The Associated Press
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Willie Cauley-Stein had season highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds as No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 6 Texas 63-51 on Friday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Cauley-Stein made several defensive plays as the Wildcats (8-0) opened the second half with an 18-2 run.
Normally playing on the first of Kentucky’s two talented platoons, Cauley-Stein began alongside fellow 7-footer Dakari Johnson and 6-10 Trey Lyles on the second squad and the big trio sparked the game-changing sequence after a 26-all halftime tie.
Jonathan Holmes scored 14 points and Demarcus Holland 10 for Texas (7-1).
NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 82, FIU 57
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anton Gill scored a career-high 15 points, Montrezl Harrell had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Louisville rolled past Florida International.
The Cardinals (7-0) started slow before an 18-0 run in the first half. The Panthers had held Louisville to eight points in the opening 10 minutes.
Dennis Mavin led FIU (5-4) with 15 points and Marco Porcher Jimenez added 13 while shooting 4 for 6 on 3s.
NO. 11 KANSAS 71, FLORIDA 65
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Wayne Selden Jr. scored 21 points, Cliff Alexander added 12 off the bench and Kansas rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Florida.
Frank Mason III also scored 12 points and Perry Ellis finished with 10 for the Jayhawks (6-1), who trailed 39-24 at halftime before using a 17-0 surge to seize control.
Devin Robinson scored 13 points and Chris Walker had 12 for Florida, which is off to its worst start through seven games since it also started 3-4 during the 1990-91 season.
NO. 22 OKLAHOMA 82, MISSOURI 63
NORMAN, Okla. — Ryan Spangler scored a season-high 18 points to help Oklahoma defeat Missouri in the SEC/Big 12 challenge.
Buddy Hield had 17 points and three steals and Isaiah Cousins added 16 points for the Sooners (5-2).
The Sooners opened the second half on a 15-0 run.
Johnathan Williams led Missouri (4-4) with 16 points and eight rebounds.