Xavier 80, Siena 55
Ryan Conwell scored 16 points in just 25 minutes while Marcus Foster added 12 points, five assists and five rebounds to lead the Xavier Musketeers to a comfortable 80-55 win over the visiting Siena Saints on Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
West Virginia 86, Iona 43
Javon Small scored 23 points to propel West Virginia to a wire-to-wire 86-43 victory over Iona on Wednesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.
Jacksonville 74, Virginia Tech 64
Dayton transfer Zimi Nwokeji came off the bench and scored a season-high 19 points and Jacksonville overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to beat host Virginia Tech 74-64 on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.
Penn St. 102, Purdue Fort Wayne 89
Ace Baldwin Jr. led the way with 25 points and 11 assists as Penn State remained unbeaten with a 102-89 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday in University Park, Pa.
Rutgers 74, Merrimack 63
Ace Bailey recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds, Dylan Harper scored 14 points and No. 24 Rutgers remained unbeaten thanks to a 74-63 win over visiting Merrimack on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J.
Texas A&M 71, Southern 54
Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points and helped spur a huge Texas A&M second half turnaround as the 23rd-ranked Aggies came from behind to beat Southern 71-54 on Wednesday in College Station, Texas.
Georgetown 79, Mount St. Mary's 51
Micah Peavy scored 12 points while topping the 1,000-point mark for his career as Georgetown used its size and quickness to control Mount St. Mary's in a 79-51 win Wednesday night in Washington.
Gonzaga 84, Long Beach St. 41
Graham Ike and Khalif Battle scored 15 points each to lead five players in double figures for No. 3 Gonzaga in its 84-41 win against Long Beach State on Wednesday night in Spokane, Wash.
Alabama 100, Illinois 87
Grant Nelson scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and four blocked shots to help No. 8 Alabama cruise to a 100-87 victory over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night at Birmingham, Ala.
Arizona State 93, Cal Poly SLO 89
BJ Freeman's two free throws with six seconds left secured a 93-89 victory Wednesday night for Arizona State over visiting Cal Poly.
Stanford 70, Norfolk State 63
Oziyah Sellers scored seven of his 15 points in the last three minutes to lead Stanford to a 70-63 victory over visiting Norfolk State on Wednesday night.
Southern California 82, San Jose St. 68
Terrance Williams II and Chibuzo Ago each scored 20 points and Southern California used a 10-0 run early in the second half to keep visiting San Jose State at bay in an 82-68 win on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
UCLA 84, Idaho State 70
Sebastian Mack scored 21 points and Tyler Bilodeau added 20 to help UCLA record an 84-70 victory over Idaho State on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.