Garza, No. 3 Iowa roll past Iowa State
Star goes 13-for-14 from the field, scores 34 points in 17 minutes
Luka Garza surged in the second half and finished the game with 34 points in just 17 minutes, lifting No. 3 Iowa over Iowa State 105-77 on Friday night.
Garza missed nearly 11 minutes in the first half after picking up his second foul, but he responded with 25 points in the second half. He was 13-for-14 from the field — including 10for-10 after halftime — and knocked down four straight 3-pointers.
The 6-foot-11 senior scored the most points by a Division I player who played less than 20 minutes in a game over the past 25 seasons, according to ESPN.
Jack Nunge had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Joe Wieskamp had 16 points for the Hawkeyes (5-0). Nunge, like Garza a 6foot-11 center, had 15 points and eight rebounds in the first half with Garza on the bench.
Javan Johnson led Iowa State (1-2) with 20 points. Rasir Bolton had 18 points, and Jalen Coleman-lands had 17.
Kansas 95, Omaha 50: Ochai Agbaji scored 18 points and fifth-ranked Kansas beat Omaha in the Jayhawks’ final tune-up before beginning Big 12 play. Mitch Lightfoot had a career-best 14 points, David Mccormack had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyon Grant
Foster added 13 points to help the Jayhawks (6-1) cruise to their 12th consecutive win at Allen Fieldhouse. They largely cruised from the opening minute, unlike their last time out, when coach Bill Self’s crew needed Creighton’s best player to miss a free throw in the final seconds to avoid going to overtime with the No. 8 Bluejays. Wanjang Tut scored 14 points for the Mavericks (2-5).
Creighton 98, Nebraska 74: Marcus Zegarowski scored 22 points, Denzel Mahoney had 20 and No. 8 Creighton used a big run in the second half to pull away and beat Nebraska. The Bluejays (4-1) weren’t sharp early but went on a powerful dunk- and 3-pointer-filled 30-7 surge to bounce back from their one-point loss at No. 5 Kansas on Tuesday. Creighton has won eight of nine against the Cornhuskers (3-3) and leads the series 28-26. The Bluejays have won 13 straight regularseason home games against their in-state rival since losing in Omaha in 1995. Teddy Allen led Nebraska with 26 points.
Villanova 76, Georgetown 63: Collin Gillespie and Caleb Daniels each hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead No. 9 Villanova past Georgetown in the Big East opener for both teams. The Wildcats (5-1) trailed by 18 early in the first half at Georgetown’s empty on-campus gym — a surprising deficit considering Villanova was an 111⁄ 2- point road favorite. Gillespie shook off a slow start and keyed a 15-0 run that put the Wildcats in control of their sixth straight game on the road. Gillespie hit consecutive 3s early in the second that pulled Villanova within seven and another 3 that tied it at 50. Jamorko Pickett led the Hoyas (2-3) with 16 points.
West Virginia 62, North Texas 50:
Sean Mcneil scored 15 points and No. 11 West Virginia rallied in the second half to beat North Texas. The Mountaineers (5-1) trailed by eight at halftime.