Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points and freshman Aubrey Galvan poured in a career-high 30 points, powering No. 5 Vanderbilt to a 102-86 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on Monday in Nashville.

Galvan hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Commodores (23-2, 9-2 Southeastern Conference). Her previous best was a 20-point effort against Michigan on Jan. 19.

Blakes notched her eighth 30-plus-point game of the season, shooting 13-for-23 and adding six assists in Vanderbilt’s third consecutive win.

The Sooners (17-6, 5-5) dropped their second game in a row despite getting double-doubles from Raegan Beers (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Sahara Williams (17 points, 10 boards). Each of those two committed six of Oklahoma’s 22 turnovers.

The Commodores led 31-19 after the first quarter, and the margin never slipped into single digits through the rest of the game.

–Field Level Media

Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78 on Monday at Lawrence, Kan.

The Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) achieved the best start in Big 12 history at 23-0 overall before the defeat.

Kansas (19-5, 9-2) beat the No. 1 team at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time ever after losing five such games, including to Arizona the last time in 2003.

The Jayhawks won their eighth straight game overall despite playing without freshman star Darryn Peterson, who had flu-like symptoms. It was the 11th game Kansas played without Peterson, who has dealt with an ankle sprain, hamstring strain and chronic cramping.

Arizona led by 11 with 17:02 to go before Kansas rallied.

Bidunga made two free throws with 1:35 left to put the Jayhawks ahead 75-71.

Arizona’s Jaden Bradley missed a running jumper in the lane before Melvin Council Jr. made a driving shot to give Kansas a 77-71 edge with 51 seconds left.

A Bradley basket sliced into the gap, and after a turnover by Kansas on the inbound pass, Brayden Burries made a 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining to pull Arizona within 77-76.

Council was fouled and made both free throws with 31.4 seconds left.

Burries’ drive to the basket was blocked by Bidunga, and Council was fouled.

Council, who had 23 points, six rebounds and six assists, made 1 of 2 free throws to give Kansas an 80-76 lead with 16 seconds left.

Arizona’s Motiejus Krivas followed with a jumper in the lane with 9.8 seconds remaining.

Kansas’ Tre White made both of his free-throw attempts with 5.1 seconds left to seal the win.

Bryson Tiller finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Jayhawks.

Burries had 25 points and Krivas added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Burries led a 7-0 run early in the second half with five of the points, putting Arizona ahead 55-44.

Kansas then scored seven unanswered points behind five points from Council.

The Jayhawks took their first lead, 65-64, with 9:32 remaining on a layup by Bidunga. That came in the midst of Kansas outscoring Arizona 25-9 to take a 69-64 edge with 6:56 left.

–Field Level Media

Donovan Mitchell hit two free throws with less than a second left and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 on Monday night.

Mitchell finished with 32 points and 10 assists, James Harden added 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Jaylon Tyson finished with 16 points for the Cavaliers, who have won nine of their last 10.

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, and Jamal Murray had 17 points and 11 assists. The Nuggets have lost four of their last five.

It was Jokic’s 35th triple-double of the season and the 183rd of his career, second all-time to Russell Westbrook’s 207.

Cleveland trailed by seven late in the fourth but rallied to get within 115-114 on Mitchell’s lob to Allen. Jokic hit a short jumper in the lane but Harden drained a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to tie it.

Tim Hardaway Jr., who had 12 points, missed from deep and Murray fouled Mitchell with 0.9 seconds left. The Cavs star hit both free throws and Jokic missed a 3-pointer at the horn.

Julian Strawther matched his season high with 20 points, Christian Braun also scored 20 points, Jonas Valanciunas contributed 12 points and Cameron Johnson finished with 10 for Denver.

Jokic notched his triple-double when he fed Jalen Pickett for a 3-pointer, opening a 103-92 Nuggets lead with 10:01 left.

Harden, Tyson and Sam Merrill hit 3-pointers to make it 106-102 with 6:11 left. Denver missed two free throws and Harden had a steal and a lob to Allen for a dunk.

Braun hit a 3-pointer and Valanciunas made two free throws but Tyson drained one from deep and Allens split a pair from the line with 3:24 left.

Bruce Brown missed a floater and Mitchell’s layup made it 111-110.

The Nuggets led 59-54 at halftime, Cleveland rallied to go ahead 77-76 but Denver took a 92-87 lead into the fourth quarter.

–Field Level Media