Duke, Kentucky, Purdue, Villanova Lose as Top-25 Upsets Dominate Men's CBB Results

It's not March yet, but the college basketball upsets are already plentiful.

Friday and Saturday's action saw four Top-25 teams fall short against unranked opponents.

Here's a roundup of the early December madness.

Northwestern 92, No. 1 Purdue 88 (OT)

The Boilermakers' struggles in Evanston continued Friday as the unranked Wildcats improved to 6-1 and handed Purdue its first loss of the season.

The Boilermakers entered halftime with an eight-point lead and even staved off a loss in regulation after Zach Edey scored near the buzzer to extend the game to overtime.

Northwestern takes down a top-ranked Purdue team for the second time in the 2023 calendar year and the Wildcats could be a candidate to be ranked soon.

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Wisconsin 75, No. 3 Marquette 64

The Golden Eagles had an opportunity to stake a claim as the top team in Wisconsin but the Badgers were not going to make it easy. Wisconsin cruised to a 13-point halftime lead and kept Marquette at bay in the second half to secure the victory and give the Golden Eagles a second loss.

The Golden Eagles have now lost two of its last three games as they continue a gauntlet of an early season schedule.

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Georgia Tech 72, No. 7 Duke 68

The Blue Devils start the conference slate with a loss as the Yellow Jackets earn a strong early season win. Georgia Tech took a four-point lead at the half and was even with the Blue Devils in the second half to secure the victory and improve to 4-2 on the season.

Duke has now lost consecutive games to unranked opponents and will need to have a quick turnaround to remain ranked near the top of the country.

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Drexel 57, No. 18 Villanova 55

Villanova already has three losses on the season and will need to right the ship in order to stay afloat.

Drexel took a one-point lead at the half and continued on a similar place to clinch the victory. This was the Dragons' first victory over the Wildcats since 2006 and only their second ever.

Villanova has lost back-to-back games and Big East play will certainly be no cakewalk.

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UNC Wilmington 78, No. 12 Kentucky 71

The Wildcats have been excellent to start the season, including a win over No. 8 Miami. However, the Seahawks had more to give Saturday, taking an eight-point lead at the half and holding on despite a late charge from Kentucky.

The loss was Kentucky's second of the season, with the other coming at the hands of No. 5 Kansas. Make no mistake: it's an early blemish for a team with high hopes this year.