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#13 Auburn dominates #11 South Carolina to improve to 13-0 at home

The Auburn Tigers have been dominant at home this season, winning all 13 of their home games by double digits. Wednesday night was their 13th win, as they dominated South Carolina for much of the game. The Tigers were coming off of a 16-point loss at Florida on Saturday and seemed to use that as fuel versus the Gamecocks. The win snapped South Carolina’s seven-game winning streak and moved the Tigers past South Carolina in the SEC standings. Jaylin Williams and Johni Broome combined for 44 points tonight, dominating at home once again after combining for 50 vs Alabama. Dylan Cardwell had a great game off the bench for Auburn, scoring eight points and adding five assists and four blocks. Meechie Johnson led South Carolina with 22 points, and Collin Murray-Boyles continued his breakout stretch with 19 points and seven rebounds. Auburn finishes their homestand with College Gameday in town for the game against Kentucky this Saturday.

#1 UConn wins 13th straight game with blowout against DePaul

To no one’s surprise, the UConn Huskies continued their dominant stretch in a win over DePaul Wednesday night. Six Huskies reached double digits in scoring, with Alex Karaban’s 21 points and five three-pointers leading the way. Even after the firing of Tony Stubblefield, DePaul hasn’t been able to turn their season around, falling to 3-21 overall and 0-13 in the Big East. UConn will now look forward to Saturday’s matchup in Storrs vs #4 Marquette. Marquette guard Tyler Kolek has played extremely well over the last month, and the result of the two Marquette-UConn games could decide who wins Big East Player of the Year between him and UConn’s Tristen Newton.

#2 Purdue hosts Minnesota looking for ninth straight win (8:30 ET, BTN)

Just like UConn, Purdue has been on a dominant stretch, winning their last eight games in Big Ten play. Minnesota comes to West Lafayette just days after blowing a 20-point second half lead to Iowa on the road. Purdue is coming off a 20-point win over in-state rivals Indiana, a game where reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey banked in his first career three. Purdue should be able to handle Minnesota at home, and with Minnesota’s leading scorer Dawson Garcia (17.3 ppg) questionable, the Gophers could need Pharrel Payne (9.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg) to handle Edey alone. Another option for the Gophers could be their secret weapon off the end of the bench, Jack Wilson (6 GP, 1.5 ppg), a 6’11”, 285lb, former Washington State offensive tackle, if the Gophers need another physical guy to match Edey down low. Minnesota’s Elijah Hawkins (8.3 ppg, 7.6 apg) and Purdue’s Braden Smith (12.7 ppg, 7.1 apg) will be another exciting matchup to watch, with Hawkins leading the country in assists per game and Smith coming in at sixth in the country.

Other Things to Note:

• Jonas Aidoo posts 23-point, 12-rebound performance in #8 Tennessee’s blowout win at Arkansas
• Malik Hall’s career-high 29 points puts Michigan State past Penn State
• Clemson uses late second half turnaround to get win over Miami
• USF beats Tulsa to improve to 11-1 in AAC
• Kadary Richmond nearly posts triple-double as Seton Hall dominates Xavier
• Utah State moves to 9-3 in Mountain West with win at Wyoming
• Rutgers puts three-game winning streak on the line vs Northwestern (6:30 ET, BTN)
• #24 FAU hosts Temple (7:00 ET, ESPN2)
• Colorado visits UCLA in vital game for the Buffaloes’ tournament hopes (9:00 ET, ESPN)
• Utah looks to avoid third straight loss in a visit to USC (11:00 ET, FS1)