College Sports

Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY'-hym) are set to argue in a New York courtroom over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife.

Deonte Burton scored 20 points to help the Nevada Wolf Pack to its 88-79 victory over the Hawaii Warriors in a Western Athletic Conference contest at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Keith Shamburger was brilliant in overtime scoring 13 of his 21 points in extra time as San Jose State outlasted Fresno State 79-71 in a double overtime Western Athletic Conference thriller at the San Jose State Event Center.

Lazeric Jones scored 21 points and handed out six assists to lead the UCLA Bruins to a 72-61 decision over the Stanford Cardinal in a Pac-12 Conference bout at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders.

Eddie Miller scored 24 points to help the UC Davis Aggies snap their 18-game losing streak and pick up a 79-71 victory over the Cal State Northridge Matadors in Big West Conference action at The Pavilion.

Will Cherry poured in a season-high 30 points and collected eight steals to lead the Montana Grizzlies to a 75-68 victory over theNorthern Colorado Bears in a Big Sky matchup at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

Dave Sobolewski led five teammates in double figures with 23 points as the Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 83-64, in Big Ten action at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Djim Bandoumel put in a layup with five seconds remaining to give the Idaho Vandals a 59-58 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies in a Western Athletic Conference thriller at Cowan Spectrum.

Carlos Emory scored 16 points and ripped down eight rebounds as the Oregon Ducks toppled the Washington Huskies 82-57 in a Pac-12 battle at Matthew Knight Arena.

Cody Doolin scored 17 pf his 21 points in the second half and handed out seven assists to push the San Francisco Dons in their 85-69 comeback victory over the Santa Clara Broncos in a West Coast Conference clash at War Memorial Gym.

Drew Viney scored 16 points to lead five scorers in double figures for Loyola-Marymount which took down Portland 76-62 in a West Coast Conference clash at the Chiles Center.

Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59 on Thursday night to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader.

Kevin Pangos is new to the Gonzaga-Saint Mary's rivalry. With performances like Thursday's, he could be an intrical player for years to come.

D.J. Seeley scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Cal State Fullerton Titans to a 100-94 victory over the UC Irvine Anteaters in Big West Conference action at Titan Gym.

Allen Crabbe scored 19 points as California routed in-state rival USC 75-49 in a Pac-12 matchup at the Galen Center.

Casper Ware exploded for a career-high 33 points as Long Beach State toppled Pacific 74-66 in a Big West Conference matchup at the Spanos Center.

Dylan Garrity scored 14 points and handed out 16 assists to push the Sacramento State Hornets to an 86-76 victory over the Montana State Bobcats in Big Sky Conference action at The Nest.

Brock Motum netted 24 points and was a rebound short of a double-double as the Washington State Cougars upended the Oregon State Beavers 83-73 in a Pac-12 rumble at Gill Coliseum.

Jesse Perry scored 17 points and pulled in 11 rebounds to lead the Arizona Wildcats over the Colorado Buffaloes, 71-57, in a Pac-12 conference tilt at the McKale Center.