WASHINGTON (AP) -Freshman Austin Freeman scored 15 points and No. 5 Georgetown shot a season-high 59 percent in an 87-55 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday.
Chris Wright and DaJuan Summers both added 14 points for the Hoyas (7-0), who improved to 7-0 for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
Georgetown led 39-21 at halftime and pushed the lead to 30 with 13 1/2 minutes to play.
Ben Smith and Andre McMillan both scored nine points for the Dolphins (3-6), who lost their sixth straight after opening the season 3-0. Jacksonville was playing the fourth of six consecutive road games. The stretch has included losses at No. 9 Michigan State and two-time defending national champion Florida.
No. 8 Washington St. 72, Portland St. 60
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Aron Baynes was 9-for-9 from the field and scored 23 points for Washington State.
The Cougars (9-0) are off to their best start since the 1991-92 team opened 12-0. The Cougars shot 72 percent in the first half and 65 percent for the game.
Deonte Huff led Portland State (6-4) with 18 points. Jeremiah Dominguez added 15 points for the Vikings, who made nine 3-pointers to stay close.
Portland State, which lost 69-48 at No. 7 UCLA in its season opener, was much more competitive in this game against a Pac-10 opponent, staying within five points deep into the second half.
Washington State had outscored opponents by 112 points in the second half coming into the game, but they couldn’t mount any major runs against Portland State of the Big Sky Conference.
No. 25 Villanova 101, Temple 93
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Scottie Reynolds scored 27 points and Villanova made it a record 13 straight victories against their Big 5 intra-city rivals.
Antonio Pena and Shane Clark both scored 17 points for the Wildcats (7-1).
Mark Tyndale scored 24 points and Dionte Christmas added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Owls (4-5), the last Big 5 team to beat Villanova back on Dec. 4, 2004.
The Wildcats led by five points early in the second half when they went on a 21-8 run. Reggie Reading’s putback made it 80-57 with 6:54 remaining.
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