NATIONAL MEN
No. 1 Kansas 90, La Salle 65
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Freshman Xavier Henry scored a season-high 31 points, and Markieff Morris had a double-double (12 points and 12 rebounds) as the Jayhawks (9-0) used defense to overcome early rebounding problems, turning a tight game into a rout by holding their eighth opponent to less than 40 percent shooting this season.
No. 22 Butler 74, No. 13 Ohio St. 66
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, and the Bulldogs (7-3) beat a ranked team for the first time in four tries this season.
No. 15 Georgetown 74, No. 17 Washington 66
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Julian Vaughn scored a career-high 18 points, and the Hoyas (8-0) pulled away in the Wooden Classic.
New Mexico 84, No. 16 Texas A&M 81
HOUSTON — Roman Martinez scored 22 points, including two key free throws in the final seconds, as the Lobos improved to 10-0 for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
Kansas State 95, No. 18 UNLV 80
LAS VEGAS — Jacob Pullen hit seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points as the Wildcats (9-1) rolled over the Rebels (7-1).
No. 20 Wisconsin 72, Marquette 63
MADISON, Wis. — It was career victory No. 200 at Wisconsin for Bo Ryan and the second straight big scoring performance by Jon Leuer (24 points) for the Badgers (7-2).
No. 21 Gonzaga 103, Davidson 91
SEATTLE — Freshman Elias Harris scored a season-high 27 points as the the Bulldogs (8-2) overcame the absence of leading scorer Matt Bouldin, who was not fully recovered from a head-to- head collision Wednesday.
Oklahoma 78, Utah 73 (OT)
SALT LAKE CITY — Willie Warren scored 27 points and Tommy Mason-Griffin had a career-best 18 points for the Sooners (7-3). Luka Drca had 13 points for the Utes (5-5).
AREA MEN
Wyoming 76, Northern Colorado 70
CASPER — Afam Muojeke scored 15 points to lead the Cowboys in the Wyoming Shootout.
The Cowboys (5-4) appeared to have the game in hand, leading 50-40 with 10 minutes left, but UNC’s Devon Beitzel (25 points) scored eight consecutive points to cut the lead to two.
Wyoming then answered with 12 points from Muojeke and five points each from Adam Waddell and JayDee Luster.
“It’s a really disappointing loss,” said Northern Colorado coach Tad Boyle, whose Bears fell to 8-2. “That was a winnable game right there.”
Portland 72, Denver 62
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nik Raivio scored 12 points to lead a balanced scoring effort for the Pilots (6-3), who were desperate to get back on track after falling out of the top 25 earlier in the week.
Denver managed to close the gap to 68-62 with 1:22 left after consecutive 3-pointers by Chase Hallam. But that was as close as the Pioneers would get down the stretch.
Rob Lewis led Denver (6-3) with 16 points.
Washington St. 75, Air Force 68
SPOKANE, Wash. — Klay Thompson scored 19 points for the Cougars (8-2), who relied on superior rebounding and a big free-throw advantage (19-11) to defeat the Falcons.
Freshman Michael Lyons had a career-high 25, and freshman Todd Fletcher added a career high 13 for Air Force (5-3), which was hampered by a poor first half.
Metro State 69, Western State 68
GUNNISON — Donte Nicholas led four Roadrunners in double figures with 19 points as Metro (6-1, 3-0 RMAC) held off the Mountaineers after building a 12-point lead in the first half. Dan Hobin had 12 points for Western (2-5, 0-3).
Mesa State 74, Regis 61
GRAND JUNCTION — Jace Herl scored 21 points to lead the Mavericks (6-0, 2-0 RMAC), who shot almost 64 percent (28-of-44). Matt Rosinski had 24 points for the Rangers (2-3, 0-3).
NATIONAL WOMEN
TCU 56, No. 10 Texas A&M 54
FORT WORTH, Texas — Helen Sverrisdottir scored 20 points as the Lady Frogs (7-3) rallied from an 11-point deficit during the final five minutes to extend their home winning streak to 12 games.
Penn State 77, No. 15 Pittsburgh 73
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Tyra Grant had 27 points and Meredith Monroe added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (7-3).
No. 20 Dayton 84, Miami (Ohio) 75
OXFORD, Ohio — Kendel Ross scored a career- high 29 points as the Flyers (9-2) rebounded from their first loss as a ranked team.
AREA WOMEN
Wyoming 102, Dakota State 54
CASPER — Hillary Carlson scored 26 points and the Cowgirls (8-1) overcame a slow start to dominate the Trojans (4-5), an NAIA team that played the game as an exhibition.
Western State 78, Metro State 68
GUNNISON — Brooke Pendergraft scored 19 points to lead the Mountaineers (2-6, 1-2 RMAC) over the Roadrunners (4-3, 1-2).
Colorado Christian 65, W. New Mexico 62
SILVER CITY, N.M. — Holly Valdez’s jumper with about five minutes left broke a 51-51 tie, and the Tigers (5-5, 3-0 RMAC) made their free throws down the stretch.
Denver Post staff & wire services
