"Top 25 Recap: Ohio State Stuns No. 11 Purdue in Upset Victory"
Micah Parrish tallied 11 of his personal-best 22 points in the last six minutes to guide Ohio State to a 73-70 upset over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday evening in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Buckeyes were down by 16 points in the closing moments of the first half but produced 10-0 and 15-0 runs in the second half to snap Purdue's 26-game home winning streak.
Parrish knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers on only eight attempts as Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten) halted a three-game losing streak. Devin Royal contributed 16 points and six rebounds, while Bruce Thornton added 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
Trey Kaufman-Renn led Purdue (15-5, 7-2) with a career-high-tying 26 points, while Fletcher Loyer posted 15 points. Braden Smith battled early foul trouble and finished with 12 points and eight assists, but he hit just 3 of 14 field-goal attempts as the Boilermakers had their seven-game winning streak halted.
No. 3 Iowa State 108, UCF 83
Joshua Jefferson recorded a career-high 30 points, and Keshon Gilbert added 21 points with eight assists as the Cyclones bounced back from their second loss of the season by beating UCF in Ames, Iowa.
Curtis Jones added 19 points with eight rebounds as the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12) scored a season-high in points while shooting 56.3 percent. They improved to 11-0 at home and scored at least 100 points in regulation during a Big 12 game for the first time since January 2001 against Oklahoma.
Jordan Ivy-Curry scored a season-high 24 points, and Keyshawn Hall added 13 as UCF (12-6, 3-4) lost consecutive games for the second time this season.
No. 4 Alabama 103, Vanderbilt 87
Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored 22 points as the Crimson Tide defeated Vanderbilt in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Dioubate, a sophomore, registered a career-high in points and had his second career double-double as he added 10 rebounds. Mark Sears scored 21 points and dished out seven assists for the Crimson Tide (16-3, 5-1 SEC).
Jason Edwards scored 21 points, and Tyler Nickel added 19 for the Commodores (15-4, 3-3).
No. 6 Tennessee 68, No. 14 Mississippi State 56
Chaz Lanier scored 23 points and sank five 3-pointers as the Volunteers got back on track with a resounding win over the Bulldogs in Knoxville, Tenn.
After falling twice in their previous four games, the Volunteers (17-2, 4-2 SEC) held the visitors to a season-low 16 points in the first half, breaking a two-game head-to-head losing streak against Mississippi State. Zakai Zeigler had nine points, seven assists, and five steals, while Jahmai Mashack and Jordan Gainey netted 10 apiece. Felix Okpara totaled nine points and 12 rebounds.
Josh Hubbard had 14 points, Riley Kugel 12, and RJ Melendez 10 for the Bulldogs (15-4, 3-3), who never led and were never closer than seven points in the second half.
No. 10 Marquette 76, Seton Hall 59
Kam Jones racked up 19 points, four 3-pointers, four assists, and three steals as the Golden Eagles stymied the Pirates in Newark, N.J.
Marquette (16-3, 7-1 Big East) bounced back from its first loss of conference play three days earlier against Xavier. The Golden Eagles led by double figures for the final 26:11 of game time. David Joplin scored 12 points, and Ben Gold added 11 for Marquette.
Isaiah Coleman carried Seton Hall (6-13, 1-7) with a career-high 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting, plus a game-high nine rebounds. Coleman shook off a 1-for-13 shooting performance Saturday against St