Auburn and Iowa State extended their winning streaks this week to nine and 12 games, respectively, further entrenching themselves at the top of the men's college basketball power rankings as both handled top-15 opponents at home with ease -- Auburn against No.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette 59-57 to earn its third straight victory while snapping the Golden Eagles’ six-game winning streak Saturday.

DePaul (9-9, 0-7) outrebounded Marquette 46-31 and enjoyed a 27-0 advantage in bench points. The Blue Demons fell just short in a bid for the program's first Big East win since a 66-65 victory over Seton Hall in the conference tournament on March 8, 2023.

The Iowa State men are now ranked second in both the AP and Coaches Polls for college basketball. After a loss by Tennessee while No. 1 to Florida, the Cyclones

Freemantle 6-12 2-4 14, Conwell 3-13 0-0 6, Foster 3-6 2-3 9, McKnight 3-9 3-4 9, Swain 5-12 2-2 12, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Maddox 2-4 2-3 7, Hugley 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-57 11-16 59.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chase Ross scored a career-high 27 points as No. 7 Marquette rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Georgetown 74-66 on Tuesday night. Stevie Mitchell added 13 points, David Joplin scored 12 and Kam Jones had 11 for Marquette (14-2, 5-0 Big East), which won its fifth straight game.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a win over No. Iowa State, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4,

Things are getting crowded at both the top of the bracket (positively) and near the cut line (derogatory). Friday’s schedule may help provide a bit more clarity there, however.

Malik Dia's 23 points, 19 rebounds and 2 blocks led No. 21 Ole Miss to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday.