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Friday’s games

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No. 8 Gonzaga 101, Denver 40

SPOKANE, WASH.

Brandon Clarke and Rui Hachimura each scored 23 points as No. 8 Gonzaga routed Denver. Corey Kispert added 13 points and Zach Norvell Jr. scored 12 for Gonzaga. Troy Stewart-Miller scored 10 points for Denver.

No. 10 Michigan State 99, Oakland 69

EAST LANSING, MICH.

Cassius Winston scored a season-high 26 points, leading No. 10 Michigan State to a win over Oakland. Michigan State’s Nick Ward had 14 points. Oakland’s Xavier Hill-Mais fouled out midway through the second half with 17 points.

No. 20 Marquette 103, No. 14 Buffalo 85

MILWAUKEE

Markus Howard scored 40 of his 45 points in the second half as No. 20 Marquette pulled away to hand No. 14 Buffalo its first loss of the season. Sam Hauser added 18 points for the Golden Eagles. Jeremy Harris had 22 points for the Bulls.

LSU 75, No. 24 Furman 57

BATON ROUGE, LA.

Tremont Waters had 20 points and seven assists, and LSU ended No. 24 Furman’s dream start to the season with a victory. Skylar Mays scored 16 points for the Tigers. Andrew Brown scored 15 points to lead the Paladins.

WOMEN

No. 7 Oregon 115, UC Irvine 69

EUGENE, ORE.

Ruthy Hebard scored 23 points on 11-for-12 shooting and had 15 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Jordan Sanders led UC Irvine with 15 points.

No. 8 Stanford 62, Buffalo 55

AMHERST, N.Y.

Alanna Smith scored 30 points and No. 8 Stanford pulled away from Buffalo for a win. Nadia Fingall scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter. Cierra Dillard scored 21 for Buffalo.

No. 9 Tennessee 80, East Tennessee State 61

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Meme Jackson scored 23 points and No. 9 Tennessee beat East Tennessee State. Cheridene Green scored 12 points, and Mimi Collins and Rennia Davis each added 11 for Tennessee. Micah Scheetz had 15 for ETSU.

No. 10 N.C. State 78, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.

Freshman Elissa scored 18 points and No. 10 North Carolina State started fast and cruised to a victory over Tennessee-Chattanooga. Grace Hunter added 17 points for N.C. State, and Kiara Leslie had 12. Arianne Whitaker led Chattanooga with 13 points, and Rochelle Lee had 11.

No. 15 Syracuse 87, Duquesne 71

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Tiana Mangakahia had 20 points and nine assists to help No. 15 Syracuse beat Duquesne. Miranda Drummond and Amaya Finklea-Guity had 10 points each for the Orange. Julijana Vojinovic and Laia Sole had 14 points each for Duquesne.

No. 16 Iowa 91, Drake 82

DES MOINES, IOWA

Megan Gustafson scored 19 of her 44 points in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Iowa beat Drake. Gustafson also had 14 rebounds. Tania Davis and Hannah Stewart added 14 points apiece for the Hawkeyes. Becca Hittner had a career high 32 points for Drake.

No. 18 Kentucky 88, Murray State 49

LEXINGTON, KY.

Rhyne Howard made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points and No. 18 Kentucky defeated Murray State. Jaida Roper had 15 points and six assists, Maci Morris added 13 points and Taylor Murray 12 for the Wildcats. Evelyn Adebayo scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Murray State.

No. 23 Texas A&M 70, Prairie View 57

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

N’Dea Jones had 15 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 23 Texas A&M rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Prairie View A&M for its sixth straight win. Shambria Washington finished with 13 points. Dominique Newman scored 14 points and Artavia Ford had 13 for Prairie View A&M.

No. 24 Miami 101, Alabama 74

WINTER PARK, FLA.

Mykea Gray and Laura Cornelius combined for 41 points on 11 of 14 3-point shooting and No. 24 Miami raced to a win over Alabama. Gray scored 21 points and Cornelius had 20 points. Beatrice Mompremier had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Cierra Johnson led Alabama with a 27 points.

No. 25 South Carolina 88, Temple 60

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Te’a Cooper hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and scored 16 points, leading No. 25 South Carolina past Temple. Tyasha Harris added 12 points for South Carolina. Alliya Butts led Temple with 19 points.

Associated Press