DANNY Wolf had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 20 Michigan to a 75-73 win over No. 7 Purdue in a battle for first place in the Big Ten on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Roddy Gayle came off the bench to score 14 points and grab seven rebounds, and Vladislav Goldin and Tre Donaldson each scored 12 points for Michigan (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten), which has won five straight.
Braden Smith scored 24 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn added 22 points with seven rebounds for Purdue (19-6, 11-3), which had a four-game winning streak snapped.
The Boilermakers had a chance to win after Smith drilled a 3-pointer before Wolf missed two free throws on the other end with six seconds to go. Purdue got the ball back to Smith, but his deep running 3-point attempt missed badly to end the game.
In other games, it was No. 1 Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 68; No. 2 Alabama 103, Texas 80;
No. 3 Florida 81, No. 22 Mississippi State 68; No. 15 Kentucky 75, No. 5 Tennessee 64; No. 8 Texas A&M 69, Georgia 53; No. 10 Iowa State 77, UCF 65; Indiana 71, No. 11 Michigan State 67; Kansas State 73, No. 13 Arizona 70; No. 17 Kansas 71, Colorado 59; No. 18 Marquette 68, DePaul 58; and UConn 70, No. 24 Creighton 66.
No. 1 Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 68
Denver Jones scored a game-high 21 points as the Tigers pulled away for a win over the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn.
Chaney Johnson racked up 20 points off the bench on 9-of-10 shooting, and Johni Broome scored 17 points, 15 in the second half, for Auburn (22-2, 10-1 Southeastern Conference). Broome added seven rebounds and three blocks.
Jason Edwards led the Commodores with 13 points. A.J. Hoggard and Devin McGlockton chipped in 10 each for Vanderbilt (17-7, 5-6). McGlockton also had 13 rebounds. The Tigers went 9 of 24 on 3-point attempts, led by Jones at 5 of 7. The Commodores were just 3 of 17 from beyond the arc.
No. 2 Alabama 103, Texas 80
Jarin Stevenson scored a career-high 22 points to help the visiting Crimson Tide cruise past the Longhorns in Austin, Texas.
Aden Holloway and Mark Sears added 18 points apiece for Alabama (21-3, 10-1 SEC), which has won seven straight games and 15 of its last 16. The Crimson Tide have a home showdown with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday.
Tre Johnson scored 24 points and Jayson Kent added a season-best 19 for Texas (15-10, 4-8), which has lost four of its past five games. Julian Larry added 10 points and three steals.
