Zakai Zeigler scored a season high 21 points and handed out eight assists to help No. 4 Tennessee record an 85-81 victory over No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday evening in Southeastern Conference Play at Knoxville, Tenn.
Igor Milicic Jr. Also had 21 points and a season best four blocked shots to go with 10 returns, five assists and two steals for Tennessee (19-4, 6-4 sec), who won their second straight match.
Tamar Bates scored 22 points and Tony Perkins added 16 for Missouri (17-5, 6-3), which lost for just the second time in eight matches. Caleb Grill had 11 points for Tigers, who committed only three sales while forcing 11 Tennessee Miscues.
The volunteers were a blowing 10 out of 15 from 3-point intervals and shot 50 percent in total from the field. The tigers made 41.7 percent of their shots and were 12 out of 30 behind the bow.
No. 2 Duke 83, Syracuse 54
Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points, Kon Knueppel added 12 and Blue Devils extended the country’s longest active winning line with a route of host orange.
Cooper Flagg counted 11 points for Duke (20-2, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which never hit its 16th straight victory. Blue Devils secured its best start in the ACC game since the 2005-06 campaign (14-0).
Jyare Davis and JJ Starling each got a 12 point and Naheem McLeod had 10 to lead Orange (10-13, 4-8), which lost for the fourth time in five matches. Syracuse ended with its lowest score of the season.
No. 17 Memphis 83, Tulsa 71
PJ Haggerty scored a match high 23 points and the Tigers stopped on top of the American athletic conference with a victory over the visiting Golden Hurricane.
Dain Dainja filled the state magazine for Memphis (19-4, 9-1 AAC) with 21 points, six returns, four assists, four blocked shots and three steals. The tigers preserved 56.7 percent from the field on their way to their sixth straight victory.
Tyshawn Archie came from the bench to get 17 points for Golden Hurricane (9-14, 3-7). Tulsa converted 53.6 percent of their field target attempts but took her third loss in a row.
Rutgers 82, No. 23 Illinois 73
Dylan Harper took up 28 points, six returns and five assists in his return from a two-played absence and Scarlet Knights blew a 17-point lead before coming back to upset Fighting Illini in Piscataway, NJ
Ace Bailey added 18 points and 11 returns and Jeremiah Williams received 13 for Rutgers (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten). After beating a great advantage, Scarlet Knights used a 15-5 run to regain control in the home.
Will Riley led Illinois (15-8, 7-6) with 18 points and six assists from the bench, but Fighting Illini lost for the fifth time in eight match
No. 24 Michigan 80, Oregon 76
Will Tscetter came from the bench to get 17 points when Wolverines turned off the ducks in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Danny Wolf had 15 points and 12 returns, Vladislav Goldin scored 15 points, Nimari Burnett had 13 and three Donaldson 12 points for Michigan (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten), which has won three straight matches.
Jackson Shelstad got 18 points, Nate Bittle had 16 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy got 15 points and Tj Bamba had 13 points and 10 returns for Oregon (16-7, 5-7), which has lost four straight and five six.
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