NCAA roundup: Wichita State stays unbeaten

Wichita State 72 Bradley 50

Fred VanVleet had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Darius Carter added 11 points for the Shockers (18-0, 5-0 Missouri Valley Conference), who extended school records for winning streak and best start to a season in their first game as a top 5 team since 1981.

Walt Lemon scored 12 points, Tyshon Pickett added 11 and Omari Grier had 10 for Bradley (6-12, 1-4). Those three were a combined 12 of 37 from the field.

Kansas State 72 Oklahoma 66

Nino Williams made four clinching free throws in the closing seconds, helping the Wildcats hold on to beat No. 25 Oklahoma 72-66.

Marcus Foster scored 18 points and Shane Southwell added 16 to lead the Wildcats (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), who rallied from a 62-56 deficit with just over 5 minutes to play.

Ryan Spangler had a career-high 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Buddy Hield scored 12 points for Oklahoma (13-4, 2-2).

Florida 72 Georgia 50

Michael Frazier II scored a career-high 21 points and the Gators handled Georgia 72-50 on Tuesday night, notching their 25th straight at the O'Connell Center.

Juwan Parker led Georgia (8-7, 2-1) with 13 points while Marcus Thornton added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Dorian Finney-Smith scored 14 points for Florida (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), while Will Yeguete added 12.

Cincinnati 69 Temple 58

Sean Kilpatrick emerged from his 3-point shooting slump Tuesday night, and Justin Jackson had a double-double, rallying No. 19 Cincinnati from a late deficit to a 69-58 victory over short-handed Temple.

He went 6 of 13 from behind the arc, including consecutive 3s that helped Cincinnati (16-2, 5-0 AAC) pull away. The Bearcats improved to 13-0 at home and remained alone atop the American Athletic Conference with their ninth straight win.

Georgia Tech 74 Pittsburgh 81

Talib Zanna scored 22 points, James Robinson added 16 and Pittsburgh pulled away in the second half, remaining perfect in the ACC with a bruising 81-74 victory over Georgia Tech on Tuesday night.

The Panthers (16-1, 4-0) did most of their work on the inside, piling up an astonishing 38-18 rebounding edge.

Creighton 88 Butler 60

Just about everything went right Tuesday night for the 20th-ranked Bluejays, who rolled to an 88-60 victory over fellow Big East newcomer Butler for their 10th straight win.

The Bluejays (15-2, 5-0), to be sure, are in sync right now. All but one of their wins has been by double digits, and they have beaten their first five Big East opponents by an average of 17 points.

Creighton's Doug McDermott scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half and broke into the top 25 on the NCAA's career scoring chart with 2,644 points.