No. 1 Auburn dominated No. 15 Mississippi State 88-66 in their first game without star center Johni Broome. Chad Baker-Mazara led Auburn with 20 points, while Chaney Johnson stepped up with 17 points in Broome’s absence. Mississippi State struggled, shooting just 35% with Josh Hubbard scoring 17 points on 2 for 12 shooting.
No. 3 Duke cruised past Miami 89-54 with freshman Kon Knueppel scoring a season-high 25 points. Khaman Maluach added 12 points and 15 rebounds for Duke, who made 17 of 32 3-pointers.
No. 21 Mississippi upset No. 4 Alabama 74-64 behind Malik Dia’s 23 points and 19 rebounds. Sean Pedulla contributed 12 points as Ole Miss handed Alabama their first conference loss.
No. 5 Florida was stunned by Missouri 83-82, with Caleb Grill scoring 22 points including crucial free throws in the final seconds. Mark Mitchell added 15 points as Missouri ended Florida’s 16-game home winning streak.
No. 7 Marquette outlasted DePaul 85-83 in overtime, with David Joplin scoring 30 points, including two 3-pointers in OT. No. 8 Kentucky defeated No. 11 Texas A&M 81-69 behind Jaxson Robinson’s 22 points.
No. 19 Illinois blew out Indiana 94-69, with Kylan Boswell scoring 22 points. No. 24 Wisconsin escaped Ohio State 70-68 with John Tonje scoring 17 points to extend their winning streak to six games.
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