After sluggish start, A&M whips Wofford
COLLEGE STATION — Emanuel Miller had 16 points and eight rebounds, freshman Hassan Diarra added 14 points and Texas A&M beat Wofford 70-52 on Monday.
Diarra beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer from the wing to give Texas A&M a 29-28 lead, and the Aggies led the rest of the way. Wofford was within 55-46 but Texas A&M answered with a 12-0 run — with scoring from four different players — to seal it.
Miller, who has three double-doubles with at least 20 points this season, made 10 of 13 free throws. The Aggies went to the line 35 times compared to Wofford’s 4-of-19 shooting at the stripe
Jay Jay Chandler added 10 points for Texas A&M (5-1), which is scheduled to play LSU on Dec. 29. He was helped off the court with 13:37 left in the second half after hitting his head on the floor. Savion Flagg, averaging 10 points, 6.8 rebounds and a teamhigh 3.6 assists, did not play.
Texas A&M trailed 15-3 after Wofford made its first five 3-pointers. The Terriers were 8 of 16 from distance in the first half, and finished 12 of 34.
Freshman Max Klesmit scored 14 points, making four 3-pointers, for Wofford (3-3). B. J. Mack, averaging 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds, did not play.
RICE 73, NEW ORLEANS 62
At Tudor Fieldhouse, Travis Evee had 18 points for the Owls (6-2).
Riley Abercrombie and Quincy Olivari added 14 points apiece.
Rodney Carson Jr. had 15 points for the Privateers (1-7), whose losing streak reached four games.
BRIGHAM YOUNG 87 TEXAS SOUTHERN 71
In Provo, Utah, Brandon Averette had a career-high 30 points, and Alex Barcello had 10 points for the Cougars (8-2). Michael Weathers had 23 points and six steals for the Tigers (2-5).
NO. 1GONZAGA 95 NORTHWESTERN STATE 57
In Spokane, Wash., Corey Kispert scored 27 points as the Bulldogs (5-0) cruised in their home opener. Anton Watson scored 15 points for Gonzaga.
NO. 2 BAYLOR 92 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 44
In Waco, freshman guard LJ Cryer scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures as the Bears cruised.
The Bears (6-0), the only Big 12 team left without a loss, have scored at least 80 points in six consecutive games for the first time since 1994.
NO. 8 TENNESSEE 102 SAINT JOSEPH’S 66
In Knoxville, Tenn., Oregon transfer Victor Bailey led the Vols (5-0) with 18 points.
NO. 21 FLORIDA STATE 72 GARDNER-WEBB 59
In Tallahassee, Fla., Anthony Polite had a career-high 15 points and Balsa Koprivica added a season-best 14 as the Seminoles (5-1) pulled away late.
NO. 24 VIRGINIA TECH 84 LONGWOOD 58
In Blacksburg, Va., Jalen Cone scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Hokies.
Cone shot 6 of 15 from the floor — all 3-pointers — for the Hokies (7-1), who struggled for 30 minutes but heated up down the stretch to win their third in a row.
Women
NO. 1 STANFORD 61 NO. 10 UCLA 49
Francesca Belibi dunked again and scored 15 points, and the Cardinal (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) survived their closest game of the season.
NO. 8 OREGON 69 WASHINGTON STATE 65
In Pullman, Wash., Nyara Sabally scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and the Ducks (7-0, 5-0 Pac-12) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 26 games.
NO. 20 TEXAS 62 KANSAS STATE 52
In Manhattan, Kan., Charli Collier scored 27 points in a bruising lowpost battle in the Longhorns’ Big 12 opener.
The Longhorns (6-1, 1-0) used full-court pressure to rattle Kansas State into 34 turnovers, one shy of the K-State record, and picked up 38 points.