Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on Sunday and complete a sweep of its trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Tre White had 17 points and seven rebounds and Kylan Boswell added 14 points, including two clinching free throws with six seconds left, for the Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who have won four consecutive games, including a 109-77 victory Thursday at No. 9 Oregon.
DJ Davis led the Huskies (10-5, 1-3), who were coming off a 75-69 upset of Maryland, with career highs of 31 points and seven 3-pointers. Luis Kortright scored 10.
Illinois shot 31 of 66 from the field (47.0 percent) despite going just 5 of 26 from 3-point range. The Huskies shot 28 of 65 (43.1 percent) and were 10 of 26 from behind the arc. The Illini had a 43-30 rebounding edge and outscored Washington 52-30 in the paint.
No. 7 Kansas 99, UCF 48
Hunter Dickinson dominated with 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the Jayhawks trounced the Knights in Orlando, Fla., for the Jayhawks’ first win in the series.
Dickinson narrowly missed his fifth consecutive double-double, but it was more than enough to help Kansas (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) avoid an 0-2 start in conference play for the first time since the 1990-91 season.
Keyshawn Hall had 12 points, six rebounds and three steals for UCF (10-3, 1-1), which had its six-game winning streak snapped. The Knights also lost at Addition Financial Arena for the first time this season after an 8-0 start.
No. 9 Oregon 83, Maryland 79
Keeshawn Barthelemy hit a 3-pointer with 2:16 left to give the Ducks the lead for good in a therapeutic victory over the Terrapins in Eugene, Ore.
Jackson Shelstad made all five of his 3-point attempts, scoring 23 points, as Oregon (13-2, 2-2 Big Ten) recovered from its stunning 109-77 loss to No. 22 Illinois on Thursday.
Rodney Rice scored 19 points to lead Maryland (11-4, 1-3). Derik Queen added 17 points and five rebounds, while Ja’Kobi Gillespie provided 16 points.
No. 11 UConn 87, Providence 84
Hassan Diarra scored a career-high 19 points and Solo Ball tossed in 16 to help the Huskies overcome a 14-point second-half deficit and defeat the Friars in Storrs, Conn.
Aidan Mahaney added 15 points and Alex Karaban had 13 for the Huskies, who outscored the Friars 60-45 in the second half. UConn (12-3, 4-0 Big East) shot 56.3 percent from the field and extended its winning streak to eight games.
Providence (7-8, 1-3) received a game-high 24 points from Jayden Pierre and 18 from Wesley Cardet. Oswin Erhunmwunse added six points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Friars, who have lost their last four games.
No. 20 Purdue 79, Northwestern 61
Braden Smith bundled 22 points with six rebounds and seven assists to help the host Boilermakers beat the Wildcats in West Lafayette, Ind.
Trey Kaufman-Renn and C.J. Cox added 12 points apiece for the Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten), who never trailed and led by as many as 29 en route to their third straight win. Purdue outshot the Wildcats 50.9 percent to 38.3 percent and held them to their fewest points this season.
Freshman Angelo Ciaravino scored a season-high 19 points to lead Northwestern (10-5, 1-3), which also got 11 points from both Jalen Leach and Brooks Barnhizer. Nick Martinelli, who entered Sunday second in the Big Ten in scoring (20.1 points per game), managed just 10 on 2-of-8 shooting.
No. 21 Memphis 68, North Texas 64
PJ Haggerty made his first seven shots on his way to a game-high 27 points, Dain Dainja added 14 and the host Tigers held off a feisty Mean Green squad.
It was not without drama, however, as a dunk by Moulaye Sissoko helped North Texas trim the deficit to two points with 12 seconds remaining. But Colby Rogers made two free throws to earn Memphis (12-3, 2-0 American) its fifth win in six games.
Brenen Lorient paced North Texas (10-4, 1-1) with 18 points, including 14 in the second half, while Sissoko posted a career-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting to go along with eight boards. The Mean Green had a four-game winning streak snapped.
–Field Level Media
