THURSDAY’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES

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No. 3 Michigan St. 81, No. 5 Notre Dame 63

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Joshua Langford scored 12 of his 17 points in the first half to help No. 3 Michigan State take a huge lead it was able to restore in the second half against No. 5 Notre Dame. The Spartans (6-1) have won five straight, including a rout against then-No. 9 North Carolina, since losing to top-ranked Duke. Michigan State’s Cassius Winston had 17 points and seven assists, Miles Bridges scored 14 points and Nick Ward added 12.

No. 9 Texas A&M 78, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 60

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

Texas A&M junior guards D.J. Hogg and Admon Gilder scored 17 points each and the ninth-ranked Aggies used a 16-0 start to defeat Texas-Rio Grande Valley. Texas A&M (7-0) only led UTRGV (3-6) by seven points with more than 7 minutes remaining before pulling away and staying undefeated on the season. Texas A&M has won all of its games by double digits.

No. 19 West Virginia 102, NJIT 69

MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

Jevon Carter scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds and No. 19 West Virginia used an early second-half run to beat NJIT. Carter had his five steals that made him WVU’s all-time leader with 255, passing Greg Jones’ record set in 1983. West Virginia (7-1) started the game sluggish, allowing NJIT to lead throughout the first 10 minutes of the game. The Mountaineers then outscored NJIT (4-3) 31-14 to close out the first half and opened the second half with a 15-2 run to cruise to victory. Teddy Allen added a career-high 16 points for the Mountaineers while Lamont West scored 13, James Bolden 12 and Wesley Harris 11. Anthony Tarke led the Highlanders with 13 points and Diandre Wilson added 12.

Seton Hall 89, No. 22 Texas Tech 79

NEW YORK

Myles Powell scored seven of his 19 points in a span of 45 seconds to lift Seton Hall over No. 22 Texas Tech. Powell was one of four Seton Hall (6-1) players to finish in double figures. Desi Rodriguez finished with 24 points while Khadeen Carrington had 16 and Angel Delgado 12. Keenan Evans led the Red Raiders (6-1) with 21 points while Jarrett Culver added 17, Zach Smith 12, Zhaire Smith 11, and Niem Stevenson 10.

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No. 2 Texas 88, Louisiana Tech 54

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Brooke McCarty had 15 points, five assists and five steals to lead No. 2 Texas over Louisiana Tech. McCarty, a senior guard who was Big 12 player of the year last season, converted her first six shots, including three 3-pointers. Guard Lashann Higgs scored 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting for Texas (6-0). Alecia Sutton added 10 points and five assists, and Ariel Atkins had eight points, seven assists and three blocks. Taylor Stahly led Louisiana Tech (4-3) with 13 points, including three 3-pointers. Maria Delgado added 10 points. The Longhorns asserted themselves in the first quarter by forcing eight turnovers — all on steals — that they turned into 10 points. McCarty had four steals during that stretch.

No. 4 Louisville 72, Indiana 59

BLOOMINGTON, IND.

Myisha Hines-Allen had 25 points and 12 rebounds to help No.4 Louisville use a big third quarter to beat Indiana. Jazmine Jones finished with 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals (7-0). Louisville native Jaelynn Penn led Indiana (4-3) with 17 points.

No. 5 South Carolina 101, Western Carolina 43

COLUMBIA, S.C.

A’ja Wilson scored 29 points and Alexis Jennings had 19 as No. 5 South Carolina bounced back from its first loss of the season with a pummeling of Western Carolina. Wilson and Jennings combined to score the team’s first eight points then never let up against their overmatched opponent. It was a welcome beatdown for South Carolina, which fell to No. 3 Notre Dame 92-85 in the finals of the Gulf Coast Showcase.

No. 14 Duke 69, No. 8 Ohio State 60

DURHAM, N.C.

Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell scored 19 points each to help No. 14 Duke beat No. 8 Ohio State. Erin Mathias had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who won after giving up a 17-point lead in the second half. Duke led 52-35 before Ohio State answered with a 22-5 run to tie the game early in the fourth quarter. But Greenwell hit a driving layup to spark a 9-0 spurt by the Blue Devils, and Ohio State scored just three points in the final nine minutes. Haley Gorecki scored 11 points for Duke, which won its eighth straight at home against ranked opponents. Kelsey Mitchell scored 24 points on 9-of-27 shooting to lead Ohio State (7-2). Linnae Harper added 12 points for the Buckeyes, who shot 32 percent from the floor.

No. 12 Tennessee 77, Central Arkansas 34

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Mercedes Russell had 19 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night as No. 12 Tennessee trounced Central Arkansas. Tennessee held Central Arkansas (3-2) scoreless for the game’s final 11 minutes, 4 seconds, and capitalized on its depth to outscore the Sugar Bears 17-0 in the fourth quarter even after emptying its bench. Central Arkansas scored just two points in the last 15:36 of the game.

No. 24 California 87, Seattle 67

BERKELEY, CALIF.

Kristine Anigwe scored 25 points, C.J. West added a career-high 18 and No. 24 California defeated Seattle. Anigwe had 12 points in the first quarter when the Golden Bears (4-2) made 9 of 16 shots to open a 25-10 lead. The Redhawks (3-4) missed their first five shots and were 4 of 16 from the field. Anigwe had 21 points by the half on 10-for-12 shooting and Cal stretched the lead to 44-24. West had 15 points in the second half as the Golden Bears continued to shoot well, finishing the second half at 59 percent and the game at 56.

Associated Press