No. 1 Purdue has five players in double figures, tops Iowa 87-73

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scoreda career-high 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 87-73 victoryover Iowa on Thursday night.

Smith, a freshman guard, shot 8 of 10 — including 4 of 5 from3-point range. Zach Edey scored 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Edey,who was averaging 22.4 points entering the game, had just fourpoints until the final 8 1/2 minutes. Edey grabbed a team-high 14rebounds, and Caleb Furst added 10 rebounds as Purdue held a 43-23edge.

Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points, Furst 11 and Mason Gillis 10for the Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten).

Kris Murray led Iowa with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, andFilip Rebraca had 17 for the Hawkeyes (15-9, 7-6).

NO. 4 ARIZONA 85, CALIFORNIA 62

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 23 points, 14rebounds and four steals for his 11th double-double of the seasonto lead Arizona.

Pelle Larsson added 16 points to help the Wildcats (22-3, 11-3Pac-12) to their seventh win in a row and 13th straight over Cal.Oumar Ballo had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Cedric HendersonJr. chipped in 11 and eight boards.

Sam Alajiki scored 12 points to lead the Bears (3-21, 2-11), whodropped their eighth in a row. Lars Thiemann added 10 points andeight rebounds.

NO. 7 UCLA 62, OREGON STATE 47

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Amari Bailey scored a career-high 24points to lead UCLA past Oregon State.

Bailey, a freshman guard, was 10 of 16 from the field and scored18 points in the second half.

Jaylen Clark added 16 points and three steals for the Bruins(20-4, 11-2 Pac-12), who lead the conference in scoringdefense.

Jordan Pope led the Beavers (9-16, 3-11) with 17 points.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 78, NO. 15 ST. MARY’S 74

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Shelton scored all of his career-high 31points after halftime, enough to overcome him mistakenly taking atimeout late in overtime and lead Loyola Marymount.

Loyola Marymount (17-9, 7-5 West Coast Conference) had lost 21straight to Saint Mary’s and trailed 16-0 less than six minutesinto this game.

Shelton scored 24 of the Lions’ final 31 points, including atying layup with two seconds left in regulation. Alex Merkviladzeadded 15 points for Loyola Marymount, three weeks after it won atthen-No. 6 Gonzaga.

Logan Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and Aidan Mahaneyhad 24 for Saint Mary’s (21-4, 10-1), which had won 12 in a row.The Gaels were coming off a win over then-No. 12 Gonzaga onSaturday.

NO 16 GONZAGA 99, SAN FRANCISCO 81

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton had 23 points and sixassists, Drew Timme scored 21 and Gonzaga beat San Francisco.

Gonzaga (20-5, 9-2 West Coast Conference) extended its streak ofseasons with at least 20 wins to 26, bouncing back from lastweekend’s overtime loss at No. 15 Saint Mary’s.

Khalil Shabazz led San Francisco (15-12, 4-8) with 25 points andTyrell Roberts added 16. The Dons have lost 26 straight toGonzaga.