No. 1 Gonzaga rallies past Creighton
OMAHA, Neb. — Zach Norvell Jr. scored 23 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, and top-ranked Gonzaga wiped out an early double-digit deficit and beat Creighton 103-92 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs (8-0), who took over the No. 1 ranking this week after beating Duke in the Maui Invitational, overcame a boisterous crowd of more than 18,000 at the CHI Health Center to win in their first true road game.
NO. 2 KANSAS 90, STANFORD 84, OT
In Lawrence, Kan., 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 Kansas over Stanford.
Daejon Davis hit two free throws with 13.3 seconds left to push Stanford’s lead to 75-72 after driving in and drawing a foul by Dedric Lawson. Devon Dotson then found Vick for the tying 3 with just 7 seconds left.
NO. 3 DUKE 113, STETSON 49
In Durham, N.C., freshman RJ Barrett had 26 points, seven rebounds and a season-high seven assists in Duke’s rout of Stetson.
Cameron Reddish scored 23 points and Zion Williamson finished with 17 to help the Blue Devils (7-1) win their second straight.
NO. 5 NEVADA 73, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 61
In Los Angeles, Jordan Caroline scored 22 points and No. 5 Nevada took control with a dominant second half to beat Southern California and equal its 8-0 start from last season.
Tre’Shawn Thurman added 14 points and nine rebounds and Caleb Martin had 12 points for the Wolfpack, who outscored USC 39-26 over the final 20 minutes.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN 76, NO. 19 PURDUE 57
In Ann Arbor, Mich., Jordan Poole scored 21 points as part of a balanced offense and Michigan was stingy on defense as it routed a third ranked team this season.
The Wolverines (8-0) are off to their best start since winning the first 16 games of the 2012-13 season. They were coming off an 84-67 win over No. 11 North Carolina, and they beat then-No. 8 Villanova 73-46 last month.
NO. 10 KENTUCKY 78, UNC GREENSBORO 61
In Lexington, Ky., Reid Travis scored 22 points, Keldon Johnson added six of his 13 points during a 14-2 second half run and Kentucky won its seventh straight.
The Spartans seemed poised to take control with a 55-50 edge with 13:08 remaining before Kentucky (7-1) had consecutive three-point plays by Travis and Ashton Hagans for a 56-55 lead.
MARQUETTE 83, NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 71
In Milwaukee, Markus Howard scored 45 points and went 19 of 21 from the foul line, and Marquette used tight defense to hand Kansas State its first loss.
Sacar Anim added 16 points for the Golden Eagles (6-2), who didn’t back down from the physical Wildcats. Marquette outrebounded Kansas State 34-25 and kept attacking the rim in holding a double-digit lead for most of the second half.
NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 94, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 40
In Blacksburg, Va., Ahmed Hill scored 24 points to lead Virginia Tech past Central Connecticut State.
NO. 20 TEXAS TECH 78, MEMPHIS 67
In 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 Texas Tech rallied to beat Memphis at the HoopHall Miami Invitational.
NO. 21 BUFFALO 85, SAN FRANCISCO 81
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nick Perkins scored 22 points, Jeremy Harris added 15 with eight rebounds and Buffalo held off San Francisco in the title game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic.
NO. 23 VILLANOVA 85, LA SALLE 78
In Philadelphia, Eric Paschall scored 27 points, Phil Booth had 19 and Villanova held off La Salle’s upset bid.
Villanova (6-2) remained the class of the city and won its 23rd straight in the Big 5, roundrobin play among five Philadelphia Division I basketball teams.
NO. 24 MARYLAND 66, PENN STATE 59
In College Park, Md., freshman Jalen Smith scored 16 points, Bruno Fernando had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Maryland opened Big Ten play by slipping past Penn State.