MEN'S TOP 25 Syracuse routs St. Bonaventure
Pittsburgh slugged St. Francis by 24 points; Alabama smashed East Tennessee State.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Hakim Warrick had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Josh Pace added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Syracuse past St. Bonaventure, 91-67.
It marked the 30th straight victory for Syracuse (6-0) over teams from New York state and sent the Bonnies (0-4) to their 21st straight road loss.
Gerry McNamara had 17 points and Darryl Watkins had 12 for Syracuse, and Billy Edelin (four points, three assists) returned to the lineup after leaving the team in the middle of last season for personal reasons.
Wade Dunston led the Bonnies with 17 points.
No. 13 Pittsburgh 65,St. Francis, Pa. 41
PITTSBURGH -- Chevon Troutman led a decisive 17-2 run late in the first half and scored 22 points as Pittsburgh improved to 28-0 in games against St. Francis.
Troutman made four free throws and Antonio Graves, Carl Krauser and Ronald Ramon hit 3-pointers during the run, which pushed Pitt from a 17-all tie into a 34-19 lead. The Panthers (4-0) coasted after that.
Gonzaga 99, No. 14 Washington 87
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Adam Morrison scored a career high 26 points and Ronny Turiaf had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Gonzaga (4-1) won its seventh straight over Washington.
Nate Robinson led Washington (4-1) with 22 points, including four 3-pointers.
Gonzaga led from the opening tip, and pulled away from a 59-all tie with 13 minutes remaining. Three-pointers by Derek Raivio and Morrison helped Gonzaga build a 92-82 lead with 2:25 to play.
Jamaal Williams had 18 points for Washington.
No. 22 Alabama 114,East Tennessee St. 77
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Earnest Shelton scored 24 points and Ronald Steele had a school-record 18 assists for Alabama.
Shelton was 6-of-11 from 3-point range, and the Crimson Tide (5-1) shot 19-of-41 from behind the arc -- breaking the school's single-game record of 16 set in 1996 against Mercer.
Kennedy Winston added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Steele broke the school single-game record of 16, and Alabama's 30 total assists were also a school record.
Dillion Sneed had 30 points and Tim Smith added 24 for ETSU (2-3).
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