Saint Mary’s rallies past BYU in overtime
Emmett Naar and Calvin Hermanson each hit 3-pointers in overtime, and visiting Saint Mary’s pulled out a 74-64 win in overtime in an early West Coast Conference showdown with BYU on Saturday in Provo, Utah.
The Cougars, picked to finish third behind the favored Gaels and Gonzaga, were just 2 of 9 shooting in the extra period.
TJ Haws got to the basket for a layup with 1:26 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 60-60, but each team committed a turnover, each missed a long-range shot and the game went into overtime.
Jock Landale put the Gaels (13-2, 2-0) up with a jumper to start overtime and Haws answered, but Saint Mary’s ran off eight straight points, sparked by Naar’s trey and capped by Hermanson’s that made it 70-62 with 1:08 to play.
Landale was 13 of 15 from the field and finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh double-double. He now has scored in double figures in 22 straight games.
Yoeli Childs was 11 of 23 from the field and finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (12-3, 1-1). Elijah Bryant finished with 16 points. GONZAGA 101, SANTA CLARA
52» The 20th-ranked Bulldogs (12-3, 2-0 WCC) scored the first 15 points and were never threatened on the way to their 16th straight victory over the visiting Broncos (4-10, 1-1). Emmanuel Ndumanya ended Santa Clara’s game-opening scoreless drought at the 14:39 mark. Ndumanya scored a career-high 12 points for Santa Clara. The Bulldogs had a season-high 28 assists on 36 field goals. It was Gonzaga’s largest margin of victory over Santa Clara in 90 meetings, topping 43 points in 2013. COLORADO STATE 59, SAN JOSE STATE 52 » Prentiss Nixon scored 19 points, and the Rams (8-7, 1-1 Mountain West) won their first road game of the season and 16th straight in the series with the Spartans (3-10, 0-2). Ryan Welage scored 16 points, and Noah Baumann added 14 with four 3-pointers as San Jose State led 3120 at halftime. NEVADA 77, NEW MEXICO 74 » Caleb Martin poured in 24 points, and the host Wolf Pack (13-3, 2-0 MW) held off the Lobos (6-9, 1-1).
USF 84, PORTLAND 61 » Souley Boum scored a careerhigh 26 points as the visiting Dons (9-6, 1-1 WCC) cruised.
Pac-12
ARIZONA 84, ARIZONA STATE
78» Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 19 rebounds, including a crucial tip-in with 11 seconds to go, and the No. 17 Wildcats (11-3) handed the third-ranked Sun Devils (12-1) their first loss in the Pac-12 opener for both schools in Tucson. Arizona withstood a 31-point performance by ASU’s Tra Holder. Top 25 highlights BUTLER 101, VILLANOVA 93 » Kelan Martin scored 24 points, and Paul Jorgensen had a career-high 23 to help the Bulldogs upset the topranked Wildcats at home. It’s the second straight year Butler (12-3, 2-0 Big East) has ended Villanova’s perfect start. Jalen Brunson had 31 points, and Mikal Bridges finished with 21 as Villanova (13-1, 1-1) cut a 23-point deficit to six with 1:33 left. But Brunson missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with a chance to make it a four-point game and the comeback bid fell short. DUKE 100, FLORIDA STATE 93 » Freshman Marvin Bagley III had 32 points and a season-best 21 rebounds for the fourth-ranked Blue Devils (13-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Phil Cofer scored a career-high 28 points, and Braian Angola finished with a career-best 23 for the visiting and 24th-ranked Seminoles (11-2, 0-1). VIRGINIA 59, BOSTON COLLEGE 58 » Ty Jerome scored a career-high 31 points, including two free throws with 53 seconds left, for the ninth-ranked Cavaliers (121, 1-0 ACC). OKLAHOMA 90, TCU 89 » Freshman Trae Young scored 39 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 7.9 seconds left, and had 14 assists as the visiting 12th-ranked Sooners (11-1) overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to end the nation’s longest winning streak in the Big 12 opener for both teams. The 10th-ranked Horned Frogs (12-1), with their highest ranking ever, had a 17-game winning streak snapped.
ARKANSAS 95, TENNESSEE 93»
Daryl Macon and Jaylen Barford combined for 61 points, and the unranked Razorbacks (11-2) rallied from a nine-point secondhalf deficit to win in overtime in the Southeast Conference opener for both. Jordan Bone scored 21 points to lead the No. 19 Volunteers (9-3).
Women
GONZAGA 63, SANTA CLARA 51» Morgan McGwire finished with a team-high 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but the host Broncos (4-9, 0-2 WCC) fell to the Bulldogs (9-4, 2-0). COLORADO STATE 63, SAN
JOSE STATE 48 » The visiting Spartans (4-9, 1-1 MW) trailed by five points entering the fourth quarter but made just three buckets in the final 10 minutes in the loss. Myzhanique Ladd San Jose State with 16 points and 10 rebounds. SAINT MARY’S 57, BYU 49 » Sydney Raggio scored 18 points, and Megan McKay added 13 as the host Gaels (8-5, 1-1 WCC) downed the Cougars (6-7, 1-1 WCC).