Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Marquette pushes past No. 6 Purdue

Stevie Mitchell scored a season-high 21 points and Kam Jones added a triple-double as No. 15 Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 76-58 victory over No. 6 Purdue in a nonconference matchup of undefeated teams on Tuesday in Milwaukee.

Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for Marquette (5-0). Chase Ross added 12 points and Ben Gold 11.

Purdue (4-1), which trailed 35-28 at halftime, made several runs but was unable to make it a one-possession game down the stretch.

Trey Kaufman-Renn had 16 points, Fletcher Loyer put up 13 and Braden Smith added 11 for the Boilermakers.

No. 1 Kansas 84, UNC Wilmington 66

Dajuan Harris Jr. led the Jayhawks with 17 points in coach Bill Self's 800th career win, a victory over the Seahawks in Lawrence, Kan.

Hunter Dickinson had his third double-double of the season for Kansas (5-0) with 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. Self became the fourth-fastest coach to 800 wins, according to Kansas athletics, doing so in 1,048 games.

Khamari McGriff paced UNC Wilmington (3-1) with 18 points, while Noah Ross finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

No. 2 UConn 81, East Texas A&M 46

Solo Ball hit for a team-high 12 points as the Huskies rolled to a win over the Lions in Storrs, Conn.

The Huskies (4-0) were ahead by 22 points at halftime and by 37 in the middle of the second half while waltzing to the finish line. Liam McNeeley and Alex Karaban added 11 points for UConn, which has logged all of its wins by at least 35 points against mid-major teams.

Camerin James led all scorers with 18 points for East Texas A&M (1-4).

No. 9 Kentucky 97, Lipscomb 68

Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and Lamont Butler added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead the Wildcats over the Bisons in Lexington, Ky.

Otega Oweh scored 14 points, Koby Brea scored 12 and Amari Williams contributed nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Kentucky (4-0). Both Butler and Brea finished 3-for-3 from the 3-point arc.

Jacob Ognacevic tallied a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds for Lipscomb (2-4). Will Pruitt added 12 points and six rebounds.

No. 18 Cincinnati 76, Northern Kentucky 60

Simas Lukosius continued his torrid 3-point shooting and the Bearcats held off several rallies from the Norse to post a win in Highland Heights, Ky.

Lukosius finished with a game-high 18 points for Cincinnati (4-0), going 6-for-9 from 3-point range. He is 16-for-23 from long distance this season. Texas transfer Dillon Mitchell added 12 points.

Sam Vinson had 16 points to lead Northern Kentucky (0-4). Trey Robinson chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds.

No. 21 Florida 84, Florida A&M 60

Will Richard totaled 20 points and seven rebounds to lead the Gators to an easy win vs. Florida A&M in Gainesville, Fla.

Richard led a great effort on the glass to keep Florida unbeaten and send the Rattlers (0-4) to another lopsided loss. Walter Clayton Jr. also had his second consecutive prolific scoring game as he finished with 17 points, five assists and three rebounds.

Sterling Young led the Rattlers (0-4) with 12 points. Jamine Charles had nine points and 12 rebounds.

--Field Level Media