Zakai Zeigler scored a season-high 21 points and handed out eight assists to help No. 4 Tennessee record an 85-81 victory over No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Knoxville, Tenn.
Igor Milicic Jr. also had 21 points and a season-best four blocked shots to go with 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals for Tennessee (19-4, 6-4 SEC), which won its second straight game.
Tamar Bates scored 22 points and Tony Perkins added 16 for Missouri (17-5, 6-3), which lost for just the second time in eight games. Caleb Grill had 11 points for the Tigers, who committed just three turnovers while forcing 11 Tennessee miscues.
The Volunteers were a blistering 10 of 15 from 3-point range and shot 50 percent overall from the field. The Tigers made 41.7 percent of their shots and were 12 of 30 from behind the arc.
No. 2 Duke 83, Syracuse 54
Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points, Kon Knueppel added 12 and the Blue Devils extended the nation’s longest active winning streak with a rout of the host Orange.
Cooper Flagg tallied 11 points for Duke (20-2, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which never trailed en route to its 16th straight win. The Blue Devils secured their best start in ACC play since the 2005-06 campaign (14-0).
Jyare Davis and J.J. Starling each scored 12 points and Naheem McLeod had 10 to lead the Orange (10-13, 4-8), who lost for the fourth time in five games. Syracuse finished with its lowest point total of the season.
No. 17 Memphis 83, Tulsa 71
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 23 points and the Tigers stayed atop the American Athletic Conference with an win over the visiting Golden Hurricane.
Dain Dainja stuffed the stat sheet for Memphis (19-4, 9-1 AAC) with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists, four blocked shots and three steals. The Tigers canned 56.7 percent from the field en route to their sixth straight win.
Tyshawn Archie came off the bench to score 17 points for the Golden Hurricane (9-14, 3-7). Tulsa converted 53.6 percent of its field-goal attempts but took its third consecutive loss.
Rutgers 82, No. 23 Illinois 73
Dylan Harper racked up 28 points, six rebounds and five assists in his return from a two-game injury absence and the Scarlet Knights blew a 17-point lead before coming back to upset the Fighting Illini in Piscataway, N.J.
Ace Bailey added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Jeremiah Williams scored 13 for Rutgers (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten). After squandering a major advantage, the Scarlet Knights used a 15-5 run to regain control in the home stretch.
Will Riley led Illinois (15-8, 7-6) with 18 points and six assists off the bench, but the Fighting Illini lost for the fifth time in eight game
No. 24 Michigan 80, Oregon 76
Will Tschetter came off the bench to score 17 points as the Wolverines knocked off the Ducks in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Danny Wolf had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Vladislav Goldin scored 15 points, Nimari Burnett had 13 and Tre Donaldson 12 points for Michigan (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten), which has won three straight games.
Jackson Shelstad scored 18 points, Nate Bittle had 16 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 15 points and TJ Bamba had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon (16-7, 5-7), which has lost four straight and five of six.
–Field Level Media
