Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson scored 21 points to tie a 50-year-old North Carolina record and lead the No. 12 Tar Heels to a 99-51 victory over East Carolina on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The 6-foot-10 Wilson reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth straight game. He is the first North Carolina freshman to score 20 or more in five straight since Phil Ford set the record from Feb. 25-March 8, 1975. The forward also pulled down 12 rebounds to register his ninth double-double of the season.
Playing in their final nonconference tune-up before starting Atlantic Coast Conference competition next week, the Tar Heels (12-1) also got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Henri Veesaar.
Giovanni Emejuru scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds to lead the Pirates (5-8). East Carolina, the nation’s second-worst 3-point shooting team, made a season-low 9.1% (2 of 22) from the perimeter.
No. 1 Arizona 107, Bethune-Cookman 71
Brayden Burries had 20 points to lead a balanced scoring effort for Arizona, which dominated Bethune-Cookman at Tucson, Ariz., and improved to 12-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
All eight of Arizona’s rotation players scored at least nine points, and seven of them scored in double figures. Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov finished with 14 points each, and Tobe Awaka and Dwayne Aristode added 12 apiece.
Bethune-Cookman (3-9) was led by Jordan Johnson’s 18 points. The visitors were outscored 26-12 at the foul line.
No. 10 BYU 109, Eastern Washington 81
AJ Dybantsa scored 33 points, collected 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists to lead the Cougars to a victory over the Eagles in Provo, Utah.
The freshman became the first BYU player to record a triple-double since Kyle Collinsworth posted one against UAB on March 16, 2016. Richie Saunders had 22 points and Kennard Davis Jr. added 17 to help the Cougars (12-1) go undefeated through a four-game homestand.
Kiree Huie put up 17 points as the Eagles (2-11) lost to a Big 12 opponent for the third time this season.
No. 17 Kansas 90, Davidson 61
Flory Bidunga and Tre White each recorded 18 points and eight rebounds to help the Jayhawks soar past the Wildcats in Lawrence, Kan.
Kohl Rosario added 13 points and Bryson Tiller scored 11 for Kansas (10-3), which never trailed while winning its fourth consecutive game. Melvin Council Jr. contributed 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Roberts Blums had 13 points and seven rebounds for Davidson (8-4), which lost for the third time in the past four games.
No. 20 Illinois 91, Missouri 48
Keaton Wagler had 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Illini rolled past the Tigers in their annual Braggin’ Rights Game in St. Louis.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 14 for the Fighting Illini (9-3). Illinois shot 15-for-33 from 3-point range and converted 51.7% of its shots overall. The Illini grabbed 15 offensive rebounds and scored 29 second-chance points.
Sebastian Mack led the Tigers (10-3) with 17 points off the bench and Anthony Robinson II added 12.
No. 21 Virginia 95, American 51
A season-best 27 points from Thijs De Ridder drove the Cavaliers to a dominant win over the Eagles in Charlottesville, Va., in both teams’ final game before conference play.
A game after De Ridder tied a career low with five points on just 1-for-8 shooting, the freshman forward dropped 21 first-half points for Virginia, which never trailed. Malik Thomas, Sam Lewis and reserve Eiljah Gertrude each finished with 11 points.
American (7-6) was paced by Julen Iturbe, who scored 13 points and shot 3-for-6 from 3-point range. The Eagles shot just 31.7% (19-for-60) and were outrebounded 45-23 for the game.
No. 23 Georgia 103, West Georgia 74
Blue Cain scored 20 and Jeremiah Wilkinson added 19 to help the Bulldogs overpower the Wolves in Athens, Ga.
It was the second straight game and the school-record sixth time this season that the Bulldogs surpassed 100 points. Georgia entered the game averaging a nation-leading 99.5 points and with a scoring margin of 27.9 points.
Georgia (11-1) improved to 35-0 in nonconference games in coach Mike White’s four seasons at the school. West Georgia (6-6) was led by Shelton Williams-Dryden with 23 points and nine rebounds.
