LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss had 19 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Gonzaga continued its roll Thursday night with a 90-60 victory over Loyola Marymount.
Gonzaga — the last remaining unbeaten team in Division I — pushed its record to 25-0 overall and 13-0 in the West Coast Conference.
The balanced Bulldogs also received 13 points from Jonathan Williams, and 11 points each from Jordan Matthews, Zach Collins and Killian Tillie.
Loyola (11-13, 4-9) was led by Steven Haney’s 12 points, all coming on his four 3-pointers. Brandon Brown and Buay Tuach each had 11 points for the Lions.
No. 10 UCLA 82, No. 5 Oregon 79
Aaron Holiday gave UCLA its first lead on a 3-pointer with 4 minutes remaining in the game and the Bruins rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit.
Holiday and star freshman Lonzo Ball scored 15 points each, combining to score UCLA’s final seven points. Ball had 11 rebounds. The Bruins (22-3, 9-3 Pac-12) moved into a third-place tie with idle California in the league standings.
Dillon Brooks and Tyler Dorsey scored 19 points each for the second-place Ducks (21-4, 10-2). Dorsey missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 23 seconds left.
No. 7 Wisconsin 70,
Nebraska 69, OT
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nigel Hayes hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.4 seconds left in overtime and Ethan Happ blocked Tai Webster’s shot on Nebraska’s last try.
Nebraska’s Michael Jacobson forced overtime with his 3 just ahead of the buzzer, tying the game at 58-all.
Hayes scored 18 of his 20 points after halftime for the Badgers (21-3, 10-1 Big Ten), who won their eighth straight and 17th of their last 18.
Zak Showalter made 4 of 6 3s and finished with 15 points, and Bronson Koenig added 12 for Wisconsin.
Webster had 19 points and Glynn Watson Jr. added 15 for the Huskers (10-14, 4-8), who have lost eight of their last nine.
No. 18 Duke 86,
No. 8 North Carolina 78
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grayson Allen scored 25 points for Duke.
Luke Kennard added 20 points and freshman Jayson Tatum had all 19 of his in the second half to help the Blue Devils (19-5, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their fourth straight.
Justin Jackson scored 21 points and Joel Berry II finished with 15 for the Tar Heels (21-5, 9-3), who were just 10 of 18 from the free throw line — 8 of 15 in the second half — in dropping into a first-place tie with Florida State.
This renewal of one of college basketball’s fiercest rivalries lived up to its pedigree, with 17 lead changes, nine ties and neither team leading by more than eight points.
No. 16 Purdue 69, Indiana 64
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Vince Edwards matched his career-high with 26 points and Caleb Swanigan added 16 points and 14 rebounds for Purdue.
The Boilermakers (20-5, 9-3 Big Ten) have won three straight and six of seven to move into second place in the conference.
Thomas Bryant scored 23 points and James Blackmon Jr. added 11 in his return from a lower left leg injury. It still wasn’t enough for Indiana (15-10, 5-7), which has lost two in a row and four of five.
No. 20 Saint Mary’s 51, Portland 41
MORAGA, Calif. — Jock Landale had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Saint Mary’s overcame its worst shooting game of the season.
The Gaels (22-2, 12-1 West Coast Conference) used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to erase a 29-28 deficit and set up Saturday’s duel with unbeaten and top-ranked Gonzaga at McKeon Pavilion.
Emmett Naar added 11 points and Joe Rahon scored 10 for the Gaels, who shot 14 for 18 from the free throw line in the second half after not attempting a foul shot in the opening 20 minutes.
The Gaels’ 51 points matched their season low. They shot 30.6 percent (15 for 49) after starting 3 for 16.
Jazz Johnson scored 10 points for the Pilots (9-16, 2-11), who lost their 11th straight game.
No. 25 SMU 66, Temple 50
PHILADELPHIA — Semi Ojeleye scored a career-high 30 points and added 10 rebounds to lead SMU past to its seventh straight win.
Sterling Brown added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mustangs (21-4, 11-1 American Athletic Conference), who earlier in the week vaulted into the national rankings for the first time this season.
SMU has won 17 of its last 18.
Shizz Alston Jr. scored 13 points to lead the Owls (13-12, 4-8), while Quinton Rose had 12.