Houston 76, Nicholls State 49
ior forward Devonta Pollard had 18 points and eight rebounds as Houston rolled to an easy 76-49 victory over Nicholls State on Monday afternoon at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston.
North Carolina 96, NC-Greensboro 63
ward Brice Johnson had 16 points and 16 rebounds as No. 7 North Carolina took down UNC Greensboro 96-63 on Monday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., in the Tar Heels' final tune-up before Atlantic Coast Conference play begins.
Butler 92, Indiana - Purdue 54
ler forward Kelan Martin scored a team-high 19 points as the ninth-ranked Bulldogs tuned up for Big East play by beating visiting IUPUI 92-54 Monday night in Indianapolis, Ind.
Villanova 77, Pennsylvania 57
ing complete control of the game from the opening tip, No. 16 Villanova dominated Pennsylvania in front of its home crowd to the tune of a 77-57 victory, giving the Wildcats some momentum before the start of Big East play.
Duke 105, Elon University 66
shman forward Brandon Ingram scored 20 of his 26 points in No. 15 Duke's huge first half in a 105-66 romp past visiting Elon on Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Texas Christian 75, Delaware State 47
ward Karviar Shepherd recorded 15 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to lead TCU to a 75-47 victory over visiting Delaware State on Monday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arizona State 75, Cal. State - Bakersfield 59
zona State guard Tra Holder scored a career-high 23 points and ignited a key second-half surge as the Sun Devils wrapped up nonconference play with a 75-59 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Monday night in Tempe, Ariz.
California 86, Davidson 60
ior guard Jordan Mathews scored 22 points and freshman forward Ivan Rabb recorded a double-double, leading Cal to a resounding 86-60 victory over Davidson on Monday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
UC Santa Barbara 83, Washington 78
ior guard Michael Bryson scored 17 points to help UC Santa Barbara beat Washington 83-78 Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash.