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 (Wednesday in Manila) 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.
In other games, it was No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63; No. 5 Houston 80, Arizona State 65; No. 21 Mississippi State 70, No. 7 Texas A&M 54; No. 8 Iowa State 79, Colorado 65; TCU 69, No. 9 Texas Tech 66; No. 11 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 74; No. 14 Michigan State 75, No. 13 Purdue 66; and No. 16 Marquette 80, Seton Hall 56.
No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63
Walter 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.
