Michael Flowers had 27 points as Washington State got past BYU 77-58 in the NIT quarterfinals. Fousseyni Traore led BYU on Wednesday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Drew Timme scored 30 points on 13-of-14 shooting and No. 2 Gonzaga beat rival BYU 110-84 to extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 61 games.
Gonzaga and UCLA continue their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, setting the stage for their highly anticipated showdown this week.
For the first time since 1990, an unranked North Carolina team has beaten a Duke team ranked in the top five. The Tar Heels won their eighth in a row, 74-66, over fifth-ranked Duke, touching off a mad on-court celebration at Chapel Hill.