UNDATED (AP) — Adam Flagler and James Akinjo each scored 19 points to send No. 3 Baylor over No. 21 Texas 68-61 on Monday night, as the Bears spoiled the final Longhorns men’s game in the 45-year-old Frank Erwin Center.
Flagler scored 16 in the second half and made four 3-pointers after halftime, while Akinjo provided the scoring punch late for the Bears.
In other T25 action:
— Davion Warren had 23 points and made the go-ahead basket with 1:05 left as No. 12 Texas Tech beat Kansas State and finished undefeated at home. The Red Raiders have won 21 consecutive home games, including all 18 this season.
—Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 30 points, and No. 17 UCLA rallied after a sluggish first half and beat Washington 77-66. Jaquez scored 17 points after halftime and hit 11 of 17 shots in the game. Pac-12 scoring leader Terrell Brown Jr. had 20 points to lead Washington.
— Keegan Murray had 26 points and 18 rebounds, and Jordan Bohannon added 18 points in his final home game as No. 24 Iowa defeated Northwestern.
Gonzaga, Arizona remain atop poll amid big changes
UNDATED (AP) — The top six — and seven of the top 10 — teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day last week, both records. The single day of chaos led to some big changes in this week’s poll — everywhere but at the top.
Gonzaga and Arizona remained the top two teams in the poll released Monday, holding steady despite both losing their most recent games. The Zags received 43 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel after being a unanimous pick last week.
No. 3 Baylor had four first-place votes and No. 4 Duke picked up 11. Auburn rounded out the top five.
