Arizona State pummels Northwestern
Steve Moore scored 18 points to lead five Arizona State players in double figures and the Sun Devils pulled away for a 90-55 rout of Northwestern on Monday night in Tempe, Ariz.
Ike Diogu scored 12 of his 17 in the second half, when the Sun Devils outscored the Wildcats 55-23.
Arizona State improved to 8-1, its best start since the 1990-91 season, and won its sixth in a row, the first time that’s happened since 1998-99.
Tyrone Jackson and Serge Anguono scored 12 apiece and Jason Braxton added 10 for the Sun Devils.
T.J. Parker topped Northwestern (4-5) with 14 points.
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Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Syracuse’s pressing defense forced 17 turnovers in the second half to lead the Syracuse Orangemen (10-1) to an 82-69 win over the Cornell Big Red (3-6) in Syracuse, N.Y.
Cody Toppert scored 23 points, going 7 for 10 from long range, and had seven assists to lead Cornell.
(21) Mississippi St. 104, Florida A&M 80: Lawrence Roberts scored 25 points and Winsome Frazier added 24 to lead the Bulldogs (10-2) to a victory over the Rattlers (2-6) in Starkville, Miss.
Tony Tate led the Rattlers with 17 points.
(22) Cincinnati 95, Jackson State 43: Freshman reserve Roy Bright had a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, helping the Bearcats (8-0) roll to a victory over the visiting Tigers (3-8).
Coach Bob Huggins got his 550th career win, improving his record at Cincinnati to 382-119 in 16 seasons.
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Mistie Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Laura Kurz had 11 points and seven rebounds and the third-ranked Duke Blue Devils (11-1) beat the Ball State Cardinals (3-6) 81-31 in Muncie, Ind., for their ninth straight victory. Duke held an opponent to less than 30 percent shooting for the eighth time this season.
(16) Vanderbilt 86, BYU 47: At Malibu, Calif., Dee Davis scored 21 points to lead the Commodores (8-1) to a lopsided victory over the Cougars (6-3) in the Hilton Woodland Hills Beach Classic. … (17) Maryland 83, Coppin St. 51: At College Park, Md., Kalika France scored 20 points, and the Terrapins (8-1) never trailed in an a win over the Eagles (6-3). … Long Beach State 54, (19) Houston 52: At Long Beach State, Calif., the 49ers (4-3) jumped out to a 35-27 lead at the half and held on for an upset win over the Cougars (9-2).