Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara roll toWCC wins
Jock Landale posted his ninth double-double of the season and Emmett Naar handed out a career-high 14 assists to propel Saint Mary’s to a 74- 56 victory over Pacific on Thursday night.
Landale finished with 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Gaels (14-2, 3- 0 West Coast Conference). Landale accounted for 55 percent of Saint Mary’s rebound total and he grabbed six of the Gaels’ seven offensive boards. Evan Fitzner scored 16 as the Gaels ran their winning streak to nine.
The Tigers (6-10, 1-2) lost for the sixth time in seven games. SANTA CLARA 65, LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT49 » KJ Feagin scored 22 points as the Broncos grabbed an early lead and pulled away at LMU.
Henry Caruso hit two free throws five minutes into the game to put Santa Clara in front, 7-6, and the Broncos (5-10, 2-1 WCC) never trailed again. Matt Hauser scored on a layup with 16:12 left in the game to push the lead into double digits. MICHIGAN STATE 91, MARYLAND61 » Miles Bridges had 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two blocks to help theNo. 1 Spartans turn a closely contested game into another rout.
The Spartans (15-1, 3-0Big Ten) went on a 15-0 run late in the first half to take control and led by asmany as 30. COLORADO 90, ARIZONA STATE 81 » Namon Wright scored five of his 19 points in overtime, including a pair of crucial free throws at the end, to upset the No. 4 Sun Devils. It was the highest-ranked team Colorado has beaten since knocking off No. 3 Texas on Feb. 4, 2003.
The Sun Devils (12-2, 0-2 Pac-12) have dropped two straight after reeling off 12 wins in a row. WICHITASTATE81, HOUSTON 63 » Landry Shamet scored 18 points in just 22 minutes to lead the No. 9 Shockers (12-2, 2-0 American Athletic Conference), who led by as many as 25 in the first half. ARIZONA 94, UTAH 82 » Deandre Ayton scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the No. 14 Wildcats (12-3, 2- 0 Pac-12) never trailed and won their ninth straight. GONZAGA 89, PEPPERDINE 59 » Killian Tillie had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the No. 19 Bulldogs (13-3, 3- 0 West Coast Conference), who have not lost to Pepperdine since 2002.
Women
NOTRE DAME 83, MIAMI 76 » Marina Mabrey scored 21 points, Arike Ogunbowale had 20 despite struggling from the field and the No. 2 Irish survived an upset bid at home.
• The Irish played without point guard Lili Thompson, a graduate transfer fromStanford who became the team’s fourth player to suffer a serious knee injury when she tore the ACL in her right knee during Sunday’s win overWake Forest. She willmiss the rest of the season. LOUISVILLE 66, DUKE 60 » Asia Durr had 22 points and came back froma firsthalf leg injury to grab a key rebound late that helped the No. 3 Cardinals (17- 0, 3- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference) survive a fourth-quarter rally by the No. 17 Blue Devils to extend the Cardinals’ best start in school history. SOUTHCAROLINA88, MISSISSIPPI 62 » A’ja Wilson had 25 points and 15 rebounds and the No. 4 Gamecocks (13-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) used a 29-12 run to close out the game. TENNESSEE 70, AUBURN 59 » Evina Westbrook made a tiebreaking basket with 1:43 left and the No. 7 Lady Vols (14- 0, 2- 0 SEC) withstood a season- high 28 turnovers and continued their best start since winning its first 18 games in 2005-06. LMU 65, SANTA CLARA 51 » Dru Toleafoa led the Broncoswith 11 points in a home loss to the Lions.