Miles scores career-high 32, powers West Virginia rout

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Daxter Miles had a career-high 32 points in leading No. 24 West Virginia in a 111-48 victory over Morgan State on Saturday night.

COLLEGES The Mountaineers (2-1) had control from the start, opening the game with a 14-3 run. West Virginia finished the game shooting 45 of 77 (58 percent) from the field against Morgan State (2-2).

■ No. 17 Gonzaga 79, Utah State 66— At Spokane, Wash., Killian Tillie scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Gonzaga (3-0) beat Utah State (2-2).

■ No. 19 Purdue 106, Fairfield 64— At West Lafayette, Ind., Dakota Mathias, Vince Edwards and P.J Thompson combined for 46 first-half points and Purdue (4-0) made 13 of 18 shots from 3-point range before halftime against Fairfield (2-1).

■ No. 20 Northwestern 82, La

Salle 74 — At Uncasville, Conn., Bryant McIntosh scored 21 points and Scottie Lindsey added 20 to lead Northwestern (3-1) to a win over La Salle (3-1) in the Hall of Fame TipOff Tournament.

■ No. 22 Seton Hall 82, NJIT 53

— At Newark, N.J., Desi Rodriguez scored 19 points and Seton Hall (4-0) used an 18-2 second-half run to shake off pesky NJIT (1-2). Sophomore Myles Powell added 13 points for the Pirates.

AP Top 25 Fared Saturday

1. Duke (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. Furman, Monday.

2. Michigan State (1-1) did not play. Next: vs. Stony Brook, Sunday.

3. Arizona (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. N.C. State, Wednesday.

4. Kansas (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Southern, Tuesday.

5. Villanova (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Wednesday.

6. Wichita State (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. California, Monday.

7. Kentucky (3-1) did not play. Next: vs. Troy, Monday.

8. Florida (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. New Hampshire, Sunday.

9. North Carolina (2-0) did not play. Next: at Stanford, Monday.

10. Southern Cal (2-0) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt, Sunday.

11. Miami (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Wednesday.

12. Cincinnati (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Buffalo, Monday.

13. Notre Dame (3-0) did not play. Next: at Chaminade, Monday.

14. Minnesota (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Sunday.

15. Xavier (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Hampton, Monday.

16. Texas A&M (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Monday.

17. Gonzaga (3-0) beat Utah State 79-66. Next: vs. Ohio State, Thursday.

18. Louisville (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southern Illinois, Tuesday.

19. Purdue (3-0) beat Fairfield 106-64. Next: vs. Tennessee, Wednesday.

20. Northwestern (3-1) beat La Salle 82-74. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Sunday.

21. Saint Mary’s (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. San Jose State, Sunday.

22. Seton Hall (3-0) beat NJIT 82-53. Next: vs. Rhode Island, Thursday.

23. UCLA (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Creighton, Monday.

24. West Virginia (2-1) beat Morgan State 11148. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Monday.

25. Baylor (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. Wisconsin, Monday.