Brown leads No. 25 NC State past Stanford

Lorenzo Brown scored 18 of his season-high 24 points after halftime to help No. 25 North Carolina State pull away to beat Stanford (7-4) 88-79 on Tuesday at Raleigh, N.C.

Scott Wood scored 15 of his 17 in the first half for the Wolfpack (8-2), who earned a fourth straight win with another high-scoring performance at home. It also allowed N.C. State to avenge a road loss last year in which the Wolfpack blew a 12-point lead in the second half.

Richard Howell finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolfpack for his fourth straight double-double.

No. 4 Arizona 89, Oral Roberts 64: At Tucson, Ariz., Mark Lyons scored 17 points, Grant Jerrett added 15 and Arizona (9-0) beat Oral Roberts (5-5).

No. 7 Ohio State 65, Winthrop 55: At Columbus, Ohio, Deshaun Thomas scored 21 points to lead Ohio State (9-1) past Winthrop (4-5).

No. 9 Kansas 87, Richmond 59: At Kansas City, Mo., Jeff Withey had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Ben McLemore added 14 points and Kansas (9-1) routed the Spiders (9-3).

No. 18 San Diego State 76, Point Loma Nazarene 49: At San Diego, Xavier Thames scored 17 points, Chase Tapley added 15 and the Aztecs (9-1) beat Point Loma.

The game was considered an exhibition for Point Loma, an NAIA school.

No. 20 Michigan State 64, Bowling Green 53: At Bowling Green, Ohio, Gary Harris and Denzel Valentine scored 12 points apiece to lead the Spartans (10-2) past Bowling Green (5-5).