Thursday's Top 25 College Men's Basketball Capsules

Games played on Feb. 26, 2015

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Przemek Karnowski scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, Domantas Sabonis added 11 off the bench, and No. 3 Gonzaga overcame a sluggish first half to beat San Diego 59-39 on Thursday night for its 22nd straight victory.

With the West Coast Conference regular-season title already wrapped up, the Bulldogs (29-1, 17-0) were mostly uninspired for the first 20 minutes against the Toreros before pulling away in the second half. Karnowski scored eight points in the first 6 minutes of the second half and the Bulldogs' superior size on the interior overcame an off shooting night from the outside. Kevin Pangos hit a 3-pointer to start the game, but Gonzaga missed its next nine and finished just 3 of 12 behind the arc.

Brandon Perry led San Diego (14-15, 7-10) with nine points. Leading scorer Johnny Dee was held to six.

NO. 7 ARIZONA 82, COLORADO 54

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Stanley Johnson scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and Arizona beat struggling Colorado.

Kaleb Tarczewski scored 14 points on his 22nd birthday and Gabe York also had 14 points for the Wildcats. Arizona has won five straight and can clinch the Pac-12 title with a win at Utah on Saturday.

The Wildcats (25-3, 13-2) led by 12 at halftime and made it 43-30 at the start of the second half. Tarczewski then scored eight straight points to give Arizona a 51-32 lead with 14:30 left.

Colorado (12-15, 5-9) had trouble taking care of the ball in the second half. The Buffs committed four turnovers in the first 20 minutes and coughed it up six times in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

NO. 13 UTAH 83, ARIZONA STATE 41

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Delon Wright scored 12 points to help Utah rout Arizona State.

The Utes (22-5, 12-3 Pac-12) put away the game in the first half with a 41-9 advantage. Center Jacob Poeltl finished with eight points, six rebounds and six blocks.

Gerry Blakes scored 12 points for Arizona State (15-12, 7-7).

The Sun Devils shot 15.4 percent in the first half, with an 0 for 9 start. They had four field goals and 10 turnovers at halftime and had 10 shots blocked.

NO. 21 SMU 66, MEMPHIS 57

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Nic Moore scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and SMU pulled away to beat Memphis.

Moore's 3-pointer with 3:27 left capped a 15-4 run for the Mustangs (23-5, 14-2 American Athletic Conference), breaking open a 48-all game. Ryan Manuel and Yanick Moreira added 11 points each to help the Mustangs win their fifth straight and 21st in 23 games.

Shaq Goodwin led Memphis (17-11, 9-6) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Nick King added 14 points, connecting on five of seven shots - including both from outside the arc.

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