La Salle stopped by 'Cats

No. 3 Villanova stayed unbeaten and is 8-0 for the first time since 1978-78.
Associated Press
VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Allan Ray hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and Randy Foye added 20 points as No. 3 Villanova remained undefeated with a 98-57 victory over previously unbeaten La Salle on Thursday night.
Foye and Ray combined for nine of Villanova's 13 3-pointers, and Jason Fraser added 13 points off the bench for the Wildcats, who are 8-0 for the first time since 1977-78.
Darnell Harris scored 15 points and Steven Smith added 13 for La Salle (7-1).
Villanova, which led 52-32 at halftime, had a 19-0 run in the second half.
No. 5 Florida 77, Miami 67
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Joakim Noah had 18 points and six blocked shots for Florida, which set a school record for consecutive wins to open a season.
Lee Humphrey added 15 points and Corey Brewer had 11 for the Gators (11-0).
Guillermo Diaz had a season-high 25 points for Miami (6-5), which was held scoreless over the final 2:11.
Noah scored five straight points to tie the game at 64 and spark a 12-3 run that gave Florida a 71-67 lead with 1:23 remaining.
The loss was the first at home this season for Miami.
West Virginia 92,No. 7 Oklahoma 68
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Pittsnogle scored 25 points and Johannes Herber added a career-high 21 to lead West Virginia.
Pittsnogle was 8-for-11 from the field, Herber was 9-for-13 and the Mountaineers (7-3) shot 66.7 percent.
Taj Gray had a career-best 31 points for the Sooners (6-2), leading them back from a 13-point deficit in the second half.
The Mountaineers scored 19 of the game's final 22 points for their first win in three games against ranked opponents this season. West Virginia is 7-0 when holding opponents under 70 points this season
No. 8 Gonzaga 60, Saint Louis 57
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Morrison scored seven of his 18 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the Bulldogs' fifth straight victory.
Morrison was held well below his Division I-leading average of 28.4 points, partly because of the defense of Tommie Liddell and partly because of Saint Louis' overall team defense and patient style. He finished 8-of-15 from the field and had nine rebounds. Sean Mallon added 10 points for Gonzaga (9-2).
Ian Vouyoukas had 16 points and six rebounds for Saint Louis (5-5), scoring eight points over the final 3:15 to give the Billikens a shot at the upset. Liddell had 11 points and six rebounds.
Kevin Lisch missed a 3-pointer from a few feet beyond the arc at the buzzer with Morrison contesting the shot as Saint Louis tried to force overtime.
No. 14 Boston College 89,Harvard 55
BOSTON -- Jared Dudley had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Boston College.
Craig Smith had 14 points and Tyrese Rice and Marquez Haynes each added 13 for the Eagles (8-2).
Evan Harris had 18 points for the Crimson (8-4), who were 22-of-67 from the field.
Sean Williams returned to Boston College on Thursday after being suspended from the school following his arrest for marijuana possession. The 6-foot-10 shot blocker looked rusty in 12 minutes finishing with two points, two rebounds and two blocks.
No. 15 Texas 85, Texas St. 49
AUSTIN, Texas -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks and Texas rebounded from two straight blowout losses.
Ranked No. 2 just two weeks ago, the Longhorns were soundly beaten by No. 1 Duke in New Jersey and then lost to No. 23 Tennessee at home. P.J. Tucker scored 17 points and Daniel Gibson added 15 for the Longhorns (9-2).
Jeremy Johnson scored 20 points for Texas State (1-8), which opened the season with seven straight losses.
Down to seven players because of injuries and the midseason transfer of Dion Dowell, Texas got off to a quick start in search of its first win in 17 days. Starting forward Brad Buckman and key reserve forward Mike Williams did not play.
No. 22 Wake Forest 47,Richmond 40
RICHMOND, Va. -- Justin Gray scored 21 points and Eric Williams added 13 as Wake Forest held off a second-half rally by Richmond.
Oklahoma St. 89,No. 23 Tennessee 73
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Byron Eaton scored 16 points and spurred a late run as Oklahoma State held off several second-half charges to hand Tennessee its first loss.
No. 25 Iowa 73, Robert Morris 51
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Adam Haluska scored 18 points and Greg Brunner notched his fifth straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa to its third straight win.
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