NCAA Top 25 basketball roundup: Villanova Wildcats take another Big 5 title

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Josh Hart scored 26 points while Jalen Brunson added 13 as No. 1 Villanova captured its fourth consecutive Big 5 title with a 78-57 victory over Temple on Tuesday night at The Pavilion.

Kris Jenkins and Eric Paschall added 12 apiece for the Wildcats (11-0), who won their 18th straight Big 5 game and their 17th in a row overall. Villanova won handily despite standout guard Phil Booth missing his eighth straight game with tendinitis in his left knee.

The Wildcats remain one of six undefeated teams in Division I along with UCLA, Baylor, Gonzaga, Creighton and USC.

Shizz Alston Jr. led the Owls (7-4) with 12 points while Daniel Dingle contributed 11 as Temple finished 3-1 in the Big 5 this season.

CINCINNATI -- Jarron Cumberland scored a career-high 18 points off the bench, and Gary Clark added 13 points and tied a career high with six assists to lift the Bearcats over the Tigers.

Cincinnati (8-2) shot 69.7 percent in the second half to rebound from Saturday's loss at No. 18 Butler that snapped a five-game losing streak.

Kevin Washington, the Bearcats' leading scorer, did not start Tuesday, but finished with eight points. The junior forward was coming off a rough game at Butler, where he had seven points and no rebounds before fouling out after playing 19 minutes.

Freshman Demontrae Jefferson, who made his debut Saturday at Louisville and scored 27 points, recorded 13 on Tuesday for Texas Southern (4-6).

EUGENE, Ore. -- Senior center Chris Boucher amassed 23 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots while leading the Ducks past the Grizzlies at Matthew Knight Arena.

Senior guard Dylan Ennis scored 22 points, and freshman guard Payton Pritchard had 12 for the Ducks (9-2). Oregon won its seventh in a row.

Guard Ahmaad Rorie scored 19 points to lead the Grizzlies (3-8).

Oregon won its 32nd consecutive home game, a streak that ranks third behind South Dakota State and Kansas among active NCAA runs. The Ducks are ranked in the AP poll for the 14th week in a row, the third-longest streak in school history.