Gonzaga wins first game as No. 1 team in country

SPOKANE, Wash. – Brandon Clarke and Rui Hachimura each scored 18 points as top-ranked Gonzaga beat North Dakota State 102-60 on Monday night to remain undefeated.

Corey Kispert added 17 points and Zach Norvell Jr. 15 for Gonzaga (7-0), which reached No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 earlier in the day by virtue of beating former No. 1 Duke at the Maui Invitational.

Gonzaga has beaten four teams from Power Five conferences already this season, and came in averaging 97 points per game to 71 for the Bison.

No. 25 M ississippi State 88, Alcorn State 65: Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters both scored 17 points, Reggie Perry added 16 points and 11 rebounds and host Mississippi State beat Alcorn State.

Mississippi State was efficient on offense, shooting 33 of 54 (61 percent) from the field. Weatherspoon shot 6 of 10, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Peters was 6 of 9 shooting, including 5 of 8 from behind the arc.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 33 points in the second half.

Mississippi State (5-1) was a little careless with turnovers in the opening minutes, but recovered to push its lead to 44-29 by halftime.

Pac-12 men

Cal 78, Santa Clara 66: Juhwan Harris Dyson and Matt Bradley each scored 15 points as host Cal turned back Santa Clara.

Top 10 women

No. 5 Louisville 95, Miami (Ohio) 73: Kylee Shook scored 17 pooints as the host Cardinals beat the RedHawks.

Louisville (6-0) jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first 2:30 against RedHawks (4-1) and never trailed.