Tulsa 73, Memphis 55
Shaquille Harrison recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals to lead the Golden Hurricane past the visiting Tigers in American Athletic Conference play.
Michigan St 66, Penn St. 60
Branden Dawson tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as the host Spartans held off the pesky Nittany Lions.
St. John's 60, Marquette 57
Sir'Dominic Pointer recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks, four assists and two steals as the host Red Storm posted a much-needed victory.
Texas A&M 62, Missouri 50
Jalen Jones and Danuel House each scored 12 points in the second half as the host Aggies used a 22-2 spurt to shake off a sluggish first half.
Cincinnati 67, Houston 54
Troy Caupain scored 13 points, dished out six assists and had three steals to lead the host Bearcats to the American Athletic Conference victory.
North Carolina 87, Wake Forest 71
Brice Johnson led the way with 19 points on 8-of-11 from the field as the hot-shooting Tar Heels sprinted past the host Demon Deacons.
Northern Iowa 66, Indiana St. 60
Matt Bohannon totaled 17 points, including five 3-pointers to tie a season high, to lead the host Panthers past the Sycamores in a Missouri Valley Conference showdown.
Baylor 81, Huston-Tillotson 61
Rico Gathers recorded a career-high 25 points and broke a 60-year-old school record with 28 rebounds - 11 on offense - as the host Bears pulled away from the NAIA member Rams after leading by one at halftime.
Wichita St. 76, Missouri St. 53
Fred VanVleet recorded 15 points and seven assists as the visiting Shockers prevailed in Missouri Valley Conference action.
Illinois 66, Purdue 57
Freshman Leron Black posted his first double-double with 15 points and a season-high 13 rebounds as the host Illini downed the Boilermakers.
Mississippi St. 78, Auburn 71
I.J. Ready scored seven of his 18 points in the final 90 seconds and the Bulldogs upset the Tigers to snap a 22-game road losing streak.
Oklahoma St. 63, Texas Tech 43
Le'Bryan Nash scored 16 points as the Cowboys defeated the Red Raiders for the 13th straight time at home.
Southern Methodist 66, Tulane 52
Nic Moore had 18 points and seven assists for the visiting Mustangs who pulled away in the second half to dominate the Green Wave.
Butler 64, Creighton 61
Roosevelt Jones scored 18 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds as the host Bulldogs survived.
Utah 86, Washington St. 64
Brandon Taylor scored 18 points and Delon Wright added 17 as the Utes rolled past the visiting Cougars.