UNDATED (AP) — Villanova and Ohio State became the sixth and seventh top-15 men’s basketball team to lose this weekend, although the Buckeyes fell to a top-10 squad.
Butler was just 8-13 this season before Chuck Harris dropped in 20 points and Jair Bolden added 15 in the Bulldogs’ 73-61 stunner over the eighth-ranked Wildcats.
Butler limited the Wildcats to one basket during a 16-3 run over the final seven minutes of the first half, putting the Bulldogs ahead, 31-20.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds for Villanova, which had won 13 of its previous 15 and was favored by 10 ½ points.
Luka Garza and Joe Wieskamp combined for 43 points and 17 rebounds as ninth-ranked Iowa silenced the fourth-ranked Buckeyes, 73-57.
Garza finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who have won five of their last six with two games left in the regular season. Wieskamp shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range and delivered 19 points with six boards, helping Iowa bounce back from a midweek loss to No. 3 Michigan.
EJ Liddell had a team-high 15 points for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in eight days after receiving serious consideration for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Elsewhere in top-25 men’s basketball:
— No. 12 Houston blew out South Florida, 98-52 as Quentin Grimes scored all 22 of his points by halftime. DeJon Jarreau added 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Houston, which won its third straight and reached 20 wins for the sixth consecutive season.
