Trevon Brazile scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as No. 25 Arkansas topped No. 6 Louisville 89-80 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. had his first double-double with 17 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Razorbacks (6-2).
Meleek Thomas scored 17 points, Malique Ewin had 12 points and nine rebounds and Billy Richmond III contributed 10 points as Arkansas beat a Top 10 team for the first time in coach John Calipari’s two seasons.
Mikel Brown Jr. put up 22 points, Ryan Conwell posted 15 points and Sananda Fru had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinals (7-1), who played their first true road game of the season.
No. 9 BYU 91, California Baptist 60
AJ Dybantsa scored 22 points, collected five rebounds and dished out five assists to lead the Cougars past the Lancers in Salt Lake City.
Keba Keita tallied 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Cougars (7-1), who shot 55% from the field. They limited Cal Baptist to 33% shooting and forced numerous prolonged shooting droughts.
Martel Williams led California Baptist (7-2) with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
No. 10 Iowa State 132, Alcorn State 68
Milan Momcilovic made a career-best eight 3-pointers and recorded 27 points along with a career-high five steals and the Cyclones steamrolled the Braves in a nonconference game at Ames, Iowa.
Jamarion Batemon established career highs of 26 points and seven 3-pointers for Iowa State (8-0), which set school records for points in a game and 3-pointers (22). Joshua Jefferson added 24 points and a career-high-tying 10 assists for the Cyclones, who remained without Tamin Lipsey (groin).
Jameel Morris produced 17 points and three steals and Shane Lancaster scored 16 points for the Braves (1-9).
No. 12 Alabama 90, Clemson 84
Labaron Philon Jr. scored 29 points and made a crucial late jump shot as the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers in an ACC/SEC Challenge game at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
London Jemison totaled 13 points and Taylor Bol Bowen had 11 points and five boards as Alabama (6-2) held on for its third straight win. Houston Mallette scored 10 points while Aiden Sherrell produced five points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks.
RJ Godfrey scored 19 points for the Tigers (7-2), who lost for the first time in five games. Dillon Hunter had 13 points and Zac Foster added 12.
No. 17 Vanderbilt 88, SMU 69
Tyler Tanner pumped in 26 points and the Commodores put together strong stretches in both halves to beat the Mustangs in Nashville, handing SMU its first loss of the season.
The game was part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Tanner shot 10-for-14 from the field with two 3-pointers. Devin McGlockton, who sank his first six of his shots from the field, scored 13 points for the Commodores (9-0). Tyler Nickel posted 12 points, and Duke Miles had 10 points.
Boopie Miller finished with 17 points and Samet Yigitoglu notched 16 points and eight rebounds for SMU (8-1). Jaron Pierre Jr.’s 13 points and B.J. Edwards’ 10 points also helped the Mustangs.
No. 20 Auburn 83, North Carolina State 73
Kevin Overton and Keyshawn Hall combined to make 11 3-pointers and the Tigers shot 59.1% from the floor en route to a win over the visiting Wolfpack in an ACC/SEC Challenge game.
Auburn (7-2) led much of the night but only created some breathing room when Hall fueled a pivotal 10-0 run midway through the second half. Overton posted a career-high 29 points while Hall finished with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Qadir Copeland logged 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor for North Carolina State (5-3). Tre Holloman added 16 points.
Minnesota 73, No. 22 Indiana 64
Cade Tyson scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Gophers held on for a win over the Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams in Minneapolis.
Langston Reynolds also scored 17 points for Minnesota (5-4, 1-0 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Isaac Asuma added 15 points and seven rebounds.
Tayton Conerway scored 18 points to lead Indiana (7-1, 0-1), which took its first loss. Lamar Wilkerson put up 15 points, and Sam Alexis scored 10 off the bench.
–Field Level Media
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