Winners and losers: Iowa State, Vanderbilt go down once more; Kentucky rallies

5 Division I basketball groups entered the week with no loss. Heading into Saturday evening, that quantity is now three, with Miami (Ohio), No. 1 Arizona, and No. 8 Nebraska serving as the ultimate three groups standing which have but to undergo a defeat.

No. 2 Iowa State and No. 10 Vanderbilt additionally entered this week with no loss, however have since suffered two. Iowa State misplaced to Kansas earlier this week and suffered a 79-70 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. In the meantime, Vanderbilt additionally suffered its first loss in blowout style (80-64) in opposition to Texas on the highway. 

The Commodores’ second loss got here by the hands of reigning nationwide champion Florida, after massive man Rueben Chinyelu posted a double-double (20 factors, 10 rebounds) within the upset win. Vanderbilt started the season 16-0, which tied this system report for the most effective begin to the season. Florida is 4-1 in SEC play and on the high of the standings.

Kentucky stuns Tennessee as comeback Cats rally for third straight time to tug off one other massive highway victory

David Cobb

Elsewhere, Nebraska improved to 18-0 with a 77-58 win over Northwestern. The Cornhuskers moved as much as No. 8 on this week’s AP ballot, which tied the very best rating in program historical past. After some drama this week, Nebraska is poised to maneuver up as soon as once more.

Listed here are the largest winners and losers in school basketball from Saturday’s slate.

Loser: Iowa State suffers one other ugly loss vs. Cincinnati 

Earlier this week, Iowa State suffered its first lack of the season in blowout style in opposition to Kansas. Days later, the Cyclones suffered their second loss with a 79-70 setback in opposition to Cincinnati on Saturday. The win marked Cincy’s first house win over a No. 1 or No. 2 group since 1967. The Cyclones (No. 2) tied their highest rating in program historical past this week after beginning the season 16-0, however Iowa State is nearly actually going to drop just a few spots in subsequent week’s AP High 25 ballot with UConn is the group most definitely to maneuver as much as No. 2 on Monday. This was a much-needed win for Cincinnati coach Wes Miller, as his group entered the weekend with a 2-7 report in opposition to Quad 1 and a pair of opponents. — Cameron Salerno 

Winner: Comeback Cats do it once more

Kentucky rallied from a double-digit deficit but once more, because the Wildcats roared again to beat No. 24 Tennessee 80-78 on the highway. The Volunteers (12-6, 2-3 SEC) led by 17 late within the first half earlier than an all-systems failure within the second half opened the door for UK (12-6, 3-2). All three of the Wildcats’ SEC wins have come after they trailed by 12+ factors. Whereas coach Mark Pope’s membership is much from a completed product, it cemented itself on the fitting facet of the NCAA Match bubble for now by choosing up an ironclad Quad 1 win over the Volunteers. Now 3-5 in Quad 1, UK is anticipated to be a No. 9 seed as soon as Saturday’s outcomes have been factored into CBS Sports activities Bracketology.

Denzel Aberdeen led the way in which with 18 of his 22 factors within the second half, and Mo Dioubate helped change the tide with 4 offensive rebounds within the second half after the Wildcats have been pummeled on the glass early. Ultimately, UK took its first lead with simply 34 seconds remaining on a transition dunk from Otega Oweh and held on from there. Not surprisingly, tensions have been excessive on the finish of this rivalry battle. — David Cobb

Loser: Honeymoon part over for DeVries after Indiana skid continues

The nice vibes from Indiana’s 7-0 November are lengthy gone after the Hoosiers received trounced by Iowa, 74-57, in entrance of the house trustworthy. Indiana is simply 12-6 general with one win over a top-50 membership. One regarding development for IU continued: Tucker DeVries is non-existent in opposition to the most effective groups. The sharpshooter managed simply seven factors. He is capturing simply 25% from downtown in Huge Ten play. 

It is not going to get simpler, both. IU has to hit the highway to play massive, dangerous Michigan on Tuesday. Coach Darian DeVries is actually going to be grateful there is a somewhat massive soccer recreation on Monday. — Isaac Trotter

Winner: Iowa bludgeons Indiana

Coming into the day, Iowa was the second-highest rated the group within the NET (twenty second) with no Quad 1 victory. That modified when the Hawkeyes crushed Indiana 74-57 on the highway behind a mixed 53 factors from guards Tavion Banks and Bennett Stirtz. Banks scored 17 of his career-high 27 within the second half because the duo mixed for 23 of the Hawkeyes’ remaining 25 factors. Their barrage was a part of a 25-7 game-ending surge that silenced a crowd of 17,222 inside Meeting Corridor.

The win is anticipated to solidify Iowa as a No. 8 seed in CBS Sports activities Bracketology. An Indiana victory would seemingly have elevated the Hoosiers to First 4 Out territory within the CBS Sports activities Bracketology mannequin. However they’ve now dropped three straight and stay in pursuit of their first Quad 1 win as they hit the highway to face No. 4 Michigan on Tuesday. — Cobb

Winner: Nebraska retains its good season alive with massive highway win

Nebraska made a tough highway check vs. Northwestern appear like a cakewalk Saturday because it dominated the Wildcats 77-58 in a close to wire-to-wire victory to stay undefeated on the season. The Cornhuskers made 11 3-pointers and received a mixed 42 factors from Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager – who accounted for 5 and two of these 11 3-pointers, respectively – to increase their program-best begin to a season to 18-0. — Kyle Boone

Loser: Seton Corridor faceplants after emotional UConn recreation

4 days faraway from an emotionally draining 69-64 loss to Huge East bully UConn, Shaheen Holloway’s Seton Corridor membership seemed torpid and listless in a serious letdown spot at house — and paid the worth. The Pirates, who have been 6.5-point favorites over Butler, trailed the ultimate 27 minutes of recreation motion and fell 77-66 to the Bulldogs as their offense got here aside on the seams. They completed with their fourth-lowest subject aim proportion in a recreation this season (35.9%) and in addition had their fourth-fewest made 3-pointers (4) within the shedding effort. — Boone

Loser: North Carolina goes winless out West

No. 14 North Carolina’s livid second-half rally got here up brief because the Tar Heels fell 84-78 at Cal for his or her third loss in 4 video games. The defeat capped an 0-2 West Coast swing for UNC (14-4, 2-3 ACC), which misplaced at Stanford on Wednesday. Cal (14-6, 2-4) led by as a lot as 20 within the second half as Carolina’s run of porous protection continued with one other anemic effort. The Bears hit 14 of 26 makes an attempt from past the arc for his or her most makes from 3-point vary since Nov. 21. It marked the fifth straight recreation through which North Carolina has surrendered 12 or extra made 3-pointers. The sudden dearth of perimeter protection marks a regarding twist for the Tar Heels, who gave up 12 3-pointers simply as soon as of their first 13 video games. — Cobb

Winner: Ohio State makes a press release 

Ohio State picked up an enormous win over UCLA on Saturday to maneuver to 5-1 in opposition to Quad 2 opponents. The Buckeyes’ lone loss in that quadrant got here in opposition to Pittsburgh earlier this season. The Buckeyes are nonetheless winless (0-4) in opposition to Quad 1 groups, however could have loads of alternatives the remainder of the way in which to enhance their report. Ohio State entered the weekend “Out” in CBS Sports activities’ newest Bracketology projections, so choosing up an 86-74 win over the Bruins ought to assist its trigger. — Salerno 

Coming into the weekend, NC State’s solely losses (0-5) got here in opposition to Quad 1 opponents. That modified after the Wolfpack suffered a 78-74 loss to Georgia Tech at house as a 15.5-point favourite. Beforehand, NC State was 12-0 in opposition to all different opponents, however the loss to the Yellow Jackets qualifies as a Quad 4 loss. 12 months 1 of the Will Wade period has been a combined bag. NC State is now 3-2 in opposition to ACC opponents, and with a recreation in opposition to No. 22 Clemson on the highway subsequent, issues must be mounted to start out stacking wins. As of Saturday, NC State has eight video games in opposition to Quad 1 opponents remaining within the common season. — Salerno

Winner: Miami (Ohio) stays good in OT

Peter Suder placed on his Superman cape and saved the day – and the dream season alive – for the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks on Saturday. Suder scored a career-high 37 factors and delivered the game-winning dagger in extra time as well to raise his group previous Buffalo, 105-102. With slightly below six seconds remaining he gathered possession from the emblem, hit a pair herky-jerky strikes and walked right into a deeeeeeep 3-pointer in entrance of his personal bench to assist seal it. — Boone

Loser: Oklahoma gags away massive lead as SEC struggles proceed

Oklahoma slid to a 1-4 begin in SEC play for a second consecutive season after letting an 11-point second-half lead at house slip away Saturday afternoon vs. No. 18 Alabama. It’s tied for the second-worst begin to convention play for OU since 1955-56 when the Sooners – then within the Huge 7 (!!) – opened league play 0-10 earlier than occurring to complete 1-11 (and 4-19 general). 

OU has made a behavior of flailing to the end – it’s the third time within the final 4 video games it has surrendered a second-half lead – however extra regarding is that that is all taking place in 12 months 5 of the Porter Moser period. His seat is undeniably scorching after this one. The group has made only one NCAA Match in his tenure and is now 27-50 in regular-season convention video games since his arrival — together with an underwhelming 7-16 in SEC common season play for the reason that Sooners joined the league two years in the past. — Boone

Winner: Virginia Tech does not undergo at present!

In case you missed it, this is how Virginia Tech has misplaced its three video games in ACC play.

Crippling, gut-wrenching losses. Saturday was not a kind of days. Virginia Tech totally manhandled Notre Dame, 89-76, behind 43 factors from the front-line mixture of Tobi Lawal and Amani Hansberry. A wholesome Lawal is an final game-changer and will tilt the scales again in Virginia Tech’s favor because it chases an automated bid. — Trotter

Winner: Boyd posts absurd line for Wisconsin

This is not your older brother’s Wisconsin Badgers. This group runs, runs and runs some extra in transition. It helps to have a degree guard like Nick Boyd who erupted for 32 factors and 9 assists in a ho-hum, 96-87 victory over Rutgers. Boyd’s 9 dimes resulted in 22 Wisconsin factors, so he created a whopping 54 (!) factors in a single recreation. 

The San Diego State switch’s emergence is fueling the Badgers’ midseason surge. — Trotter

Loser: Prized portal free brokers hit all-time low

North Carolina paid a fairly penny for Colorado State switch Kyan Evans. He didn’t begin in Saturday’s loss to Cal and performed simply 10 minutes. Xavier Booker inked an enormous contract with UCLA within the spring, too. The large man performed simply two minutes in UCLA’s loss to Ohio State. The 2025 portal cycle has introduced extra good than dangerous this season, however UCLA and UNC have two of the worst contracts on the books proper now. Saturday felt like the ultimate straw for each outlooks. — Trotter