TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mark Lyons scored 17 points, Grant Jerrett added 15 and No. 4 Arizona showed no signs of a letdown after its biggest win of the season, rolling over Oral Roberts 89- 64 Tuesday night.
Arizona (9-0) pulled off an improbable victory over then-No. 5 Florida on Saturday and leaves for a tournament in Hawaii on Thursday. The Wildcats had no trouble keeping their focus, racing out to a 17-point first-half lead and shooting 57 percent overall.
Brandon Ashley added 14 points for Arizona, off to its best start since opening 12-0 in 1987-88.
The Golden Eagles shot 38 percent and leading scorer Warren Niles was frustrated most of the night, turning it over eight times and scoring most of his 22 points after the game was out of reach.
Shawn Glover added 18 points for Oral Roberts.
No. 7 Ohio St. 65, Winthrop 55
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Thomas scored 21 points — missing nine straight shots at one point and making five in a row at another — to lead Ohio State past Winthrop.
It was the last tuneup for the Buckeyes (9-1) before Saturday’s rematch with No. 9 Kansas. The Jayhawks beat them twice last year, once at Allen Fieldhouse and then in the Final Four.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 14 points for the Buckeyes.
Thomas added nine rebounds and a career-high four assists.
Derrick Henry scored 12 points to lead Winthrop (4-5).
No. 9 Kansas 87, Richmond 59
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jeff Withey had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Ben McLemore added 14 points and Kansas used another big first-half run to put away Richmond.
Travis Releford and Naadir Tharpe each added 11 points, and Elijah Johnson had seven assists for the Jayhawks (9-1), who will ride an eight-game win streak into Saturday’s showdown at No. 7 Ohio State — a rematch of last year’s national semifinal won by Kansas.
Derrick Williams had 14 points and Cedrick Lindsay finished with 12 for the Spiders (9-3).
San Diego St. 76, Point Loma 49
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xavier Thames scored 17 points and Chase Tapley added 15 as San Diego State beat Point Loma Nazarene, the Aztecs’ ninth straight win since opening with a loss to No. 3 Syracuse.
SDSU (9-1) was just fine without leading scorer Jamaal Franklin, who sat out with a back injury.
The game was considered an exhibition for Point Loma, an NAIA school. Taylor Wetherell led the Sea Lions with 10 points.
No. 20 Michigan St. 64, Bowling Green 53
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Gary Harris and Denzel Valentine scored 12 points apiece to lead Michigan State to a victory over Bowling Green.
Branden Dawson added 10 points for the Spartans (10-2).
Michigan State held Bowling Green (5-5) to just two points over a six-minute stretch in the second half to take control.
Chauncey Orr led Bowling Green with 16 points.
No. 25 N.C. State 88, Stanford 79
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lorenzo Brown scored 18 of his season-high 24 points after halftime to help North Carolina State pull away and beat Stanford.
Scott Wood scored 15 of his 17 in the first half for the Wolfpack (8-2).
Dwight Powell continued his recent strong play for the Cardinal (7-4).
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