Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Houston deals No. 2 Virginia first loss

Jarace Walker tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists as No. 5 Houston handed No. 2 Virginia its first loss, 69-61, Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark added 13 points each, while Jamal Shead had 11 points and four assists. The Cougars (11-1) used their signature defense to limit the Cavaliers to 41.7 per cent shooting from the floor and 27.3 per cent from 3-point range. Houston shot 49 per cent from the floor and 38.1 per cent from beyond the arc.

In its first ever nonconference game at home against a top-5 team, Virginia (8-1) was led by Kadin Shedrick, who scored 16 points on 7 of 8 shooting. Jayden Gardner added 13 points and six rebounds.

Playing on a sore hamstring, one of the Cavaliers' top threats, Reece Beekman, scored just four points in 34 minutes.

No. 1 Purdue 69, Davidson 61

Zach Edey's 29 points and 16 rebounds powered the newly minted No. 1 Boilermakers past the stubborn Wildcats in Indianapolis.

Caleb Furst and Braden Smith also had double-doubles for Purdue (11-0). Furst finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Smith posted 10 points and 12 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points, including 9 of 10 on free throws.

Sam Mennenga led Davidson (7-4) with 14 points and Foster Loyer, Fletcher's brother, had 11 points.

No. 3 UConn 68, Butler 46

Adama Sanogo collected 27 points and 14 rebounds as the Huskies survived their second-worst shooting performance of the season and remained unbeaten with a victory over the Bulldogs in Indianapolis in the Big East opener for both teams.

UConn (12-0, 1-0 Big East) is off to its best start since winning its first 19 games in the 1998-99 season. Sanogo posted his second double-double of the season and made 13 of 21 shots as UConn grabbed a