Top 25 basketball roundup: No. 13 Purdue edges No. 23 Ole Miss in final second

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Myles Colvin scored off a rebound in the final second and Trey Kaufman-Renn racked up 25 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Purdue recovered after surrendering a big lead to defeat No. 23 Ole Miss 80-78 in the title game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday in San Diego.

Colvin ended with 20 points and Braden Smith's 18 points and 11 assists were also key for Purdue (7-1), which has won three consecutive games since a loss at Marquette. Smith missed a shot on what became the winning possession, setting up Colvin for the heroics.

Fletcher Loyer added 13 points for Purdue, which shot 54.2 percent from the field with 10 baskets from 3-point range.

Jaemyn Brakefield scored 18 points off the bench for Ole Miss (6-1). Matthew Murrell had 14 points, Jaylen Murray posted 13 points and Dre Davis supplied nine points and a team-best six rebounds.

No. 3 Gonzaga 90, Davidson 65

Ben Gregg scored a career-high 24 points as the Bulldogs took control in the first half and surged ahead in the second for to beat the Wildcats in the fifth-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Gonzaga (7-1) earned its sixth double-digit win and followed an impressive 89-73 win over No. 14 Indiana with another strong performance. Coming off the bench, Gregg made 8 of 10 shots, all seven of his free throw attempts and grabbed eight rebounds as Gonzaga shot 54.7 percent and scored 58 points in the paint.

Graham Ike added a double-double with 18 and 10 rebounds while Braden Huff contributed 14 points and Ryan Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists. Reed Bailey scored 19 and Roberts Blum added 11 for Davidson (5-2), which was blown out for the second time in this event after a 33-point loss to No. 24 Arizona in the opening round.

No. 8 Kentucky 105, Georgia State 76

Jaxson Robinson scored a team-high 19 points, helping lead the Wildcats to a win over the visiting Panthers in Lexington, Ky.

Lamont Butler added 17 points and six assists for Kentucky (7-0), which eclipsed the 100-point total for the fourth time this season. Amari Williams had 14 points, Otega Oweh added 12, while Andrew Carr and Koby Brea scored 10 apiece for the Wildcats, who made 40 of 67 (59.7 percent) shots from the field.

Cesare Edwards led Georgia State (4-4) with 21 points, followed by Zarique Nutter's 19. Malachi Brown chipped in 11 points and five assists for the Panthers, who have droppe...

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