Game results tonight

In Las Vegas, Nevada obliterated Tulsa 99-68 after leading 48-30 at the half. The Wolf Pack shot 56% for the game and 50% on 18 trey attempts. Luke Babbitt earned a 24/11 double-double plus Armon Johnson and Brandon Fields each contributed 17 points. The latter scored 13 in the first 20 minutes. Tulsa shot 36% -- the Hurricane came in with a 9-2 record but primarily against creampuffs.

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Fresno State went looking for some PAC-10 respect in Corvallis but eventually fell 73-65 to Oregon State. Paul George topped the Bulldogs with 15 points. Calvin Haynes, entering the game with a 10 points per game average, totaled 25, including 5-6 on three-point attempts. The assorted numbers for both teams were relatively even.

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Boise State led Montana State 41-27 at the half (based on a 24-2 run), the Bobcats went on a scoring skein of their own and actually took a small lead but the Broncos held on to win 58-56. Kurt Cunningham paced Greg Graham's squad with 14 points.

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New Mexico State hosted Texas Southern in its march through the SWAC but this contest was much closer than expected as the Aggies won 79-75. Jahmar Young totaled 26 points (6-6 on three-pointers), closely followed by Jonathan Gibson's 24. Wendell McKines posted this line: 18 points, 11 boards and six assists.

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San Jose State traveled the two miles to rival Santa Clara and it was a close one most of the way. Adrian Oliver led the Spartans with 24 points, including four free throws in the last minute and SJSU won 74-67.

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Weber State came to The Spectrum and got a dose of true Aggie basketball. The Wildcats were down 46-29 at the half but Randy Rahe's team closed it to 52-41 with 14:55 left. USU edged forward to a 69-48 margin by the 8:55 mark. The final: Utah State 85, Weber State 73.