ST. LOUIS — Laurence Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Missouri to an 82-73 win over Illinois in the annual Braggin’ Rights game.
Alex Oriakhi added 13 points and 14 rebounds as Missouri (10-1) won its fourth straight in the 32-year-old series. Jabari Brown had 18 points and Phil Pressey handed out 11 assists.
Brandon Paul led Illinois (12-1) with 23 points. Tyler Griffey scored 14 and Joseph Bertrand had 13.
Missouri used a 9-0 run late in the game to take the lead for good at 70-64. The Tigers held a 58-35 edge on the boards and outscored Illinois 44-24 in the paint.
Illinois, which leads the overall series 20-12, won nine meetings in a row from 2000-08.

No. 11 CINCINNATI 68, WRIGHT STATE 58
CINCINNATI — JaQuon Parker scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half and Cincinnati remained unbeaten by overcoming another poor start to beat Wright State.
The Bearcats improved to 12-0 for the eighth time in school history and the second time in three seasons. Cincinnati won its first 15 games in 2010-11.
For the second game in a row, the Bearcats struggled in half-court offense and scored only 22 points in the first half. Parker scored Cincinnati’s first eight in the second half, sparking a 23-6 run that put the Bearcats in control for the first time. The 21 points matched his season high.
Titus Rubles added 11 points and nine rebounds. Justin Jackson had nine points, seven rebounds and two of Cincinnati’s 10 blocked shots.
Wright State (8-4) got 14 points from Jerran Young.

No. 13 MINNESOTA 75, LAFAYETTE 50
MINNEAPOLIS — Starting guard Joe Coleman scored 12 points and Minnesota got 42 points from its reserves in a rout of Lafayette.
Otto Osenieks added 10 points for the Gophers (12-1), who have won eight straight.
Dan Trist scored 14 points for the Leopards (5-9), who are 0-7 on the road.
Minnesota led by 15 at halftime before stretching its lead soon after the break. Rodney Williams scored six points and Coleman added four, including a steal and dunk, as the Gophers went ahead by 20 and cruised the rest of the way.

No. 15 GEORGETOWN 65, AMERICAN 48
WASHINGTON — Otto Porter had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Georgetown pulled away late in the first half to beat D.C. neighbor American.
Greg Whittington added 13 points for the Hoyas (10-1), who took advantage of the sizable talent gap between the Big East school and the Eagles from the Patriot League. Georgetown has a nine-game winning streak over American, its last loss coming 30 years ago when Patrick Ewing and Co. lost by one point in what still stands as the biggest intra-city upset in the nation’s capital.
Any thought of another stunner was dispatched when Georgetown went on an 11-2 run to end the first half, then an 8-0 spurt to start the second half to build a 48-25 lead. The Hoyas have won seven straight since an overtime loss to then-No. 1 Indiana.
Daniel Munoz scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (4-8).

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 70, No. 16 NEW MEXICO 65
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nate Wolters scored 28 points and handed out seven assists, leading South Dakota State to an upset of New Mexico.
Kendall Williams scored 21 to lead the Lobos (12-1), who went a frustrating 7 of 12 from the foul line in the closing minutes as they tried to complete a comeback.
Jordan Dykstra had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Jackrabbits.
The Jackrabbits (10-4) led for the final 37 minutes after taking the lead with an early 8-0 run.

No. 18 SAN DIEGO STATE 80, SAN FRANCISCO 58
HONOLULU — Chase Tapley made six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 33 points and San Diego State beat San Francisco in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic for its 10th straight win.
Tapley gave the Aztecs (10-1) their first cushion in the opening half with three jumpers during a 2-minute stretch, and he was just getting warmed up. The senior was 13 of 19 from the field, with nine of those from outside, and back-to-back 3s with 9 minutes left in the game sent San Diego State on its way.
The Aztecs have beaten seven California schools this season, including USC and UCLA. They next play Sunday against Indiana State, which beat Ole Miss in overtime earlier Saturday.
The Dons (5-5) tried to keep it close and never let San Diego State go ahead by more than 10 points until just more than 6 minutes were left in the game. Cole Dickerson led San Francisco with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 19 BUTLER 75, EVANSVILLE 67
INDIANAPOLIS — Rotnei Clarke and Andrew Smith each scored 20 points to lead Butler past pesky Evansville.
The Bulldogs (9-2) won their sixth straight and completed a sweep of the five Indiana schools they played this season in non-conference action — including last weekend’s stunning overtime victory against the top-ranked Hoosiers.
Evansville (7-5) was led by Colt Ryan with 25 points.
Butler, playing its first game since breaking into the Top 25 following last week’s win over then-No. 1 Indiana, was sluggish early but regrouped with a 22-8 run that gave the Bulldogs a 25-17 lead with 6:34 left in the first half. Evansville spent the rest of the game playing catch-up.

No. 20 MICHIGAN STATE 67, TEXAS 56
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Derrick Nix had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan State surge past Texas.
Nix was 7 for 10 from the field and 11 for 13 at the line, a major improvement for a 64.9 percent foul shooter.
Keith Appling had 14 points and Adreian Payne added 13 for the Spartans (11-2), who stayed perfect in six December games.
Julien Lewis scored 16 points for the Longhorns (7-5), who couldn’t match the efficiency of their 85-67 win over North Carolina on Wednesday night.

No. 23 NORTH CAROLINA 97, McNEESE STATE 63
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 20 points in North Carolina’s victory over McNeese State.
Reggie Bullock added 17 points for the Tar Heels (9-3), who shot 13 of 28 on 3-pointers and never trailed. James Michael McAdoo had 12 points, Leslie McDonald added 11 and Brice Johnson scored 10.
The Tar Heels broke open the game early with a 22-4 run to take a 27-8 lead midway through the first half.
Jeremie Mitchell had 13 points to lead the Cowboys (6-4), who had won five straight.

No. 24 OKLAHOMA STATE 78, TENNESSEE TECH 42
STILLWATER, Okla. — Freshman guard Phil Forte scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma State over Tennessee Tech.
Forte shot 6 of 11 from 3-point range and the Cowboys (10-1) hit a season-high 11 3-pointers. Kamari Murphy scored 12 points, Markel Brown and Marcus Smart each had 11, and Kirby Gardner added 10 points and seven assists.
Judd Dillard led Tennessee Tech (6-6) with 18 points.
Oklahoma State led 38-19 at halftime, the second straight game an opponent failed to reach 20 points in the opening 20 minutes.

No. 25 N.C. STATE 92, ST. BONAVENTURE 73
RALEIGH, N.C. — C.J. Leslie scored a career-high 33 points to lead North Carolina State past St. Bonaventure.
Scott Wood added a season-best 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Lorenzo Brown had a season-high 11 assists for the Wolfpack (9-2).
The nation’s most accurate shooting team shot 57 percent, never trailed and now heads into its weeklong holiday break on a five-game winning streak.
Eric Mosley had 18 points for the Bonnies (7-4). They were outscored 50-24 in the paint, shot just 40.6 percent, never got closer than 12 in the second half and had their two-game winning streak snapped.