Goodin leads No. 8 Xavier to 89-70 rout of Marquette

CINCINNATI (AP) Point guard Quentin Goodin scored 13 of his team-high 15 points while No. 8 Xavier took control in the first half, and the Musketeers routed Marquette 89-70 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten at home.

The Musketeers (19-3, 7-2 Big East) surged ahead by 26 and were never threatened as they beat the Golden Eagles for the second time this season. Xavier has won eight of the last 10 games between the schools.

Trevon Bluiett scored 13 and became the fifth Musketeers player with 2,000 career points.

Markus Howard had 33 for Marquette (13-7, 4-4), which entered second in the nation in 3-pointers. But the Golden Eagles went only 6 of 23 from outside the arc, matching their season low for 3s.

No. 9 CINCINNATI 75, TEMPLE 42

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) - Gary Clark had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Jarron Cumberland scored 11 of his 13 in the first half to help Cincinnati extend the nation's longest home winning streak with a victory over Temple.

Kyle Washington had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Bearcats (17-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference), who won their 11th consecutive game and 37th straight at home while completing a regular-season sweep of the Owls.

Cincinnati is playing home games at BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University while its own building is renovated.

It was the worst loss of the season for Temple (10-10, 2-6), which shot a season-low 28.6 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

No. 19 AUBURN 91, MISSOURI 73

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jared Harper scored 21 points and Auburn beat Missouri.

Bryce Brown and Desean Murray each added 16 points as five Auburn players scored in double figures. Mustapha Heron had 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

After the teams went back and forth for the first 25 minutes, Auburn (18-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) used a 20-2 run to pull away. Kassius Robertson led Missouri (13-7, 3-4) with 21 points, and Jordan Barnett broke out of a scoring slump with 19.

Despite outrebounding Auburn 40-31, Missouri had nine shots blocked. Anfernee McLemore had six blocks for Auburn, adding to his conference-leading total.

SOUTH CAROLINA 77, No. 20 FLORIDA 72

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Wesley Myers scored a season-high 22 points, Chris Silva added a double-double and South Carolina upset Florida.

Silva finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Gamecocks, who won the Elite Eight rematch from last year's NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina knocked off the Gators in that one thanks to 42 points in the paint. Coach Frank Martin's team won this one from the 3-point line.

The Gamecocks (13-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) hit 11 of 21 shots from beyond the arc, matching their most 3s all season. Myers was 5 of 7 from 3-point range, taking advantage of the league's worst team at defending the 3.

The Gators (14-6, 6-2) led by 11 in the first half and were up 48-39 early in the second. But they had no answer for Myers outside and Silva down low.

WYOMING 104, No. 23 NEVADA 103.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Hayden Dalton scored seven of his 25 points in the second overtime and Wyoming outlasted Nevada.

Justin James had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Cowboys (13-7, 4-3 Mountain West). Louis Adams added 17 points, including a free throw that put Wyoming up 104-100 with 6.2 seconds left.

Nevada (18-4, 7-1) was led by Jordan Caroline's 29 points and Cody Martin's 27.

The teams were tied 74-all at the end of regulation and 89-89 after the first overtime. Dalton put Wyoming ahead 100-94 with 1:13 remaining on a 3-pointer and four free throws.

No. 24 RHODE ISLAND 78, FORDHAM 58

NEW YORK (AP) - Andre Berry scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, Jared Terrell had 17 points and six assists, and Rhode Island cruised past Fordham at historic Rose Hill Gym.

Stan Robinson added 16 points, seven steals and six rebounds for the newly ranked Rams (16-3, 8-0 Atlantic 10), who moved into the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since November 2016. Rhode Island has won 11 straight games for the first time in 70 years.

Fordham (6-14, 1-7) was led by Will Tavares, who had 17 points and 13 assists.

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