College basketball roundup: No. 6 Cincinnati beats Southern Methodist 76-61 for 16th win in row

Kyle Washington had 17 points and eight rebounds and No. 6 Cincinnati remained undefeated in American Athletic Conference play, stretching its overall winning streak to 16 games with a 76-51 victory over short-handed SMU on Sunday.

The Bearcats (23-2, 12-0 AAC) missed their first seven shots, but were down only 5-2 when they finally scored on a dunk by Nysier Brooks. That started a 9-0 run that put them ahead to stay.

Jarron Cumberland had 12 points and Gary Clark 11 for Cincinnati, which finished 44 percent (28 of 63) overall from the field. Washington was 8-of-12 shooting.

Jimmy Whitt and Jahmal McMurray each had 19 points for SMU (15-10, 5-7).

No. 9 Duke 80, at Georgia Tech 69: Grayson Allen scored 23 points and Duke beat Georgia Tech to end a two-game losing streak.

Held to single-digits the last two games in losses at St. John’s and North Carolina, Allen was 5 for 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and made all 10 of his free throws. He added six assists and four rebounds. It was the most points he had scored since getting 22 against Florida State on Dec. 30.

The Blue Devils (20-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won without center Marvin Bagley, the ACC’s leading scorer and rebounder. The freshman sat out with a mild right knee sprain.

Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Gary Trent Jr. added 15 points and six rebounds.

Josh Okogie had 29 points, six rebounds and four assists for Georgia Tech (11-14, 4-8).

No. 20 Michigan 83, at Wisconsin 72: Moe Wagner scored 20 points, went 8 of 14 from the field and added 11 rebounds, and Michigan rode a hot-shooting first half to beat Wisconsin.

Duncan Robinson scored 16 points for the Wolverines (20-7, 9-5). They won for the first time on the road since upsetting Michigan State on Jan. 13.

Ethan Happ led Wisconsin (11-16, 4-10) with a season-high 29 points.

SOUTHLAND

WOMEN

at USC 78, Arizona 52: Sadie Edwards scored 23 points and the Trojans (17-8, 7-7 Pac-12 Conference) cruised against the Wildcats (6-19, 2-12). Minyon Moore had 15 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and four steals for USC.

at No. 8 UCLA 71, No. 25 Arizona State 63: Jordin Canada scored 16 points and Lajahna Drummer had 15 to lead the Bruins (21-4, 12-2) to their 10th consecutive victory. Robbi Ryan led the Sun Devils (17-9, 8-6) with 14 points.