Top 25 roundup: Clemson hands No. 4 Kentucky first loss

While the SEC/ACC Challenge tilted toward the Southeastern Conference, Clemson delivered the Atlantic Coast Conference’s lone Tuesday victory, a 70-66 upset of No. 4 Kentucky in the Wildcats’ first road test under new coach Mark Pope.Clemson (8-1) rode a massive rebounding effort from Ian Schieffelin to the victory. Schieffelin scored 11 points on just 4-for-20 shooting, but he grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end.Jaeden Zackery added 13 points for the Tigers, including a pair of 3-pointers. Chauncey Wiggins scored 12, Jaeden Zackery chipped in 11 and Chase Hunter scored 10.Kentucky (7-1) was led by Otega Oweh, who finished with 17 points. Lamont Butler added 16 points and five assists but was hamstrung by foul trouble. Jaxson Robinson chipped in 12 points. The Wildcats, in the top 40 among 3-point shooting accuracy, connected on just 7 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc.No. 3 Tennessee 96, Syracuse 70Chaz Lanier scored 26 points as the Volunteers pummeled the Orange in an SEC/ACC Challenge matchup in Knoxville, Tenn.Zakai Zeigler pitched in 14 points, eight assists and four steals for Tennessee (8-0), which shot a blistering 61.3 percent in the second half. The Volunteers shot 53.8 percent overall and dominated the boards 40-26.Elijah Moore scored 24 points to pace Syracuse (4-3), while Chris Bell added 12 points, five rebounds and three steals. The Orange’s leading scorer, JJ Starling, sat out after injuring his hand in practice on Monday.Michigan 67, No. 11 Wisconsin 64Senior Vladislav Goldin scored a career-high 24 points and Danny Wolf added 20 to rally the Wolverines to a victory over the Badgers in the Big Ten opener for each team in Madison, Wis.Max Klesmit’s turnaround jumper from the lane put Wisconsin up 64-61 with 2:37 to play, but the Badgers didn’t score again. Goldin made three consecutive baskets to give Michigan a 67-64 edge with 22.9 seconds left.Tonje had 18 points and John Blackwell added 16 points and nine rebounds for Wisconsin (8-1, 0-1 Big Ten), which came in averaging 85.3 points per game. Michigan (7-1, 1-0) has won six straight since a 72-70 loss to Wake Forest.Villanova 68, No. 14 Cincinnati 60Eric Dixon drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second half and scored a game-high 31 points to lead the host Wildcats to an upset of the Bearcats.Dixon recorded his third 30-point game of the campaign for Villanova (5-4), which won consecutive games for the first time this season. Wooga Poplar added 12 points and 10 rebounds.Jizzle James led the Bearcats (6-1) with 19 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Simas Lukosius added 13 points.No. 21 Oklahoma 76, Georgia Tech 61

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