Julian Strawther hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds left to lift No. 8 Gonzaga to a 75-74 victory over BYU. Drew Timme had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs.
Jabe Mullins, DJ Rodman and Justin Powell led the Washington State Cougars to ended a 12-game losing streak to Southern California with an 81-71 victory .
Steve Ashworth was perfect from long distance, making three of Utah State’s 11 3-pointers, led the Aggies to an 82-73 win over Washington State in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic
Keyonte George scored five straight points that gave Baylor the lead for good and finished with 19 and the 11th-ranked Bears beat Washington State 65-59.
North Carolina is only the sixth team to go from preseason No. 1 to unranked since at least the 1961-62 season, most recently with Michigan State during the 2019-20 season.
Washington State and Fresno State will meet Dec. 17 in the LA Bowl in Los Angeles. The Cougars are 7-5 and have reached a program-record seventh straight bowl game.
N'Faly Dante scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half when Oregon used a 13-2 run to jump start a 74-60 win over Washington State in the Pac-12 Conference opener.