COLUMBIA, Mo. — Clarence Gilbert scored 18 of his 29 points in the first half and No.2 Missouri hit a school-record 17 3-pointers in a 117-67 victory over Southern University on Thursday night.

        Kareem Rush added 25 points, and Missouri shot 9-for-17 on 3-pointers in the first half, 17-for-30 overall, as the Tigers beat a Southwestern Athletic Conference team for the third time in four games, scoring at least 100 points in all three victories.

        After hitting just one 3-pointer against Saint Louis on Monday — Missouri's worst performance from beyond the arc under coach Quin Snyder — the Tigers shot 9-for-17 from 3-point range in the first half and 17-for-30 (57 percent) overall. against the Jaguars.
        SOUTHERN (0-4) — Egland 2-7 0-0 4, Alexander 4-10 1-2 12, Campbell 4-7 0-0 8, Tarver 5-16 1-2 12, B.Johnson 7-19 3-4 20, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, McGhee 1-3 0-0 2, T.Johnson 2-5 2-2 6, Ingram 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 26-69 8-12 67.

        MISSOURI (9-0) — Bryant 3-5 3-5 9, Rush 9-13 3-4 25, A.Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Stokes 3-4 2-2 10, Gilbert 11-16 0-0 29, Kiernan 1-1 0-0 3, John 0-3 0-0 0, Kroenke 3-4 1-1 9, Paulding 5-9 0-0 11, Ferguson 2-5 2-2 6, Echols 4-5 1-2 9, Griffin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-72 12-16 117.

        Halftime—Missouri 56, Southern 38. 3-Point goals— Southern 7-21 (Alexander 3-7, B.Johnson 3-7, Tarver 1-5, Egland 0-1, McGhee 0-1), Missouri 17-30 (Gilbert 7-10, Rush 4-7, Kroenke 2-3, Stokes 2-3, Kiernan 1-1, Paulding 1-3, John 0-1, Griffin 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds— Southern 24 (Campbell, B.Johnson 3), Missouri 53 (Bryant, A.Johnson 8). Assists—Southern 16 (Tarver 9), Missouri 31 (Stokes 11). Total fouls—Southern 17, Missouri 15. A-10,846.
        No.15 Ball State 113,
       Ind.-Pur.-Ft.Wayne 89

        MUNCIE, Ind. — Theron Smith scored 29 points and set a Worthen Arena record with 21 rebounds to lead No. 15 Ball State (5-1) to a 113-89 victory over Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne on Thursday night.

        Smith picked up his third consecutive double-double as Ball State broke the previous scoring mark of 111, set against Lynn on Nov.28, 1994.
        IND.-PUR.-FT. WAYNE (0-8) — King 3-6 4-8 10, Wyand 11-18 0-0 28, Njie 2-4 0-0 4, Noll 1-6 3-5 5, Wise 5-11 4-7 17, Woodall 4-6 3-4 12, Watkins 0-2 2-4 2, Batts 2-5 0-0 5, Henderson 3-7 0-0 6, Shepherd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 16-28 89.

        BALL ST. (5-1) — Smith 12-19 2-5 29, Jones 6-9 3-3 15, Jackson 7-13 7-8 22, Williams 6-13 4-5 20, McCollom 0-4 2-2 2, Robbins 1-6 4-4 7, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0, Willingham 1-2 2-2 5, Owens 3-7 2-2 8, Lynch 0-1 0-0 0, Burns 1-3 0-0 2, Bushong 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 38-78 27-33 113.

        Halftime—Ball St. 52, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 42. 3-Point goals—Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 11-28 (Wyand 6-11, Wise 3-7, Woodall 1-1, Batts 1-3, Watkins 0-2, Noll 0-4), Ball St. 10-24 (Williams 4-9, Smith 3-5, Willingham 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Robbins 1-4, Owens 0-1, McCollom 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 36 (King 9), Ball St. 46 (Smith 21). Assists—Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 16 (Noll 5), Ball St. 17 (Smith 6). Total fouls—Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne 26, Ball St. 21. Technicals—Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne coach Noll, Ind.-Pur.-Ft. Wayne bench. A—5,626.
        No.19 Georgetown 70,
       South Carolina 68

        COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kevin Braswell hit a 17-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left, leading Georgetown (6-1).

        Braswell, in foul trouble most of the game, had tied the score at 68 with a free throw with 47.7 seconds left. He finished with 13 points on 6-for-9 shooting. GEORGETOWN (6-1) — Samnick 2-4 0-0 4, Sweetney 9-13 2-4 20, Wilson 8-11 3-4 19, Braswell 6-9 1-2 13, Riley 2-8 6-7 11, Freeman 0-2 0-0 0, Hall 1-2 0-0 3, Hillier 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 28-51 12-18 70.

        SOUTH CAROLINA (5-3) — Eidson 2-6 4-4 8, Howell 3-5 3-3 9, Petravicius 4-8 0-1 8, Lucas 4-8 2-2 11, Bradley 6-12 0-0 16, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Warren 1-4 2-3 4, Boynton 0-1 0-0 0, Kitchings 6-11 0-0 12. Totals 26-55 11-13 68.

        Halftime—Georgetown 35, South Carolina 30. 3-Point goals—Georgetown 2-8 (Hall 1-1, Riley 1-5, Braswell 0-1, Freeman 0-1), South Carolina 5-17 (Bradley 4-9, Lucas 1-2, Boynton 0-1, Eidson 0-2, Warren 0-3). Fouled out— Hall. Rebounds—Georgetown 34 (Sweetney 10), South Carolina 23 (Kitchings 7). Assists—Georgetown 19 (Sweetney, Braswell 5), South Carolina 16 (Lucas 7). Total fouls—Georgetown 19, South Carolina 20. A—10,023.
        Gonzaga 87,
       No.21 Fresno State 77

        INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dan Dickau scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half, and Zach Gourde had a career-high 22 points as Gonzaga beat Fresno State.

        Gourde also had 12 rebounds to equal a career high, and Cory Violette had 15 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Gonzaga won its fourth straight and ended Fresno State's five-game winning streak.

        A 3-point shot by Alex Hernandez and baskets by Violette and Dickau gave Gonzaga (7-2) a 70-67 lead with 7:49 remaining, and the Zags were on top the rest of the way.

        GONZAGA (7-2) — Reason 2-6 0-0 4, Gourde 10-18 2-6 22, Violette 6-15 2-2 15, Stepp 1-2 3-4 6, Dickau 8-19 7-9 29, Brooks 0-1 1-2 1, Hernandez 2-3 0-0 5, Bankhead 1-2 0-0 3, Sherrell 0-1 0-0 0, Turiaf 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-69 15-23 87.

        FRESNO ST. (7-2) — Jefferies 3-7 1-2 8, Felix 6-9 0-1 12, Ely 11-17 3-4 25, Jackson 9-16 0-0 22, Demanby 0-3 0-0 0, Mitchell 2-8 2-5 7, Fuller 1-3 1-4 3. Totals 32-63 7-16 77.

        Halftime—Fresno St. 41, Gonzaga 40. 3-Point goals— Gonzaga 10-16 (Dickau 6-10, Violette 1-1, Hernandez 1-1, Stepp 1-2, Bankhead 1-2), Fresno St. 6-17 (Jackson 4-7, Mitchell 1-2, Jefferies 1-4, Felix 0-1, Demanby 0-3). Fouled out—Jefferies. Rebounds—Gonzaga 49 (Violette 20), Fresno St. 32 (Ely 11). Assists—Gonzaga 14 (Stepp 4), Fresno St. 8 (Demanby 4). Total fouls—Gonzaga 14, Fresno St. 20. A—NA.

        BOSTON COLLEGE:

        Sophomore guard Ryan Sidney fractured his jaw during practice Thursday.

        Sydney, whose jaw was wired shut, leads No.13 Boston College (6-0) in scoring (21.3 points per game), rebounding (10.0), assists (5.7) and steals (2.8).

        His status is uncertain for Saturday night against UMass.

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