BOULDER • Johnny Juzang scored 23 points, including a pair of crucial free throws with 16 seconds left, and ninthranked UCLA held off Colorado 71-65 on Saturday night.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 points for the Bruins (13-2, 5-1 Pac-12), and Tyger Campbell atoned for an off night when he sank his only basket, a 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 1:27 remaining after the Buffaloes (12-6, 4-4) had cut their deficit to 62-61.

The Buffs never could grab the lead. They had a chance to tie it a 65 when Jabari Walker, who led Colorado with 19 points, missed a layup as the clock ticked under 20 seconds.

Juzang sank both free throws with 16 seconds remaining to make it 67-63 and after another Walker misfire, Jules Bernard sank a pair of foul shots with 6.7 seconds left.

Bernand made another pair of foul shots with 1.6 seconds left after K. J. Simpson’s fast-break layup for the final score.

For for first 30 minutes, it looked like the Bruins were going to have an easy tuneup for their showdown next week against third-ranked Arizona, but the Buffs chipped away from their 15-point halftime deficit to make a game of it to the very end.

The Buffaloes also lost a 61-58 heartbreaker to No. 16 USC on Thursday night. They fell to 0-5 against ranked teams this season, including 0-2 against the Bruins. Last year, they were 3-3 against teams in the Top 25.

The Bruins were unable to maintain their big lead in the second half. Colorado pulled to 53-47 with a little over eight minutes left on back-to-back buckets from Tristan de Silva, who went in when Walker limped off the court favoring his right leg with 10:35 left.

Walker returned with eight minutes remaining and scored on a fastbreak while being fouled by Jaquez Jr. with 3:50 left.

The bucket made it 58-54 and his free throw after a timeout made it 58-55.

No. 2 Auburn 80, No. 12 Kentucky 71

AUBURN, ALA. • Walker Kessler scored 19 points and K.D. Johnson added 17, helping No. 2 Auburn keep its hot streak alive with an 80-71 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday.

The Tigers (18-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a 10-point deficit to win their 15th straight in likely the biggest home game since Auburn Arena opened in 2010. It was big enough that the traditional football school had students set up tents Friday morning, camping out to make sure they got in.

The Tigers, who have matched the highest ranking in program history, made it worth the wait. Fans chanted No. 1 in the final moments, hoping to supplant Gonzaga.

Kentucky’s No. 2 scorer, TyTy Washington, only played eight minutes and scored four points before being helped off the court with a left ankle injury. He didn’t return.

No. 5 Baylor 65, Oklahoma 51

NORMAN, OKLA. • Adam Flagler scored 16 points and No. 5 Baylor won its 14th straight game away from home.

LJ Cryer added 14 points and Matthew Mayer had 12 for the Bears (17-2, 5-2 Big 12).

The defending national champions bounced back to win both games this week after losing at home to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State the previous week.

No. 6 Duke 79, Syracuse 59

DURHAM, N.C. • AJ Griffin hit five 3-pointers — the most by a Duke player this season — as the sixth-ranked Blue Devils bolted to an early lead and never trailed.

Griffin was one of four players for Duke (15-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points, joining Paolo Banchero, Wendell Moore Jr. and Mark Williams.

Banchero had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Joey Baker added 11 points and Jeremy Roach dished out a career-high nine assists for Duke.

No. 7 Kansas 78, Kansas State 75

MANHATTAN, KAN. • Ochai Agbaji hit a baseline jumper with 9 seconds left as No. 7 Kansas snapped Kansas State’s two-game winning streak against ranked foes.

Agbaji’s shot gave Kansas its first lead since early in the first half. He finished with 29 points.

Jalen Wilson added 16 points for Kansas (16-2, 5-1 Big 12), and Christian Braun and David McCormack had 11 each.

No. 10 Houston 79, East Carolina 36

HOUSTON • Kyler Edwards had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as No. 10 Houston won its ninth game in a row and 36thth straight at home.

Edwards scored 17 first-half points as the Cougars (17-2, 6-0 American) built a 44-14 halftime lead. Edwards, who finished with six 3-pointers, has scored at least 23 points in each of the last three games and made at least six 3-pointers. Josh Carlton added 14 points and nine rebounds for Houston.

No. 11 Villanova 85, Georgetown 74

WASHINGTON • Collin Gillespie scored 28 points and Justin Moore added 19 as No. 11 Villanova beat the Hoyas for the 17th time in 20 meetings.

Gillespie connected on 6 of 9 3-pointers, including four in the second half for the Wildcats (14-5, 7-2 Big East).

No. 24 Tennessee 64, No. 13 LSU 50

KNOXVILLE, TENN. • Santiago Vescovi scored 16 points as No. 24 Tennessee handed No. 13 LSU its third straight loss.

Tennessee (13-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) opened with a 14-0 run spanning more than six minutes. After leading by five at halftime, the Vols started the second half with an 8-2 spurt.

TCU 59, No. 15 Iowa State 44

AMES, IOWA • Damion Baugh scored 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting as TCU held the No. 15 Cyclones to their lowest point total in the 50-year history of Hilton Coliseum.

The previous low was 45 points against Tennessee in 2018.

No. 16 USC 79, Utah 67

SALT LAKE CITY • Drew Peterson scored 23 points and Boogie Ellis added 18 as No. 16 Southern California continued its hottest start since the 1970-71 season.

Peterson made all five of his 3-point attempts, went 9 for 10 from the field, and grabbed seven rebounds for USC (16-2, 6-2 Pac-12).

No. 18 Texas Tech 78, West Virginia 65

LUBBOCK, TEXAS • Terrence Shannon scored a season-high 23 points with a go-ahead three-point play as No. 18 Texas Tech remained undefeated in 12 games at home.

Kevin Obanor added 18 points and Bryson Williams had 13 for Texas Tech (15-4, 5-2). Taz Sherman led West Virginia with 21 points.

Missouri State 79, No. 22 Loyola Chicago 69

CHICAGO • Isiaih Mosley scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting as the Bears ended No. 22 Loyola Chicago’s 30-game home winning streak.

Donovan Clay added 16 points and Gaige Prim 11 for the Bears, who last beat an AP top-25 team Dec. 28, 2011, when it defeated No. 21 Creighton.

Braden Morris had 16 points and Lucas Williamson 11 for Loyola Chicago.

No. 23 Texas 56, Oklahoma State 51

AUSTIN, TEXAS • Marcus Carr scored 14 points and made two free throws with five seconds remaining as No. 23 Texas snapped a two-game losing streak.

The Longhorns (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) won despite going more than 10 minutes without scoring in the first half. They were coming off losses to No. 15 Iowa State and Kansas State.