Shead, Sasser lead No. 1 Houston past Wichita State 83-66

HOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Shead scored a career-high25 points, Marcus Sasser added 24 and No. 1 Houston defeatedWichita State 83-66 on Thursday night.

Shead shot 10 of 17 from the field. The junior was 4 of 8 on3-pointers.

Sasser tied the school career record for most 3-pointers set byRobert McKiver with 261. He also scored at least 20 points for thesixth straight game, and chants of “Sasser” filled the FertittaCenter after it was over.

Jarace Walker had 11 points and nine rebounds for Houston (28-2,16-1 American Athletic Conference). The Cougars shot 47%, including9 of 25 on 3s, in winning their 10th straight game.

Houston forced 20 turnovers, which it converted into 17points.

Craig Porter Jr. had 17 points and seven rebounds, Jaron PierreJr. added 16 points and Kenny Pohto had 12 for Wichita State(15-14, 8-9).

No. 4 UCLA 79, ARIZONA STATE 61

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 26 points as UCLApulled away in the second half to defeat Arizona State.

Tyger Campbell added 16 points and Jaylen Clark 15 for theregular-season Pac-12 champion Bruins (26-4, 17-2), who have wonnine straight as they continue their bid for a top seed in theupcoming NCAA Tournament.

DJ Horne had 13 points and Warren Washington added 12 for theSun Devils (20-10, 11-8).

Jaquez scored 15 of UCLA’s first 19 points. He started 6 of 8from the field while the rest of the team was 1 for 11.

The Bruins led 38-34 less than a minute into the second halfbefore they broke things open with a 12-3 run that included fivepoints by Campbell and four from Clark.

No. 5 PURDUE 63, WISCONSIN 61

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds asPurdue outlasted Wisconsin, damaging the Badgers’ NCAA Tournamenthopes.

Purdue (25-5, 14-5) already had clinched the Big Tenregular-season title outright before the end of this game by virtueof Illinois’ 91-87 double-overtime victory over Michigan. TheIllinois-Michigan game concluded late in the first half of thePurdue-Wisconsin matchup.

But there was still plenty at stake in this game as Purduesought to make its case for a No. 1 seed and Wisconsin (16-13,8-11) attempted to boost its postseason credentials. Neither teamled by more than three points for the final 12 minutes.

In the eighth and final lead change of the second half, Edeymade both ends of a one-and-one to put Purdue ahead 58-57 with 1:45left. Edey had been 1 of 6 from the line before sinking thosetwo.

Wisconsin’s Chucky Hepburn missed a baseline jumper with 1:15remaining, but Purdue’s Ethan Morton misfired on a 3-pointer with47 seconds remaining.

The Badgers called a timeout and got the ball to Max Klesmit,who missed a driving layup attempt as the Kohl Center crowd pleadedfor a foul call.

No. 8 ARIZONA 87, USC 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Azoulas Tubelis scored 25 points and grabbed10 rebounds and No. 8 Arizona ended USC’s 14-game home winstreak.

It was the Wildcats’ first game since they were upset by rivalArizona State on an improbable half-court shot at the buzzer,89-88. Arizona has not lost back-to-back games in the two seasonsTommy Lloyd has been its coach.

Arizona’s inside game with Tubelis and Oumar Ballo gave theTrojans trouble all night and the pair finished with 35 points and15 rebounds, plus each had three assists, a steal and a blockedshot.

The Wildcats (25-5, 14-5 Pac-12) extended their lead to as manyas 15 points midway through the second half, but Ellis poured in 16points over the final nine minutes to get the Trojans within fivepoints in the final minute.

Boogie Ellis scored 35 points to lead the Trojans (21-9,13-6),