LEXINGTON, Ky. — Darius Miller had a career-high 18 points and DeMarcus Cousins recorded his 10th double-double as No. 2 Kentucky kept alive the nation’s only unblemished record Saturday with a 101-70 victory over Arkansas.
Kentucky (19-0) hasn’t topped the AP poll since 2003, but is almost certain to be there Monday after Texas’ back-to-back losses.
No. 4 Villanova 81, St. John’s 71
NEW YORK — Scottie Reynolds scored 19 points for the Wildcats (18-1), who matched the 1950-51 team for the best start in school history and moved to 7-0 in the Big East for the first time.
No. 5 Syracuse 76, Marquette 71
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Wes Johnson scored 22 points, including a momentum-bursting alley-oop, for the Orange (19-1).
No. 6 Michigan State 65, Minnesota 64
MINNEAPOLIS — Kalin Lucas scored 22 points as the Spartans (17-3) won their eighth consecutive game.
No. 7 Duke 60, No. 17 Clemson 47
CLEMSON, S.C. — Nolan Smith scored 22 points for the Blue Devils (16-3).
Georgia 78, No. 8 Tennessee 63
ATHENS, Ga. — Trey Thompkins scored 21 points, and the Bulldogs (9-8) led by double figures most of the way.
No. 11 West Virginia 71, No. 21 Ohio State 65
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Da’Sean Butler scored 21 points, and the Mountaineers (15-3) rallied from 14 points down.
No. 12 Georgetown 88, Rutgers 63
WASHINGTON — Greg Monroe made his first eight shots and finished with 21 points for the Hoyas (15-3).
No. 13 Purdue 69, Michigan 59
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — JaJuan Johnson scored 21 points for the Boilermakers (16-3).
No. 15 Gonzaga 85, Loyola Marymount 69
SPOKANE, Wash. — Freshman Elias Harris scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Bulldogs (16-3) won their eighth straight game.
No. 16 Temple 62, Fordham 45
NEW YORK — Juan Fernandez scored 13 points for the Owls (17-3), who are off to their best start since the 1993-94 season.
No. 22 Mississippi 73, LSU 63
BATON ROUGE, La. — Chris Warren scored all 14 of his points in the final nine minutes for the Rebels (15-4).
Alabama 62, No. 23 Mississippi State 57
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Anthony Brock and JaMychal Green each made two free throws in the final 18 seconds for the Crimson Tide (12-7).
The Associated Press
