Timme helps No. 1 Gonzaga rout Pacific
Baylor rallies to beat short-handed Oklahoma State
SPOKANE, Washington, Jan 24, (AP): Drew Timme scored 22 points and freshman Jalen Suggs came close to a tripledouble, helping top-ranked Gonzaga rout Pacific 95-49 for its 19th consecutive victory dating to last season.
Corey Kispert had 16 points, and Joel Ayayi added 12 for Gonzaga (150, 6-0 West Coast Conference), which won its 47th consecutive home game – the longest streak in the nation. Suggs finished with nine points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Baylor 81, Oklahoma St 6
In Stillwater, Okla., Jared Butler scored 22 points and Baylor overcame a halftime deficit to beat undermanned Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham, the Big 12 Conference’s leading scorer, did not play because of COVID-19 protocols. Key reserve Rondel Walker also sat out, leaving the team with eight players available. Villanova 71, Providence 56
In Villanova, Pa., Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece and Villanova beat Providence for its eighth straight victory.
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Caleb Daniels added 12 points and Jermaine Samuels had 10 for Villanova (10-1, 5-0 Big East).
Missouri 73, Tennessee 64
In Knoxville, Tenn., Xavier Pinson scored 27 points to lead Missouri past Tennessee.
Pinson became the first opponent to score more than 20 points against the Volunteers this season. Dru Smith added 18 for the Tigers (10-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference).
Houston 68, Temple 51
In Philadelphia, Marcus Sasser and Quentin Grimes each scored 15 points and Houston rolled to its sixth straight victory, beating Temple.
The Cougars (13-1, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) also beat the Owls on Dec. 22. Grimes and Sasser hit consecutive early 3s to build a 19-point lead. Jake Forrester led the Owls (3-4, 2-4) with 15 points, and Khalif Battle had 14.
Oklahoma 75, Kansas 68
In Norman, Okla., De’Vion Harmon scored 22 points and Oklahoma beat Kansas for its second victory of the month over a Top 10 opponent.
Oklahoma (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) has won three of its last four games against Kansas (10-5, 4-4) in Norman and is 8-1 at home this season - including a victory over then-No. 9 West Virginia on Jan. 2.
Ohio St 74, Wisconsin 62
In Madison, Wis, E.J. Liddell scored 20 points and Ohio State never trailed in a 74-62 victory over Wisconsin.
Ohio State (12-4, 6-4 Big Ten) has beaten Top 15 teams in each of its last three road games to underscore the conference’s lack of a true homecourt advantage this season with no spectators due to the pandemic. The Buckeyes beat thenNo. 15 Rutgers on Jan. 9 and then--No. 14 Illinois on Jan. 16. Illinois is now 22nd and Rutgers unranked.
Creighton 74, UConn 66
In Omaha, Neb, Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and Creighton broke
open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat Connecticut.
The Bluejays (11-4, 7-3 Big East) shot 58% in the second half to avoid their first three-game losing streak since February 2019. Mahoney made 8 of 14 shots from the field.
Virginia 64, Georgia Tech 62
In Charlottesville, Va., Sam Hauser scored 11 of his 22 points during a 15-2 second-half run and Virginia survived a scare before rallying to beat Georgia Tech.
Kihei Clark scored only two points for Virginia (10-2, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), but they came on a short jumper with 1:09 left that broke a 62all tie.
W. Virginia 79, Kansas St 47
In Manhattan, Kansas, Miles McBride scored 18 points to help West Virginia beat Kansas State in the Mountaineers’ first game in two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols..
Jalen Bridges added 12 points and Taz Sherman had 10 for West Virginia (10-4, 3-3 Big 12).
Syracuse 78, Virginia Tech 60
In Syracuse, N .Y., Quincy Guerrier had 20 points, Marek Doelzaj added 18 and Alan Griffin had 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks to help Syracuse beat Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech closed to 47-44 on a lay-in by David N’Guessan with 13:45 to go, then Syracuse (9-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) outscored the Hokies 31-9 to build its biggest lead of the game at 78-53.
Maryland 63, Minnesota 49
In Minneapolis, Eric Ayala had 21 points and three steals to help Maryland deliver another road upset of a ranked Big Ten opponent, a wire-towire victory over Minnesota.
Donta Scott added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins (9-7, 3-6). They limited Minnesota’s Liam Robbins to six points on 2-for-6 shooting before the 7-footer fouled out.
Alabama 81, Miss State 73
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Herbert Jones had 17 points and seven assists to help streaking Alabama beat Mississippi State.
The Crimson Tide (13-3, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) won its ninth straight overall and has won eight consecutive SEC games for the first time since starting league play 8-0 in the 1986-87 season. The Bulldogs (9-7, 4-4) cut an 11-point second-half deficit down to three in the final minute, but John Petty Jr answered with a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left.