Unbeaten Zags keep rolling, crush Creighton

INDIANAPOLIS >> Drew Timme scored 22 points and top-seeded Gonzaga did against Creighton what it’s done throughout this unblemished season, rolling past the fifth- seeded Bluejays with versatile offense and efficient defense to win 83- 65 on Sunday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Andrew Nembhard added 17 points for the Bulldogs (29- 0), who have won a school-record 33 consecutive games and extended their Division I record to 26 straight double-digit wins.

Gonzaga did it this time on a quiet day for star Jalen Suggs, who finished with nine points. The Bulldogs methodically built a 10-point halftime lead and pushed ahead by 20 on Suggs’ layup with 11:22 left. The Zags will face sixth-seeded Southern California on Tuesday in the West regional final.

Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points to lead the Bluejays (229), who were trying to reach their first Elite Eight since 1941, when only eight teams played in the NCAA Tournament.

As they have many times this season, the Zags led wire to wire.

Gonzaga’s fast start forced Creighton to call its first timeout a little more than two minutes into the game and within seven minutes the Zags already led 22-12.

MICHIGAN 76, FLORIDA STATE 58 >> Hunter Dickinson scored 14 points and top- seeded Michigan took the inside route to the Elite Eight, pounding away in the paint for a takedown of surprisingly helpless Florida State.

Franz Wagner had 13 points

and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, who scored their first 30 points of the second half from close range to lead coach Juwan Howard and Co. to a victory in the only “chalk” meeting between a 1 and 4 seed of the second weekend.

Michigan (23- 4) moved to the regional semifinals for the first time since 2018. UCLA 88, ALABAMA 78 (OT) >> Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points, hitting two big jumpers early in overtime, and No. 11 seed UCLA held on after Alabama’s Alex Reese drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation to beat the second-seeded Crimson Tide.

After beating Michigan State in overtime just to escape the First Four, the unheralded Bruins (21-9) head to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 82,

OREGON 68 >> Isaiah White scored 22 points and Southern California shut down Oregon’s potent offense to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in 20 years.

Pac-12 After Dark Indystyle turned into a lightsout performance by USC.

The Trojans ( 25- 7) clipped the high- f lying Ducks with their length on the perimeter.