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Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Kentucky defeats Illinois State

By The Sports Xchange
Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI
Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo

Freshman Isaiah Briscoe scored a season-high 18 points and No. 1 Kentucky - without sophomore Tyler Ulis - struggled to a 75-63 victory over Illinois State at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Monday.

Briscoe was 7-for-13 from the field and added seven rebounds. Freshman Jamal Murray, who shared point duties with Briscoe, scored 16 points.

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Junior forward Marcus Lee contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (7-0). Ulis suffered a hyperextended elbow in Friday's 84-63 victory over USF.

Illinois State (3-5) got 22 points from senior guard DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell. Sophomore forward MiKyle McIntosh scored 14.

No. 15 Oregon 78, Fresno State 73

Dillon Brooks scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds to help No. 15 Oregon prevail at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore., and improve to 6-0.

Chris Boucher and Elgin Cook added 14 points each while Tyler Dorsey had 12 for the Ducks, who play on the road for the first time Friday when they face UNLV at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Marvelle Harris scored 18 points to pace Fresno State (5-1).

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