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Top 25 roundup: Jordan Bohannon leads No. 20 Iowa at Indiana

Iowa forward Tyler Cook leans against Indiana forward Juwan Morgan during the second half  in Bloomington, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Iowa won 77-72. (AJ Mast / Associated Press)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –Jordan Bohannon matched his season high with 25 points Thursday and scored the last 11 for No. 20 Iowa as the Hawkeyes held on for a 77-72 victory at Indiana.

Tyler Cook added 21 points as Iowa won its second straight. The Hawkeyes (18-5, 7-5 Big Ten) also ended a three-game losing streak in the series and won at Assembly Hall for the first time since 2015.

The Hoosiers were led by Romeo Langford with 22 points. Juwan Morgan scored 17 as the Hoosiers (13-10, 4-8) lost for the eighth time in nine games.

No. 12 Houston 77, UCF 68

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Corey Davis Jr. scored 26 points on 8-for-13 shooting and Houston had another strong defensive effort to beat Central Florida.

Armoni Brooks added 14 points for the Cougars (22-1, 9-1 American Athletic) and Galen Robinson Jr. had 12 points and seven assists.

B.J. Taylor scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half for UCF (16-5, 6-3), and Aubrey Dawkins and Tacko Fall each added 13. Taylor hit a stepback 3-pointer to pull the Knights within eight with 1:19 left.

No. 25 Cincinnati 69, Memphis 64

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jarron Cumberland scored 17 points and keyed a late rally as Cincinnati overcame a poor shooting night to beat the Memphis Tigers.

Justin Jenifer scored 14 and Tre Scott finished with 13 points and nine rebounds as Cincinnati (20-3, 9-1 American Athletic Conference), which moved into the Top 25 this week, won its eighth straight.

Jeremiah Martin led Memphis (13-10, 5-5) with 26 points, converting 8 of 14 from 3-point range. Kyvon Davenort added 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Mike Parks Jr. finished with 11 points as Memphis lost its third straight.

The Cincinnati lead was 58-55 with 2 1/2 minutes left, when Cumberland scored the next nine Bearcat points to provide a buffer Memphis couldn’t overcome in the closing minute.