No. 6 Florida Cruises to Win
Majerus Honored By Former Team
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s guards made the difference — a big difference — in an easy win over archrival Florida State on Wednesday night.
Kenny Boynton and Mike Rosario both scored 14 points as the sixth-ranked Gators romped to a 72-47 victory over the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions.
Freshman Michael Frazier added 12 points while Scottie Wilbekin chipped in five assists and five steals.
The Gators big man, 6-foot-9 Patric Young, finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Florida (7-0) has held five opponents to less than 50 points this season while taking its fourth straight win over the Seminoles (4-4).
No. 19 MICHIGAN STATE 76, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 44: In East Lansing, Mich., Michigan State held Arkansas-Pine Bluff scoreless for almost 10 minutes and went on to win.
Garry Harris scored 13 points, Travis Trice had 12 and Branden Dawson added 10 for the Spartans (7-2).
Michigan State started the game with a 14-0 run, led 38-12 at halftime and kept a comfortable lead in the second half.
The Golden Lions (1-7) missed their first 13 shots and didn’t score until 9:48 into the game.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s DaVon Haynes, who is from Detroit, scored a season-high 20 points — all after halftime.
No. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE 61, SOUTH FLORIDA 49: In Stillwater, Okla., Marcus Smart scored 15 points, Markel Brown added 13 and Oklahoma State bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat South Florida.
Smart, the Cowboys’ playmaking freshman, nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing to launch a 16-5 run that put Oklahoma State (6-1) in control in the second half.
Victor Rudd had 14 points for South Florida (5-3), and Anthony Collins scored 12.
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UTAH 76, BOISE STATE 55: In Salt Lake City, Jarred DuBois scored 16 points as Utah cruised to a win over Boise State in a game where the home team honored longtime Utah coach Rick Majerus, who died Saturday.
Jason Washburn had 13 points for Utah (6-2) and Jordan Loveridge contributed 11 as the two players combined to make 11-of-14 shots.
Derrick Marks had 18 points and Mikey Thompson added 16 for Boise State (6-2).
COLORADO 70, COLORADO STATE 61: In Boulder, Colo., Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-high 29 points and Andre Roberson added 15, helping Colorado hold off Colorado State (6-1).
Buoyed by a big first half, the Buffaloes (7-1) bounced back from their loss over the weekend to Wyoming, which dropped CU out of the AP poll.
Colton Iverson scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds. Dorian Green added 18 points as the Rams fell a win shy of their best start in school history.