Braden Huff scored 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting and collected six rebounds as No. 13 Gonzaga steamrolled Southern Utah 122-50 in a nonconference game on Monday night at Spokane, Wash.Davis Fogle scored 19 points and Mario Saint-Supery added 16 points and six steals for the Bulldogs (5-0), who have won their games by an average of 36.2 points.Graham Ike and Adam Miller added 13 points apiece as Gonzaga produced their largest winning margin vs. a Division I program. The Bulldogs’ record is a 78-point margin, accomplished with a 120-42 victory over NAIA Eastern Oregon on Dec. 28, 2022.The 72-point margin of defeat was the worst in Southern Utah history. The old mark was 68 when the Thunderbirds lost 132-64 to Oklahoma on Dec. 20, 1988.No. 16 Iowa State 96, Stonehill 57Joshua Jefferson scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cyclones to a nonconference win over the Skyhawks in Ames, Iowa.Jefferson also had seven assists and four steals for the Cyclones (4-0). Teammate Tamin Lipsey added 23 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Milan Momcilovic put up 16 points. Killyan Toure contributed 11 points, hitting 5 of 7 shots from the field.Hermann Koffi led Stonehill (1-5) with 16 points. The Cyclones outrebounded the Skyhawks 35-27 and forced 20 turnovers while only committing seven.No. 20 Tennessee 91, Rice 66Felix Okpara had a career-best 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and collected eight rebounds to help the Volunteers defeat the Owls in Knoxville, Tenn.Nate Ament recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Volunteers (4-0). Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 17 points and eight assists as Tennessee notched its 40th consecutive nonconference home victory.Nick Anderson had 19 points and three steals and Cam Carroll scored 14 points for Rice (2-3). Jalen Smith added 10 points for the Owls, who never led.
