Field Level Media
22 Jan 2026, 12:10 GMT+10
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Andrej Stojakovic scored a season-high 30 points to pace No. 11 Illinois to its eighth straight win, 89-70 over Big Ten nemesis Maryland in Champaign, Ill., on Wednesday.
Keaton Wagler contributed 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Illinois (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten).
The Fighting Illini overcame the loss of second-leading scorer Kylan Boswell, who sustained a broken hand in practice on Monday. Jake Davis, who moved into the starting lineup for Boswell, made 4 of 6 attempts from 3-point range, scoring 12 points.
Andre Mills scored 16 points off the bench to pace Maryland (8-11, 1-7), which lost for the eighth time in its past 10 games and is off to its worst start since the 1988-89 season. The Terrapins had captured wins in five of their past six trips to Champaign.
No. 1 Arizona 77, Cincinnati 51
Freshman Brayden Burries logged 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists as the Wildcats stayed unblemished with a walloping of the Bearcats in Tucson, Ariz.
Motiejus Krivas totaled 17 points and nine rebounds and Ivan Kharchenkov had 14 points for the Wildcats (19-0, 6-0 Big 12). Arizona's leading scorer on the season, Koa Peat, managed 13 points and six boards.
After beating then-No. 2 Iowa State in its previous outing, Cincinnati (10-9, 2-4) saw its two-game winning streak come to an end as Baba Miller had 14 points and six rebounds, and Shon Abaev netted 13 points.
No. 7 Nebraska 76, Washington 66
Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points and Sam Hoiberg added 14 as the Cornhuskers stayed unbeaten with a victory against the Huskies in Lincoln, Neb.
Rienk Mast scored 12 points, and Jamarques Lawrence chipped in with 11 as Nebraska (19-0, 8-0 Big Ten) extended its best start in school history.
Hannes Steinbach registered 21 points and 12 rebounds to pace Washington (10-9, 2-6). Zoom Diallo added 18 points, six assists and five boards.
No. 8 Gonzaga 84, Pepperdine 60
Davis Fogle scored 17 points and the Bulldogs defeated the Waves for the 51st consecutive time, sailing to a victory in Spokane, Wash.
Mario Saint-Supery had 12 points and five rebounds and Tyon Grant-Foster also scored 12 points for short-handed Gonzaga (20-1, 8-0 West Coast Conference). The Bulldogs; streak is one shy of the all-time Division I record for victories over a single opponent. UCLA defeated Cal 52 straight times from 1961-85.
Styles Phipps scored 13 points to lead Pepperdine (6-15, 1-7), which lost for the seventh time in eight games.
No. 22 North Carolina 91, Notre Dame 69
Caleb Wilson scored 22 points and the Tar Heels snapped a two-game slide by thumping the Fighting Irish with a wire-to-wire victory in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Wilson shot an efficient 8 of 11 from the floor and also contributed seven rebounds and five assists for the Tar Heels (15-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Henri Veesaar added 15 points and 12 rebounds while Derek Dixon chipped in 11 points.
Sir Mohammed paced the Notre Dame (10-9, 1-5) with 14 points in the team's fifth consecutive loss. Jalen Haralson tossed in 13 points, and Ryder Frost scored 10.
--Field Level Media
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