Alabama’s Noah Gurley knocks the ball away from Gonzaga’s Drew Timme during their game Saturday in Seattle. Elaine Thompson/Associated Press

SEATTLE — Jaden Shackelford scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half, Jahvon Quinerly and JD Davison both hit key 3-pointers, and No. 16 Alabama held off Gonzaga’s big second-half rally for a 91-82 win over the third-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday night.

The Crimson Tide (7-1) made 10 of their 13 3-pointers in the first half, led by Shackelford’s sharp shooting from deep. Alabama led by 16 at halftime and withstood every charge the Bulldogs made in the second half to hand Gonzaga its second loss in three games.

Gonzaga trailed by as many as 18 at the beginning of the second half, but pulled within 76-72. The Bulldogs missed several chance to cut the deficit, and Davison and Quinerly hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Crimson Tide a big cushion.

Shackelford made 10 of 16 shots, and all six of his 3-pointers came in the first half. Davison finished with 20 points off the bench and Quinerly added 17.

Drew Timme led Gonzaga (7-2) with 23 points, but it was another sputtering offensive performance for the Bulldogs, who lost to Duke last week in Las Vegas and looked lethargic in a win over Tarleton State earlier this week.

(4) BAYLOR 99, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 54: LJ Cryer led five players in double figures with his 20 points, and the Bears (8-0) beat the Golden Lions (1-9) in Waco, Texas.

VILLANOVA 81, SAINT JOSEPH’S 52: Collin Gillespie scored 23 points to lead the Wildcats (6-2) past the visiting Hawks (4-4).

(10) ARKANSAS 93, ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 78: Au’Diese Toney scored 18 points and JD Notae had 15 to lift the Razorbacks (8-0) past the Trojans (4-5) in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

All but two of Toney’s points came in the first half, when Arkansas built its lead to 15 points at the break. Notae took over for the Razorbacks in the second half, scoring all but two of his points to stave off an attempted rally by Little Rock, which went on an 18-8 run to start the second half.

(12) BYU 74, MISSOURI STATE 68: Alex Barcello scored 21 points, Te’Jon Lucas added 17 and the Cougars (7-1) pulled away in the final 90 seconds to defeat the Bears (4-4) in Springfield, Missouri.

Leading 35-27 at the half, the Cougars scored the first six points of the second half to lead 41-27, the largest lead of the game. The Bears clawed back and trailed 63-62 on a Gaige Prim layup with 1:38 to play.

(13) TENNESSEE 69, COLORADO 54: Freshman Kennedy Chandler scored 16 of his season-high 28 points in the first half and the Volunteers (6-1) pulled away from the Buffaloes (6-3) in Boulder, Colorado.

Tennessee overcame a slow start to win its third straight since an 18-point loss to No. 6 Villanova. Santiago Vescovi had 13 points for the Volunteers.

Evan Battey had 12 points and Tristan Da Silva scored 11 for the Buffaloes.

(17) UCONN 88, GRAMBLING STATE 59: .J. Cole scored 18 points to help the Huskies (8-1) who were playing without two injured starters, rout the Tigers (3-6) in Storr, Connecticut.

Freshman Jordan Hawkins added 15 points for the Huskies, who are off to the program’s best start since going 9-0 to open the 2013-14 season. Isaiah Whaley had 12 points and Akok Akok chipped in with 10.

MISSISSIPPI 67, (18) MEMPHIS 63: Jarkel Joyner scored 20 points and the Rebels (6-2) converted 10 of 11 free throws in the final four minutes to defeat the Tigers (5-3) in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Rebels built a 62-51 lead on a jumper by Luis Rodriguez with 2:10 remaining. They relied on the free throw shooting to send Memphis to its third straight loss.

Nysler Brooks made three free throws in the final 32 seconds to preserve the win.

(20) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 63, WASHINGTON STATE 61: Chevez Goodwin sank a layup and a free throw with 16 seconds left to lift the undefeated Trojans (8-0, 2-0 Pac-12) to a victory over the Cougars (6-2, 1-1) in Pullman, Washington.

Goodwin led USC with 14 points and added five rebounds. Drew Peterson scored 13 points for the Trojans and Max Agbonkpolo scored nine points for the Trojans and had a key block with 6 seconds left.

(21) AUBURN 86, YALE 64: .D. Johnson scored 19 points, Jabari Smith added 17 points and seven rebounds and the Tigers (7-1) blew past the Bulldogs (5-5) in Auburn, Alabama.

Johnson, who transferred from Georgia this offseason, overcame an injury scare in the first half to lead the Tigers in scoring. The win marked the fifth straight game of double-digit points for Smith, a 6-foot-10 freshman forward who is widely projected to be an early selection in the 2022 NBA draft.

(22) MICHIGAN STATE 81, TOLEDO 68: Max Christie had 14 points, Gabe Brown scored 12 and the Spartans (7-2) built a big lead early and defeated the Rockets (6-2) in East Lansing, Michigan.

Tyson Walker added 11 points and six assists and Marcus Bingham Jr. contributed 10 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (7-2). A.J. Hoggard had 10 points and four assists.

(23) WISCONSIN 89, MARQUETTE 76: Johnny Davis scored 25 points to lead four Wisconsin players in double figures as the Badgers (7-1) downed in-state the Golden Eagles (7-2) in Madison, Wisconsin.

Davis, who averaged seven points a game last season coming off the bench, kept up his torrid start to the season for Wisconsin. He’s now averaging more than 20 points.

(24) MICHIGAN 72, SAN DIEGO STATE 58: Hunter Dickinson had 23 points and 14 rebounds, freshman Caleb Houstan scored a season-high 17 points and the Wolverines (5-3) beat the Aztecs (5-3) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Wolverines led by just two points at halftime, coming off a 21-point loss at North Carolina. They bounced back and pulled away with a 17-2 run to take a 64-45 lead.

(25) SETON HALL 113, NYACK 67: The Pirates (7-1) had a trio come off the bench and combine for 66 points, in a win over the Division II Warriors (0-1) in South Orange, New Jersey.

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(5) BAYLOR 70, MISSOURI 68: NaLyssa Smith got her eighth consecutive double-double with 25 points and 17 rebounds, and the Bears (8-1) edged the Tigers (8-1) in the Big 12/SEC Challenge in Waco, Texas.

Missouri took its only lead of the game with 7:11 left – 60-57 on Haley Troup’s 3-pointer. The Tigers then didn’t score for nearly five minutes, while Baylor got 12 points in a row to go back ahead to stay, though Lauren Hansen’s 3-pointer pulled Mizzou within one with 34 seconds left.

The Bears (8-1) won their 65th consecutive nonconference home game since a 66-55 loss to UConn on Jan. 13, 2014.

(21) BYU 85, UTAH 80: Paisley Harding scored a career-high 33 points on 14-of-20 shooting, Shaylee Gonzalez added 22 points and seven assists and the Cougars (8-0) beat the Utes (6-2) in Salt Lake City.

Tegan Graham hit three 3-pointers and finished with nine points, eight assists and six rebounds for BYU. Sara Hamson added eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and four blocks.