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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Byron Wesley scored 17 points and keyed a crucial second-half run that helped No. 2 Gonzaga rally for its 16th straight win with a 77- 63 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night.

Kyle Wiltjer led the way with 22 points including a dunk at the buzzer that drew boos from the crowd and Gary Bell Jr. added 16 for the Bulldogs (23-1, 11-0 West Coast Conference), who shot a season-high 69 percent from the field.

Jared Brownridge scored 25 points to lead the Broncos (11-13, 5-7), who have lost 26 straight games against ranked teams and 10 straight to the Bulldogs.

Cincinnati 62, No. 23 SMU 54

DALLAS (AP) — Jermaine Sanders scored 15 points, including one of two huge 3-pointers for Cincinnati as it started to pull away late in a win over SMU.

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Sanders swished a 3-pointer from the right corner with 4:40 left to put the Bearcats (16-6, 7-3 American Athletic) up 53-46.

SMU (18-5, 9-2), in its first game since getting back in the Top 25 this week, pulled to 55-52 after Sterling Brown had a putback of his own shot after he had rebounded a Cincinnati miss and drove the court only to miss a layup.

With the shot clock running down after Cincinnati got the ball back, Shaq Thomasmadea3fromthe right wing.

Cannen Cunningham led SMU with 14 points.

No. 4 Notre Dame women 75, Virginia 54

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A zero on the stat sheet was what pleased Notre Dame forward Brianna Turner.

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The 6-foot-3 freshman had 26 points, 13 rebounds and, most notably, no turnovers in 35 minutes as the No. 4 Fighting Irish beat the Virginia Cavaliers on Thursday night.

It was just the third time in 21 games in which she didn’t have a turnover. She has 52 this season, which included five against Wake Forest on Sunday.

“I probably lead the country in turnovers, so it’s nice to have a night without some,” she said.

Turner repeatedly took advantage of her size as the Irish (22-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) led comfortably for much of the game. Turner scored twice on alleyoops, including using two hands to swat in a pass from Lindsay Allen for an easy basket and the Irish outscored the Cavaliers 50-18 in the paint.

“I just try to get the ball in the basket. I try to shoot it with nice form but sometimes that form goes away and I just bat it in,” she said.

Virginia coach Joanne Boyle said the Cavaliers (15- 8, 5-5) could do little to slow Turner.

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“You can just throw the ball up to the rim and she can go get it,” she said. “It’s difficult for us and a lot of teams to guard because she’s so athletic.”

The Cavaliers cut the lead to five points late in the first half after falling behind by 15, but trailed by 10 at halftime. They played Notre Dame even for most of the second half until a 12-0 run late put the game out of reach.

Jewell Loyd added 14 points for the Irish despite shooting just 4-of-15 from the field.

Allen added 12 points, six boards and four assists for the Irish, who outrebounded the Cavaliers 42-30, including 17-7 in the final 10 minutes. Faith Randolph led Virginia with 16 and Sarah Imovbioh finished with 16 rebounds and three points, all at the free-throw line. Imovbioh didn’t have an offensive rebound.



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