TOP 25 MEN Gonzaga wins 13th straight, now 20-2

The Arizona-USC game was dunk-driven.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Cory Violette had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 7 Gonzaga win its 13th straight game, 71-48 over San Francisco Thursday night.
Blake Stepp and Kyle Bankhead each added 11 points as Gonzaga improved to 7-0 in road games this season and won its 13th in a row against the Dons.
The Bulldogs (20-2, 10-0 WCC) can clinch their eighth West Coast Conference regular season title with a victory Saturday at Saint Mary's. They have reached 20 wins for the seventh straight season and the 11th time since 1992.
If Gonzaga wins Saturday, it will match the school record for consecutive victories.
Charlotte 77, No. 9 Louisville 71
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Curtis Withers scored 23 points, including two free throws with 30 seconds to play, and Charlotte (15-5, 7-2 Conference USA) won its fourth straight. Louisville (17-4, 7-3), which lost for the third time in four games, was led by Larry O'Bannon with 17 points.
No. 16 Arizona 97, USC 70
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Salim Stoudamire scored 22 points as Arizona (15-6, 7-5 Pac-10) outscored USC 58-30 with a parade of spectacular fast-break dunks. Arizona avenged one of its worst losses of the season -- 99-90 at USC on Jan. 15. The Trojans (9-12, 4-8) have lost six of seven since.
No. 19 Utah St. 69,CS Northridge 47
LOS ANGELES -- Mark Brown had a career-high 25 points, and Nate Harris 14 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in Utah State's 17th straight victory. The Aggies (20-1, 12-0 Big West Conference) shot 75 percent in the first half to take command and wound up shooting 63.4 percent. The school record for consecutive wins is 19, set in 1999-2000. Eto Onyenegecha led Northridge (9-11, 5-7) with 12 points.
No. 20 Wake Forest 82,Clemson 67
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Justin Gray scored a career-high 29 points, and Wake Forest ended a two-game losing streak. The Demon Deacons (14-6, 5-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost six of eight after rising to No. 4 with an 11-0 start. The Deacons beat the Tigers (9-12, 2-8) for the 11th time in 12 meetings. Olu Babalola led Clemson with a career-high 22 points.