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Gonzaga Suffers Upset

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The Associated Press

Published: December 24, 2008

SPOKANE, Wash. - Jeremiah Dominguez scored 25 points and Portland State upset No. 7 Gonzaga, 77-70, on Tuesday night for its first win against a ranked team since it reinstated its basketball program for the 1996-97 season.
Portland State (9-3), which relied on a short, quick lineup, managed to outrebound the Bulldogs 39-30. The Vikings kept the lead by hitting 12 3-pointers.

Gonzaga (8-3) was coming off an 88-83 overtime loss to No. 2 Connecticut on Saturday that resulted in the Bulldogs rising one spot in the Top 25.

BUTLER 74, XAVIER 65: Matt Howard and Gordon Hayward each scored 19 points, and Butler (10-1) turned back one late Xavier rally after another to beat the 14th-ranked Musketeers (9-2), the Bulldogs' first win against a ranked team in more than a year.

GEORGETOWN 76, FIU 38: Austin Freeman scored 17 points and Chris Wright added 14 to lead No. 12 Georgetown (9-1) past Florida International (4-9).

ARIZONA ST. 90, IDAHO ST. 55: Rihards Kuksiks made five of Arizona State's school-record 17 3-pointers and the 20th-ranked Sun Devils (10-1) routed Idaho State (2-9).

MINNESOTA 80, SE LOUISIANA 71: Reserves Blake Hoffarber and Lawrence Westbrook each scored 15 points to lift No. 23 Minnesota (11-0) past Southeastern Louisiana (6-5).

ILLINOIS 75, MISSOURI 59: Demetri McCamey scored all but two of his 20 points in an almost perfect first half, helping Illinois (11-1) manhandle No. 25 Missouri (9-2) for its ninth straight victory in the annual Braggin' Rights game.

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