CHICAGO -- Devin Booker had 19 points and No. 1 Kentucky scored the game's first 24 points in an 83-42 victory over UCLA on Saturday.
Aaron Harrison added 15 points, and the Wildcats (12-0) handed the Bruins (8-4) one of their most-lopsided losses ever.
The first meeting between the storied programs in eight years turned ugly as soon as the game started, with Kentucky dominating UCLA in every possible way.
The 24-0 run at the start of the game was eight shy of the record between two Division I teams, set by Connecticut against New Hampshire on Dec. 12, 1990. And the 41-point margin was seven shy of the Bruins' record.
The Wildcats led 41-7 at the intermission, the lowest points total in a half for UCLA and the fewest by a Kentucky opponent since December 1943.
Arkansas State 67
Marshall 58
JONESBORO -- Anthony Livingston scored 20 points and hauled in 20 rebounds to rally Arkansas State to a come-from-behind win over Marshall.
Trailing by eight in the second half, Arkansas State (4-4) captured the lead during a 15-2 run sparked by Livingston's 3three-pointer and capped by Sean Gardner's trey to make it 46-41 with 8:09 to go. Marshall's Tamron Manning quickly trimmed the gap to two with a free throw and a layup but the Thundering Herd couldn't overtake Arkansas State down the stretch.
Gardner finished with 17 points and Cameron Golden added 14 for the Red Wolves, who cemented the win at the free-throw line -- sinking 20 of 29 to Marshall's six of eight.
No. 4 Louisville 76
Western Kentucky 67
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Terry Rozier took charge after the first-half ejection of Montrezl Harrell to score a career-high 32 points, including 26 in the second half for Louisville.
Rozier closed Louisville's scoring with five free throws to finish 11 of 13 from the line and made three three-pointers that quashed the Hilltoppers' hopes of seizing momentum following Harrell's exit with 38.7 seconds remaining in the first half. The preseason first-team All-American was assessed a flagrant-2 foul for throwing an elbow following a shoving match after a loose-ball scramble.
No. 7 Villanova 82
Syracuse 77, OT
PHILADELPHIA -- JayVaughn Pinkston had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Darrun Hilliard scored 23 points and Villanova beat Syracuse to improve to 11-0.
The Wildcats never led until overtime and rallied from a 15-point hole to stun their former Big East rival. Josh Hart buried a three-pointer and Pinkston tied it at 69-with 4.2 seconds left in regulation.
No. 10 Kansas 96,
Lafayette 69
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Freshman Kelly Oubre Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Frank Mason added 14 points and nine assists for Kansas.
Wayne Selden Jr. finished with 12 points, all in the second half for Kansas (9-1). Freshman Svi Mykhailiuk and Jamari Traylor each had 11 points, and freshman Cliff Alexander had 10.
Seth Hinrichs led Lafayette (7-3) with 15 points and seven rebounds.
No. 24 North Carolina 82
No. 12 Ohio State 74
CHICAGO -- Brice Johnson had 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting and nine rebounds, and North Carolina used its stout defense to hold off Ohio State.
Marcus Paige added 16 points for the Tar Heels (8-3), and Kennedy Meeks finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots. Meeks and Johnson led North Carolina to a 53-40 rebounding advantage.
Indiana 82, No. 23 Butler 73
INDIANAPOLIS-- Troy Williams matched his career high with 22 points and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell added 20 to help Indiana beat Butler.
Coach Tom Crean earned his 300th victory. Indiana (9-2) beat a ranked opponent for the 17th time since 2011-12, the most in the Big Ten.
Kellen Dunham led Butler (8-3) with 23 points. The Bulldogs lost their second straight to a power conference foe.
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No. 3 Arizona 60, UTEP 55
EL PASO, Texas - Stanley Johnson scored 15 points to help No. 3 Arizona survive a scare in its first true road game of the season, pulling away late for a victory against UTEP.
Gabe York had 13 points and Brandon Ashley added 10 for the Wildcats (12-0), who played eight of their first 11 games at home and three neutral-site games at the Maui Invitational.
E. Kentucky 72, No. 18 Miami 44
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Corey Walden scored 18 points to help Eastern Kentucky rout Miami.
The Colonels (6-4) never trailed, led by two at halftime and pulled away with a 22-2 run early in the second half. Isaac McGlone keyed the surge with three three-pointers, and his third conversion from behind the arc gave Eastern Kentucky a 43-27 lead with 13:21 remaining.
No. 20 St. John's 53
Saint Mary's 47
NEW YORK -- D'Angelo Harrison scored 21 points and St. John's overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to rally past Saint Mary's.
The Red Storm (9-1) trailed 33-18 at the break. St. John's opened the second half with a 27-8 run to take the lead. Sir'Dominic Pointer added 11 points and 11 rebounds for St. John's.
Sports on 12/21/2014