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Wichita State's Markis McDuffie (32) drives the ball around East Carolina's Kentrell Barkley (15) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Greenville, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. (AP ... more
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Greenville, N.C.

Rauno Nurger scored 14 points and fifth-ranked Wichita State shook off a slow start to roll past East Carolina 95-60 on Thursday night.

Shaquille Morris added 12 points for the Shockers (14-2), who improved to 4-0 in their first season in the American Athletic Conference.

Wichita State trailed 14-9 early after a 3-for-12 shooting start, but the Shockers quickly settled in to take complete control. Wichita State went ahead for good on a 15-0 run, part of a 36-9 avalanche to close the first half and drain the fight out of a once-feisty Minges Coliseum crowd.

By the time the Shockers added two more baskets to open the second half, Wichita State led 49-23 and soon had many fans streaming toward the exits.

B.J. Tyson scored 16 points for the Pirates (7-9, 1-4), who shot 32 percent in the opening half to quickly see any chance of an upset disintegrate.

Gonzaga 103, Portland 57: Silas Melson scored a career-high 23 points, making seven 3-pointers, as No. 15 Gonzaga routed Portland. Rui Hachimura added 20 points for Gonzaga (15-3, 5-0 West Coast), which has romped through the bottom of the West Coast Conference so far. Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 16 points for Portland (6-12, 0-5).

Arizona 62, Oregon St. 53: Allonzo Trier scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half and No. 17 Arizona pulled away from a sluggish, close game in the final 71/2 minutes. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Rawle Alkins scored 11 points, nine in the second half, for the Wildcats (13-4, 3-1 Pac-12), coming off a loss Saturday at Colorado. Tres Tinkle scored 18 points and Stephen Thompson Jr. had 14 for the Beavers (10-6, 2-2).

N.C. St. 78, Clemson 77: Omer Yurtseven scored a career-high 29 points, and North Carolina State held on to beat No. 19 Clemson after Gabe DeVoe missed the third of three free throws with 0.2 seconds left that would have forced overtime. Allerik Freeman finished with 14 points for the short-handed Wolfpack (12-5, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who blew nearly all of a 12-point lead with less than 90 seconds remaining but held on to claim their second home win over a Top 25 opponent in six nights after knocking off then-No. 2 Duke on Saturday night.

Note: The NCAA ruled Auburn center Austin Wiley ineligible for the rest of the season. The governing body announced Thursday in a news release that Wiley will be eligible next season.