Tarris Reed Jr. totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 UConn used a pair of big runs in both halves and rolled to a dominating 72-40 win over No. 15 St. John’s on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.
UConn (26-3, 16-2 Big East) won its 27th straight in Hartford, led by as many as 36 in the second half and earned its largest margin of victory over St. John’s, eclipsing a 29-point win in February 1998.
Alex Karaban added 14 points for UConn, and Solo Ball finished with 11.
St. John’s (22-6, 15-2) saw its 13-game winning streak end and had an 11-game Big East road winning streak halted. The Red Storm were held under 45 points for the first time since scoring 40 at Notre Dame on March 5, 2013. Joson Sanon (10 points) was the team’s lone double-figure scorer.
No. 7 Florida 84, Texas 71
Alex Condon poured in 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting and Boogie Fland added 22 points as the Gators pulled away late for a win over the Longhorns in Austin, Texas.
Florida (22-6, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) produced its eighth straight victory and 13th in the past 14 contests. Xaivian Lee added 12 points and six assists for the Gators, who registered their seventh consecutive conference road win.
Dailyn Swain led Texas (17-11, 8-7 SEC) with 21 points. Tramon Mark added 15 points for the Longhorns, who went the final 7:27 without a field goal and dropped their second straight outing.
No. 9 Gonzaga 89, Portland 48
Graham Ike scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and snagged a career-high seven steals as the Bulldogs clinched the top seed in the West Coast Conference tournament as well as at least a share of the regular-season title with a victory against the Pilots in Spokane, Wash.
Braeden Smith added 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting for the Bulldogs (28-2, 16-1 WCC), who also avenged their lone conference loss of the season. Tyon Grant-Foster and Mario Saint-Supery scored 12 apiece as Gonzaga won its sixth game in a row.
Joel Foxwell led the Pilots (12-18, 5-12) with 12 points. Portland has lost four consecutive games.
No. 12 Nebraska 74, Maryland 61
Braden Frager delivered 21 points and eight rebounds as the Cornhuskers pulled away late in a victory over the Terrapins at Lincoln, Neb.
Pryce Sandfort added 16 points and eight rebounds as Nebraska (24-4, 13-4) won its second straight and matched its program high in conference wins, set in the 2017-18 season.
Andre Mills scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to pace Maryland (11-17, 4-13). Elijah Saunders shot 5-for-10 from 3-point range en route to 15 points.
No. 17 Alabama 100, Mississippi State 75
Amari Allen scored 23 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers to lead the Crimson Tide to a victory over the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. registered 18 points, six rebounds and five assists and Aden Holloway added 16 points, matched his season best of 10 assists and added a season-high seven rebounds as Alabama (21-7, 11-4 SEC) won its seventh game in a row.
Achor Achor had 18 points and seven rebounds for Mississippi State (13-15, 5-10). King Grace added 13 points for the Bulldogs, who lost for the 10th time in 13 games.
No. 20 Arkansas 99, Texas A&M 84
Billy Richmond III scored 23 points, Darius Acuff Jr. posted 17 of his 22 points in the last nine minutes, and the Razorbacks moved closer to a double bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a victory over the Aggies in Fayetteville, Ark.
Malique Ewin had 18 points and nine rebounds and Trevon Brazile added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Razorbacks (21-7, 11-4 SEC), who are 15-1 at home. Acuff had seven assists and five rebounds as Richmond logged his fourth straight 20-point game.
Reserve Zach Clemence rang up 22 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and Rashaun Agee had 17 points for the Aggies (19-9, 9-6), who trimmed a 17-point deficit to four with 11 minutes remaining before the Razorbacks regained command.
No. 25 Vanderbilt 88, Georgia 80
The Commodores never trailed but had to survive the Bulldogs’ second-half rally in Nashville.
Devin McGlockton and Tyler Tanner put up 17 points apiece for Vanderbilt (22-6, 9-6 SEC). McGlockton grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, including several big ones late, while AK Okereke had 13 points and a game-high six assists.
Georgia (19-9, 7-8) got 28 points (18 in the second half) from Jeremiah Wilkinson, who was 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Kanon Catchings scored 15 points.
