Some Top-25 Games of Interest (Saturday, December 1, 2018)
103 .. (1) Gonzaga (8-0)
_92 ... Creighton (6-2)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. got off to a slow start against Creighton for the second year in a row. Like last year, he finished with a flurry. Norvell scored 23 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, and top-ranked Gonzaga wiped out an early double-digit deficit and beat Creighton 103-92 on Saturday.
*** Creighton visits Norman to play Oklahoma on December 18th.
71 .. (12) Kansas State (6-1)
83 .... Marquette (6-2)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Markus Howard kept attacking the bucket and getting to the foul line against one of the best defensive teams in the country to set Marquette records. Howard had 45 points, a Marquette record for a regulation game, and went a school-best 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, his aggressive play setting the tone for Marquette in an 83-71 victory over No. 12 Kansas State on Saturday. Sacar Anim added 16 points for the Golden Eagles (6-2), who handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season.
78 .. (20) Texas Tech (7-0)
67 .... Memphis (3-4)
MIAMI (AP) -- Shooters get hot all the time in basketball. Tariq Owens says the same applies to shot-blockers like himself. And No. 20 Texas Tech is extremely fortunate that he found his way into a groove just in time on Saturday. Owens blocked six shots in the last nine minutes, fueling a 33-10 game-ending run that carried the Red Raiders to a 78-67 comeback win over Memphis on Saturday at the HoopHall Miami Invitational. Owens finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high-tying eight blocks in only 24 minutes.
61 .. (18) Oregon (4-3)
65 .... Houston (6-0)
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Cougars opened their new home with a big victory. Armoni Brooks had 22 points and nine rebounds, Nate Hinton added 14 points and Houston won its 20th straight home game, 65-61 over 18th-ranked Oregon on Saturday night.
Brooks was 7 of 14 from the field, including 6 of 13 on 3-pointers, to lead Houston (6-0), which shot 33 percent from the field. Corey Davis had 12 points for Houston, which opened its new $60 million Fertitta Center. The Cougars' previous 19 straight home wins came at Texas Southern's H&PE Arena, their temporary home while the new arena was under construction.
''There's always one first night, one opening night,'' Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said, adding that with the recent facility upgrades at Houston, ''We can play big-time basketball. . We are knocking on the door, and these facilities are going to help us.''
NEW DIGS - The Fertitta Center is named after Houston Rockets owner and University of Houston system board of regents chairman Tilman Fertitta, who made a $20 million gift in August 2016. Fertitta, who briefly spoke pregame, delivered the game ball and gave it to the official scorer with a behind-the-back pass from the middle of the court.
