Saturday's Top 25 College Men's Basketball Capsules

Games played Dec. 21, 2013

Will be updated with additional games when available.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Tarik Black and Joel Embiid both scored 17 points and No. 18 Kansas bludgeoned Georgetown 86-64 on Saturday in the Hoyas' first visit to Allen Fieldhouse.

Andrew Wiggins added 12 points and Naadir Tharpe had 10 for the Jayhawks (8-3), who pushed their non-conference home winning streak to 67 games.

The Hoyas (7-3) tried to use the kind of muscle that has suited them so well in the rough-and-tumble Big East, but all they did was get into debilitating foul trouble.

Markel Starks scored 19 points and D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 12 to lead the Hoyas. Bruising big man Josh Smith, who had been averaging 14.1 points, scored just five before fouling out. Moses Ayegba and Nate Lubick also fouled out as Kansas asserted its dominance in the post.

Kansas built its 44-34 lead thanks in part to a 14-3 run fueled by its defense. Georgetown at one point went more than 10½ minutes without a field goal, missing five straight attempts, turning the ball over and even getting hit with a shot-clock violation.

No. 19 KENTUCKY 93, BELMONT 80

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Julius Randle scored a career-high 29 points for Kentucky.

A week after a season-worst performance in a loss at North Carolina, the 6-foot-9 freshman forward was 8 of 10 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Kentucky (9-3) trailed until the 16:21 mark of the second half and constantly had to fight off challenges from the Bruins (8-5).

Aaron Harrison added 23 points for the Wildcats while 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein had 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

The Wildcats finished 32 of 58 from the field (55 percent), outrebounded the Bruins 42-25 and made 26 of 36 free throws.

Craig Bradshaw had 22 points while Drew Windler added 21, including five 3-pointers, for the Bruins, who shot 47 percent from the field and were 11 of 30 from behind the arc but still lost their third straight and fourth in five.

FLORIDA ST. 60, No. 22 UMASS 55

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State scored the game's final six points, including two free throws by Ian Miller with 1:06 left that put the Seminoles ahead, and they handed Massachusetts its first defeat of the season.

Aaron Thomas scored 18 points for Florida State and his two free throws with 2 seconds left sealed the victory.

Florida State (8-3) beat a ranked team for the second time this season. UMass (10-1) had been off to its best start since 1995.

Chaz Williams' driving layup put UMass ahead 55-54 with 1:51 to go, but the Minutemen failed to score on their final four possessions while committing two turnovers, including one when Cady Lalanne was called for hanging on the rim after he sank a dunk.

Lalanne scored 10 points and tied a career high with 15 rebounds. Derrick Gordon had 12 points for UMass, and Williams scored 10.

The Minutemen shot a season-low 33 percent and went 1 for 15 from 3-point range, including 0 for 12 by their starters. Their point total was a season low, 29 below their average.

Florida State had season lows in points and shooting, hitting just 37 percent. The Seminoles went 1 for 7 from 3-point range.

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