No. 15 Purdue Boilermakers snapped a two-game skid with a tight 70-66 win over the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Illinois. C.J. Cox scored a career-high 27 points—21 in the second half—while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli led all scorers with 28 points in his final game at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
In other Top-25 action:
- No. 7 Houston Cougars 77, Baylor Bears 64: Kingston Flemings scored 21 points and Emanuel Sharp added 19 as Houston used a 20-3 late run to seal the comeback. Tounde Yessoufou recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds for Baylor.
- No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks 105, Texas Longhorns 85: Darius Acuff Jr. had 28 points and 13 assists, while Trevon Brazile scored a career-high 28 points as Arkansas secured a double bye in the Southeastern Conference tournament.
- No. 22 Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball 77, SMU Mustangs men’s basketball 69: Tre Donaldson scored 17 points and Malik Reneau posted 14 points and 11 rebounds to secure Miami a third-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
- No. 25 Saint Louis Billikens men’s basketball 79, Loyola Chicago Ramblers men’s basketball 65: Amari McCottry scored 18 points as Saint Louis finished the home schedule undefeated at 19-0.
