CINCINNATI (AP) — No. 10 Iowa State forced 25 turnovers and had 12 steals in a smothering 68-59 win over Cincinnati. Curtis Jones and Tamin Lipsey each had 15 points to lead the Cyclones, who turned the Bearcats’ turnovers into 26 points. Jizzle James had 16 points and Simas Lukosius scored 15 for Cincinnati. Dan Skillings Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Bearcats have lost five of their past seven games. Cincinnati leads the all-time series 4-3. It was the schools’ first meeting since 2016.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored a season-high 27 points for 12th-ranked Baylor, including three 3-pointers in the go-ahead run before halftime, and the Bears beat No. 25 Oklahoma 79-62. The last scheduled meeting between the teams as Big 12 foes was their first since 2016 with both ranked. It was tied at 20 before Nunn connected from the right wing with 6:32 left in the first half. That ignited a 16-3 run in less than four minutes. Nunn finished 8-of-12 shooting, including six made 3s. All five starters scored in double figures for the 18-6 Bears. Rivaldo Soares had 17 points to lead 18-7 Oklahoma before exiting the game due to injury with 4:58 left.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored 21 points off the bench to lead No. 19 BYU to a 90-88 victory over UCF. Noah Waterman added 17 points and nine rebounds as the Cougars won for the fourth time in five games. Trevin Knell also scored 17 and Dallin Hall had 10 points, five rebounds and five assists. Darius Johnson led the Knights with 20 points. Jaylin Sellers added 17 and Nils Machowski chipped in with 11. UCF trailed the entire way despite scoring 27 points off 17 BYU turnovers and shooting 51% from the field.
UNDATED (AP) — Texas forward Dylan Disu is The Associated Press national men's college basketball player of the week after averaging 27.5 points in two games last week. The graduate student shot 20 of 35 from the floor, went 10 of 16 from 3-point range and made all five of his free throws. He had 28 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots in a 70-65 loss to No. 10 Iowa State. Disu then had 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, with three assists, two steals and a blocked shot in a 94-58 win over West Virginia.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has heard the criticism that for some reason he is unable to win the big game. Those calls grew louder after a second Super Bowl loss in five seasons and Shanahan is as eager as anyone to quell them because it would mean he had won a title. The 49ers have just been unable to win the ultimate prize despite coming close in recent years, blowing late leads in two Super Bowls against Kansas City and losing two other times in the NFC title game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid already was thinking about next season on Tuesday when he talked with a small group of reporters upon his return from the Super Bowl. The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday for their second consecutive championship and third in five years. There is a celebratory parade through downtown Kansas City on Wednesday, capped by a rally at Union Station where hundreds of thousands of fans are expected. Reid plans to give his staff about a week off after that to recharge, then they will get back to work with the NFL's scouting combine beginning Feb. 27 in Indianapolis.
UNDATED (AP) — Police say a 45-year-old man has been arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled and burned in Kansas. Wichita police say Tuesday that Ricky Alderete was taken into custody in an unrelated case earlier this month and charged Monday. Police say the motive appeared to be financial and was unrelated to race. Thieves cut the bronze statue from its base at a Wichita park where a youth baseball league called League 42 plays. It is named after Robinson’s uniform number with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he broke the major leagues’ color barrier in 1947. Alderete's attorney in the public defender’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.
UNDATED (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the agreement say ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that will allow the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because a deal cannot be finalized until the CFP works through other outstanding issues regarding the format and revenue distribution. The Athletic first reported an agreement had been reached on those terms. ESPN declined to comment and CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock says negotiations are continuing.
TUESDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (4)Marquette 78 Butler 72
Final Syracuse 86 (7)North Carolina 79
Final (10)Iowa St. 68 Cincinnati 59
Final (12)Baylor 79 (25)Oklahoma 62
Final (14)Illinois 97 Michigan 68
Final (16)Dayton 75 Duquesne 59
Final (17)Creighton 94 Georgetown 72
Final (19)BYU 90 UCF 88
Final (20)Wisconsin 62 Ohio St. 54
Final Pittsburgh 74 (21)Virginia 63
Final (22)Kentucky 75 Mississippi 63
Final Illinois St. 80 (23)Indiana St. 67
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Boston 118 Brooklyn 110
Final Oklahoma City 127 Orlando 113
Final Miami 123 Milwaukee 97
Final Minnesota 121 Portland 109
Final Phoenix 130 Sacramento 125
Final L.A. Lakers 125 Detroit 111
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Buffalo 7 Los Angeles 0
Final Toronto 4 St. Louis 1
Final Montreal 5 Anaheim 0
Final Ottawa 6 Columbus 3
Final Colorado 6 Washington 3
Final SO Tampa Bay 3 Boston 2
Final SO Seattle 2 N-Y Islanders 1
Final Dallas 4 Carolina 2
Final New Jersey 4 Nashville 2
Final Vancouver 4 Chicago 2
Final Edmonton 8 Detroit 4