Derrick Walker recorded 22 points and eight rebounds and Sam Griesel added 18 and 12, respectively, to fuel visiting Nebraska to a 63-53 victory over No. 7 Creighton on Sunday in Omaha, Neb.

Walker made 11 of 16 shots from the floor to send the Cornhuskers (6-3) to their third straight win and first in Omaha since the 2003-04 season. Griesel, who was born in Lincoln, Neb., added seven assists and Juwan Gary collected 12 points and nine rebounds.

Bluejays reserve Francisco Farabello sank five 3-pointers to highlight his 16-point performance off the bench. Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman each had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Creighton (6-3), which has dropped three in a row.

Walker took over with just over five minutes to play in the second half. He had three straight layups and answered Gary’s layup with another bucket to stake Nebraska to a 57-45 lead with 2:22 to play.

No. 4 Arizona 81, Cal 68

Azuolas Tubelis had 25 points and 12 rebounds as the host Wildcats survived poor 3-point shooting and struggled to put away the winless Bears before posting a double-digit victory.

The Wildcats (7-1, 1-1 Pac-12) mostly relied on Tubelis and Ballo to control the paint. Ballo had 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, although he struggled from the free-throw line, hitting only 3 of 10 attempts.

Devin Askew scored 25 points for the Bears (0-9, 0-2), who posted a season high in scoring but continued the worst start to a season in school history. Lars Thiemann added 18 points.

No. 5 Purdue 89, Minnesota 70

Zach Edey piled up career highs of 31 points and 22 rebounds to guide the Boilermakers to a victory over the Golden Gophers during a Big Ten opener in West Lafayette, Ind.

The 7-foot-4 junior recorded a double-double in each half for the Boilermakers (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who used a 15-0 run late in the first half to assert their dominance. Fletcher Loyer added 20 points and eight assists and Brandon Newman posted 13 points off the bench.

Jamison Battle drilled 5 of 10 3-point attempts to finish with 21 points for Minnesota (4-4, 0-1). Ta’Lon Cooper notched 15 points and eight assists, but the Gophers were outrebounded 41-21 overall — and 22-21 by Edey alone.

No. 13 Tennessee 94, Alcorn State 40

Balanced scoring and a tenacious defensive effort helped the Volunteers overwhelm the Braves in Knoxville, Tenn.

Six players scored in double figures for Tennessee, including Olivier Nkamhoua, who dominated to the tune of 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. He also dished out six assists and was 7-for-7 from the line as the Vols (7-1) won their sixth consecutive game.

Julian Phillips poured in 18 points while Uros Plavsic made all six of his shots from the field on his way to 12 points. Jahmai Mashack racked up 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals in his first career start for Tennessee, which made 33 field goals off 27 assists. Dominic Brewton led the Braves (3-6) with 10 points.

Virginia Tech 80, No. 18 North Carolina 72

Justyn Mutts scored 27 points as the Hokies upset the Tar Heels in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams in Blacksburg, Va.

Mutts shot 12 of 16 from the floor and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hokies (8-1, 1-0 ACC), who won their third straight game. Sean Pedulla added 14 points for Virginia Tech, while Hunter Cattoor tallied 13 and Grant Basile chipped in 12.

It was the fourth straight loss for the Tar Heels (5-4, 0-1), who could fall out of the next AP Top 25 poll after being ranked No. 1 to start the season. The Tar Heels were led by RJ Davis, Caleb Love and Pete Nance, who had 18 points apiece. Nance also had 10 boards.

No. 19 Kentucky 73, Michigan 69

Cason Wallace and Jacob Toppin each scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures as the Wildcats edged the unranked Wolverines in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase game at London.

Oscar Tshiebwe battled foul problems but still posted his 44th career double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Sahvir Wheeler and Antonio Reeves scored 11 points each for the Wildcats (6-2).

Hunter Dickinson led the Wolverines (5-3) with 23 points and added nine rebounds with three blocked shots. Jett Howard also was in double figures with 16 points, getting 10 of those in the second half after he played just over seven minutes of the opening half after picking up two early fouls. Kobe Bufkin had 11 points.

Northwestern 70, No. 20 Michigan State 63

Boo Buie scored 20 points to lead the Wildcats to a win over the Spartans in a Big Ten opener in East Lansing, Mich.

It was the first time Northwestern (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) recorded back-to-back wins over Michigan State (5-4, 0-1) since 1962. Chase Audige added 15 points for the Wildcats.

A.J. Hoggard and Mady Sissoko each scored 12 points for the Spartans, who lost their second straight.

No. 21 UCLA 65, Oregon 56

Amari Bailey and Jaylen Clark each scored 14 points and the Bruins rattled off eight straight points down the stretch to knock off the Ducks in a Pac-12 Conference contest in Los Angeles.

Jaime Jaquez added 12 points for the Bruins (7-2, 2-0 Pac-12) despite playing just 23 minutes after running into quick foul trouble in the first half. Tyger Campbell finished with 10 points despite making only 4 of 15 shots from the field.

Quincy Guerrier scored a game-high 15 points for the Ducks (4-5, 1-1) and Will Richardson added 13, but it wasn’t enough. Oregon committed 15 turnovers and was also dominated on the boards, getting outrebounded 36-25.

No. 23 Iowa State 71, St. John’s 60

Jaren Holmes scored 14 points and the Cyclones lived up to their defensive reputation in a wire-to-wire victory over the Red Storm in a Big East-Big 12 Battle in Ames, Iowa.

The Cyclones (7-1) entered fourth nationally in turnover margin (plus-8.1) and ninth in steals (11.4 per game) and excelled in both areas. The Cyclones forced 20 turnovers and notched 13 steals, marking the fourth time they forced at least 20 giveaways and the sixth time they registered double-digit steals.

Aljaz Kunc added 12 points and eight rebounds as Iowa State shot 42.9 percent and scored 34 points in the paint. Reserve Robert Jones added 11 while Osun Osunniyi contributed eight. Posh Alexander led the Red Storm (8-1) with 14 points but also committed eight turnovers, while Montez Mathis and Rafael Pinzon added 13 apiece.

–Field Level Media

Desmond Cambridge Jr. led all scorers with 19 points in Arizona State’s 68-64 victory over Stanford in a Pac-12 game Sunday at Tempe, Ariz.

Stanford’s Michael O’Connell made a 3-pointer after a steal to cut the Sun Devils’ lead to 65-62 with 16.7 seconds left. Luther Muhammad made one of two free throws with 16 seconds left for Arizona State (8-1, 2-0 Pac-12).

Stanford (3-6, 0-2) then had a turnover that led to DJ Horne making two free throws with 9.5 seconds left to increase Arizona State’s lead to 68-62.

After Harrison Ingram made a layup with 3 seconds left and the Cardinal used a timeout, Arizona State managed to run out the clock.

Arizona State is 8-1 overall for the first time since 2018-19. It is 2-0 in the Pac-12, the first time that’s happened in Bobby Hurley’s eight years as coach.

Cambridge’s brother Devan Cambridge scored 12 points and Frankie Collins had 11. Warren Washington had seven points and 10 rebounds.

Stanford was led by Spencer Jones’ 13 points before he fouled out with 1:35 remaining. Michael Jones and Ingram finished with 12 apiece.

The Sun Devils took control of the game by going on an 11-2 run to take a 61-53 lead with 1:35 remaining.

The Cardinal did not make a field goal from 6:17 remaining until 1:27 was left. In that span, they missed five shots and Arizona State was 4 of 7 from the field.

Maxime Raynaud, who finished with 10 points, ended the drought with a shot in the lane that cut the lead to 61-55.

Collins nailed a 3-pointer on Arizona State’s next possession with 50 seconds remaining.

Arizona State led by as many as 13 points in the first half before going into halftime up 32-21.

Stanford went on a 13-2 run to cut the lead to 36-34 with 14:36 remaining. Raynaud scored six points, including a dunk, and Spencer Jones had a 3-pointer in the run.

After Arizona State took a 49-41 lead with 7:45 left, Stanford went on a 10-1 run. Michael Jones’ 3-pointer followed by his two free throws gave the Cardinal a 51-50 lead with 5:27 remaining.

It was the Cardinal’s first lead since it led 2-0.

–Field Level Media

Kobe Johnson scored 17 points and made five steals, including a crucial takeaway late, as USC rallied to take down Pac-12 Conference counterpart Oregon State 63-62 Sunday in Los Angeles.

USC (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) gave up an 11-0 run late in the first half that put it behind the visiting Beavers for much of the conference matchup.

But while holding Oregon State (4-5, 1-1) to just 8-of-27 shooting from the floor and generating nine turnovers in the second half, the Trojans chipped away at the 11-point halftime deficit until Johnson took control.

He headlined a game-changing 8-0 run with about three minutes remaining in regulation, keyed by his 3-pointer to tie the game at 53. A Reese Dixon-Waters steal led to a Johnson drive and basket to give USC the lead with 2:25 left.

Just 15 seconds later, Johnson made the last of his career-high-matching five steals — equaling the total he made against Oregon State in February — setting up a possession ending with a Drew Peterson put-back score.

Peterson finished with 10 points, dished a game-high-tying six assists and grabbed five rebounds. Joining him in double-figure scoring for the Trojans was Joshua Morgan, who finished with 15 points and blocked three shots, but shot just 5-for-10 from the free-throw line, including two misses in the closing seconds.

Morgan scored late to push the lead to five points, but Oregon State gave itself a chance to come back when Dzmitry Ryuny connected on a 3-pointer and Jordan Pope hit another, both of which came in the final nine seconds.

The Beavers sent Morgan to the line but could not get up a shot after his misses.

Dexter Akanno led Oregon State with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Pope shot 3 of 7 from deep and finished with 11 points. The Beavers were 10-for-22 from beyond the arc overall.

Ryuny and Rodrigue Andela each grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

–Field Level Media

Boo Buie scored 20 points to lead Northwestern to a 70-63 road win over Michigan State in a Big Ten opener on Sunday.

It was the first time Northwestern recorded back-to-back wins over Michigan State since 1962.

Chase Audige added 15 points for Northwestern (6-2, 1-0).

A.J. Hoggard and Mady Sissoko each scored 12 points for Michigan State (5-4, 0-1), which lost its second straight.

Trailing 64-61, Michigan State cut Northwestern’s lead to 64-63 with 45.3 seconds left after a layup by Hoggard.

Northwestern answered, as Buie hit a driving layup with 24.4 seconds remaining to put the Wildcats up 66-63.

The Wildcats then rebounded a Michigan State miss and took a 68-63 lead with 10.6 seconds remaining on two free throws by Buie.

Northwestern led the entire second half, but Michigan State pulled to within four points at 60-56 with 5:28 remaining.

Each team went into a scoring drought, then Northwestern took a 64-58 lead with 1:47 remaining after a basket by Buie.

Michigan State then cut Northwestern’s lead to 64-61 with 1:26 remaining after a 3-point play by Hoggard.

Northwestern held a 38-37 lead at halftime and built it up from there, taking a 46-40 lead with 16:36 remaining in the game.

The Wildcats then went on an 11-4 run and took a 52-44 with 12:08 remaining after a steal and layup by Audige.

Northwestern took a 55-46 lead with 11:26 left after a 3-pointer by Audige, but Michigan State countered with an 8-3 run to make it 58-54 Northwestern with 8:18 remaining.

Michigan State held a 27-20 lead with 8:25 remaining in the first half, but Northwestern went on a 9-2 run to tie the game at 29-29 with 4:53 left until halftime.

The Wildcats went on to take a 36-33 lead with 2:29 remaining in the first half.

–Field Level Media

Balanced scoring and a tenacious defensive effort helped 13th-ranked Tennessee overwhelm Alcorn State 94-40 Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Six players finished in double figures including Olivier Nkamhoua, who dominated to the tune of 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. He also dished out six assists and was 7-for-7 from the line as the Vols (7-1) won their sixth consecutive game.

Julian Phillips poured in 18 points while Uros Plavsic made all six of his shots from the field on his way to 12 points.

Jahmai Mashack racked up 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and four steals in his first career start for Tennessee, which made 33 field goals off 27 assists. Tyreke Key chipped in 11 points and Zakai Zeigler scored 10.

Alcorn State (3-6) dropped its third in a row and got a team-best 10 points from Dominic Brewton.

The Vols dominated from the jump and had their first double-digit lead of the night with 14 minutes left in the half after Key knocked down his second 3-pointer for a 14-4 advantage. Those points were part of an 11-0 run for the Vols.

Tennessee held the Braves scoreless for nearly six minutes in the first half. During that time, Alcorn State missed five 3-point attempts.

The scoring drought didn’t end until the 11:24 mark of the first half when Darryl Jordan made two free throws to cut the Tennessee lead to 18-6.

Devin Carter’s layup midway through the opening half ended a stretch of nearly seven minutes without a field goal.

Key buried three shots from beyond the arc to help fuel the first-half surge for the Vols, who led 49-22 at the half and shot 52.4 percent from the field in the win.

The only blemishes for Tennessee in the first 20 minutes were the six missed shots on seven attempts from the field in the final 2:42 of the half.

Alcorn State missed all nine of its shots from 3-point range in the first half and was 1-for-16 in the game. The Braves shot just 27.1 percent from the floor and turned the ball over 22 times.

–Field Level Media