TCU (9-6) 51
No. 15 KANSAS (11-5) 59
Kansas outscored TCU 33-18 over the final 16:04 to snap its three-game skid. Down 33-26 at the beginning of the run, the Jayhawks went on an immediate 10-3 run to tie the game. Marcus Garrett put the finishing touches on the stretch, as his dunk with just over three minutes left gave the Jayhawks a 10-point lead that sealed the deal.
David McCormack and Tyon Grant-Foster led the Jayhawks in scoring during the run, netting nine and eight, respectively. RJ Nembhard tried his best to keep TCU afloat by scoring seven of the Horned Frogs’ 18 points. Kansas dominated the half by shooting 50 percent (15-for-30) from the floor and outrebounding TCU 24-14 over the final 20 minutes.
The first half was a defensive grind, with TCU carrying a 19-18 lead at halftime. The Horned Frogs led despite committing 13 turnovers and shooting just 32 percent (8-for-25) from the field. Kansas wasn’t much better, making 30.8 percent (8-for-26) of its field goals and turning it over eight times.
McCormack was Kansas’ leading scorer with 15 points. Ochai Agbaji backed him up with 13 points of his own, including draining two of the Jayhawks’ four made threes. Garrett led Kansas in rebounding with seven to go with his eight points. Grant-Foster pitched in nine points and four boards.
Mike Miles‘ 18 points paced TCU, which included five made triples on eight attempts. Nembhard did most of his damage while the Horned Frogs were struggling, finishing with 12 points and six boards. Kevin Samuel snatched down a team-high eight rebounds for TCU.
No. 1 GONZAGA (16-0) 90
SAN DIEGO (2-7) 62
Gonzaga ripped off a 15-0 run over a three-minute stretch in the first half to take a lead it didn’t surrender. Drew Timme and Julian Strawther combined to score nine of the points. The Bulldogs started the stretch down by three, but ended up 10 and only spent four of the remaining minutes with a lead less than 10.
Gonzaga outscored San Diego 50-33 in the second half behind a 12-point frame from Corey Kispert and 11-point showing from Jalen Suggs. The duo combined to go 8-for-13 from the field and 3-for-4 from three in the half.
The Bulldogs made 57.6 percent (34-for-59) of their shots from the floor, including 42.1 percent (8-for-19) of their attempts from deep. Of Gonzaga’s 34 made field goals, 23 were assisted on.
Timme, Kispert, Suggs, Strawther and Anton Watson all went into double figures for the Bulldogs. Timme led the way with 21, while Kispert and Suggs notched 19and 17, respectively. Kispert ripped down eight rebounds and Timme had seven. Strawther added 11 points and Watson contributed 10. Andrew Nembhard dished out 10 dimes for the Bulldogs.
Finn Sullivan led San Diego with 16 points and Ben Pyle added 12. Sullivan and Pyle netted four triples apiece. Vladimir Pinchuk was the only other Torero in double digits, scoring 11 points.
No. 6 HOUSTON (13-1) 83
TULANE (6-4) 60
Houston took a 44-14 lead into the halftime break thanks to a 29-3 run that lasted nearly 10 minutes. Cameron Tyson scored nine of the points on three made threes, which led him to a career day. Tramon Mark also scored seven points in the stretch on three made free throws.
The Cougars were able to hold Tulane to just 12.5 percent (4-for-32) shooting in the first half, including an 0-for-13 mark from deep. Houston also forced six turnovers in the half and scored nine points off of those turnovers.
Tyson was the offensive story for Houston, scoring 15 points in the first half and 16 in the second for a career-best 31 points. The redshirt sophomore scorched the nets for nine made threes on 15 attempts. He made 11-of-18 shots from the field.
Tulane caught fire in the second half, making 51.6 percent (16-for-31) of its shots from the floor, but it wasn’t enough. The Green Wave didn’t get closer than 24 points until Jordan Walker made a three with 15 seconds left to make it the 23-point game it ended up at.
Aside from Tyson, Mark was the only other Houston player in double figures with 16 points. Reggie Chaney and Jamal Shead scored eight points apiece off the bench and Justin Gorham grabbed 15 rebounds to go with seven points.
Walker was Tulane’s leading scorer with 16 points on two makes from behind the arc. Gabe Watson (13), Tylan Pope (12) and Jaylen Forbes (11) also went over 10 points for the Green Wave.
Other Scores:
MICHIGAN STATE 37
RUTGERS 67
OREGON STATE 62
USC 75
STANFORD 73
ARIZONA 64
CALIFORNIA 68
ARIZONA STATE 72
BRADLEY 85
VALPARAISO 91 2OT
MEMPHIS 65
SMU 67
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