J.R. Rider stole the show in the first rematch of two old coaching adversaries.
The senior forward bettered his career-high for the second straight game, scoring 40 points in No. 15 UNLV's 96-80 victory over No. 18 Georgetown on Saturday.Rider scored on an assortment of drives, dunks and an occasional 3-pointer in becoming the first UNLV player to reach the 40-point mark since Bob Florence did it twice in the 1972-73 season.
No. 1 Kansas 82, Colorado 51
At Boulder, Colo., Richard Scott scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half as Kansas routed cold-shooting Colorado.
The Jayhawks led by only four points at halftime.
Kansas (16-1 overall, 4-0 Big Eight) went on a 21-5 run early in the second half to take command.
No. 4 Kentucky 108, S. Carolina 82
At Columbia, S.C., Rodney Dent scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half Saturday, leading No. 4 Kentucky to a 108-82 victory over South Carolina.
Dent scored the first seven points of the second half for the Wildcats (13-1, 4-1 SEC).
No. 5 Michigan 76, Illinois 68
At Ann Arbor, Mich., Jalen Rose scored 25 points and Chris Webber added 13 as the Wolverines (15-2, 4-1 Big Ten) held off Illinois (10-6, 3-2). Illinois pulled to 71-64 on a 3-pointer by Andy Kaufman with 2:47 left, but the Illini managed only four more points. Kaufman finished with 27.
Auburn 100, No. 8 Arkansas 89
At Fayetteville, Ark., Auburn rebuffed a late Arkansas rally and ended the Razorbacks' 36-game conference winning streak at Barnhill Arena. Auburn (8-5, 3-3) built a 24-point lead with eight minutes left, but Arkansas (12-3, 3-2) cut the deficit to 11 with 1:28 left. Ronnie Battle scored 26 points and Aaron Swinson added 25 for the Tigers.
No. 9 Cincinnati 40, UAB 38
At Cincinnati, Nick Van Exel hit an off-balance 3-pointer with one second to play to give Cincinnati (13-1, 3-0 Great Midwest) the win. Van Exel had tried to pass the ball inside with eight seconds left but had it slapped back to him. The Bearcats won their 10th straight.
No. 11 Arizona 72, New Orleans 69
At New Orleans, New Orleans' best-in-Division I 10-game winning streak came to an end as Chris Mills Mills scored 27 points, including Arizona's final seven, to lead a comeback win.
Iowa St. 81, No. 12 Okla. 74
At Ames, Iowa, Iowa State rallied in the second half behind Ron Bayless and celebrated the return of coach Johnny Orr by beating Oklahoma (12-5, 1-2 Big Eight).
Bayless scored 16 of his 25 points after halftime and hit four key free throws and made two steals in overtime.
No. 16 Georgia Tech 75,
No. 7 Virginia 71
At Charlottesville, Va., Travis Best helped Georgia Tech snap a three-game losing skid by beating Virginia.
Georgia Tech (10-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Virginia for the seventh consecutive time. The loss was the second in a row for the Cavaliers (11-2, 4-2) after a 16-game winning streak. Malcolm Mackey had 22 points and nine rebounds for Tech, but Best made the big plays down the stretch.
No. 17 UConn 68, Providence 61
At Storrs, Conn., The Huskies (9-4, 4-3 Big East) were in danger of losing their third straight home game until Donyell Marshall hit a 3-pointer from the left corner to give Connecticut a 61-56 lead with 58 seconds left. The Huskies hit 7 of 8 free throws in the final 38 seconds.
No. 20 Pittsburgh 86, Miami 84
At Miami, the Hurricanes huddled too long during a timeout with 16 seconds left, allowing Pittsburgh to score an uncontested layup that tied the game. Jerry McCullough then stole the ball, starting a fastbreak that resulted in Antoine Jones' game-winning layup with 1.9 seconds left.
Wisc. 67, No. 21 Michigan St. 66
At East Lansing, Mich., Jason Johnsen hit a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left as Wisconsin upset Michigan State.
Wisconsin (10-4, 3-2 Big Ten) only led for 18 seconds in the entire game, 15 of those in the first minute.
VCU 95, No. 25 Long Beach St. 61
At Richmond, Va., Virginia Commonwealth opened a 21-point halftime lead and cruised past the 49ers (13-3). Kendrick Warren scored 27 points and made 9 of 10 shots in the first half against man-to-man defense.