Huggins scores 26, Aggies top Long Beach

LAS CRUCES — Braxton Huggins scored 26 points and New Mexico State held off Long Beach State for a 93-85 victory on Saturday night.

The Aggies (7-2) won their fifth straight and improve to 6-0 at home.

Huggins was 7 of 15 from the floor and made five 3-pointers. Eli Chuha had 19 points and Sidy N’Dir added 18. Jemerrio Jones chipped in 10 points and 13 rebounds for New Mexico State, which shot 50 percent from the field on 27-of-54 shooting. Ian Baker had 15 points, and now is 40 shy of 1,000 career points.

Justin Bibbins scored 18 points to lead Long Beach State (1-9). Noah Blackwell added 13 points. (8) GONZAGA 69, (16) ARIZONA 62): In Los Angeles, Przemek Karnowski scored 18 points as Gonzaga won in the inaugural Hoophall LA doubleheader at Staples Center.

Josh Perkins added 16 points for the Zags (8-0), who beat the Wildcats (6-2) for the first time since 2011 after losing six of the previous seven matchups. (2) VILLANOVA 88, ST. JOSEPH’S 57: In Villanova, Pa., Josh Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Villanova (8-0) past St. Joe’s (3-4).

Hart hit three 3s and made six of 10 shots from the field overall.

Top-ranked Kentucky’s loss to UCLA on Saturday means the defending national champion Wildcats should slide into the top spot in the next AP Top 25 poll. (4) KANSAS 89, STANFORD 74:

In Lawrence, Kan., Frank Mason III scored 20 points and Devonte Graham had 15 for Kansas (7-1).

Travis had a career-best 29 points for Stanford (6-3). (5) DUKE 94, MAINE 55: In Durham, N.C., Luke Kennard scored a career-best 35 points, leading Duke.

Amile Jefferson added 20 points for the Blue Devils (8-1). Ilker Er scored 20 points for Maine (2-6). (25) WEST VIRGINIA 66, (6) VIRGINIA 57: In Charlottesville, Va., Esa Ahmad hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining

and West Virginia (6-1) closed the game on an 11-2 run to end Virginia’s 24-game home winning streak. Darius Thompson had 14 points to lead Virginia (7-1). (9) BAYLOR 76, (7) XAVIER 61:

In Waco, Texas, Manu Lecomte scored 24 points and Baylor took over in the second half in a victory over Xavier (7-1). Johnathan Motley added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Bears (8-0). (14) LOUISVILLE 79, GRAND

CANYON 70: In Phoenix, Deng Adel scored 15 points, V.J. King and Ray Spalding added 14 each, and Louisville (7-1) labored most of the game before escaoubg the desert with a harder-than-expected win. T Missing three starters, Grand Canyon (3-4) led Louisville by a point at halftime behind flashy guard DeWayne Russell, who had a career-high 42 points on 14-of-27 shooting.

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LOYOLA-CHICAGO 65, SAN DIEGO STATE 59: In Chicago, Aundre Jackson scored 24 points on 11-for-12 shooting from the field as Loyola-Chicago beat SDSU. The Ramblers (7-2) have won five straight at home to open the season. Trey Kell led San Diego State (4-2) with 16 points. WYOMING 81, NORTHERN

IOWA 73: In Laramie, Wyo., Jason McManamen scored 21 points as Wyoming (5-2) beat NIU (3-4).

McManamen led a Cowboys team that made 16 of 29 3-point attempts, the third-most 3-pointers in Wyoming history. Jeremy Morgan scored 20 points for the Panthers (3-4). EVANSVILLE 72, BOISE STATE 67: In Evansville, Ind., Jaylon Brown made 11 of 12 free throws for 21 points as Evansville (4-4) beat Boise State (4-4). FRESNO STATE 78, DRAKE 76 (OT): In Des Moines, Iowa, Jaron Hopkins scored the winning layup with 5 seconds left in overtime as Fresno State beat Drake (1-7). Paul Watson and Jahmel Taylor had 19 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs (5-2). WICHITA STATE 82, COLO. STATE 67: In Fort Collins, Colo., Zach Brown scored 16 points to

lead Wichita State (7-2) past Colorado State (6-2). Brown’s 3 with 7:59 left started a 10-0 run that put Wichita State (7-2) out front 70-59. INDIANA STATE 62, UTAH

STATE 61: In Logan, Utah, T.J. Bell scored a layup in a crowd under the basket with two seconds remaining as Indiana State (3-4) rallied to edge Utah State (3-3).

ARIZONA STATE 97, UNLV 73: In Tempe, Ariz., Shannon Evans II scored a season-high 28 points and Arizona State (5-3) tied a school record with 18 3-pointers. Jalen Poyser ‘s 20 points led UNLV (5-3). NEVADA 91, BRADLEY 69:

In Peoria, Ill., Jordan Caroline and D.J. Fenner combined for 44 points as Nevada (7-2) dominated. Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye led Bradley (4-4) with 15 points. AIR FORCE 83, MISSOURI STATE 70: In Colorado Springs, Frank Toohey scored 17 points and Hayden Graham and Zach Kocur each scored 16 to lead the Falcons (6-3). Jarred Dixon led Missouri State (4-2) with 21 points.

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NORTHERN COLO. 97, NORTHERN NM 73: In Greeley, Colo., DJ Miles scored 20 points to lead five Northern Colorado (3-5) players in double figures for a win over Northern New Mexico (2-9). Mikaere Watene led Northern New Mexico with 24 points on 10-for-11 shooting. WEST TEXAS A&M 92, EASTERN NM 86: In Canyon, Texas, CoRnell Neal scored 20 points and Marquise Harris had 16 for the Greyhounds (4-5, 0-2 Lone Star) in a road loss to A&M (10-1, 2-0). Eastern was outrebounded 43-24. UT-PERMIAN BASIN 90, WESTERN NM 56: In Odessa, Texas, Jordan Enriquez scored 15 points for the Mustangs (1-6, 0-2 Lone Star) in their loss to UT-Permian Basin (9-1, 2-0). FORT LEWIS 96, NM HIGHLANDS 71: In Durango, Colo., Ron Lawton went 7-of-8 from the field and scored 21 points for the Cowboys (2-4, 0-2 RMAC). Fort Lewis (7-1, 2-0) shot 61 percent from the field.