points and helped spur a huge second-half turnaround as the Aggies came from behind to beat the Jaguars in College Station, Texas.

  Texas A&M (4-1) trailed by 16 points in the first half and entered the second half down 39-25 before mounting a rousing comeback over the final 15 minutes. The Aggies held Southern scoreless for more than nine minutes.

  Zhuric Phelps added 16 points for the Aggies. Jordan Johnson had a game-high 19 points for the Jaguars (1-4).

  No. 24 Rutgers 74, Merrimack 63

  Ace Bailey recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds, Dylan Harper scored 14 points and the Scarlet Knights remained unbeaten thanks to a win over the visiting Warriors in Piscataway, N.J.

  Rutgers (4-0) didn't lead by double digits until the second half, and the Scarlet Knights allowed Merrimack to pull within 65-58 with 2:53 to play after a 7-0 run. Harper added eight rebounds and six assists. Fellow freshman Lathan Sommerville had nine points and Jordan Derkack, playing against his former team, tallied seven points, six rebounds and five assists.

  Adam "Budd" Clark powered Merrimack (1-3) with 22 points and six assists. Sean Trumper added 10 points for the Warriors.

  --Field Level Media

Stevie Mitchell scored a season-high 21 points and Kam Jones added a triple-double as No. 15 Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 76-58 victory over No. 6 Purdue in a nonconference matchup of undefeated teams on Tuesday in Milwaukee.

• Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for Marquette (5-0). Chase Ross added 12 points and Ben Gold 11.

  Purdue (4-1), which trailed 35-28 at halftime, made several runs but was unable to make it a one-possession game down the stretch.

  Trey Kaufman-Renn had 16 points, Fletcher Loyer put up 13 and Braden Smith added 11 for the Boilermakers.

  No. 1 Kansas 84, UNC Wilmington 66

  Dajuan Harris Jr. led the Jayhawks with 17 points in coach Bill Self's 800th career win, a victory over the Seahawks in Lawrence, Kan.

  Hunter Dickinson had his third double-double of the season for Kansas (5-0) with 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. Self became the fourth-fastest coach to 800 wins, according to Kansas athletics, doing so in 1,048 games.

  Khamari McGriff paced UNC Wilmington (3-1) with 18 points, while Noah Ross finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

  No. 2 UConn 81, East Texas A&M 46

  Solo Ball hit for a team-high 12 points as the Huskies rolled to a win over the Lions in Storrs, Conn.

  The Huskies (4-0) were ahead by 22 points at halftime and by 37 in the middle of the second half while waltzing to the finish line. Liam McNeeley and Alex Karaban added 11 points for UConn, which has logged all of its wins by at least 35 points against mid-major teams.

  Camerin James led all scorers with 18 points for East Texas A&M (1-4).

  No. 9 Kentucky 97, Lipscomb 68

  Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and Lamont Butler added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead the Wildcats over the Bisons in Lexington, Ky.

  Otega Oweh scored 14 points, Koby Brea scored 12 and Amari Williams contributed nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Kentucky (4-0). Both Butler and Brea finished 3-for-3 from the 3-point arc.

  Jacob Ognacevic tallied a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds for Lipscomb (2-4). Will Pruitt added 12 points and six rebounds.

  No. 18 Cincinnati 76, Northern Kentucky 60

  Simas Lukosius continued his torrid 3-point shooting and the Bearcats held off several rallies from the Norse to post a win in Highland Heights, Ky.

  Lukosius finished with a game-high 18 points for Cincinnati (4-0), going 6-for-9 from 3-point range. He is 16-for-23 from long distance this season. Texas transfer Dillon Mitchell added 12 points.

  Sam Vinson had 16 points to lead Northern Kentucky (0-4). Trey Robinson chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds.

  No. 21 Florida 84, Florida A&M 60

  Will Richard totaled 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the Gators to an easy win vs. Florida A&M in Gainesville, Fla.

  Richard led a great effort on the glass to keep Florida unbeaten and send the Rattlers (0-4) to another lopsided loss. Walter Clayton Jr. also had his second consecutive prolific scoring game as he finished with 17 points, five assists and three rebounds.

  Sterling Young led the Rattlers (0-4) with 12 points. Jamine Charles had nine points and 12 rebounds.

  --Field Level Media

Louisville starting forward Aboubacar Traore suffered a broken left arm, the team announced before Tuesday's game against Bellarmine, and he is expected to miss multiple weeks.

• The 6-foot-5 native of the Ivory Coast transferred to Louisville in the spring from Long Beach State, where he reached the 1,000-point plateau over three seasons. He averaged 12.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the Beach last season, earning All-Big West and Big West Tournament MVP honors as the school reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.

  Traore averaged 1.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two starts for Louisville (1-1) this season.

  The Cardinals also will be without Koren Johnson (shoulder) for the game against Bellarmine. The Washington transfer averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 assists in his first two games for Louisville.

  --Field Level Media

John Blackwell scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the second half and graduate transfer John Tonje added 19 as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied to hold off stubborn UT Rio Grande Valley 87-84 on Monday night in Madison, Wis.

• Wisconsin (5-0), which trailed 52-48 at the half, went without a field goal over the game's final 4:23 and scored its last 11 points from the free-throw line. The Badgers, who entered Monday No. 1 in the nation in free-throw percentage (90 percent), finished 27-for-32 from the line.

  DK Thorn hit a deep 3-pointer with just over a minute left to pull the Vaqueros within 85-84. Max Klesmit missed a jumper on Wisconsin's next possession, but UTRGV's Hasan Abdul Hakim missed a hurried jumper in the lane with time running out. Blackwell hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to make it 87-84.

  Abdul Hakim had 19 points and K.T. Raimey supplied 13 for the Vaqueros (3-3), who had won three straight.

  No. 3 Gonzaga 80, San Diego State 67

  Graham Ike recorded 23 points and nine rebounds to help the Bulldogs post a nonconference road victory over the Aztecs in a battle of two of the nation's most successful programs over the past five seasons.

  Ryan Nembhard added 19 points and 10 assists for the Bulldogs (4-0), who never trailed.

  Nick Boyd recorded 23 points and nine rebounds and BJ Davis added 15 points for the Aztecs (2-1). Since the start of the 2019-20 season, Gonzaga leads the nation in winning percentage (.879, 152-21) and San Diego State (.795, 136-35) is third.

  No. 4 Auburn 102, North Alabama 69

  Johni Broome scored 17 of his 30 points in the final 7:35 of the first half to lead the Tigers to a victory over the visiting Lions.

  In 26 minutes, Broome made 13 of 17 shots from the field and collected 17 rebounds for his second double-double this season for the Tigers (4-0). Denver Jones added 13 points and nine of Auburn's 25 assists.

  Jacari Lane scored 16 points to lead North Alabama (3-2), which fell to 0-5 all-time against ranked opponents since moving to Division I in 2018. Daniel Ortiz and Will Soucie scored 15 points apiece as the Lions shot 42.2 percent overall.

  No. 5 Iowa State 87, IU Indianapolis 52

  Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting as the Cyclones cruised to a win over the Jaguars in Ames, Iowa.

  Tamin Lipsey scored 17 points and recorded a team-high five steals for Iowa State (3-0), which remained untested in its nonconference slate. Joshua Jefferson registered 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Keshon Gilbert contributed 11 points and eight assists.

  Paul Zilinskas scored 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead IU Indianapolis (2-3). Jarvis Walker finished with eight points and five rebounds.

  No. 20 Arkansas 91, Pacific 72

  Adou Thiero tallied 23 points, including six dunks, as the Razorbacks defeated the pesky Tigers in Fayetteville, Ark.

  In its fourth game under new coach John Calipari, Arkansas (3-1) led by as many as 16 points in the first half but saw Pacific (3-3) get within a basket twice in the second. Thiero made 8 of 10 shots from the field and 6 of 7 free-throw attempts. He added six rebounds and four steals.

  The Razorbacks shot 59.6 percent (31 of 52) from the field and 42.9 percent (9 of 21) from long range while playing with just seven players. Arkansas limited Pacific to 24-for-60 shooting (40 percent) from the field and 12-for-35 shooting (34.3 percent) from 3-point range.

  --Field Level Media

Kentucky hurdled 10 spots into the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll released Monday, while Purdue vaulted seven spots to No. 6.

• Kansas, meanwhile, maintained its hold on the top spot.

  Kentucky (3-0) and new head coach Mark Pope earned an early signature win in its 77-72 defeat of Duke last week, jumping to No. 9 in the poll. The loss sent the Blue Devils (3-1) falling to No. 12.

  The Jayhawks (4-0) earned 49 first-place votes and are joined in the top 5 by UConn (3-0), Gonzaga (3-0), Auburn (3-0) and Iowa State (2-0). The Huskies (7), Zags (2) and Tigers (3) also earned first-place votes.

  Purdue (4-0) defeated Alabama to move up seven spots to No. 6, followed by Houston (2-1), the Crimson Tide (3-1), Wildcats and North Carolina (2-1).

  The week's biggest drop belongs to Arizona, which fell eight spots to No. 17 after a 15-point loss to Wisconsin. The win boosted the Badgers (4-0) into the poll at No. 19.

  Illinois also entered at No. 25. Ole Miss and Ohio State dropped out.

  The rest of the Top 25:

  11. Tennessee (4-0)

  12. Duke (3-1)

  13. Baylor (3-1)

  14. Creighton (4-0)

  15. Marquette (4-0)

  16. Indiana (3-0)

  17. Arizona (2-1)

  18. Cincinnati (3-0)

  19. Wisconsin (4-0)

  20. Arkansas (2-1)

  21. Florida (4-0)

  22. St. John's (4-0)

  23. Texas A&M (3-1)

  24. Rutgers (3-0)

  25. Illinois (3-0)

  --Field Level Media

Igor Milicic Jr. scored a season-high 23 points and recorded nine rebounds, helping lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 103-68 win over visiting Austin Peay on Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn.

• Zakai Zeigler added 19 points and eight assists for Tennessee (4-0), becoming the fifth player in program history to record 500 career assists. Jordan Gainey added 15 points off the bench, while Cade Phillips chipped in 13 points and nine boards. Felix Okpara had 12 points, followed by Jahmai Mashack's 10.

  Austin Peay (3-1) was led by Isaac Haney's 22 points. LJ Thomas added 20 for the Governors, who shot just 35.5 percent from the field, while Tennessee made 37 of its 58 (63.8 percent) shots.

  No. 12 Baylor 104, Tarleton State 41

  Jalen Celestine had 20 points and prized freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 17 as the host Bears rode a dominant first half to a third straight victory, throttling the Texans in Waco, Texas.

  Jeremy Roach hit four 3-pointers and had 14 points for the Bears (3-1), who went 9-of-13 from beyond the arc in the first half and scored 29 points off 17 Tarleton turnovers to lead 56-13 at the break. Robert Wright III had 12 points and nine assists in the win.

  Tarleton (1-4), coached by former Texas A&M and Kentucky boss Billy Gillispie, played without six players due to injury. The Texans attempted as many field goals as they committed turnovers before halftime and entered the break shooting 29.4 percent from the floor. Joseph Martinez finished with 11 points for Tarleton, which conceded 46 points off of its 28 giveaways.

  No. 22 St. John's 85, New Mexico 71

  RJ Luis Jr. totaled 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the Red Storm withstood several comeback attempts and pulled away for a victory over the visiting Lobos at Madison Square Garden in New York.

  After winning their first three games over Fordham, Quinnipiac and Wagner by a combined 76 points, the Red Storm began a challenging week that will see them face No. 12 Baylor in the Bahamas on Thursday. St. John's (4-0) led New Mexico (3-1) for the final 33-plus minutes and placed five players in double figures to give Rick Pitino his third win in four career games coaching against his son Richard Pitino, the Lobos' coach. Luis posted his second double-double this season and made 8 of 18 shots. Deivon Smith added 12 of his 15 points in the first half when the Red Storm led by as many as 16.

  Nelly Joseph, who played for the elder Pitino at Iona, and Mustapha Amzil led the Lobos with 16 points apiece. CJ Noland added 15 and Donovan Dent was held to 12 as New Mexico shot 43.8 percent, missed 11 of 18 free throws and was unable to get its second win over a ranked team after beating then-No. 22 UCLA on Nov. 8.

BALTIMORE -- If any team can empathize with Virginia basketball's current circumstances, it's Villanova.

• The Wildcats understand the shock of having their championship-winning head coach retire suddenly. They experienced it when Jay Wright stepped down in 2022 after leading Villanova to two national titles in 21 seasons.

  But the sting is still fresh for the Cavaliers, who beat the Wildcats 70-60 on Friday at the Hall of Fame Series in Baltimore to improve to 3-0.

  Virginia was less than three weeks away from its season opener when Tony Bennett stunned the college basketball world by stepping down abruptly last month. Bennett, who led the Cavaliers to their lone national championship to date in 2019, was the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coach of the Year four times during his 15-year tenure in Charlottesville.

  "If you're going to do it, you gotta be all in. If you do it half-hearted, it's not fair to the university and those young men," Bennett said at his Oct. 18 retirement news conference. "So in looking at it, that's what made me step down."

  Ron Sanchez is now in charge at Virginia, tabbed as the team's interim coach after spending last season as associate head coach under Bennett.

  Sanchez, 51, faces the same challenge that current Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune did after taking over for Wright: inheriting a storied program after the sudden departure of its greatest coach.

  But when asked Friday whether he draws on Neptune's similar experience for guidance amid his new role, Sanchez downplayed the parallel between himself and his counterpart.

  "I just focus on the task at hand. I don't spend too much time wondering about other things," Sanchez said. "Right now, (athletic director) Carla Williams has afforded me the opportunity to lead this program and to lead these young men.

  "The only thing I think about ... is how can I be the best for them? Who retired, who left, there's no free rent in my head for any of that."

  Both Sanchez and Neptune had previously been longtime assistants under the coaches they eventually succeeded, and they also have prior head coaching experience at the Division I level. For Sanchez -- a Bennett assistant from 2009-18 before spending five seasons leading Charlotte -- that familiarity means keeping Virginia's trademark pack line defense in place while trying to help the offense evolve.

  That side of the ball looked sharp Friday, as the Cavaliers shot 51 percent from the field and had their season highs in points and 3-pointers (14).

  For his part, Neptune was asked to compare his circumstances to Sanchez's.

  "I don't know exactly what he's going through every day," Neptune said. "I would imagine that he's just trying to coach his team to the best of his ability, work with his staff every day to make sure that they're trying to put their guys in the best position possible."

  Unlike Sanchez, who has coached just three games since taking over for Bennett, Neptune is not immune to scrutiny amid his quest to deliver his program another national title.

  Friday's loss dropped the Wildcats to 2-3 this season and 37-36 overall under Neptune in his two-plus seasons on the job.

  For a fanbase that experienced championships in 2016 and 2018, patience is starting to grow thin. Villanova has missed the NCAA Tournament two straight years, and Neptune's job security has become a valid topic amid the Wildcats' slow start this season.

  "All I can focus on right now is trying to prepare our team for our next game, and (trying) to make sure that we put ourselves in the best position to be the best team we can be at the end of the year," Neptune said.

  Villanova's struggles under Neptune warn of the potential heat Sanchez could receive if the Cavaliers endure a similar multi-year rut.

  Both men already deal with plenty of pressure as the head coach of a storied Division I program. Returning their team to championship contention after replacing an iconic predecessor makes it even more daunting.

  Facing such circumstances may be a lonely feeling, but for two hours on Friday evening, Neptune and Sanchez were connected by that unique challenge.

  --Tanner Malinowski, Field Level Media

AJ Storr scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and KJ Adams Jr. contributed 12 points to lead top-ranked Kansas over Oakland, 78-57, on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

• Hunter Dickinson chipped in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds, proving to be an anchor on both ends of the floor, as he also tallied four blocks. Rylan Griffen added 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

  Allen David Mukeba scored 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead Oakland (1-3), while Tuburu Naivalurua added 12 points and nine rebounds.

  Kansas (4-0) extended its lead to double digits for the first time with 10:24 left in the half on an emphatic dunk by Storr that made it 21-10, and the Jayhawks led by at least 10 points for the rest of the contest.

  No. 6 Duke 86, Wofford 35

  Tyrese Proctor scored 15 points as the Blue Devils rolled to a victory over the Terriers in Durham, N.C.

  Freshman phenom Cooper Flagg did not score in double figures for the first time this season but finished with a stat-sheet-stuffing effort of eight points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in 28 minutes for Duke (3-1).

  Kyler Filewich paced Wofford (1-3) with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Corey Tripp also chipped in 12 points.

  No. 14 Creighton 79, Kansas City 56

  Ryan Kalkbrenner recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to help the Bluejays roll past the Roos in nonconference play in Omaha, Neb.

  Jackson McAndrew scored a game-high 15 points while Isaac Traudt added 13 for the Bluejays (4-0), who never trailed. Jamiya Neal contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

  Jamar Brown had 12 points and 16 rebounds and Jayson Petty also scored 12 points for Kansas City (2-2). Cameron Faas added 10 points and three steals.

  No. 16 Indiana 87, South Carolina 71

  Myles Rice scored a game-high 23 points as the Hoosiers topped the Gamecocks in Bloomington, Ind.

  Mackenzie Mgbako added 17 points and seven rebounds, Malik Reneau scored 13 points and Kaanan Carlyle had 12 points for Indiana (3-0).

  Morris Ugusuk led South Carolina (2-2) with 18 points and went 4-for-6 from 3-point range. Nick Pringle had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Jamarii Thomas also had 13 points for the Gamecocks.

  No. 25 Ole Miss 84, Colorado State 69

  Jaylen Murray scored 16 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones had 14 points and the Rebels held off the Rams' rally in the second half in Southaven, Miss.

  Dre Davis and Malik Dia contributed 11 points apiece, and Matthew Murrell scored 10 for the Rebels (4-0). Ole Miss had only four turnovers and never trailed.

  Jalen Lake finished with 21 points, Nique Clifford scored 18 and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson contributed 11 for Colorado State (3-1).

  --Field Level Media

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-best 26 points and collected eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Purdue to an 87-78 triumph over No. 2 Alabama in a Friday night nonconference showdown at West Lafayette, Ind.

• Braden Smith produced 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and Fletcher Loyer also scored 17 points for the Boilermakers (4-0). C.J. Cox scored nine of his 11 points during a go-ahead run for Purdue midway through the second half.

  Labaron Philon scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting before fouling out for the Crimson Tide (3-1). Mark Sears had 15 points and six assists, Grant Nelson added 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 11 points for Alabama.

  Purdue shot 49.2 percent from the field, including 9 of 16 (56.3 percent) from 3-point range, while winning its 21st straight home game. The Boilermakers committed just three turnovers.

  No. 4 Gonzaga 113, UMass Lowell 54

  Khalif Battle scored a game-high 21 points, leading six Gonzaga players in double figures and the Bulldogs never trailed in a rout of the River Hawks at Spokane, Wash.

  Nolan Hickman added 14 for Gonzaga (3-0). The Bulldogs shot 41 of 76 from the field (53.9 percent) while limiting UMass Lowell to 18 of 50 (36 percent) from the floor.

  Quinton Mincey led UMass Lowell (2-1) with 10 points. Martin Somerville, Max Brooks and Cam Morris III each scored nine.

  Wisconsin 103, No. 9 Arizona 88

  Graduate transfer John Tonje poured in a career-high 41 points and the Badgers turned back a second-half rally by the Wildcats to remain undefeated with a nonconference victory in Madison, Wis.

  Tonje hit 8 of 14 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 6 beyond the arc, and 21 of 22 free-throw attempts. John Blackwell added 14 points and Max Klesmit had 13 for the Badgers (4-0), who hit 41 of 47 free-throw attempts.

  Jaden Bradley had 22 points, Trey Townsend 17 and KJ Lewis 15 for Arizona (2-1), which had allowed just 108 points combined in its two victories.

  No. 10 North Carolina 107, American 55

  Jalen Washington scored a career-high 18 points and the Tar Heels cruised to victory over American in Chapel Hill, N.C.

  Elliot Cadeau posted 15 of his 18 points in the first half, while RJ Davis and Seth Trimble each racked up 13 points and reserve Cade Tyson had 11 points for the Tar Heels (2-1).

  Matt Rogers scored 15 points and reserve Elijah Stephens added 12 points for the Eagles (1-3), who fell to 0-3 in road games.

  No. 15 Marquette 78, Maryland 74

  Kam Jones poured in 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting and the Golden Eagles overcame a late-game collapse to record a win over the Terrapins in College Park, Md.

  Stevie Mitchell added 18 points for Marquette (4-0), which managed to hang on despite getting outshot 52.7 percent to 44.8 percent from the field.

  Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Derik Queen each racked up 24 points for Maryland (3-1). Queen also snatched seven rebounds.

  No. 17 Cincinnati 86, Nicholls State 49

  Simas Lukosius and Jizzle James each scored 19 points to lead the Bearcats past the visiting Colonels.

  Lukosius is off to one of the hottest starts in the country from beyond the arc, converting 5 of 7 on Friday and improving to 10 of 14 for the season. As a team, Cincinnati (3-0) drained 11 of 27 (40.7 percent) from long distance in the runaway win.

  Jamal West Jr. had 12 points to lead Nicholls State (2-3), which shot just 21-for-69 (30.4 percent) from the floor.

  No. 20 Florida 87, Florida State 74

  A 25-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. helped the Gators squash an attempted second-half comeback by rival the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla.

  Clayton scored 16 of his points in the first half, and in the second half, Sam Alexis and Allijah Martin matched Clayton's output with nine points each to close out the game. Martin finished with 17 points and Alexis added 12 for Florida (4-0).

  Jamir Watkins led Florida State (3-1) with 19 points. Justin Thomas added 11 points while going 3-for-3 from deep. The Gators won their fourth in a row against the Seminoles.

  No. 23 Texas A&M 78, No. 21 Ohio State 64

  Wade Taylor IV and Manny Obaseki each had 15 points to lead the Aggies to a victory over the Buckeyes in an early-season battle of ranked teams at College Station, Texas.

  Texas A&M (3-1) won its third consecutive game since a season-opening loss at UCF. The Aggies shot only 24 percent in the first half but made 15 of 18 free throws for a nine-point lead at the break.

  Ohio State (2-1) shot 21.9 percent in the opening half and was 3 of 4 at the line. Bruce Thornton scored 15 points to lead the Buckeyes.

  No. 24 Rutgers 98, Monmouth 81

  Highly touted freshman Ace Bailey scored 17 points in his much-anticipated debut for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, who never trailed in a win over the Hawks in Piscataway, N.J.

  Bailey, a consensus top-5 recruit, missed the first two games with a hip injury but displayed little rust. He was 5-for-10 from the field with a game-opening 3-pointer and added two thunderous dunks. He also chipped in six rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes.

  Another freshman for Rutgers (3-0), Dylan Harper, added 20 points, six assists and five rebounds. Abdi Bashir Jr. scored a career-high 38 points on 10-for-17 shooting from 3-point range for Monmouth (0-4).

  --Field Level Media

Aaron Scott scored seven of his 11 points over the final seven minutes of the second half as No. 22 St. John's survived several choppy stretches before pulling away for a 66-45 victory over visiting Wagner Wednesday night in Queens, N.Y.

• Ranked for the first time since January 2019, St. John's (3-0) led virtually the entire way but didn't put away Wagner (1-2) until it scored 18 straight points to turn a two-point lead into a 57-37 edge with 5:48 left. RJ Luis Jr. led the Red Storm with 13 points.

  Deivon Smith and Brady Dunlap added nine points apiece as the Red Storm shot 50 percent from the floor (21 of 42) but missed 12 of its 30 free-throw attempts.

  Javier Ezquerra scored 10 points to lead Wagner, which shot a dreadful 29.1 percent overall, went 5-for-24 from 3-point range and committed 16 turnovers.

  No. 3 UConn 90, Le Moyne 49

  Alex Karaban scored a game-high 17 points and Liam McNeeley finished with 15 as the Huskies crushed the Dolphins in Hartford, Conn.

  Karaban was 7 of 11 from the field and made three 3-pointers. McNeeley also connected on three 3-pointers. Samson Johnson had four of UConn's nine blocked shots.

  The Huskies (3-0) had a 17-0 advantage in points off turnovers, and a 12-0 ratio in fast-break points. Dwayne Koroma led Le Moyne (1-3) with 13 points and five rebounds.

  No. 5 Auburn 79, Kent State 56

  Four days after topping then-No. 4 Houston on the road, the Tigers let much of a 22-point first-half lead against the Golden Flashes slip away before emerging with a home win.

  Johni Broome, selected the SEC Player of the Week on Monday, and Chaney Johnson each scored 18 points to lead the Tigers (3-0). Johnson's night included 12 rebounds plus a dunk that increased the Tigers' lead to 36-22 entering halftime. Auburn's Denver Jones and Chad Baker-Mazara tallied 12 points apiece.

  Kent State (2-1) was carried by forward VonCameron Davis' 19 points but struggled from beyond the 3-point arc. The Golden Flashes went 5-for-21 (23.8 percent) from long distance. Davis finished 6-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-6 from 3-point range.

  No. 8 Houston 91, Louisiana 45

  Terrance Arceneaux led a balanced scoring effort with 14 points and the host Cougars dominated from early in the game while downing the Ragin' Cajuns.

  Milos Uzan added 13 points, Mercy Miller scored 12 and J'Wan Roberts and Emanuel Sharp had 11 each as the Cougars (2-1) bounced back from a 74-69 home loss to then No. 11 Auburn on Saturday.

  Louisiana (1-2) got a team-high eight points from Christian Wright. The Ragin' Cajuns sank just 6 of 21 3-point attempts, while the Cougars made 10 of 23.

  No. 11 Tennessee 92, Montana 57

  Igor Milicic Jr. scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, paving the way for the Volunteers to throttle the Grizzlies in Knoxville, Tenn.

  Chaz Lanier added 13 points, shooting 5 for 8 from the floor, as the Volunteers improved to 3-0. He scored all but two of his points in the second half. Felix Okpara and Cameron Carr each chipped in 13 points, as well.

  Money Williams scored 30 points to lead Montana (2-2), which was facing Tennessee for the first time. Williams was 4 of 7 on 3-point shooting and hit on eight of his 15 attempts from the field.

  No. 14 Creighton 78, Houston Christian 43

  Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 16 points to fuel the Bluejays to a convincing victory over the visiting Huskies in Omaha, Neb.

  A three-time conference defensive player of the year, Kalkbrenner also had five rebounds and three blocks. His dominant performance paved the way for Greg McDermott to record his 328th head coaching victory at Creighton, snapping a tie with his predecessor Dana Altman (1994-2010). Steven Ashworth collected 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Fredrick King added 11 points off the bench. Jamiya Neal had nine points and seven rebounds for the Bluejays (3-0), who benefited from a 36-5 run to close the first half.

  The Huskies (1-2) made just 25.4 percent of their attempts from the floor and 14.3 percent from beyond the arc. Houston Christian was led by D'Aundre Samuels' eight points.

  No. 18 Arkansas 65, Troy 49

  A hot second half from Zvonimi Ivisic allowed the Razorbacks to overcome the pesky Trojans in Fayetteville, Ark.

  Ivisic, who scored 19 points and blocked five shots, provided a second-half spark off the bench as he shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 points after intermission. Adou Thiero also had 19 points for Arkansas (2-1).

  Jackson Fields led Troy (2-1) with 13 points, while Myles Rigsby added 12.

  --Field Level Media

Otega Oweh made a pair of go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds left as No. 19 Kentucky upset No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday.

• With 12 seconds left and the game tied at 72, Oweh stole the ball from Cooper Flagg, then knocked down two free throws after being fouled by Kon Knueppel. Flagg then dribbled out of bounds, and Kentucky made three free throws in the final five seconds to ice the game.

  Andrew Carr led Kentucky (3-0) with 17 points, while Oweh chipped in 15. Amari Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats, who finished on an 8-2 run after trailing by as much as 10 in the first half.

  Duke (2-1) was led by freshman phenom Flagg's 26 points and 12 rebounds. Knueppel added 14 points, and Tyrese Proctor put up 12. Khaman Maluach tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in the loss.

  No. 1 Kansas 77, Michigan State 69

  Hunter Dickinson paired 28 points with 12 rebounds to help lead the Jayhawks to a win over the Spartans in the Champions Classic in Atlanta.

  Dajuan Harris Jr. added 11 points, while Rylan Griffen scored 10 for the Jayhawks (3-0), who shot 40.6 percent from the field. Zeke Mayo chipped in six points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in the win.

  Frankie Fidler led the Spartans (2-1) with 15 points, followed by Jaxon Kohler's 12 points and 10 boards. Michigan State made 24 of its 69 shots from the field (34.8 percent) and shot just 12.5 percent from 3-point range (3 for 24).

  No. 12 Baylor 104, Sam Houston 67

  Jayden Nunn scored 19 points and went 5 of 8 on 3-point attempts as the Bears rolled past the Bearkats in Waco, Texas.

  Norchad Omier produced 18 points and 10 rebounds while VJ Edgecomb collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Baylor (2-1). The Bears took advantage of their size and length advantage to rack up 52 points in the paint to 24 for the Bearkats (1-2).

  Lamar Wilkerson led Sam Houston with 19 points. The senior guard was a game-time decision as he battled the flu, and he scored 17 in the first half.

  No. 25 Ole Miss 64, South Alabama 54

  Sean Pedulla drilled seven 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as the Rebels defeated the Jaguars in a nonconference game at Oxford, Miss.

  Jaemyn Brakefield made both of his 3-point tries and all five of his field-goal attempts while finishing with 14 points for Ole Miss (3-0).

  Judah Brown scored 16 points and Myles Corey added 14 to lead South Alabama (1-2), which conceded 18 points off of its 14 turnovers.

  --Field Level Media

Grant Nelson scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Mark Sears and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. each added 15 points, leading No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State 72-64 on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

• Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) ahead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half, draining a 3-pointer that gave them a 16-14 lead.

  McNeese (1-2) led for much of the first nine-plus minutes and started the game 6-for-9 from the field. Alabama went without a field goal for 5:51 after its first basket.

  Sincere Parker led McNeese State with 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting. Alyn Breed added 17 points, but Javohn Garcia, the Cowboys' co-leading scorer entering Monday, was held to four on 1-of-6 shooting.

  No. 7 Iowa State 82, Kansas City 56

  Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench as the Cyclones pulled away for a win over the Roos in Ames, Iowa.

  Milan Momcilovic added 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting for Iowa State (2-0), which earned its second straight blowout win. Dishon Jackson contributed 13 points.

  Jamar Brown scored 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead Kansas City (2-1). Jayson Petty amassed 12 points and eight rebounds.

  No. 13 Purdue 92, Yale 84

  Braden Smith recorded 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and five steals to lead the Boilermakers to a victory over the Bulldogs at West Lafayette, Ind.

  Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 17 points and Fletcher Loyer added 14 for Purdue (3-0). The Boilermakers shot 53.8 percent from the field, going 11-for-23 from 3-point range.

  John Poulakidas made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points and Samson Aletan added 14 points and seven rebounds before fouling out for Yale (1-2). The Bulldogs fell despite shooting 50.8 percent on field-goal attempts.

  No. 15 Marquette 70, Central Michigan 62

  Stevie Mitchell led a balanced attack with 17 points and the Golden Eagles held off the Chippewas in Milwaukee.

  Marquette (3-0) rattled off a 21-0 run in the first half to take a sizable lead, but Central Michigan (1-2) drew within five points in the second half before the Golden Eagles pulled away.

  Kyler Vanderjagt scored a game-high 19 points before fouling out to lead the Chippewas.

  No. 20 Florida 86, Grambling State 62

  After two subpar rebounding performances, the Gators used an impressive night on the glass to overwhelm the Tigers in Gainesville, Fla.

  Rueben Chinyelu paced Florida (3-0)with a career-high 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Walter Clayton Jr. chipped in 12 points.

  Grambling (1-2) came in off a two-point loss to Ole Miss but couldn't stay as close this time. Kintavious Dozier led the Tigers with 19 points.

  No. 21 Ohio State 81, Youngstown State 47

  Aaron Bradshaw and John Mobley Jr. scored 16 points apiece as the Buckeyes cruised to a victory against the Penguins in Columbus, Ohio.

  Bruce Thornton had 12 points for the Buckeyes (2-0), who led by 15 at the break and never looked back. Ohio State was playing as a ranked team for the first time since landing in the top 25 the week of Jan. 2, 2023.

  Cris Carroll had 10 points and Ty Harper and Gabe Dynes each scored nine points for the Penguins (1-1), who shot 3-for-22 on 3-point attempts, 13.6 percent.

  No. 23 Texas A&M 97, Lamar 71

  Zhuric Phelps scored 16 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as the Aggies rolled past the Cardinals in College Station, Texas, for coach Buzz Williams' 350th career win.

  Texas A&M (2-1) took charge with a 15-point run that began about three minutes into the game and never looked back. Andersson Garcia and Wade Taylor IV added 15 points each for the Aggies.

  Alexis Marmolejos led all scorers with 23 points for Lamar (1-1).

  No. 24 Rutgers 75, Saint Peter's 65

  Freshman Dylan Harper's 24 points led the Scarlet Knights to a tightly contested win over the Peacocks in Piscataway, N.J.

  Lathan Sommerville scored 14 points off the bench with four rebounds and three blocks, while Jordan Derkack scored nine points and made key defensive stops in one-on-one coverage late to give the Scarlet Knights a 2-0 start to their season.

  Marcus Randolph paced Saint Peter's (0-3) with 22 points.

  --Field Level Media

Auburn vaulted into the top 5 of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings released Monday while Kansas remained No. 1 after its win over North Carolina one week into the 2024-25 season.

• Five teams earned first-place votes -- including the Tigers -- with the Jayhawks (2-0) leading the way with 44.

  Alabama (2-0) remained No. 2 followed by UConn (2-0), Gonzaga (2-0) and the Tigers (2-0), who overcame an altercation on the team plane to win at Houston over the weekend. UConn got seven first-place votes compared to six for Alabama, three for Gonzaga and two for Auburn.

  Duke (2-0), Iowa State (1-0), Houston (1-1), Arizona (2-0) and North Carolina (1-1) rounded out the top 10.

  Auburn was the biggest riser of the week, jumping six spots. Texas A&M fell 10 spots to No. 23 after a season-opening loss to UCF.

  St. John's and Ohio State joined the Top 25, replacing Texas and UCLA.

  The rest of the Top 25:

  11. Tennessee (2-0)

  12. Baylor (1-1)

  13. Purdue (2-0)

  14. Creighton (2-0)

  15. Marquette (2-0)

  16. Indiana (2-0)

  17. Cincinnati (2-0)

  18. Arkansas (1-1)

  19. Kentucky (2-0)

  20. Florida (2-0)

  21. Ohio State (1-0)

  22. St. John's (2-0)

  23. Texas A&M (1-1)

  24. Rutgers (1-0)

  25. Ole Miss (2-0)

  --Field Level Media

Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as No. 6 Gonzaga avoided an upset bid, outlasting Arizona State 88-80 on Sunday in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.

• Braden Huff came off the bench to score 21 points for the Bulldogs (2-0). Guard Ryan Nembhard registered a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists, and Michael Ajayi had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Nolan Hickman and Graham Ike scored nine apiece.

  Basheer Jihad led the Sun Devils (2-1) with a game-high 22 points as well as 10 rebounds. Alston Mason added 19 points and BJ Freeman scored 12. Freshman Jayden Quaintance, at 17 the youngest player in college basketball, scored nine points in the first half but didn't attempt a shot in the second before fouling out in the final minute.

  Gonzaga shot 50 percent from the field (31 of 62), was 8-of-24 from 3-point range and dominated bench scoring (36-19) and fastbreak points (19-9). ASU shot 47.6 percent (30 of 63) from the floor and was 9 of 29 from long range.

  No. 15 Creighton 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 70

  Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 24 points, pulled down six rebounds and had three blocks to lead the Bluejays past the Knights in Omaha, Neb.

  The senior center made 9 of 10 shots from the field and through two games has converted 29 of 32 field-goal attempts. Steven Ashworth had 15 points, nine assists and five rebounds. The point guard connected on 5 of 8 3-point attempts. Jamiya Neal had 13 points and five rebounds and Pop Isaacs had 12 points. Jackson McAndrew came off the bench to chip in 13 points for the Bluejays (2-0).

  Terrence Brown had 19 points and eight rebounds for FDU (1-2) and Bismark Nsiah and Dylan Jones added 12 points for the Knights.

  No. 17 Indiana 90, Eastern Illinois 55

  Mackenzie Mgbako scored a game-high 18 points and the Hoosiers erupted in the second half to blow out the Panthers in Bloomington, Ind.

  Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo each added 17 points for the Hoosiers (2-0), while Bryson Tucker came off the bench to net 12. Indiana made 61.3 percent of its field-goal attempts, including 64.7 percent after halftime, and drew 26 assists off 38 made baskets.

  Nakyel Shelton scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half to pace Eastern Illinois (1-2), which absorbed its second lopsided loss this week against a Big Ten opponent. The Panthers were routed in Monday night's season opener at Illinois 112-67.

  --Field Level Media

Florida coach Todd Golden will run the squad in Monday night's home game against Grambling State despite being under investigation by the school for sexual harassment, stalking and other misconduct.

• The school told media outlets on Sunday that there has been no change in Golden's employment status.

  "Todd Golden's status as UF men's basketball coach has not changed. He will be coaching the game Monday night," a school spokesman told ESPN.

  Golden released a statement Saturday that acknowledged the investigation and said he has been in touch with attorney Ken Turkel and considering filing a defamation suit.

  "For the last month, I have actively participated in and respected the confidentiality of an ongoing school inquiry," Golden wrote on social media. "I have recently engaged (attorney) Ken Turkel to advise me on my ability to bring defamation claims while this confidential investigation is ongoing. My family and I appreciate the support we have received and remain confident the university will continue its efforts to finish its review promptly."

  The Alligator, a Florida student publication, cited Title IX documents filed on Sept. 27 that said Golden has been accused of potential violations of the school's Gender Equity Policy. They include acts of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and the stalking of Florida students over the past year.

  Per the report, Golden sent "photos and videos of his genitalia while traveling for UF," used social media to make sexual advances and request sexual favors, and stalked women. He is alleged to have taken photos of women, then send the pictures to them, and also of making visits to places where he knew he could find those same women.

  The Alligator interviewed two women who said they had complained about Golden, and they corroborated the Title IX documents.

  They said Golden had followed, then unfollowed, numerous women on social media to avoid suspicion, and one of them said his reach to women was vast. He told many women they were "his drug" or "his good luck charm" before games, she said.

  "He just had this manipulation tactic over everyone," the woman told The Alligator. "And he sent us all the same (messages). It was copy-paste to every girl."

  Golden, 39, was hired March 18, 2022, as the 20th head coach in Gators history. He came from San Francisco, where he led the Dons to a 57-36 record over three seasons, including a pair of 20-win seasons and their first NCAA Tournament bid in more than two decades.

  Last season, in his second campaign with the Gators, Golden led the team to 24 wins, a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the SEC tournament championship game for the first time since 2014.

  After the season, Golden signed an extension that runs through the 2029-30 season.

  The No. 21 Gators are 2-0 on the season.

  Golden is married and the father of a young son and daughter.

  --Field Level Media

Chad Baker-Mazara took over down the stretch as the No. 11 Auburn Tigers beat the No. 4 Houston Cougars 74-69 in the second game of the Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 event Saturday night in Houston.

• Baker-Mazara's short hook shot in the lane resulted in the 13th and final lead change of the game and a 68-67 lead for Auburn (2-0). He even corralled a loose ball on the penultimate Houston possession, which forced Houston (1-1) to foul in trying to extend the game.

  The Tigers' Tahaad Pettiford had a game-high 21 points, Johni Broome had 20, including 16 in the second half, and Chaney Johnson added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

  The Cougars' LJ Cryer and Emmanuel Sharp each had 13 points, and J'Wan Roberts had 12 points and seven rebounds. Milos Uzan and Joseph Tugler added 10 points apiece.

  No. 3 UConn 92, New Hampshire 53

  Alex Karaban had 17 points, five rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Huskies to a victory over the Wildcats in Hartford, Conn.

  Solo Ball added 14 points for UConn, which outscored New Hampshire 57-29 in the second half. UConn (2-0) got 11 points and eight rebounds from Tarris Reed, 10 points and 11 rebounds from Liam McNeeley and 14 points from Jayden Ross.

  Anthony McComb III led New Hampshire (1-2) with 17 points. Sami Pissis added 15 points, but was 1-of-7 from 3-point territory. Trey Woodyard tossed in 11 for the Wildcats, who shot 35.4 percent from the field (17 of 48).

  No. 8 Baylor 72, No. 16 Arkansas 67

  Jayden Nunn scored 16 points and Norchad Omier added 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Bears knocked off the Razorbacks on a neutral court in Dallas.

  Jeremy Roach added 13 points, V.J. Edgecombe had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Robert Wright scored 10 points for the Bears (1-1).

  Adou Thiero scored a game-high 24 points with six rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while Boogie Fland added 17 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Razorbacks (1-1). Arkansas never led but tied it three times. Fland drilled a deep 3-pointer with 22.8 seconds left to cut the Baylor lead to 70-67.

  No. 10 Arizona 102, Old Dominion 44

  Tobe Awaka scored 18 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked two shots to lead the Wildcats past the Monarchs in Tucson, Ariz.

  Arizona (2-0) stormed out to a 14-2 edge and never let up, flexing its distinct size advantage and using its aggressive defense to quickly turn the game into a rout.

  Devin Caesar was one of the few bright spots for Old Dominion (0-2) with 12 points and three rebounds on 5-of-10 shooting.

  No. 12 Tennessee 77, Louisville 55

  Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier scored 19 points each for the Volunteers, who posted their first road win of the season in dominating fashion, beating the Cardinals.

  Tennessee (2-0) came out sharp on both ends of the court, scoring the first 10 points of the game. Louisville (1-1) did not score until the 14:35 mark and was forced to play catch-up all day.

  The Volunteers made that difficult thanks to 56.6 percent shooting on their end, while holding the hosts to just 26.7 percent. Reyne Smith scored 18 points to lead the Cardinals, while Noah Waterman added 10 points off the bench.

  No. 23 Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72

  Koby Brea scored 20 points as the Wildcats built a double-digit lead in the first seven minutes and went on to pound the visiting Bison in a nonconference matchup in Lexington, Ky.

  Brea hit 6 of his 8 3-point shots and 7 of 11 overall for 20 points, and Jaxson Robinson added 14 points for Kentucky (2-0), which scored 103 points in its blowout of Wright State on Monday. Amari Williams finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds, including five on the offensive glass.

  Ian Motta led Bucknell (2-1), which has yet to play a home game, with 18 points, including 3-of-5 shooting on 3-pointers. Josh Bascoe netted 15 points, 12 in the first half.

  --Field Level Media

Reportedly accused of sexual harassment and stalking by multiple women, Florida coach Todd Golden is expected to coach the Gators in Monday's home game against Grambling State, 247Sports reported on Saturday.

• After Florida's student newspaper reported on Friday that Golden has been accused of sexually harassing female students, the coach issued a statement on social media on Saturday.

  "For the last month, I have actively participated in and respected the confidentiality of an ongoing school inquiry," Golden wrote on X. "I have recently engaged (attorney) Ken Turkel to advise me on my ability to bring defamation claims while this confidential investigation is ongoing. My family and I appreciate the support we have received and remain confident the university will continue its efforts to finish its review promptly."

  The Alligator, citing Title IX documents filed on Sept. 27, said Golden has been accused of potential violations of the school's Gender Equity Policy. They include acts of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and the stalking of Florida students over the past year.

  Per the report, Golden sent "photos and videos of his genitalia while traveling for UF," used social media to make sexual advances and request sexual favors, and stalked women. He is alleged to have taken photos of women, then send the pictures to them, and also of making visits to places where he knew he could find those same women.

  The Alligator interviewed two women who said they had complained about Golden, and they corroborated the Title IX documents.

  They said Golden had followed, then unfollowed, numerous women on social media to avoid suspicion, and one of them said his reach to women was vast. He told many women they were "his drug" or "his good luck charm" before games, she said.

  "He just had this manipulation tactic over everyone," the woman told The Alligator. "And he sent us all the same (messages). It was copy-paste to every girl."

  Golden, 39, was hired March 18, 2022, as the 20th head coach in Gators history. He came from San Francisco, where he led the Dons to a 57-36 record over three seasons, including a pair of 20-win seasons and their first NCAA Tournament bid in more than two decades.

  Prior to San Francisco, he worked under coach Bruce Pearl at Auburn.

  Last season, in his second campaign with the Gators, Golden led the team to 24 wins, a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the SEC tournament championship game for the first time since 2014.

  The No. 21 Gators are 2-0 on the season.

  Golden is married and the father of a young son and daughter.

  --Field Level Media

Hunter Dickinson made a tiebreaking layup with 1:17 left and No. 1 Kansas beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89 in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday despite blowing a 20-point lead.

• The Jayhawks (2-0) recovered in large part due to Dickinson, who played the final 3:28 with four fouls. Dickinson finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Zeke Mayo scored a game-high 21 points for the Jayhawks, while KJ Adams Jr. had 14 points, AJ Storr 13 and Dajuan Harris Jr. 10.

  Seth Trimble paced the Tar Heels (1-1) with 19 points. RJ Davis added 16 points, and Cadeau, who shot 3-for-11, had 12 points and seven assists. Jae'Lyn Withers racked up 11 points and nine rebounds, while Ian Jackson and Ven-Allen Lubin scored 10 points apiece.

  This was the teams' first matchup since Kansas rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat North Carolina in the 2022 national championship.

  No. 2 Alabama 88, Arkansas State 79

  Mark Sears scored 19 points and the Crimson Tide held off a strong upset bid by the Red Wolves to record a nonconference victory in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

  Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Crimson Tide (2-0). Labaron Philon and Grant Nelson also had 12 points and Derrion Reid had 10 for Alabama.

  Kobe Julien scored 20 points and Taryn Todd added 18 points and three steals for the Red Wolves (1-1). Rashaud Marshall had 11 points and eight rebounds for Arkansas State.

  No. 7 Duke 100, Army 58

  Kon Knueppel's 15 points led six Duke players in double-figure scoring as the Blue Devils blew out the visiting Black Knights at Durham, N.C.

  Tyrese Proctor, who matched Knueppel's four 3-point field goals, had 14 points, Cooper Flagg tallied 13 points, reserve Sion James added 12 points and Khaman Maluach and Caleb Foster each notched 11 points for Duke (2-0), which compiled 57 second-half points.

  Jalen Rucker had 17 points and Josh Scovens added 16 points to lead Army (1-1). Rucker racked up five of the Black Knights' eight 3-point baskets, but the rest of the team shot 3-for-20 from beyond the arc.

  No. 13 Texas A&M 87, East Texas A&M 55

  Zhuric Phelps scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the host Aggies to a win over the Lions in College Station, Texas.

  The Aggies (1-1) rebounded four days after suffering an upset loss to UCF in their season opener on Monday. Texas A&M never trailed and led by as many as 35 points in the second half.

  The Lions (0-3) dropped their third in a row, including two losses to teams from Power 5 conferences. Scooter Williams Jr. led East Texas A&M with 12 points, three assists and two rebounds.

  No. 14 Purdue 72, Northern Kentucky 50

  Fletcher Loyer scored a game-high 16 points and the Boilermakers put the clamps on the Norse in West Lafayette, Ind.

  Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 for Purdue (2-0), while Braden Smith chipped in 11 points and seven assists, going 3 of 7 from the 3-point arc.

  Northern Kentucky (0-2) made just 29.8 percent of its field-goal attempts, managing only 5 of 23 from deep. Trey Robinson, Sam Vinson and Keeyan Itejere each scored eight points for the Norse.

  No. 18 Marquette 82, George Mason 63

  David Joplin scored 27 and Kam Jones added 24 to help the Golden Eagles pull away late and avoid an upset bid by the Patriots in Milwaukee.

  Joplin grabbed 10 boards, while Jones dished eight assists. Chase Ross and Ben Gold scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Marquette (2-0), which closed the game on a 21-4 run.

  Former Virginia Tech transfer Darius Maddox led George Mason (1-1) with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Brayden O'Connor scored 11 while K.D. Johnson chipped in 10 points off the bench.

  No. 19 Texas 90, Houston Christian 59

  Freshman sensation Tre Johnson scored 28 points to lead a balanced attack as the Longhorns poured it on early in the second half to beat the Huskies in Austin, Texas.

  Arthur Kaluma added 15, Chendall Weaver had 12, Jordan Pope scored 11 and Kadin Shedrick and Jayson Kent hit for 10 points each for Texas (1-1).

  Julian Mackey led Houston Christian (1-1) with 20 points. Bryson Dawkins added 13, all in the first half.

  No. 20 Cincinnati 83, Morehead State 56

  The host Bearcats played short-handed but still clobbered the Eagles in their nonconference matchup.

  Day Day Thomas and Dan Skillings Jr. sat out with injuries, but Cincinnati (2-0) featured balanced scoring, with five players in double figures, and a stifling defense that was more than enough to make up for the absences.

  Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jizzle James had 14 as well to pace the Bearcats. Kenny White Jr. led Morehead State (1-2) with 10 points and five rebounds, while Dieonte Miles added nine points.

  New Mexico 72, No. 22 UCLA 64

  Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Donovan Dent added 17 points and eight assists and the Lobos never trailed the Bruins in Henderson, Nev.

  New Mexico (2-0) opened an 11-point lead by intermission and kept UCLA at a distance throughout the second half. CJ Noland scored 13 points for the Lobos, eight of which came from a perfect night shooting at the free-throw line.

  Tyler Bilodeau scored a game-high 23 points to go along with his game-high 15 rebounds for the Bruins (1-1). Trent Perry had eight points, and Kobe Johnson and Skyy Clark each notched seven points.

  No. 24 Ole Miss 66, Grambling State 64

  Dre Davis scored 13 points and Jaylen Murray hit a pair of key free throws with 3.3 seconds to play as the Rebels rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat the Tigers in Oxford, Miss.

  The Rebels (2-0) trailed by eight points at halftime but roared back over the first nine minutes of the second half, turning around the game with a 20-0 run that was punctuated by a 3-pointer from Jaemyn Brakefield. Brakefield finished with 11 points and Murray added 10.

  But the Tigers (1-1) rallied, pulling to within just a point when Ernest Ross poured in a 3-pointer with 3:39 remaining. Ole Miss rebuilt the lead to five points and held Grambling scoreless over the next minute. Mikale Stevenson led Grambling with 16 points. Kintavious Dozier added 15. Ross had 14 and James Flippin scored 12.

  --Field Level Media

Multiple women have accused Todd Golden, the men's basketball coach at Florida, of sexually harassing female students, the school's student newspaper reported Friday.

• The Alligator, citing Title IX documents filed on Sept. 27, said he has been accused of potential violations of the school's Gender Equity Policy. They include acts of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and the stalking of Florida students over the past year.

  A Florida spokesperson declined to comment to the student press, and the university hadn't issued a statement as of early Friday afternoon.

  Per the report, Golden sent "photos and videos of his genitalia while traveling for UF," used social media to make sexual advances and request sexual favors, and stalked women. He is alleged to have taken photos of women, then send the pictures to them, and also of making visits to places where he knew he could find those same women.

  The Alligator interviewed two women who said they had complained about Golden, and they corroborated the Title IX documents.

  They said Golden had followed, then unfollowed, numerous women on social media to avoid suspicion, and one of them said his reach to women was vast. He told many women they were "his drug" or "his good luck charm" before games, she said.

  "He just had this manipulation tactic over everyone," the woman told The Alligator. "And he sent us all the same (messages). It was copy-paste to every girl."

  Golden, 39, was hired March 18, 2022, as the 20th head coach in Gators history. He came from San Francisco, where he led the Dons to a 57-36 record over three seasons, including a pair of 20-win seasons and their first NCAA Tournament bid in more than two decades.

  Prior to San Francisco, he worked under coach Bruce Pearl at Auburn.

  Last season, in his second campaign with the Gators, Golden led the team to 24 wins, a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the SEC tournament championship game for the first time since 2014.

  The No. 21 Gators are 2-0 on the season and idle until Monday, when they will host Grambling State.

  Golden is married and the father of a young son and daughter.

  --Field Level Media

Alex Karaban scored a game-high 20 points and had a career-high seven blocked shots to help No. 3 UConn open its season with a 92-56 victory over Sacred Heart on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.

• Karaban made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc for the two-time defending national champions. He also had six rebounds and seven assists.

  UConn received 18 points and 10 rebounds from freshman forward Liam McNeeley. Solo Ball made 4 of 7 3-point attempts and added 16 points, and Michigan transfer Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

  The Huskies blocked 13 shots and made 13 of 31 3-point attempts, 41.9 percent, in the win. The Pioneers (0-2) shot 33.9 percent from the field (19 of 56) and were 6 of 15 (40 percent) from 3-point range. Amiri Stewart led the Sacred Heart offense with 13 points, while Bryce Johnson added 10 points.

  No. 11 Auburn 94, Vermont 43

  Miles Kelly hit seven 3-pointers for all 21 of his points as the Tigers throttled the visiting Catamounts in Auburn, Ala..

  Kelly, a Georgia Tech transfer, missed just two of his 3-point attempts and led a cast of five scorers who finished in double figures for Auburn in its season opener. Denver Jones added 16 points, Chaney Johnson had 13, Johni Broome dropped 12 and Chad Baker-Mazara tallied 11. Johnson grabbed nine rebounds and Broome had seven.

  TJ Long finished with three points, while Seth Joba led the Catamounts (1-1) with eight.

  No. 15 Creighton 99, UT Rio Grande Valley 86

  Ryan Kalkbrenner erupted for a career-high 49 points to go along with 11 rebounds, lifting the Bluejays to a season-opening victory over the Vaqueros in Omaha, Neb.

  Kalkbrenner, the Big East Conference preseason player of the year, made 20 of 22 shots from the floor and also sank both of his attempts from 3-point range. He fell just shy of the single-game school record set by Bob Portman, who scored 51 points against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Dec. 16, 1967.

  With 1,820 career points, Kalkbrenner moved past Kyle Korver (1,801) into sixth place all-time in school history. Steven Ashworth drained all 17 of his free-throw attempts to highlight his 25-point performance. Hasan Abdul Hakim recorded a career-high 26 points to go along with 11 rebounds for UT Rio Grande Valley (0-2).

  No. 16 Arkansas 76, Lipscomb 60

  Freshman Boogie Fland scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and the Razorbacks' defense down the stretch was the difference in a win over the Bisons in Fayetteville, Ark.

  It was the first game for Arkansas under coach John Calipari. Johnell Davis added 15 points for Arkansas, while Ivisic had 12. The Razorbacks shot 56.7 percent from the floor despite going just 4-for-19 from beyond the 3-point arc.

  Jacob Ognacevic led the Bisons (1-1) with 16 points, with Gyasi Powell and Will Pruitt scoring 12 each. Lipscomb made just 38.7 percent of its field-goal attempts.

  No. 17 Indiana 80, SIU Edwardsville 61

  Mackenzie Mgbako poured in a game-high 31 points and added nine rebounds as the Hoosiers opened their season with a win over the Cougars in Bloomington, Ind.

  Mgbako hit 13 of 17 shots from the field, including 4 of 5 from the 3-point arc. Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo each added 15 points for Indiana.

  Ray'Sean Taylor scored 17 points for SIU Edwardsville (1-1) but made only 7 of 22 shots, including 3 of 10 from the 3-point arc.

  No. 25 Rutgers 75, Wagner 52

  Dylan Harper put up 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting in his college debut and the Scarlet Knights sailed past the visiting Seahawks in Piscataway, N.J., in both teams' season opener.

  Harper added four assists, three rebounds and three steals, and he was supported by another freshman, Lathan Sommerville, who recorded 11 points and eight rebounds. Rutgers used a 20-0 run in the first half to quickly take over.

  Keyontae Lewis led Wagner with 12 points, and RJ Greene had eight points and seven boards.

  --Field Level Media

Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey, considered a top-five 2025 NBA Draft pick, will miss Wednesday night's season opener against Wagner in Piscataway, N.J.

• He suffered a hip injury in practice on Monday and is day-to-day for the No. 25 Scarlet Knights, per reports.

  A 6-foot-10 forward who was the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, Bailey was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 2 player nationally -- behind Cooper Flagg of Duke -- in the 2025 class. He is one of two five-star players to join Rutgers this season along with guard Dylan Harper, ranked No. 3 in the nation.

  In a 91-85 exhibition-game loss to St. John's on Oct. 17, Bailey scored 25 points on 8-of-18 shooting -- 4 of 9 from 3-point range -- and had five rebounds in 36 minutes.

  --Field Level Media

Memphis tipped off the season Monday night with one loss before the game ever began.

• Tyreek Smith entered the transfer portal before the Tigers started the regular season with an 83-75 win over Missouri at FedEx Forum. Smith averaged 8.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game at SMU last season and recently took time away from the team in a name, image and likeness dispute (NIL).

  Memphis coach Anfernee Hardaway confirmed Smith's exit. In a radio interview following the game Monday night, Hardaway said Smith is "definitely gone for good."

  Smith's next team will be his fifth after going from Texas Tech to Oklahoma State, then landing at SMU only to join Memphis.

  Asked why he felt Smith decided to transfer this time, Hardaway said he wasn't certain.

  "I can't put my finger on it, to be very honest with you. Maybe he just wanted to see what it was like (at Memphis) from June until now. But we loved him. Wanted him to stay, but we respect his wishes," Hardaway said.

  Hardaway said he discussed mounting "pressures" Smith was experiencing before granting the personal days last month.

  "There's so much pressure with playing time, with family members, with all kinds of stuff happening," Hardaway said. "He came to me and asked for a couple of personal days, and I gave them to him. He never once told me that he was quitting."

  "Tyreek informed the staff that he would like to explore other opportunities," the Memphis sports information department said in a statement. "We would like to thank Tyreek for his hard work and dedication while at the University of Memphis and wish him the best of luck."

  --Field Level Media