Top 25 roundup: Cal tops No. 25 Huskies to end skid

[March 01, 2019]  Darius McNeill recorded 19 points and nine assists to help California snap a 16-game losing streak with a stunning 76-73 victory over No. 25 Washington on Thursday night at Berkeley, Calif.

Connor Vanover scored a career-best 18 points as the Golden Bears (6-22, 1-15 Pac-12) halted a 22-game conference regular-season losing streak. Justice Sueing added 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Senior point guard David Crisp scored a career-high 32 points and tied a career best by making five 3-pointers for the Huskies (22-6, 13-2). Crisp missed a 3-point attempt for a tie as time expired.

Jaylen Nowell added 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Washington, which still clinched the Pac-12 regular-season crown due to Arizona State's 79-51 loss to Oregon.

No. 1 Gonzaga 86, Pacific 66

Rui Hachimura pumped in a game-high 27 points and Brandon Clarke added 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulldogs moved within a game of a perfect run through the West Coast Conference with an blowout of the Tigers in Stockton, Calif.

Zach Norvell Jr. scored 12 points and Geno Crandall netted 10 for Gonzaga (28-2, 15-0 WCC), which canned 60 percent of its field-goal attempts. The Bulldogs only need to win at Saint Mary's on Saturday night to polish off a 16-0 conference record.

Roberto Gallinat paced Pacific (13-17, 3-12) with 23 points, while Khy Kabellis scored 13 and Lafayette Dorsey kicked in 10 points.

No. 9 Michigan 82, Nebraska 53

Jon Teske had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Ignas Brazdeikis supplied 20 points and seven rebounds, and the Wolverines rolled to a win over the Cornhuskers in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten) bounced back from a home loss to rival Michigan State on Sunday. Isaiah Livers contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Colin Castleton scored a career-high 11 points.

Nana Akenten led Nebraska with 11 points, and Glynn Watson Jr. added 10 points. The Cornhuskers (15-14, 5-13) have lost 10 of their past 12 games and are 1-8 in Big Ten road contests.

No. 24 Wofford 80, Chattanooga 54

Fletcher Magee scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half as the Terriers enjoyed the program's first game as a member of the Top 25 by trouncing the host Mocs.

Cameron Jackson added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Wofford, which already had wrapped up the top seed for the Southern Conference tournament. The Terriers (25-4, 17-0 Southern), who have a 16-game winning streak, go for an undefeated conference regular-season slate Saturday at Samford.

Chattanooga (12-18, 7-10) got 16 points from Donovann Toatley.

--Field Level Media

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