Men's basketball: Gonzaga rolls Maryland, advances to Old Spice final

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buy this photo AP photo - Gonzaga guard Jeremy Pargo (2) is blocked by Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez (21) and center Braxton Dupree during the second half of an NCAA basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Friday.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Josh Heytvelt had 22 points and Gonzaga beat Maryland 81-59 to advance to the championship of the Old Spice Classic.

Austin Daye added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Gonzaga (4-0), which finished a close first half with a 10-2 run to take a 38-29 halftime lead.

Greivis Vasquez had 16 points for Maryland (4-1), which upset No. 5 Michigan State in the first round.

No. 11 Oklahoma 87,

No. 10 Purdue 82

NEW YORK (AP) -- Blake Griffin had 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and matched a career high with 21 rebounds to help No. 11 Oklahoma rally past No. 10 Purdue 87-82 on Friday in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

No. 4 Pittsburgh 80,

Texas Tech 67

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Sam Young scored 24 points and DeJuan Blair added 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Pittsburgh to an easy win in the semifinals of the Legends Classic.

No. 5 Michigan State 94, Oklahoma State 79

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Raymar Morgan scored 29 points as Michigan State rebounded from its first loss of the season with a convincing win in a losers' bracket game at the Old Spice Classic.

No. 7 Duke 95,

Duquesne 72

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Lance Thomas scored a career-high 21 points to help Duke get the win.

No. 12 Tennessee 90,

No. 21 Georgetown 78

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Tyler Smith scored 21 points to help Tennessee beat Georgetown in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic.

No. 15 Marquette 73,

N. Iowa 43

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) -- Wesley Matthews scored 17 points and Marquette used a 20-0 first-half run to coast to the victory in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

No. 19 Wake Forest 82,

UTEP 79

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jeff Teague capped a 29-point performance by making two free throws with 14 seconds remaining, leading Wake Forest to the win.

No. 20 Villanova 64,

Towson 47

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Scottie Reynolds scored 14 points, Dante Cunningham and Antonio Pena both had 12, and Villanova beat Towson in the Philly Classic.

No. 22 Kansas 85,

Coppin St. 53

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Cole Aldrich had 23 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds to lift Kansas to its 27th straight home win.

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