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No. 11 Gonzaga 109, North Florida 58
Braden Huff put up 24 points and seven rebounds and Mark Few earned his 750th career victory as No. 11 Gonzaga crushed North Florida 109-58 in Spokane, Wash.
Tyon Grant-Foster added 19 points and Davis Fogle scored 15 on 7-for-10 shooting for the Bulldogs (9-1), who shot 61.4 percent from the field and 10-for-18 from 3-point range despite sitting leading scorer and rebounder Graham Ike (left ankle soreness). Few became the second-fastest coach in Division I history to reach 750 wins, doing it in 904 games, behind only Adolph Rupp (902).
Trey Cady scored 14 points for North Florida (2-7), while Kamrin Oriol and Kent Jackson added 11 apiece. The Ospreys shot 33.3 percent overall and went 10-for-38 from deep in a result that will stand out on the basketball odds and scores page for its sheer margin.
No. 12 Alabama 97, UTSA 55
Labaron Philon Jr. tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Jalil Bethea matched his career high with 21 as No. 12 Alabama rolled past UTSA 97-55 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Amari Allen posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and London Jemison added 20 points — 14 after halftime — for the Crimson Tide (7-2). Alabama had nine players score and hit 16 3-pointers on 57 attempts, with Bethea burying five triples as the Tide turned this into the exact sort of perimeter-heavy blowout handicappers think about when learning how to bet on basketball.
Jamir Simpson led UTSA (4-5) with 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting and Dorian Hayes added 12 on four made 3-pointers, but the Roadrunners never threatened after the break.
No. 16 North Carolina 81, Georgetown 61
Caleb Wilson’s 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar’s 18 points and 15 boards powered No. 16 North Carolina past Georgetown 81-61 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Luka Bogavac and reserve Derek Dixon each scored 14 for the Tar Heels (8-1), who followed up a big road win at Kentucky with another statement in their first home game since Nov. 18. Dixon hit three of UNC’s six made 3-pointers as Wilson went 7-for-12 from the floor and a perfect 6-for-6 at the line, giving North Carolina a balanced scoring profile that fits well with the kind of shot distribution discussed in basketball betting options.
KJ Lewis scored 17 points (11 in the first half) for Georgetown (6-3). Julius Halaifonua added 14 and Langston Love chipped in 10 off the bench, but the Hoyas couldn’t match UNC on the glass or at the arc.
No. 19 Texas Tech 82, LSU 58
Christian Anderson erupted for 27 points, including five 3-pointers, as No. 19 Texas Tech handed LSU its first loss of the season with an 82-58 rout in the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Red Raiders (7-2) dominated from the tip, led by 21 at halftime and never allowed the Tigers a serious run. Anderson scored 20 of his points before the break, while LeJuan Watts posted 15 points and 10 rebounds. JT Toppin and Jaylen Petty added 11 points apiece as Texas Tech delivered the kind of wire-to-wire effort that lines up with the discipline and shot selection stressed in the guide to NBA betting strategies.
Dedan Thomas Jr. led LSU (8-1) with 13 points and Michael Nwoko added 10, but the Tigers shot just 33.3 percent from the floor and were never in contention in the second half.
No. 21 Kansas 80, Missouri 60
Tre White registered 20 points and 13 rebounds and Darryn Peterson added 17 in his return from injury as No. 21 Kansas handled Missouri 80-60 in Kansas City, Mo.
The Jayhawks (7-3) used a 23-3 run spanning halftime to build a 44-26 cushion early in the second half, and Missouri never got closer than 12 in the final 11 minutes. Bryson Tiller scored 13 points and Melvin Council Jr. dished out eight assists as Kansas controlled the glass and tempo in a way that will interest bettors who like to apply concepts from betting NBA totals to high-paced college matchups.
Mark Mitchell led the Tigers (8-2) with 21 points, but the rest of the lineup couldn’t generate enough consistent offense to threaten the Jayhawks’ lead.