Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Flo Thamba each scored a career-high 16 points on combined 14-of-14 shooting and No. 1 Baylor earned a 94-57 victory over Alcorn State on Monday in Waco, Texas, to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games.
The Bears (11-0), who maintained the top spot in the rankings for a second straight week after a gritty 78-70 win at Oregon on Saturday, remained perfect at home this season. Baylor extended its home winning streak to a program-record 20 consecutive games and won its 35th straight contest against nonconference teams.
Kendall Brown also scored 16 points for Baylor while James Akinjo added 14 and Adam Flagler tallied 12. LJ Cryer was held out of the game as he nurses a right foot injury.
Dominic Brewton led all scorers with 19 points for Alcorn State (1-10), and Darrious Agnew added 12.
No. 3 Purdue 79, Incarnate Word 59
Four Boilermakers scored in double figures as Purdue cruised to a nonconference win over the Cardinals in West Lafayette, Ind.
Zach Edey came off the bench to score 13 points and grab nine rebounds for the Boilermakers (11-1), while Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams each added 12 points. Mason Gillis chipped in 10 in a reserve role.
Benjamin Griscti scored a game-high 14 points for the Cardinals (2-10). Johnny Hughes III added 12, but it wasn’t nearly enough to keep Incarnate Word in contention.
No. 4 Gonzaga 95, Northern Arizona 49
Freshman Chet Holmgren scored a career-high 20 points and also contributed nine rebounds and three blocked shots to help the Bulldogs trounce the Lumberjacks in nonconference play at Spokane, Wash.
Anton Watson scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting as Gonzaga (10-2) won its third straight game. Drew Timme added 14 points for the Bulldogs, who shot 55 percent from the field, including 10 of 22 (45.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Jalen Cone scored 19 points for Northern Arizona (4-8), which has lost three consecutive games and six of its past seven.
–Field Level Media
