LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Devin Booker and Willie Cauley-Stein each scored 15 points, and top-ranked Kentucky shook off the shock of losing junior Alex Poythress by rolling past No. 21 North Carolina 84-70 on Saturday.
Buoyed by Poythress' pregame talk and courtside presence two days after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in practice, the Wildcats (11-0) used their depth and length to post a convincing win over the Tar Heels (6-3).
Kentucky shot 57 percent from the field. Aaron Harrison scored 14 points, and Trey Lyles had nine starting in Poythress' place.
Brice Johnson scored 15 points for the Tar Heels, who won the rebounding battle 31-24 but found little success against the Wildcats' size. Marcus Paige had 14 points.
NO. 3 ARIZONA 80, MICHIGAN 53
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Stanley Johnson scored 17 points, Gabe York added 15 and Arizona crushed struggling Michigan.
The Wildcats (10-0) dominated inside, outscoring Michigan 42-16 in the paint and grabbing 14 more rebounds for their 28th consecutive home win.
Kaleb Tarczewski had 15 points and seven rebounds for Arizona, which shot 58 percent to win its 37th straight regular-season nonconference game.
Michigan (6-4) capped off a disappointing week with a dismal performance.
The Wolverines fell into a quick double-digit hole and struggled against Arizona's defense all day, shooting 35 percent for their first three-game losing streak since 2010-11.
Zak Irvin led Michigan with 14 points.
NO. 5 WISCONSIN 86, NICHOLLS STATE 43
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Sam Dekker scored 17 points, leading Wisconsin to the runaway win.
Josh Gasser had 14 points, while Nigel Hayes added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Badgers (10-1). Frank Kaminsky and Vitto Brown scored 10 apiece.
Amin Torres led Nicholls State (1-5) with 14 points.
Dekker also had five rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
NO. 8 TEXAS 59, TEXAS STATE 27
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Cam Ridley scored 14 points and Texas used an overwhelming defensive performance to beat Texas State.
Texas (8-1) allowed its fewest points since 1945 and gave up just nine points in the first half, the fewest allowed by the Longhorns in at least 65 years.
Cameron Naylor had eight points for Texas State (5-2).
NO. 9 GONZAGA 87, UCLA 74
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points and No. 9 Gonzaga led all the way in beating UCLA, snapping the Bruins' four-game overall winning streak and handing them their first home loss.
Byron Wesley added 20 points for the Zags (9-1) in his homecoming after starring three seasons at Southern California. He shot 7 of 8 from the field and had nine rebounds and four assists.
Bryce Alford scored 23 points and Isaac Hamilton added 18 for UCLA (8-3), which got blown out by North Carolina in its only other game against a ranked opponent.
NO. 10 KANSAS 63, NO. 13 UTAH 60
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Perry Ellis scored 14 points, including the go-ahead basket in the closing minutes, and Kansas held on after blowing a big second-half lead.
Jamari Traylor added 13 points and Frank Mason III had 10 for the Jayhawks (8-1), who led 42-21 early in the second half before the Utes (7-2) rallied.
Jakob Poeltl's basket with 4:38 left gave Utah a 55-53 lead, but Mason scored on a driving layup moments later. Ellis then swooped through the lane and converted a floater for his only field goal of the second half.
Kansas made six straight free throws down the stretch, including two by Brannen Greene with 13.7 seconds left.
Delon Wright had 23 points for the Utes, who nearly dealt the Jayhawks' the worst blown lead in a loss in school history. Kansas blew a 20-point lead in losing to Arizona in 2003.
NO. 11 WICHITA STATE 77, DETROIT 68
DETROIT (AP) - Darius Carter had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Wichita State rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit.
Ron Baker added 19 points for the Shockers (7-1), who went on a decisive 15-3 run in the final minutes. The Titans (6-4) fell short in their upset bid despite a 27-point performance by Juwan Howard Jr.
Carter had five of Wichita State's 18 offensive rebounds. The Shockers eventually wore Detroit down with their rebounding and defensive pressure.
Wichita State has won three in a row since a Dec. 3 loss at Utah that snapped its 35-game regular-season winning streak.
Fred VanVleet had 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Wichita State.
NO. 12 OHIO STATE 87, MOREHEAD STATE 71
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - D'Angelo Russell and Sam Thompson each scored 15 points, leading Ohio State to the victory.
The victory came in Thad Matta's 500th game as a head coach.
Amir Williams added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Buckeyes (8-1).
Corban Collins scored a career-high 22 points and Lyonell Gaines added 14 for the Eagles, who have lost four in a row.
Matta is in his 15th season as a head coach, including a year at his alma mater, Butler, and three at Xavier. His record is 385-115 for a .770 winning percentage.
NO. 16 OKLAHOMA 87, TULSA 68
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - TaShawn Thomas scored 25 points for Oklahoma, and Isaiah Cousins added 21, including five 3-pointers.
The bigger Sooners (6-2) shot 46.9 percent and never trailed.
Shaquille Harrison led Tulsa (5-5) with 21 points. Tulsa's usual leading scorer, James Woodard, was held to nine points on 3-of-13 shooting. Rashad Ray added 11 points.
NO. 19 MARYLAND 67, SOUTH CAROLINA-UPSTATE 57
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Freshman Melo Trimble earned his first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Maryland pulled away for the win.
Jake Layman scored 17 points and Evan Smotrycz added 10 for the Terrapins (10-1).
Michael Buchanan and Fred Miller had 13 points apiece for the Spartans (8-3). Ty Greene finished with 11 points for Upstate, which was coming off a 59-54 victory last Saturday at Georgia Tech.
VCU 93, NO. 23 NORTHERN IOWA 87, 2OT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Treveon Graham scored 21 points, including a tightly contested 3-pointer in the second overtime, and VCU sent Northern Iowa to its first loss.
Briante Weber added 14 points and Melvin Johnson 12 for the Rams (6-3), who beat a ranked team for the first time since topping No. 16 Saint Louis on March 1.
The Panthers (9-1), looking to tie the best start in school history, got a career-best 27 points from Wes Washpun. But he fouled out when Weber drew a charge call with 49 seconds to play, taking away the Panthers' best offensive option. Matt Bohannon added 18 points for the Panthers, including a 3-pointer to force the second overtime.
NO. 25 NOTRE DAME 83, FLORIDA STATE 63
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Zach Auguste scored a career-high 26 points and Notre Dame made more than half its shots, beating Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Jerian Grant and Demetrius Jackson each finished with 18 points for the Irish (10-1). Notre Dame took control with an 18-2 run midway through the first half, put together another big burst in the second half and wound up hitting 31 of 60 shots overall.
Florida State (4-5) struggled without leader scorer Aaron Thomas, who was averaging 14.8 points a game. He was declared ineligible for the season on Friday.
Montay Brandon led the Seminoles with 14 points.