NO. 4 GONZAGA 98, SANTA CLARA 39
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Josh Perkins had
18 points and eight assists, and every Gonzaga starter scored in double figures
as the No. 4 Bulldogs rolled past Santa Clara 98-39 on Thursday night.
Zach Norvell Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds, Rui Hachimura also
scored 16, Corey Kispert had
13 and Brandon
Clarke scored 12 points to help Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast
Conference) to its 19th straight win over Santa Clara. Bulldogs coach Mark
Few's team also extended its conference road winning streak to 27 games, the
longest active mark in the nation.
Gonzaga held leads of 14-0, 20-2 and 48-10 while dominating
Santa Clara on both ends of the floor in the first half, and was up 61 late in
the second half well after few pulled his starters.
Josip Vrankic had
12 points and six rebounds and Trey Wertz scored
11 for Santa Clara. The Broncos (11-10, 3-4) have lost four of six since their
six-game winning streak in December.
NO. 6 MICHIGAN ST. 82, NO. 19 IOWA 67
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Cassius
Winston scored 23 points, Nick Ward had
21 points with 10 rebounds and Michigan State blew past Iowa, extending its
winning streak to 13 games.
Matt McQuaid added
three second-half 3-pointers for the Spartans (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten), who used a
24-2 run just after halftime to secure a school-record 21st consecutive league
victory.
Tyler Cook scored
11 points in the first four minutes of the second half to give Iowa a 50-42
lead. But he was soon matched by the unflappable Winston, who hit three 3s in a
row to help the Spartans retake the lead, 53-50.
Ward's three-point play pushed the run to 14-0 and put
Michigan State ahead 56-50. McQuaid's 3 and three more points from Winston,
this time at the foul line, gave the Spartans a 66-52 edge.
Luka Garza scored
20 points and Tyler Cook had 17 for Iowa (16-4, 5-4), which won its previous
five games.
NO. 23 LOUISVILLE 84, NO. 21 N.C. STATE 77
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Christen
Cunningham scored 17 points with five critical free throws in
the final 2+ minutes, and Malik
Williams added a pair from the line to finish with 14 points
and help Louisville outlast North Carolina State.
Back in the Top 25 for the first time since early last
season, the Cardinals (14-5, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) needed scoring from
everyone down the stretch to earn their fourth consecutive victory. They
succeeded at the foul line, making 24 of 29 and closing the game by sinking 9
of 10 to win a tight game against the Wolfpack (15-4, 3-3).
Ryan McMahon's
two makes with 46 seconds remaining provided a 79-75 lead before Cunningham and
Williams each made their two shots for an eight-point edge.
Jordan Nwora had
13 points and Dwayne Sutton and Steven Enoch each
added 10 to complete Louisville's balanced effort.
Braxton
Beverly scored 19 points and Torin Dorn had
18 for N.C. State, which erased deficits of 10 and six points to tie the game.
But Beverly's two fouls and a turnover in the final minute gave the Cardinals
opportunities they converted.
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