Wednesday's Top 25 College Men's Basketball Capsules

Games played on Feb. 17, 2016

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Grayson Allen scored 23 points and freshman Derryck Thornton came up with the clinching block on the final play to help No. 20 Duke beat No. 5 North Carolina 74-73 on Wednesday night.

Allen hit a pair of free throws with 1:09 left for the lead on a night when the Blue Devils (20-6, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed most of the way. Then Duke came up with a pair of stops in the final minute, first on a shot attempt inside in traffic by Kennedy Meeks.

Then, on UNC's final possession, Thornton blocked Joel Berry II's shot in the lane. Allen rebounded the ball and flung it into the air to let the final seconds expire, and then the players raced to the bench to mob each other and celebrate.

Brice Johnson had 29 points and 19 rebounds for the Tar Heels (21-5, 10-3).

TEXAS TECH 65, NO. 3 OKLAHOMA 63

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Aaron Ross scored 17 points, Keenan Evan added 14 and Texas Tech beat Oklahoma for the Red Raiders' third straight victory over a Top 25 team.

Evans hit three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal it for Texas Tech (16-9, 6-7 Big 12). The Red Raiders had never beaten three Top 25 teams in a row.

Jordan Woodard scored 25 points, and Buddy Hield added 16 for the Sooners (20-5, 8-5)

The game was tied 14 times and there were 15 lead changes.

The Red Raiders outhustled the Sooners for loose balls and rebounds. They also got 14 points off OU's 11 turnovers and had 11 second-chance points to four for the Sooners.

PENN STATE 79, NO. 4 IOWA 75

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Donovon Jack scored 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Penn State beat No. 4 Iowa 79-75 on Wednesday night.

The Nittany Lions (13-13, 4-9 Big Ten) had lost five of six, but Shep Garner and Brandon Taylor had 18 points apiece in the school's second victory over a Top 25 team in two weeks. Penn State also beat No. 22 Indiana 68-63 on Feb. 6.

Garner made four of the Nittany Lions' 10 3-pointers. Taylor also had nine rebounds.

Peter Jok scored 28 points for Iowa (20-6, 11-3), and Jarrod Uthoff had 19.

The Hawkeyes pulled within three on Jok's fourth 3-pointer in the final seconds, but the Nittany Lions held on at the line. They made 12 of 14 free-throw attempts over the final 1:25.

The Hawkeyes beat the Nittany Lions 73-49 on Feb. 3 in Iowa City.

NO. 1 VILLANOVA 83, TEMPLE 67

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 25 points against his dad's old team, leading Villanova past Temple.

Daniel Ochefu had 16 points and nine rebounds and Kris Jenkins added 15 points to help the Wildcats (23-3) win their sixth in a row. Villanova took its 14th straight game in the Philadelphia Big 5 to claim its third consecutive city series title.

Brunson is the son of former Temple star Rick Brunson. The freshman guard drew jeers from the crowd after spurning his father's alma mater for Villanova.

Trey Lowe scored a career-high 21 points for Temple (16-9).

NO. 8 XAVIER 85, NO. 23 PROVIDENCE 74

CINCINNATI (AP) - Trevon Bluiett scored 17 of his 23 points during Xavier's big first half, and Myles Davis had a triple-double for the Musketeers against Providence.

The Musketeers (23-3, 11-3 Big East) led for all but the opening minute as they piled up 52 points in the first half. They pushed the lead to 21 in the second half and withstood a late run by the Friars (19-8, 7-7) that cut the lead to six.

Davis had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to become the first Xavier player with a triple-double since point guard Tu Holloway against Fordham on Feb. 19, 2011. Jalen Reynolds had 10 points and 15 rebounds, matching his season high on the boards.

Kris Dunn scored 23 points for Providence.

NO. 11 MIAMI 65, VIRGINIA TECH 49

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Miami overcame a seven-point first-half deficit and held Virginia Tech to a season-low 29.6 percent shooting.

A 14-2 surge to start the second half put the Hurricanes ahead 35-24. Virginia Tech went without a field goal for the first seven minutes of the half and finished 16 for 54.

Angel Rodriguez scored 14 points for the Hurricanes (21-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who will take a five-game winning streak into its toughest stretch of the season. Miami plays four consecutive games against ranked teams beginning Saturday at No. 5 North Carolina.

Virginia Tech (13-13, 5-8) lost to Miami for the fifth time in a row.

NO. 12 ARIZONA 99, ARIZONA STATE 61

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Allonzo Trier scored 20 points, Ryan Anderson added 15 and Arizona manhandled Arizona State in its second-most lopsided victory in the series.

Arizona (21-5, 10-4 Pac-12) got off to a quick start, withstood a brief rally and overwhelmed the smaller Sun Devils at both ends with a 29-6 run spanning halftime.

The Wildcats leaned on Arizona State with their size to pour it on from there, finishing with 38 more points in the paint and a 50-26 rebounding advantage. Kaleb Tarczewski grabbed 15 of those rebounds, with Anderson and Trier each finishing with eight.

Dusan Ristic scored 16 points, Gabe York and Kadeem Allen had 12 each and Arizona shot 57 percent.

The Sun Devils (14-13, 4-10) shot 32 percent. Obinna Oleka and Andre Spight each had 15 points.

SAINT JOSEPH'S 79, NO. 15 DAYTON 70

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - DeAndre' Bembry had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Saint Joseph's beat Dayton for its fourth straight win and 11th in 12 games.

Aaron Brown added 14 points, and Isaiah Miles had 12 points - all in the second half - 12 rebounds and five assists to help Saint Joseph's (22-4, 11-2) move into a tie with Dayton and VCU for the Atlantic 10 lead. It was the Hawks' first win over a ranked opponent since they beat then-No. 23 VCU in the A-10 championship on March 6, 2014.

Charles Cooke scored 16 points for Dayton. The Flyers (21-4, 11-2), off to their best start in coach Archie Miller's five-year tenure, had won nine in a row.

NO. 18 LOUISVILLE 72, SYRACUSE 58

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Damion Lee scored 15 points, Trey Lewis added 14 and Louisville pulled away in the second half to beat Syracuse.

The Cardinals (20-6, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a two-game slide, shooting 56 percent in the second half. They held the Orange to 38 percent shooting to stop their five-game winning streak and hand them their worst loss this season.

Chinanu Onuaku added 13 points and 15 rebounds for Louisville.

Trevor Cooney scored 19 points for the Orange (18-9, 8-6).

NO. 22 INDIANA 80, NEBRASKA 64

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Troy Williams scored 18 points, Robert Johnson had 13 and Indiana beat Nebraska to pull into a tie for the Big Ten lead.

Iowa's surprising loss at Penn State provided an opening for the Hoosiers (21-6, 11-3), and Williams made sure they took advantage of the opportunity. He went 8 for 9 from the field and also had five rebounds and three assists.

Jack McVeigh had 17 points for Nebraska (14-13, 6-8), and Andrew White III added 15 points.