Houston Chronicle Sunday

No. 20 Texas Tech holds off Memphis

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MIAMI — Tariq Owens had 13 points and 11 rebounds and tied a career high with eight blocks, Jarrett Culver scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and No. 20 Texas Tech rallied to beat Memphis 78-67 on Saturday at the HoopHall Miami Invitation­al.

Deshawn Corprew scored 12 points, and Brandone Francis added 10 for Texas Tech (7-0), which has won all seven of its games this season by double digits.

The Red Raiders were down 57-45 with 9:05 left, then went on a 24-6 run over the next 6½ minutes to take control and stave off the upset bid.

GONZAGA 103 CREIGHTON 92

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 23 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, and the No. 1 Bulldogs wiped out an early doubledigi­t deficit to beat the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb.

KANSAS 90, STANFORD 84

Lagerald Vick hit the tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation, and then had eight of his 27 points in overtime to lead the No. 2 Jayhawks to win over the Cardinal in Lawrence, Kan.

MICHIGAN 76, PURDUE 57

Jordan Poole scored 21 points as part of a balanced offense, and the No. 7 Wolverines were stingy on defense in a win over the 19th-ranked Boilermake­rs in Ann Arbor, Mich..

MARQUETTE 83 KANSAS ST. 71

Markus Howard scored 45 points and went 19-of-21 from the foul line, and the host Golden Eagles used tight defense to hand the 12th-ranked Wildcats their first loss.

ARIZONA ST. 83 TEXAS SOUTHERN 71

Zylan Cheatham had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the second triple-double in school history, lifting the Sun Devils to a win over the Tigers in Tempe, Ariz.

WICHITA ST. 71, BAYLOR 63

Samajae Haynes-Jones had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Shockers held on to defeat the visiting Bears (5-3).

LOUISIANA TECH 85 HOUSTON BAPTIST 78

Anthony Duruji scored 15 points, and the Bulldogs beat the Huskies in Ruston, La. Ian DuBose scored 19 to lead HBU (2-4).

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 66 MILWAUKEE 51

Kevon Harris had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lumberjack­s (5-2) over the Panthers in the consolatio­n game of the Goliath bracket at the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

MURRAY ST. 83 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 67

Ja Morant scored 25 points, and the Racers beat the Panthers (1-7) in Murray, Ky.

LITTLE ROCK 79 SAM HOUSTON ST. 52

Rayjon Tucker scored 33 points, and the Trojans beat the Bearkats (3-6) in Little Rock, Ark.

Women HOUSTON 84 EAST TENNESSEE ST. 77

Tatyana Hill scored a career-high 18 points, Angela Harris added 15, and the Cougars defeated the Buccaneers in Johnson City, Tenn., to wrap up a short two-game road trip and improve to 4-5.

RICE 67, NEW ORLEANS 56

Erica Ogwumike scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Owls (5-2) beat the Privateers at Tudor Fieldhouse for their fifth straight win.

SAM HOUSTON ST. 94 ST. THOMAS 46

Jenniffer Oramas had 18 points, 11 assists and eight steals, and the Bearkats (4-3) routed the Celts (2-4) in Huntsville.

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