College basketball: Indiana State upsets No. 16 Butler; Colorado bests No. 13 Xavier

Brenton Scott made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points to help Indiana State upset No. 16 Butler, 72-71, on Wednesday night at Terre Haute, Ind.

Matt Van Scyoc scored 23 points and had six three-pointers, both career highs, as the Sycamores (5-4) won their third game in a row.

Coach Greg Lansing set a school record by picking up his fifth career victory over a ranked team. Lansing had been tied with Bill Hodges, who coached Larry Bird, and the late Royce Waltman.

Andrew Chrabascz had 18 points for the Bulldogs (8-1) and Tyler Lewis had 15.

at Colorado 68, No. 13 Xavier 66: Derrick White scored 23 points and had a crucial block with 13 seconds left for the Buffaloes (7-2). Xavier Johnson added for 18 points for Colorado, which has posted consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time since 2013.

The Buffaloes knocked off a ranked Texas team at the Legends Classic in New York last month. Colorado was 1-5 against ranked teams last season.

Trevon Bluiett tied a career high with 25 points for Xavier (7-2), which has lost two straight.

at No. 6 Kentucky 87, Valparaiso 63: Bam Adebayo scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 15 and the Wildcats (8-1) scored 21 straight points in a first-half run to take control of the game. The Crusaders (7-2) shot 23 of 67 from the field, including 28 percent in the first half.

at No. 7 North Carolina 83, Davidson 74: Justin Jackson matched his career high with 27 points and hit a career-best seven three-pointers for the Tar Heels (9-1), who played without top point guard and No. 2 scorer Joel Berry II. Jack Gibbs — ranked seventh nationally by averaging 23.3 points — finished with 30 points for the Wildcats (5-3), who trailed by 16 midway through the second half before making a late push to get within three in the final 2 minutes.

at No. 8 Gonzaga 98, Washington 71: Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points as the Bulldogs beat the poor-shooting Huskies in a resumption of their cross-state rivalry. Przemek Karnowski added 17 points and Jordan Mathews had 14 for Gonzaga (9-0), which dominated from the opening minutes. Freshman Markelle Fultz had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (4-4), which has lost three straight after shooting only 30 percent from the field.

No. 10 Creighton 77, at Nebraska 62: Maurice Watson Jr. scored a season-high 25 points and Cole Huff added 13 for the Bluejays (9-0), who have won 15 of 18 meetings with the Cornhuskers (5-4), including the last six by double digits. Tai Webster had 16 points and Ed Morrow had 13 rebounds for the Cornhuskers.

at No. 11 Louisville 74, Southern Illinois 51: Mangok Mathiang scored 15 points to lead the Cardinals (8-1) past the Salukis (5-4). Mathiang scored Kentucky’s first seven points. Sophomore Deng Adel posted his first double-double for Louisville, as the 6-7 forward finished with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Sean O’Brien led the Salukis with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

at No. 15 West Virginia 90, Western Carolina 37: Esa Ahmad scored 14 points for the Mountaineers (7-1), who didn’t slack off after a close road win at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. The Mountaineers forced 34 turnovers against Western Carolina (3-6), a week after setting a school record by forcing 40 against Manhattan.

at No. 17 Wisconsin 78, Idaho State 44: Bronson Koenig scored 21 points, and Ethan Happ had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Badgers (8-2), who scored the first 10 points and opened up a 21-3 lead as the Bengals (1-8) could only muster one three-pointer in the first 11 1/2 minutes. The Badgers held Bengals leading scorer Ethan Telfair (19.8 ppg) to two points, with his only basket coming with 5 minutes 57 seconds to play.

SOUTHLAND

Men

at San Diego 82, Cal State Fullerton 75: Cameron Neubauer had 29 points, making six of his nine three-point attempts, and the Toreros (4-5) pulled away from the Titans (3-6), who got 23 points from Tre’ Coggins and 21 from Lionheart Leslie.

at Long Beach State 75, Pepperdine 66: Evan Payne scored 17 points and the 49ers (2-9), who’ve faced four top 25 teams on the road, used an 18-4 second-half run to beat the Waves (4-4). Lamond Murray Jr. led Pepperdine with 16 points.

Thursday’s schedule

Men

Southern Utah at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.