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Oklahoma State routs No. 6 N.C. State in Puerto Rico Tipoff

By The Associated Press
Published: November 19. 2012 4:00AM PST

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico — Le’Bryan Nash scored 23 points and Marcus Smart added 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists as Oklahoma State earned a 76-56 win over No. 6 N.C. State in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Sunday.

Phil Forte had 17 points for the Cowboys (4-0), who outrebounded the Wolfpack 45-34. Rodney Purvis had 16 points and T.J. Warren added 15 points for the Wolfpack (3-1), who shot only 28.6 percent from the field.

Also on Sunday:

No. 2 Louisville 80

Miami (Ohio) 39

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Russ Smith had a game-high 23 points and Wayne Blackshear added 14 points and six rebounds as Louisville (3-0) defeated Miami.

No. 4 Ohio State 77

Washington 66

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Deshaun Thomas tied a career high with 31 points and led Ohio State (3-0) to the championship of the Hall of Fame Tip Off tournament. C.J. Wilcox led Washington (2-2) with 18 points.

No. 8 Syracuse 88

Wagner 57

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Brandon Triche had 21 points and seven rebounds, James Southerland added 15 points and three blocks, and Syracuse (2-0) beat Wagner.

No. 9 Duke 88

Florida Gulf Coast 67

DURHAM, N.C. — Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 28 points, and Duke (3-0) routed Florida Gulf Coast for its school-record 96th straight nonconference win at home.

No. 10 Florida 66

Middle Tennessee 45

TAMPA, Fla. — Kenny Boynton had 20 points and Will Yeguete scored 11 and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Florida (3-0) pull away.

No. 15 Creighton 87

Presbyterian 58

OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half and Creighton (3-0) defeated overmatched Presbyterian.

No. 16 Baylor 97

St. John’s 78

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Brady Heslip had a career-high 29 points on eight 3-pointers, Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson had double-doubles and Baylor (4-1) bounced back from its first loss to beat St. John’s and take third place at the Charleston Classic.

No. 19 Gonzaga 96

South Dakota 58

SPOKANE, Wash. — Elias Harris scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and Gonzaga (3-0) topped South Dakota.

No. 21 Michigan State 69

Texas Southern 41

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gary Harris scored 19 points, including 14 in a lopsided first half, to lead Michigan State (2-1).

No. 22 Wisconsin 73

Cornell 40

MADISON, Wis. — Jared Berggren and Ben Brust each scored 18 points to help Wisconsin (2-1) beat Cornell.

No. 23 Connecticut 89

Quinnipiac 83

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Shabazz Napier scored 23 of his career-high 29 points in the final 3:24 of regulation and two overtime periods to help Connecticut (4-0) escape at the Paradise Jam.

No. 24 Cincinnati 93

North Carolina A&T 39

CINCINNATI — Sean Kilpatrick scored a career-high 29 points, hitting eight shots from behind the arc, and Cincinnati (3-0) dominated from the outset.

Arizona State 97

Florida A&M 70

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jahii Carson scored 20 points, Jonathan Gilling had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Arizona State (2-0) fended off a second-half rally.

Colorado 81

Murray State 74

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Askia Booker had a career-high 23 points and Andre Roberson had 16 points and nine rebounds as Colorado (4-0) won the Charleston Classic.

Belmont 70

Stanford 62

STANFORD, Calif. — Ian Clark scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, to lead Belmont. Christian Sanders and Stefan Nastic each scored 11 points for the Cardinal (3-1), who had an eight-game winning streak, dating to last year, snapped.

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