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College basketball top 25 roundup
Cats’ streak snapped
Baylor hands UK first loss at Rupp Arena since 2009
Associated Press
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Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel shoots under pressure from Baylor’s Isaiah Austin Saturday during the Wildcats’ loss.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s 54-game winning streak at Rupp Arena is over.

Pierre Jackson scored 17 points and Isaiah Austin and A.J. Walton each added 11, sending Baylor past eighth-ranked Kentucky 64-55 Saturday, handing the Wildcats their first loss at Rupp Arena since March 2009.

Brady Heslip and Cory Jefferson each added 10 points and Baylor (5-2).

Baylor shot 41 percent but held Kentucky (4-3) to 30 percent from the floor.

Archie Goodwin scored 17 points for Kentucky before fouling out with 1:44 remaining in the game. Alex Poythress added 13 and Nerlens Noel eight for the Wildcats.

Kentucky lost its second in a row. The Wildcats lost 64-50 on Thursday night at Notre Dame, their lowest score under coach John Calipari.

Kentucky’s home winning streak was the longest in the country by 30 games.

No. 2 Duke 88, Delaware 50: Ryan Kelly scored 15 of his 18 points in the decisive first half and No. 2 Duke routed Delaware.

Mason Plumlee added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (8-0). They never trailed, shot 52 percent, led by 46 and enjoyed a rare breather after a challenging run of games against nationally ranked opponents.

Seth Curry, the other scholarship senior on the roster, missed the first game of his career at Duke with an injured ankle. Against the struggling Blue Hens (2-6), the Blue Devils certainly didn’t need him.

No. 3 Michigan 74, Bradley 66: Freshman Nik Stauskas scored 22 points in his first start and Michigan survived a late run to get the win.

Stauskas started for Matt Vogrich and had eight first-half points to help the Wolverines (7-0) to a narrow 34-30 lead at the break.

No. 4 Ohio State 70, Northern Kentucky 43: LaQuinton Ross scored a career-high 22 points to lead cold-shooting Ohio State past Northern Kentucky.

Ohio State (5-1) rebounded from a 73-68 loss to No. 2 Duke on Wednesday night in which the Buckeyes led most of the way but faded at the finish. They had another bad shooting game against the Norse (0-5), making only 38 percent of their shots.

No. 5 Louisville 69, Illinois State 66: Russ Smith scored 24 points and Peyton Siva added 20, including four 3-pointers, to lead Louisville to the win.

Down three, Illinois State’s Tyler Brown airballed a 3-pointer with 8 seconds left that was saved by Bryant Allen to Jackie Carmichael. Carmichael found Brown for another chance at overtime, drawing considerable contact from Louisville’s Chane Behanan as the buzzer sounded. But no foul was called and the shot was off, giving Louisville (6-1) the win.

No. 11 Creighton 80, Saint Joseph’s 51: Doug McDermott scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half, helping Creighton to the easy win.

Gregory Echenique added 16 points and six rebounds for the Bluejays (7-1), who bounced back after being upset by Boise State on Wednesday.

No. 13 Michigan State 84, Nicholls State 39: Keith Appling scored 13 points and Michigan State used a big run in the first half to grab control in the victory.

Michigan State (6-2) led 10-9 eight minutes into the game before outscoring the Colonels 27-4 during the rest of the opening half.

No. 14 North Carolina 102, UAB 84: Leslie McDonald scored a career-high 24 points in his first career start, powering North Carolina to the win.

James Michael McAdoo added 15 points and 12 rebounds as part of a balanced offensive showing for the Tar Heels (6-2).

Jordan Swing had 21 points for the Blazers (4-4).

Virginia Tech 81, No. 15 Oklahoma State 71: Erick Green scored 28 points and hit eight critical free throws in the final 76 seconds Saturday to help Virginia Tech remain unbeaten.

Robert Brown added 18 points and Jarell Eddie had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Hokies (7-0) and first-year coach James Johnson.

Le’Bryan Nash and Marcus Smart scored 18 each to lead the Cowboys (5-1).

No. 21 Minnesota 87, North Florida 59: Rodney Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds to power Minnesota to the win.

Austin Hollins added 12 points for the Gophers (8-1), winners of four straight. Trevor Mbakwe and Joe Coleman had 11 points each.

No. 25 New Mexico 77, Indiana State 68, OT: Kendall Williams scored a season-high 24 points to help New Mexico beat Indiana State in overtime.

Hugh Greenwood scored eight of his 14 points in OT and Chad Adams added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Lobos (8-0), who squandered a 19-point lead in the second half.

New Mexico won despite shooting 20 percent from the field in the second half. The Lobos outscored the Sycamores 28-18 from the free-throw line.

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