Xavier’s Zach Freemantle (32) puts up a shot against Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner during Saturday’s game in Omaha, Neb. (AP photo)
OMAHA, Neb. — Arthur Kamula scored 20 points, Creighton’s four other starters finished in double-figures and the Bluejays toppled No. 13 Xavier 84-67 on Saturday for their fourth straight Big East win.
Creighton (13-8, 7-3) steadily built a double-digit lead throughout the game and made 34 of its 60 field goal attempts (56.7%) before a sold-out crowd.
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 17 points, Baylor Scheierman had 14, Trey Alexander finished with 13 and Ryan Nembhard added 11 for the Bluejays, who avenged a 90-87 loss at Xavier on Jan. 11.
Zach Freemantle led Xavier (17-5, 9-2) with 18 points, followed by Colby Jones and Adam Kunkel with 13.
Oklahoma 93,
No. 2 Alabama 69
NORMAN, Okla. — Grant Sherfield scored a season-high 30 points, and Oklahoma (12-9) beat Alabama (18-3) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge to end the Crimson Tide’s nine-win streak.
No. 3 Houston 75,
Cincinnati 69
HOUSTON — Jarace Walker had a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds, and Houston (20-2, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Cincinnati (14-8, 5-4).
Dayton 86, Richmond 60
DAYTON — Koby Brea scored 18 points off of the bench to lead Dayton (14-8, 6-3 Atlantic 10 Conference) past Richmond (11-11, 4-5).
Akron 83, Ohio 77
AKRON — Enrique Freeman finished with 32 points and 15 rebounds to power Akron (15-6, 7-1 Mid-American Conference) to a victory against Ohio (11-10, 3-5).
Toledo 91,
Bowling Green 77
TOLEDO — Setric Millner Jr.’s 21 points helped Toledo (15-6, 6-2 MAC) defeat Bowling Green (10-11, 4-4).
Eastern Michigan 74,
Miami (Ohio) 69
OXFORD — Noah Farrakhan scored 20 points and Eastern Michigan (5-16, 2-6 MAC) snapped a five-game skid with a victory against Miami (7-14, 1-7).
Mississippi State 81,
No. 11 TCU 74 (OT)
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Tolu Smith had 27 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead Mississippi State to an overtime victory (13-8). Damion Baugh led TCU (16-5) with 19 points.
Missouri 78,
No. 12 Iowa State 61
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kobe Brown scored 20 points, and D’Moi Hodge scored 17 points to help Missouri (16-5) take down Iowa State (15-5) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Hofstra 85,
No. 18 College of Charleston 81
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Aaron Estrada scored 25 points and Darlinstone Dubar added 18 as Hofstra (15-8, 8-2 Colonial Athletic Association) ended College of Charleston’s 20-game winning streak. The Cougars (21-2, 9-1) had not lost since falling to then-No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 11.
No. 7 Virginia 76,
Boston College 57
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Armaan Franklin and Jayden Gardner scored 18 points each and Virginia (16-3, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a big first-half run to take control in a win against Boston College (10-12, 4-7) for its sixth straight victory.
West Virginia 80,
No. 15 Auburn 77
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Erik Stevenson scored a career-high 31 points and West Virginia (13-8) withstood a furious late rally from Auburn (16-5) to win an SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchup.
No. 16 Marquette 89,
DePaul 69
CHICAGO — David Joplin went 8 for 11 from 3-point range for a career-high 28 points, Tyler Kolek had a double-double and Marquette (17-5, 9-2 Big East) defeated DePaul (9-13, 3-8).
Pittsburgh 71,
No. 20 Miami (Fla.) 68
PITTSBURGH — Blake Hinson tipped in a Jamarius Burton miss with 31 seconds remaining and Pittsburgh (15-7, 8-3 ACC) rallied past Miami (16-5, 7-4).
No. 17 Baylor 67,
Arkansas 64
WACO, Texas — Keyonte George scored 24 points, including seven in a row down the stretch, and Baylor (16-5) beat Arkansas (14-7). in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
No. 21 FAU 70, W. Kentucky 63
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Brandon Weatherspoon scored 14 points and Florida Atlantic (21-1, 11-0 Conference USA) remained undefeated at home.
No. 6 Arizona 95,
Washington 72
SEATTLE — Azuolas Tubelis had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Oumar Ballo added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Arizona (19-3, 8-3 Pac-12) used a big second-half run to pull away for a wins against Washington (13-10, 5-7).
No. 24 Clemson 81,
Florida State 81
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Chase Hunter drove the lane and drew a foul, sinking the free throw, to help Clemson (18-4, 10-1) escape with a win against Florida State (7-15, 5-6).
No. 5 Kansas State 64,
Florida 50
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Keyontae Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds against his former team, Markquis Nowell flirted with the first triple-double in Kanas State history, and the Wildcats (18-3) beat Florida (12-9) in the Big 12-SEC Challenge.
