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Tucker leads second-ranked Longhorns past Indians AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – P.J. Tucker hit all nine of his shots, including his first career 3-pointer, to score 19 points in leading No. 2 Texas to a 90-55 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
After tough wins over No. 13 West Virginia and No. 18 Iowa, the Longhorns (5-0) coasted past the overmatched Indians. LaMarcus Aldridge had his fifth consecutive double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Tucker’s only shooting blemish was a pair of missed free throws late in the second half.
Cecil Hood led Louisiana-Monroe (3-3) with 15 points.
The Longhorns played without starting forward Brad Buckman, who sat out the game with a hip injury. But even with him on the bench, the Longhorns were too physical up front and too quick in the backcourt and an early rash of turnovers and fouls by the Indians allowed Texas to quickly seize control.
No. 18 Iowa 79, Texas San Antonio 46: IOWA CITY, Iowa – Adam Haluska scored 15 points and Greg Brunner added 14 to lead Iowa, which got off to a slow start against the inexperienced Roadrunners before using a late first-half rally to begin pulling away.
The victory capped a week in which the Hawkeyes (4-1) beat No. 8 Kentucky and lost in the final minutes to second-ranked Texas in the title game of the Guardians Classic.
No. 21 George Washington 80, Norfolk St. 69: WASHINGTON – J.R. Pinnock scored 14 of his 19 points after halftime and Mike Hall added 18 for George Washington, playing its second game without suspended star Pops Mensah-Bonsu.
Montrell McDonald added 12 for the Colonials (2-0), who only trailed once but didn’t have the game comfortably in hand until the second half. That’s largely because of guard Tony Murphy, who shot 6-for-9 on 3-pointers and scored 25 for Norfolk State (0-4).