Purdue center Zach Eddy shoots at Arizona’s Omar Ballou during Saturday’s game in Indianapolis. Purdue won 92-84. AJ Mast/Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Fletcher Loyer matched his career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 on Saturday.
Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling one point shy of his career high.
Zach Eddy added 22 points and nine rebounds, with the 7-foot-4 All-American handling the middle, while Smith and Loyer provided the outside firepower in the Indy Classic.
The Boilermakers (10-1) handed the Wildcats their first loss while defeating a No. 1-ranked team for the first time since beating Arizona 72-69 on Nov. 25, 2000, which was also played in Indianapolis.
Caleb Love scored 29 points and Keshad Johnson added 24 points for the Wildcats (8-1). Omar Balu added 13 points.
(2) Kansas 75, Indiana 71: Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 21 points, including four crucial free throws in the final minute, and Hunter Dickinson had 17 points and 14 rebounds, as the Jayhawks (10-1) built a second-half lead to beat the Hoosiers (7-3) in the game. Bloomington, Indiana.
Kansas, coming off its first win in Assembly Hall, trailed by as many as 13 and didn’t take its first lead of the game until Dickinson hit the post to make it 62-61 with 4:53 remaining.
Trey Galloway scored a career-high 28 points for Indiana.
(4) Houston 70, Texas A&M 66: Emmanuel Sharp scored Houston’s final five points and finished with 21 points, LJ Cryer added 17 points, and the Cougars (11-0) beat the Aggies (7-4) in Houston.
Wade Taylor IV scored 34 points, including 26 in the second half, to lead a comeback from Texas A&M, which trailed 38-23 at halftime.
Michigan State 88, (6) Baylor 64: Tyson Walker scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half to help the Spartans (5-5) build a big lead as they handed the Bears (9-1) their first loss of the season in Detroit.
Michigan State blew a 30-point first-half lead, and the team appears respectable enough to rank No. 4 on the preseason Top 25 list.
Memphis 79, (13) Clemson 77: David Jones scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, and Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points and six assists, and Memphis (8-2) maintained its victory over visiting Clemson (9-1).
P.J. Hall led Clemson (9-1) with 21 points, while Chauncey Wiggins finished with 19 points.
(15) Florida Atlantic 64, Ste. Bonaventure 54: Jonelle Davis scored 16 points as the Owls (9-2) beat the Bonnies (7-3) in the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Albert the Great 97, USM 85: All five starters scored in double figures for Albertus Magnus, and the Falcons (9-2) used a 17-5 second-half run to pull away from the Huskies (5-5) in New Haven, Connecticut.
Tommy Whelan led Southern Maine with 23 points. Cody Hawes had 21 points and eight assists.
Women’s basketball
Maine Maritime 73, ST. Joseph 64: Evelyn Dagan led 26-16 in the third quarter by making five 3-pointers, leading the Mariners (6-3) past the Monks (6-4) in Standish.
Dagan and Maria Barela collected all the MMA points in the third quarter. Barella finished with 21 points – 11 in third place – and Dagan 18 points.
Elizabeth Stubblefield led Saint Joseph’s with 20 points. Angelica Hurley scored 14 points and eight assists, Nina Howe scored 11 points, and Grace Ramsdell added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
(1) South Carolina 99, Presbyterian 29: Freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 18 points, and the Gamecocks improved to 10-0 for the third straight season with a win over Presbyterian (8-4) at home.
(10) Baylor 75, (24) Miami 57: Sarah Andrews scored 18 points as the Bears (9-0) beat the Hurricanes (8-1) in the Hall of Fame Series in San Antonio.
(17) Yukon 86, (18) Louisville 62: Aubrey Griffin scored a season-high 25 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 22 as they combined to make 19 of 23 shots, leading the Huskies (7-3) to a win over the Cardinals (10-2) in Hartford, Connecticut.
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In a highly anticipated matchup between two top college basketball teams, No. 3 Purdue emerged victorious over No. 1 Arizona in a thrilling game that had fans on the edge of their seats. The Boilermakers pulled off a stunning upset, showcasing their skill and determination as they took down the previously undefeated Wildcats. The victory solidified Purdue’s status as a force to be reckoned with in the NCAA, and it served as a reminder that in the world of sports, anything can happen on any given day.
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