College basketball: Shamorie Ponds leads St. John’s to 89-69 rout of No. 16 Marquette

Shamorie Ponds scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, dominating a highly anticipated matchup between two of the nation’s top guards, and St. John’s rebounded impressively from its first loss of the season by routing No. 16 Marquette 89-69 on Tuesday night at Carnesecca Arena.

Marvin Clark II had 22 points and Mustapha Heron added all 16 of his after halftime for the Red Storm (13-1, 1-1 Big East), who snapped Marquette’s eight-game winning streak.

With leading scorer Markus Howard held to eight points on 2-for-15 shooting, the Golden Eagles (11-3, 0-1) got blown out in their conference opener. Howard entered averaging 25.1 points per game, best in the Big East and ranked fifth in the country.

Joey Hauser had 15 points to lead Marquette, which went 6 for 21 from three-point range (28.6%).

at No. 9 Florida State 87, Winthrop 76: Terance Mann scored 22 points and Phil Cofer added 14, helping Florida State hold off Winthrop for its seventh straight victory.

The Seminoles have opened with a 12-1 record for the fourth time in school history, matching their best start. Mann shot 10 of 11 from the field, scoring 14 second-half points and grabbing seven rebounds. Cofer made four of his five shots in the first half but missed all the in the second.

Florida State was up 56-38 but Winthrop charged back to trail 63-61 with 11:50 left. The Seminoles, however, stayed in control.

Adam Pickett scored 19 points and Charles Falden added 15 for Winthrop (8-5), whose four-game winning streak ended.

at No. 10 Virginia Tech 81, Norte Dame 66: Ty Outlaw made three three-pointers during a 22-9 second-half run to help the Hokies pull away from the Irish. Outlaw’s first three-pointer gave Virginia Tech a 60-47 lead, and his third made it 71-53.

Kerry Blackshear Jr. led the way with 21 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Ahmed Hill scored 17 apiece and Outlaw finished with 14 for the Hokies (12-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia Tech led just 49-44 before Alexander-Walker sparked the run with a pair of driving baskets.

T.J. Gibbs scored 19 points, 13 in the second half, as Notre Dame (10-4, 0-1) had its four-game winning streak snapped. D.J. Harvey added 16 and Nate Laszewski had 14.

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at San Diego State 65, Cal State Northridge 60: Jeremy Hemsley made a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:57 left for the Aztecs (8-5), who staged a furious rally in the final 15 minutes after trailing by 19 points to beat the Matadors (6-9).

at Washington 84, Cal State Fullerton 76: Jaylen Nowell scored 20 points and had six assists, and Noah Dickerson added 16 points and hauled in 12 rebounds for the Huskies (9-4), who trailed 42-34 at halftime against the Titans (4-10).

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Wednesday’s Southland games scheduled:

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Bethesda at UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m.