Top 25 roundup: BYU thrashes No. 23 Kansas by 34

Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, “I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were great. They made everything they looked at and then any mistake that we made they made us pay.”Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6 Big 12), who sank 14 of 36 3-point attempts and shot 51.5 percent from the field.Hunter Dickinson scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks (17-9, 8-7), who have lost four of their past six games.No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight rebounds as the Gators overwhelmed the Sooners in Gainesville, Fla.Alijah Martin tallied 14 points and Urban Klavzar added 10 points as the Gators (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) won their fifth straight game. Led by Martin and Klavzar, Florida’s bench outscored Oklahoma’s 28-14.Jeremiah Fears produced 22 points and five rebounds to lead the Sooners (16-10, 3-10), who have lost five straight games and 10 of their past 13 after a 13-0 start.No. 5 Houston 80, Arizona State 65L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help the Cougars cruise to a victory over the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins.Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J’Wan Roberts had 10 points as the Cougars (22-4, 14-1 Big 12) won their fifth straight game and 12th straight on the road in Big 12 play.Alston Mason scored a season-high 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and B.J. Freeman added 17 points for the Sun Devils (12-14, 3-12), who lost their sixth consecutive game. Arizona State’s Jayden Quaintance (ankle) returned from a two-game absence but played just 13 minutes and didn’t score.No. 21 Mississippi State 70, No. 7 Texas A&M 54Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs held off the Aggies in Starkville, Miss.A Hubbard 3-pointer with 2:32 to play stoked Mississippi State’s lead to 15 points. Shawn Jones Jr. canned another trey on the Bulldogs’ ensuing possession, and Mississippi State (19-7, 7-6 SEC) strolled to the finish line for its second straight win against a Top 25 team.Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 13 points while CJ Wilcher and Wade Taylor IV added 11 points apiece for the Aggies (20-6, 9-4), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.No. 8 Iowa State 79, Colorado 65Dishon Jackson and Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points apiece and the Cyclones relied on a balanced attack to post a win over the Buffaloes in Ames, Iowa.Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey added 12 points apiece for Iowa State (21-5, 11-4 Big 12), which won its fourth game in a row.Bangot Dak scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Colorado (10-16, 1-14). Harrison Carrington finished with 11 points off the bench, and Andrej Jakimovski scored 10 points.TCU 69, No. 9 Texas Tech 66Noah Reynolds and reserve Trazarien White each scored 16 points and the Horned Frogs held the Red Raiders to one field goal in the final 4:56, pulling off an upset in Fort Worth, Texas.

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