No. 12 Arizona bounces back from sluggish start to thump Huskies
* PAC-12
Solomon Hill had 19 points, Mark Lyons added 14 and No. 12 Arizona pulled away after an uninspired start to beat Washington 70-52 on Wednesday night at Tucson, Ariz.
Whether it was the late tipoff or the rare snowstorm outside, Arizona (22-4, 10-4 Pac-12) was sluggish at the start, needing nearly 12 minutes just to crack double figures. Once they got rolling, the Wildcats didn't stop, revving up the rowdy crowd inside McKale Center with fastbreak layups and tenacious defense.
Nick Johnson added 12 points, five assists and keyed a second-half run that put the game out of reach.
Washington (14-13, 6-8) failed to take advantage of Arizona's slow start thanks to a tough night on offense.
* TOP 25
No. 8 Syracuse 84, Providence 59: At Syracuse, N.Y., James Southerland scored 20 points, Michael Carter-Williams had 15 points and 12 assists, and Syracuse (22-4, 10-3 Big East) beat Providence (14-12, 6-8).
No. 9 Kansas 68, No. 14 Oklahoma State 67, 2OT: At Stillwater, Okla., Naadir Tharpe connected on a short jumper in the lane with 16.5 seconds left in the second overtime, lifting Kansas (22-4, 10-4 Big 12) past the Cowboys (19-6, 9-4).
No. 11 Georgetown 90, DePaul 66: At Washington, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored a career-high 33 points and the Hoyas (20-4, 10-3 Big East) beat DePaul (11-15, 2-11).
No. 18 Ohio State 71, Minnesota 45: At Columbus, Ohio, Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points and Ohio State (19-7, 9-5 Big Ten) used a 16-0 second-half run to beat Minnesota 18-9, 6-8).
No. 19 Wisconsin 69, Northwestern 41: At Evanston, Ill., Jared Berggren and Ben Brust each scored 12 points, and Wisconsin (19-8, 10-4 Big Ten) shut down Northwestern (13-14, 4-10) for its fifth win in six games.
No. 21 Memphis 81, Houston 74: At Memphis, Tenn., Adonis Thomas scored 22 points, Chris Crawford had 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds and Memphis (23-2, 12-0 Conference USA) beat Houston (15-10, 4-8) for its 17th straight win.
UNLV 61, No. 22 Colorado State 59: At Las Vegas, Anthony Marshall made a jumper just inside the free-throw line with 7 seconds left to lift UNLV (20-7, 7-5 Mountain West Conference) past the Rams (21-5, 8-3).