OXFORD, Miss. — Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points to help Mississippi beat No. 10 Missouri 80-59 on Wednesday night.
Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez added 15 points apiece for the Rebels (11-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), extended their winning streak to three games that includes wins over No. 16 Tennessee and the No. 10 Tigers.
Ole Miss used a 17-2 run that spanned the final two minutes of the first half and the opening three minutes of the second half to build an insurmountable 51-37 lead. The Rebels led by as many as 22 points midway in the second half as Missouri never seriously threatened again.
Dru Smith led Missouri (13-4, 6-4) with 17 points as the loss snapped a three-game winning streak.
No. 5 VILLANOVA 96, MARQUETTE 64
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored a season-high 27 points to lead Villanova to a victory over Marquette.
Collin Gillespie added 16 points and 11 assists, and Jermaine Samuels scored 14 for the Wildcats (13-2, 8-1 Big East), who have won 10 of 11. Robinson-Earl made 10 of 11 shots, including all five 3-point tries, and added eight rebounds.
No. 8 HOUSTON 82, SOUTH FLORIDA 65
TAMPA, Fla. — Quentin Grimes had 29 points and Houston beat South Florida, spoiling the Bulls’ first game in 32 days because of coronavirus interruptions.
Tied at 25 at the eight-minute mark, the Cougars (17-2, 11-2 American Athletic) shot 58% in the first half and led 43-35 at halftime. DeJon Jarreau scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half and also had eight assists.
No. 9 VIRGINIA 57, GEORGIA TECH 49
ATLANTA — Trey Murphy III scored 18 points, Kihei Clark added 14 and No. 9 Virginia pulled away from Georgia Tech down the stretch.
The Cavaliers (14-3, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) finished on a 16-5 run in a game that was tight most of the way.
Georgia Tech (9-7, 5-5) lost to Virginia for the second time this season and missed a chance to give its postseason resume a big boost.
No. 15 IOWA 79, No. 25 RUTGERS 66
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Luka Garza overcame a slow start to score 22 as Iowa beat Rutgers.
The Hawkeyes (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten), who fell out of the top 10 of the Associated Press poll this week for the first time this season, were coming off a stretch of four losses in the last five games.
Wieskamp, who had 16 points in the first half, added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
No. 16 TENNESSEE 89, GEORGIA 81
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jaden Springer scored a career-high 30 points to lead Tennessee to a victory over Georgia.
Santiago Vescovi added 19 points, Josiah-Jordan James had 18 points and Keon Johnson scored 11 for the Volunteers (14-4, 7-4 Southeastern Conference).
No. 21 WISCONSIN 61, NEBRASKA 48
LINCOLN, Neb. — Jonathan Davis scored 10 points and made a couple big baskets to help Wisconsin begin pulling away after halftime, and the Badgers overcame a poor shooting performance to beat Nebraska.
The Badgers (15-6, 9-5 Big Ten) swept the season series and have won six straight over the Huskers. Nebraska (4-11, 0-8) has lost 25 straight against Big Ten opponents.
