Gonzaga wins its 20th straight
Drew Timme scored 21 points and Corey Kispert had 19 for No. 1 Gonzaga, which routed San Diego 90-62 Thursday night for its 20th straight victory dating to last season.
Jalen Suggs added 17 points for Gonzaga (16-0, 7-0 West Coast), which beat San Diego for the 13th straight time.
After a slow start, the Zags used a 15-0 run in the first half to take control.
Gonzaga expanded a 40-29 halftime lead to 58-38 just seven minutes into the second half. Kispert made a layup, hit a floater and added a transition three-pointer.
Timme followed with a three-point play for a 58-38 lead.
No. 6 Houston 83, at Tulane 60:
Cameron Tyson scored a career-high 31 points, making a career-best nine three-pointers, and Houston routed Tulane. Tramon Mark added 16 points and Justin Gorham had 15 rebounds to help Houston (14-1, 9-1 American Athletic) win its seventh straight.
at No. 15 Kansas 59, Texas Christian 51: David McCormack scored 15 points, Dajuan Harris and Tyon Grant-Foster provided a boost off the bench, and Kansas (11-5, 5-4 Big 12) managed to snap a rare threegame skid.
Women
at Virginia Tech 83, No. 2 North Carolina State 71 (OT): Aisha Sheppard scored 18 of her 28 points in overtime to help Virginia Tech upset North Carolina State (11-1, 6-1 ACC). Sheppard hit two of her four three-pointers in the extra session and the Hokies (8-7, 3-7) pulled away to beat a top-five opponent for the first time since 1985.
at No. 19 Arkansas 90, No. 3 Connecticut 87: Chelsea Dungee scored a season-high 37 points to lead Arkansas to an upset victory over Connecticut (10-1, 3-1 Big East).
It was the second win of the season for the Razorbacks (12-6, 8-1 SEC) over a top-five team.
Notes
North Carolina State scoring leader Devon Daniels is out for the season after the 6-foot-5 senior tore his left anterior cruciate ligament against Wake Forest on Wednesday . ... Freshman forward Matt Cross left the Miami Hurricanes’ program.