Jayhawks Drop K-State – Top 25 News And Notes For February 12th

UNDATED (AP) — The 14th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks ended a three-game losing streak by knocking off their arch-rival.

Ben McLemore scored 30 points and the Jayhawks improved to 8-3 in the Big 12 by pounding No. 10 Kansas State 83-62. Jeff Withey had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help Kansas beat the Wildcats for the second time this season.

Withey now has 263 career blocks, one shy of the conference's career mark held by Chris Mihm (mim) of Texas.

The Wildcats ended a four-game winning streak and fell to 8-3 in the conference despite Rodney McGruder's 20 points.

Georgetown won a matchup of ranked teams while extending its winning streak to six games.

Otto Porter scored 11 of his 21 points over the final 12 minutes as the 15th-ranked Hoyas downed No. 18 Marquette 63-55. Porter's scoring burst fueled an 8-1 run and began immediately after Golden Eagles coach Buzz Williams was called for a technical foul.

Markel Starks added 16 points for the Hoyas, who avenged last month's loss at Marquette and improved to 8-3 in the Big East.

UNDATED (AP) — A loss early last week wasn't enough to knock Indiana from its perch atop the AP Top 25, after a week in which four of the top five teams in the poll suffered losses

The 21-3 Hoosiers got 26 first-place votes and are the first team in over a month to hold onto the top ranking.

Duke was the only one of the top five teams without a loss and moves up from fourth to second with 20-first-place votes.

Miami received 17 No. 1 votes and jumped from eighth to No. 3. It's the Hurricanes' highest ranking ever. Michigan dropped one spot to fourth, while Gonzaga, which got the other two first-place votes, moved up one spot to fifth.

Syracuse, Florida, Michigan State, Arizona and Kansas State round out the top 10.