TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Kenny Boynton and Mike Rosario both scored 14 points Wednesday night and No. 6 Florida romped to a 72-47 victory over Florida State. It took the Gators just 5 minutes to take a 12-2 lead and the rout was on. Boynton's layup with 8:57 left gave Florida its largest lead, 62-25. Florida (7-0) has held five opponents to less than 50 points this season while taking its fourth straight win over the Seminoles (4-4) who have lost three straight home games. This is their most lopsided defeat to Florida since a 96-61 loss in 1999. Michael Frazier added 12 points and Patric Young finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Gators, who cruised to a 35-15 halftime lead in their first road game of the season. Michael Snaer led Florida State with 10 points, all in the second half. ___ No. 10 GONZAGA 71, WASHINGTON ST. 69 PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Kevin Pangos' layup with 2 seconds left gave Gonzaga its best start as a Division I team. Elias Harris scored 23 points and Kelly Olynyk had 22, all in the second half, for Gonzaga (9-0). The Bulldogs had been tied with the 1994-95 team for best start. Brock Motum had 23 points and DaVonte Lacy added 22 for Washington State (5-4), which saw its three-game winning streak snapped. Motum hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left to bring WSU within 68-67. Gary Bell Jr. made a free throw for Gonzaga, and Lacy made a layup to tie the score at 69. That set up Pangos' game-winning drive that gave him eight points. Olynyk had 10 points in the first 8 minutes of the second half. ___ No. 18 NEW MEXICO 75, USC 67 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hugh Greenwood hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to help New Mexico recover from an early double-digit deficit. Alex Kirk added a double-double for the Lobos (9-0) with 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Kendall Williams had 13 points and a season-high nine assists. Five Trojans scored in double figures, led by 14 from Eric Wise, but USC (3-5) still lost its fourth straight. New Mexico's biggest lead was 59-42. The Trojans closed the gap behind a 13-2 run that made it 70-65 with 2:13 left. But Williams followed with a 3-pointer to break the streak. ___ No. 19 MICHIGAN ST. 76, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 44 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Garry Harris scored 13 points, Travis Trice had 12 and Branden Dawson added 10 for Michigan State which held Arkansas-Pine Bluff scoreless for almost 10 minutes at the start of the game. Michigan State (7-2) started the game with a 14-0 run, led 38-12 at halftime and kept a comfortable lead in the second half. The Golden Lions (1-7) missed their first 13 shots and didn't score until 9:48 into the game. Arkansas-Pine Bluff's DaVon Haynes scored a season-high 20 points — all after halftime. The Golden Lions had seven points over the last 2:20 of the first half to finish with 12, the fifth-lowest total at halftime by a Division I team this season, according to STATS LLC. ___ No. 23 OKLAHOMA ST. 61, SOUTH FLORIDA 49 STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Marcus Smart scored 15 points and Markel Brown added 13 for Oklahoma State which bounced back from its first loss of the season. Smart, the Cowboys' playmaking freshman, nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing to launch a 16-5 run that put Oklahoma State (6-1) in control in the second half. He finished it off by hitting another 3, then making a quick steal in the backcourt before setting up Brown's layup for a 48-34 lead with 7:29 remaining. The Bulls (5-3) couldn't get closer than nine points after that. Victor Rudd had 14 points for South Florida, and Anthony Collins scored 12. The Bulls were held to a season-worst 34 percent shooting and had their lowest scoring game of the season. Philip Jurick grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds as Oklahoma State held a 41-28 edge on the boards. Oklahoma State lost to Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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