"Top 25 Recap: No. 13 Purdue Upsets No. 2 Alabama"
Trey Kaufman-Renn achieved a personal best of 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the 13th ranked Purdue to an 87-78 victory against the 2nd ranked Alabama in a nonconference matchup on Friday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Braden Smith contributed 17 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds while Fletcher Loyer also added 17 points for the Boilermakers (4-0). C.J. Cox scored nine of his 11 points during a crucial run for Purdue in 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 had 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out, and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 11 points for Alabama.
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Purdue shot 49.2 percent from the field, including 9 of 16 (56.3 percent) from beyond the arc, while extending their home winning streak to 21 games. The Boilermakers only committed three turnovers.
No. 4 Gonzaga 113, UMass Lowell 54
Khalif Battle led the way with 21 points as six Gonzaga players scored in double figures in a dominant win over UMass Lowell in Spokane, Wash.
Nolan Hickman added 14 points for Gonzaga (3-0). The Bulldogs shot 41 of 76 from the field (53.9 percent) while holding UMass Lowell to 18 of 50 (36 percent) shooting.
Quinton Mincey led UMass Lowell (2-1) with 10 points. Martin Somerville, Max Brooks, and Cam Morris III each scored nine points.
Wisconsin 103, No. 9 Arizona 88
Graduate transfer John Tonje had a career-high 41 points as the Badgers held off a second-half comeback by the Wildcats to remain undefeated in a nonconference game in Madison, Wis.
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Tonje shot 8 of 14 from the field, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, and was 21 of 22 from the free throw line. John Blackwell added 14 points and Max Klesmit had 13 for the Badgers (4-0), who made 41 of 47 free throws.
Jaden Bradley scored 22 points, Trey Townsend had 17, and KJ Lewis added 15 for Arizona (2-1), who had only allowed 108 points in their first two wins.
No. 10 North Carolina 107, American 55
Jalen Washington had a career-high 18 points as the Tar Heels cruised to a victory over American in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Elliot Cadeau scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half, while RJ Davis and Seth Trimble each had 13 points and reserve Cade Tyson added 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 are now 0-3 in road games.
No. 15 Marquette 78, Maryland 74
Kam Jones had 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting to lead the Golden Eagles to a win over the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Stevie Mitchell added 18 points for Marquette (4-0), who managed to hold on despite being outshot 52.7 percent to 44.8 percent from the field.
Ja\'Kobi Gillespie and Derik Queen each had 24 points for Maryland (3-1). Queen also had seven rebounds.
No. 17 Cincinnati 86, Nicholls State 49
Simas Lukosius and Jizzle James each scored 19 points to lead the Bearcats to a win over the Colonels.
Lukosius has been one of the top shooters in the country, making 5 of 7 shots on Friday and improving to 10 of 14 for the season. As a team, Cincinnati (3-0) made 11 of 27 (40.7 percent) from beyond the arc in the blowout win.
Jamal West Jr. had 12 points
