Kobe Brown scored 30 points as Missouri upset No. 19 Kentucky 89–75 Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo., in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Brown, who earned SEC Player of the Week honors after scoring 31 points in a victory over then-No. 16 Illinois on Dec. 22, also had six rebounds against the Wildcats.
D’Moi Hodge scored 15 points and Sean East II and DeAndre Gholston added 12 each as the Tigers (12–1, 1–0 SEC) won for just the third time in 17 games against Kentucky.
Oscar Tshiebwe scored 23 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Wildcats (8–4, 0–1). Cason Wallace scored 19 points, and Sahvir Wheeler had 12 points and eight assists.
No. 2 UConn 74, Villanova 66
Jordan Hawkins had 22 points and seven rebounds, Alex Karaban added 15 points and the Huskies held off the visiting Wildcats in Hartford, Conn….