Hot West Virginia Wins It in a Rout

Kevin Pittsnogle scored 25 points and Johannes Herber had a career-high 21 to lead hot-shooting West Virginia to a 92-68 upset of No. 7 Oklahoma at Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

Pittsnogle was eight for 11 from the field, Herber was nine for 13 and the Mountaineers (7-3) shot 66.7%.

Taj Gray had a career-best 31 points for the Sooners (6-2), leading them back from a 13-point deficit in the second half. But the Mountaineers scored 19 of the last 22 points.

No. 3 Villanova 98, La Salle 57 -- Allan Ray made six three-point baskets and scored 21 points to lead the Wildcats (8-0) over the Explorers (7-1) at Villanova, Pa.

No. 5 Florida 77, Miami 67 -- Joakim Noah had 18 points and six blocked shots at Coral Gables, Fla., for the Gators (11-0), who set a school record for consecutive wins to open a season after defeating the Hurricanes (6-1).

No. 8 Gonzaga 60, St. Louis 57 -- Adam Morrison scored seven of his 18 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to lead the visiting Bulldogs (9-2) over the Billikens (5-5).

No. 14 Boston College 89, Harvard 55 -- Jared Dudley had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead a balanced attack for the Eagles (8-2) in a rout of the visiting Crimson (8-2).

No. 15 Texas 85, Texas State 49 -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Longhorns (9-2) to an easy win over the Bobcats (1-8) at Austin, Texas.

No. 21 North Carolina State 68, Alabama 64 -- Engin Atsur scored 15 points, including two free throws with 25 seconds to play, to lead the Wolfpack (9-1) over the Crimson Tide (5-4) at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

No. 22 Wake Forest 47, Richmond 40 -- Justin Gray scored 21 points and Eric Williams had 13 to lead the Demon Deacons (9-2) over the Spiders (5-5) at Richmond, Va.

Oklahoma State 89, No. 23 Tennessee 73 -- Byron Eaton scored 16 points and spurred a late run as the Cowboys (8-3) held off several second-half charges to defeat the Volunteers (6-1) at Oklahoma City.

No. 25 Iowa 73, Robert Morris 51 -- Greg Brunner had his fifth straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes (10-3) over the Colonials (4-5) at Iowa City.

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