Braden Huff recorded 24 points and seven rebounds and Mark Few notched his 750th career victory as No. 11 Gonzaga steamrolled North Florida 109-58 on Sunday night at Spokane, Wash.
Tyon Grant-Foster scored 19 points and Davis Fogle added 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Bulldogs (9-1), who shot a sizzling 61.4% from the field and drained 10 of 18 3-point attempts. Gonzaga leading scorer and rebounder Graham Ike sat out the game due to left ankle soreness.
Few is the second-fastest coach in Division I history to reach 750 wins. He achieved the milestone in 904 career games, trailing only legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp (902 games).
Trey Cady scored 14 points for North Florida (2-7), which dropped to 0-4 on the road. Kamrin Oriol and Kent Jackson scored 11 points apiece for the Ospreys, who made 33.3% of their attempts and were 10 of 38 from behind the arc.
No. 12 Alabama 97, UTSA 55
Labaron Philon Jr. finished with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Jalil Bethea matched his career high with 21 points to lead the Crimson Tide to a dominant win over the Roadrunners in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Amari Allen recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. London Jemison chipped in 20 points, with 14 of them coming in the second half. Alabama (7-2) had nine different players score at least in the win. Led by Bethea’s five 3-pointers, Alabama made 16 treys on 57 attempts.
Jamir Simpson led UTSA (4-5) with 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting. Dorian Hayes added 12 points on four 3-pointers.
No. 16 North Carolina 81, Georgetown 61
Caleb Wilson’s 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar’s 18 points and 15 rebounds led the Tar Heels to a nonconference victory against the Hoyas in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Luka Bogavac and reserve Derek Dixon each added 14 points as North Carolina (8-1) backed up a recent victory at Kentucky with another triumph in its first home game since Nov. 18. Dixon drilled three 3-pointers as six Tar Heels made at least one 3-point basket. Wilson shot 7-for-12 from the field to go with 6-for-6 shooting on free throws.
KJ Lewis poured in 11 of his 17 points in the first half for Georgetown (6-3). Julius Halaifonua tacked on 14 points and Langston Love notched 10 points off the Hoyas’ bench.
No. 19 Texas Tech 82, LSU 58
Christian Anderson poured in 27 points that included five 3-pointers as the Red Raiders waylaid the previously undefeated Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Red Raiders (7-2) dominated from the opening minutes, led by 21 at halftime and never let LSU sniff a comeback. Anderson ruled the first half, when he scored 20 of his points. LeJuan Watts scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and JT Toppin and Jaylen Petty had 11 points apiece.
Dedan Thomas Jr. led LSU (8-1) with 13 points while Michael Nwoko had 10. The Tigers shot just 33.3% from the floor.
No. 21 Kansas 80, Missouri 60
Tre White paired 20 points with 13 rebounds and Darryn Peterson returned from injury to score 17 and lead the Jayhawks to a nonconference win over the Tigers in Kansas City, Mo.
The Jayhawks (7-3) used a 23-3 run that started in the first half to build a 44-26 lead early in the second half. The Tigers (8-2) did not manage to get closer than 12 in the final 11 minutes. Bryson Tiller scored 13 points for the Jayhawks and Melvin Council Jr. had eight assists.
Mark Mitchell led the Tigers with 21 points.
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