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Dec 29, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp (21) drives with the ball as Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders guard Kamari Lands (22) defends during the second half at Fertitta Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nKingston Flemings recorded 15 points and five assists to help No. 8 Houston hold off visiting Middle Tennessee 69-60 in nonconference play on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n JoJo Tugler added 13 points and six rebounds as the Cougars (12-1) won their sixth straight game. Emanuel Sharpe had 10 points and three steals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Cougars had a 30-3 edge in points off turnovers. Middle Tennessee committed 19 turnovers to Houston’s six.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kamari Lands made four treys while scoring 18 points for the Blue Raiders (7-6), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Alec Oglesby tallied 12 points on four 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 1 Arizona 99, South Dakota State 71<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas and Jaden Bradley each posted a double-double as the Wildcats registered a nonconference victory over the Jackrabbits in Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arizona (13-0) completed its nonconference slate unbeaten ahead of Saturday’s Big 12 opener at Utah with its best start since the 2013-14 team began 21-0. Peat finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, Krivas had 13 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots, and Bradley produced 13 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Dakota State (7-8) has a three-game losing streak heading into its Summit League opener on Thursday at home against Omaha. Kalen Garry had 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Jaden Jackson finished with 18 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 2 Michigan 112, McNeese 71<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Morez Johnson Jr. matched his career high with 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Wolverines cruised to a win over the Cowboys in Ann Arbor, Mich.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Yaxel Lendeborg added 16 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (12-0). Aday Mara finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Trey McKenney also logged 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Garwey Dual scored 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting to lead McNeese (10-3). Larry Johnson finished with 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 3 Iowa State 89, Houston Christian 61<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Joshua Jefferson totaled 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Cyclones pulled away for a victory over the Huskies in Ames, Iowa.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Milan Momcilovic finished with 13 points and Killyan Toure had 11 points for the Cyclones, who were coming off an eight-day break. Iowa State improved to 13-0 for the second time in program history, joining the 2013-14 team.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Houston Christian (5-8) has lost four straight. Demari Williams had 19 points, and Bartley and D’Aundre Samuels both finished with 14.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 5 Purdue 101, Kent State 60<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jack Benter came off the bench to score 20 points and help lead the Boilermakers to a win over the Golden Flashes in West Lafayette, Ind.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Benter shot 6 of 6 from 3-point range and made all seven of his field-goal attempts. Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points while Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Purdue (12-1), which won its fourth straight game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Morgan Safford and Jahari Williamson each scored 10 points for Kent State (10-3), which was playing its first opponent from a Power 4 conference this season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 9 Michigan State 114, Cornell 97<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 21 points and added 11 assists and the Spartans recovered from an 11-point first-half deficit to post a victory over the Big Red in nonconference play at East Lansing, Mich.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Coen Carr added 19 points and six rebounds, Trey Fort scored 14 points and Divine Ugochukwu had 12 as the Spartans (12-1) dominated the second half while winning their fourth straight game. Jaxon Kohler added 11 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cooper Noard scored 19 points for Cornell, which shot 15 of 44 from 3-point range. Jake Fiegen and Adam Hinton added 15 points apiece for the Big Red (6-6).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 11 Vanderbilt 96, New Haven 53<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tyler Tanner scored 23 points and Jalen Washington added a career-high 21 for the Commodores, who finished their nonconference slate undefeated by overpowering the Chargers in Nashville.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Commodores (13-0) were without their full arsenal. Frankie Collins was already out after undergoing knee surgery, and Duke Miles, the team’s leading scorer, was a late scratch due to an illness. For the game, Tanner shot 9 of 16, and he finished with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jabri Fitzpatrick’s 12 points led the Chargers, who shot 39.7% from the field (23 of 58) and made a season-low two of their 15 3-point shots (13.3%, also a season low).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 14 Alabama 102, Yale 78<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Aden Holloway scored 26 points and made five of the hosts’ season-high 22 3-pointers as the Crimson Tide smashed the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, Ala.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Alabama (11-3) finished 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the 3-point arc en route to its seventh win in eight games. Eight players made at least one long-range shot for the Crimson Tide, led by Holloway (5-for-10) and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (5-for-15 for 15 points).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nick Townsend scored 18 points to pace Yale (11-2), while Isaac Celiscar contributed 17 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 18 Arkansas 103, James Madison 74<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Meleek Thomas set career highs with 28 points and six 3-pointers, Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 points and six assists, and the Razorbacks beat the Dukes in their final nonconference game in Fayetteville, Ark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n D.J. Wagner had 14 points and four threes and Malique Ewin had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Razorbacks (10-3), who wound up 8-0 at home in nonconference play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bradley Douglas had 19 points and Justin McBride had 13 points for the Dukes (7-7), who have lost three in a row.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 20 Illinois 90, Southern 55<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jake Davis scored 15 points and Keaton Wagler posted 11 points and 10 assists as the Fighting Illini routed the Jaguars in Champaign, Ill.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Zvonimir Ivisic (13 points), Tomislav Ivisic (11) and David Mirkovic (11) also scored in double figures for Illinois (10-3), which led by as many as 36 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Southern (4-9) lost its fifth straight game. Michael Jacobs paced the Jaguars with 11 points, while Malek Abdelgowad followed with 10 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 22 Florida 94, Dartmouth 72<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Alex Condon scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as the Gators closed out their nonconference schedule with their fourth straight win, a domination of the Big Green in Gainesville, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Condon shot 4 of 9 from the field and 9 of 12 at the free-throw line. He added nine rebounds for the Gators (9-4), who got 13 points and 12 rebounds from Rueben Chinyelu.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cameron McNamee paced Dartmouth with 16 points. Kareem Thomas and Jackson Munro had 15 points each for the Big Green (5-7).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 23 Georgia 89, Long Island 74<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Marcus “Smurf” Millender came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 14 points and help the Bulldogs beat the Sharks in Athens, Ga., to extend their winning streak to six.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Bulldogs entered the game averaging 99.8 points, No. 1 in the nation, but trailed by 11 in the first half before outscoring Long Island 48-30 in the second half. Millender shot 4-for-9 from the field — including three 3-pointers — and had six assists for Georgia (12-1). Justin Bailey scored 13 and Blue Cain added 12.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Long Island (6-7) was led by Greg Gordon with 20 points and six rebounds, Jamal Fuller with 18 points and Malachi Davis with 15 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n No. 25 Iowa 90, UMass Lowell 62<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bennett Stirtz scored a team-high 22 points and added eight assists as the Hawkeyes finished up their nonconference schedule with a rout of the River Hawks in Iowa City.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cam Manyawu and Alvaro Folgueiras each added 14 points, while Tavion Banks made all five shots he attempted in finishing with 12 for Iowa (11-2). The Hawkeyes shot 58.2% from the field and turned 16 UMass Lowell turnovers into 22 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Angel Montas Jr. made 10 of 12 field goals and scored a game-high 23 points for the River Hawks (5-10). Darrel Yepdo and Xavier Spencer each put up 10.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n