Duke Miles Powers Oklahoma to Blowout Victory Over Central Arkansas
Duke Miles scored 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting to lead the 14th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to an 89-66 win over Central Arkansas in Norman, Okla. With the victory, Oklahoma improved to 12-0, matching its best season start since 2015-16, when the team reached the Final Four.
The Sooners never trailed and broke the game open with a 10-0 run early in the second half, extending their lead to 64-47. Central Arkansas’ Layne Taylor led the Bears with 16 points but couldn’t stop Oklahoma from dominating the second half.
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No. 3 Iowa State Cruises Past Morgan State
Tamin Lipsey scored 20 points, and Keshon Gilbert added 18 to help Iowa State secure a commanding 99-72 victory over Morgan State in Ames, Iowa. Lipsey and Gilbert shot a combined 16-of-18 from the field, leading the Cyclones to their seventh consecutive win.
Curtis Jones contributed 19 points off the bench for Iowa State (10-1), while Morgan State’s Kameron Hobbs led all scorers with 23 points.
No. 6 Alabama Overwhelms Kent State
Mark Sears scored 16 points as Alabama cruised to an 81-54 victory over Kent State in Tuscaloosa. Despite a slow start, the Crimson Tide (10-2) extended their win streak to four games, dominating with a 32-point lead at one stage.
Grant Nelson recorded a season-high 14 rebounds, and Clifford Omoruyi added 12 boards for Alabama. VonCameron Davis led Kent State (8-3) with nine points, surpassing 1,000 career points in the loss.
Zeke Mayo Leads No. 8 Kansas Over Brown
Zeke Mayo poured in 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Kansas rolled to an 87-53 win against Brown in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas (9-2) used a dominant second half, outscoring Brown 45-22, to secure its 21st consecutive home nonconference win.
Hunter Dickinson recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Kino Lilly Jr. scored 18 points for Brown (7-4), which struggled from beyond the arc, shooting just 24.2 percent.
No. 19 Cincinnati Cruises Past Grambling State
Aziz Bandaogo scored 15 points as No. 19 Cincinnati dominated Grambling State 84-49. The Bearcats (10-1) took control early, jumping out to a 17-3 lead, and never looked back.
Day Day Thomas added 12 points, while Ernest Ross led Grambling State (2-10) with 16 points. Cincinnati controlled the paint, outscoring the Tigers 40-26 inside and recording nine dunks.
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No. 24 Michigan Bounces Back Against Purdue Fort Wayne
Tre Donaldson scored 16 points to lead Michigan to an 89-58 win over Purdue Fort Wayne in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines (9-3) rebounded from consecutive losses, fueled by a 54-29 halftime lead built on blistering shooting and a 22-5 rebounding advantage.
Michigan shot 21-of-27 from the field and 9-of-12 from beyond the arc in the first half. Purdue Fort Wayne’s Jalen Jackson scored a game-high 27 points in the loss.
