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No. 10 Gonzaga 87, BYU 80

PROVO, UTAH

Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points and Kevin Pangos had 21 points and seven assists, leading Gonzaga to a win over Brigham Young in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams. Byron Wesley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-1, 1-0). Przemek Karnowski added nine points and 10 boards. Tyler Haws and reserve Anson Winder each scored 17 points for BYU (10-4, 0-1 WCC). Kyle Collinsworth had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

No. 15 Maryland 72, Oakland 56

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Jake Layman had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help Maryland extend its winning streak to five games with a victory over Oakland. Dez Wells, the Terrapins’ scoring leader the past two seasons, was back in the lineup after missing the past seven games with a broken right wrist. Wells came off the bench and finished with 10 points. Freshman Melo Trimble was 5 of 6 from 3-point range and had 17 points for Maryland (12-1). Jalen Hayes scored 13 points and Kahlil Felder added 12 for Oakland (4-10).

No. 20 North Carolina 89, UAB 58

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

Marcus Paige scored 16 points to lead North Carolina past UAB. Kennedy Meeks added 14 points and Justin Jackson had 13 for the Tar Heels (9-3), who never trailed and led by as many as 36 while shooting 50 percent. C.J. Washington had 12 points and Robert Brown added 11 for the Blazers (4-9). They were just 3 of 25 from 3-point range and lost their third straight.

Georgetown 91, Indiana 87, OT

NEW YORK

D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored seven of his 29 points in overtime, leading Georgetown (8-3) over Indiana in the Indeed Invitational at Madison Square Garden. The Hoyas used a big second half run to catch the long-range shooting Hoosiers (10-3) but wasted a late five-point lead and needed overtime for a spirited victory over another top program trying to move back into The Associated Press Top 25. Trailing 74-69 with 1:27 to, Yogi Ferrell scored Indiana’s final eight points, including two 3-pointers to tie it a 77. The Hoosiers went nearly three minutes without scoring before Ferrell hit a pair of free throws. Hanner Mosquera-Perea blocked Georgetown freshman L.J. Peak’s layup attempt with about two seconds to go to send it to overtime.

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No. 2 Connecticut 96, SMU 45

HARTFORD, CONN.

Moriah Jefferson had a career-high 24 points and UConn routed SMU in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The junior point guard hit eight of her 12 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points, Kia Nurse had 13 points and seven assists and Morgan Tuck added 12 points for UConn (9-1).

Associated Press