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Idaho State 86, Youngstown State 62

POCATELLO, IDAHO

Balint Mocsan scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds to help Idaho State beat Youngstown State. Geno Luzcando had 12 points, Jared Stutzman added 11 and Brandon Boyd scored 10 for Idaho State (4-5). The Bengals, who lost their first five games to extend their losing streak to 14 games, have won four in a row. Mocsan made two layups during a 9-0 run to open the game and Idaho State never trailed. The Penguins pulled within three points before a dunk by Boyd sparked a 17-6 run that made it 40-26 when Gary Chivichyan hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first half. Braun Hartfield’s 3 to open the second half trimmed Youngstown State’s deficit to 11 points, but the Penguins would get no closer. Jaylen Benton led Youngstown State (2-9) with 13 points. Idaho State set season highs for field-goal percentage (56.9) and 3-point field-goal percentage (57.9). The Penguins visit Utah State on Wednesday night for a game that tips off at 9 p.m.

No. 2 Michigan State 107, Houston Baptist 62

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Miles Bridges matched his career high with 33 points, and No. 2 Michigan State set a school record with 16 blocks while beating Houston Baptist. The Spartans (11-1) have won 10 straight since losing to top-ranked Duke. Nick Ward had 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks, and Joshua Langford added 14 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Michigan State with six blocks and eight rebounds. Houston Baptist (4-8) stayed relatively close until Michigan State’s 18-6 run late in the first half. Huskies reserve Jalon Gates scored 17 points while Ian DuBose and Braxton Bonds each had 10 points.

No. 12 Gonzaga 101, IUPUI 71

SPOKANE, WASH.

Killian Tillie scored a career-high 27 points, and No. 12 Gonzaga beat IUPUI. Johnathan Williams added 17 points and 14 rebounds for Gonzaga (10-2), last year’s runner-up in the NCAA Tournament. T.J. Henderson scored 18 points for UIPUI (2-8), which has lost six straight games. The Jaguars have lost all 17 games against ranked opponents in their history. Tillie made 8 of 12 field goals and all 10 of his free throws. Gonzaga went on an 18-7 run midway through the first half to take a 28-14 lead.

No. 14 Kansas 109, Omaha 64

LAWRENCE, KAN.

Svi Mykhailiuk hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, Devonte Graham added 17 and No. 14 Kansas rolled to a victory over Omaha. Lagerald Vick added 15 points and Malik Newman had 14 for the Jayhawks (9-2), who enjoyed a breather after a tough string of games. They beat Syracuse, lost back-to-back to Washington and Arizona State, and needed a clutch 3-pointer from Mykhailiuk to beat Nebraska over the weekend. Mykhailiuk kept knocking down shots against the Mavericks (3-11), too. He was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc and 10 for 13 from the field, adding four rebounds and four assists for good measure. Daniel Norl had 13 points and Zach Jackson had 10 to lead Omaha, which went 9 for 28 from beyond the arc, shot 33 percent from the field and was outrebounded 49-26 by the Jayhawks. Arizona State transfer Sam Cunliffe finished with nine points in 19 minutes.

No. 15 TCU 91, Texas Southern 72

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Vladimir Brodziansky had 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading undefeated No. 15 TCU over winless Texas Southern. Consecutive 3-pointers from Alex Robinson and Kenrich Williams sparked a second-half surge, giving the Horned Frogs (11-0) some breathing room after a surprisingly close first half. The Frogs led by just two at the break, but their lead grew to 25 after halftime. JD Miller led TCU with 20 points. Trae Jefferson, averaging 22.8 points per game, finished with 29 for Texas Southern (0-12). Texas Southern went on a 16-5 run late in the first half, punctuated by Robert Lewis’ 3-pointer with 2:24 left to give the Tigers their first lead since 2-0.

No. 18 Arizona 83, North Dakota State 53

TUCSON, ARIZ.

Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Allonzo Trier added 15 before leaving with a left knee injury and No. 18 Arizona overwhelmed North Dakota State. Arizona (9-3) allowed the Bison (5-6) to hang around early before blowing past them with a 29-3 run spanning halftime to win its 46th straight nonconference home game. Trier returned to the end of the bench late in the second half with an ice bag on his knee, receiving a warm ovation when he arrived. The Wildcats began to tighten up defensively midway through the half, and the Bison began clanking shots while failing to score over the final 6:54. Arizona had some success lobbing the ball over the top into Ayton and Dusan Ristic and scored the final 16 points of the first half to lead 38-22. Ayton had 13 points by halftime and Trier 10. Arizona didn’t let up in the second half. Ayton scored on an alley-oop on the Wildcats’ first possession and Arizona went on an 8-0 run to push the lead to 48-25 in the opening 31/2 minutes. The only letdown for the Wildcats in the second half was Trier’s injury, which they hope isn’t serious.

No. 24 Florida State 69, Charleston Southern 58

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.

Phil Cofer scored 19 points, and No. 24 Florida State bounced back from its first loss of the season with a win over Charleston Southern. Terance Mann added 17 points for the Seminoles (10-1), who lost to Oklahoma State on Saturday and struggled during the first half against the Buccaneers, trailing by as many as four (18-14) with 8:21 remaining. Charleston Southern trailed 28-26 at halftime. It got within one (30-29) on a 3-pointer by Christian Keeling before the Seminoles went on a 21-4 run to put it away. Florida State made 11 of 12 from the field during the run and got six points each from Cofer and Mann. After shooting 11 of 28 from the field in the first half (39.3 percent), the Seminoles made 16 of 24 shots in the final 20 minutes.

No. 25 Creighton 90, UT Arlington 81

OMAHA, NEB.

Marcus Foster scored 22 of his 32 points in the first half, and No. 25 Creighton beat UT Arlington for its fourth straight win. Foster made 8 of 10 shots in the first half as Creighton opened a 52-32 lead at the break. Khyri Thomas added 16 points and Mitch Ballock scored 14 for the Bluejays (9-2), who came in averaging 90.2 points per game, tied for eighth nationally and tops among Big East teams. Kevin Hervey had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Kaelon Wilson scored 15 points for the Mavericks (8-4). UT Arlington didn’t offer much resistance as Creighton opened an early 11-4 lead. The Bluejays then missed six straight shots, allowing the Mavericks took their only lead at 13-11 on a basket by Johnny Hamilton.

WOMEN

No. 6 Baylor 85, Nicholls St. 43

THIBODAUX, LA.

Kalani Brown had 18 points and seven rebounds in a return to her native south Louisiana, and No. 6 Baylor defeated Nicholls State. Lauren Cox scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting for Baylor (10-1), which also finished with a 55-23 rebounding advantage en route to its seventh straight victory. Freshman Ursin Moon made her first career start and delighted a throng of green-clad fans behind the Baylor bench. She scored her most points yet with 11. Tykeria Williams scored 21 for Nicholls State (5-5).

No. 9 West Virginia 84, Morgan State 41

MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

Teana Muldrow scored 25 points to lead No. 9 West Virginia over Morgan State. The Mountaineers are 11-0 for the second straight season, a first in program history. The Lady Bears (6-5) held the Mountaineers to eight points in the first five minutes but trailed 19-4 by the end of the quarter. Katrina Pardee hit five 3-pointers for WVU and had 21 points. Naomi Davenport added 12 points and seven rebounds. Theresa Ekhelar grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in her Coliseum-debut for West Virginia. Tykyrah Williams led the Lady Bears with 20 points and eight rebounds.

No. 16 Missouri 74, Xavier 48

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.

Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points, Cierra Porter had her 17th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 16 Missouri won its 11th straight with a victory over Xavier at the West Palm Invitational. Porter’s block on Xavier’s last possession of the first half started a Missouri fast break and Jordan Chavis hit a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to give the Tigers a 39-27 lead. Lauren Aldridge and Jordan Frericks each added 10 points for Missouri (11-1), which lost to Western Kentucky 79-76 in the season opener. Freshman Deja Ross led Xavier (6-4) with three 3-pointers and 13 points.

Associated Press