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Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doug McDermott scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed six rebounds, leading No, 25 Creighton to a 97-62 thrashing of Houston Baptist on Saturday night. Gregory Echenique netted 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to go with five blocks, while Ethan Wragge added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Bluejays (8-1), who bounced back from an 80-71 defeat at the hands of Saint Joseph's last Saturday.

Creighton then used a 18-5 run over the next nine-plus minutes of action to take a commanding 28-6 lead. The Bluejays continued to pour it on and a pair of free throws by Wragge put them up 37-10 with just over three minutes to go in the opening half.

The Bluejays scored 12 straight points early in the second half to go up 58-25, before Hill put in a layup.

Creighton never trailed in the game and led by as many as 39 points with 10:37 to go in regulation. The result was never in doubt for the Bluejays.

Creighton has won all three of its meetings with Houston Baptist...Creighton poured in 22 second-chance points, to only six for the Huskies...The Bluejays turned 19 Houston Baptist turnovers into 26 points...Creighton dominated inside, scoring 44 points in the paint to only 26 for Houston Baptist.

Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jordan Henriquez paced Kansas State with 17 points and eight rebounds as the Wildcats took down No. 23 Alabama, 71-58, at the Sprint Center. Jamar Samuels added 14 points and Angel Rodriguez contributed 13 with seven assists for Kansas State (7-1), which has won two straight.

The Crimson Tide quickly took the lead back on a Trevor Lacey three-pointer, but the Wildcats ended the half on 6-2 run to take a 26-24 lead at the break.

The second half was not nearly as competitive, as Alabama made 42 percent of its shots but made just 1-of-11 attempts from beyond the arc, while Kansas State shot 63 percent from the floor, including a 2-for-3 mark from three- point range.

Alabama would not get any closer than eight for the rest of the regulation as Kansas State led by as much as 16 on two separate occasions down the final stretch.

It was the third overall meeting between the teams, with Kansas State taking the last two for a 2-1 series lead...Lacey finished the game with five points...Kansas State held a 38-30 advantage on the glass...The Wildcats' bench outscored the Crimson Tide's 35-8.

This game marks the first-ever meeting between Missouri and William & Mary on the hardwood.

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•    At halftime the Trojans have held the Pioneers to 26.3 percent shooting. #TroyTrojans

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•    Denver is shooting 77.8 percent (7-of-9) so far in the second half. #TroyTrojans

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•    Buckeyes are 15-31 (48.4%) from the floor and 7-14 from three-point range. OSU also holds a 27-13 edge off the glass.

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•    Brandon Rush was the warriors best player in the second half

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•    #UT men's hoops: Ugly 2nd half numbers for #Rockets ... 7 turnovers, outrebounded 8-2, CSU shooting 9-14 (64.3 percent) from field.

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•    Three-point legend Allan Caidic will also be going up in a shootout against another long-range specialist (might be a two-time MVP). :)

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•    Half of these people in my school that performed made me sound like Beyonce :ox6gVFz

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