The Associated Press

Spokane, Wash. • Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary’s 73-59 on Thursday night to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader.

The win kept alive the hopes of Gonzaga (19-4, 9-2) to win its 12th consecutive regular season title, the second-longest streak in Division I history after UCLA’s 13 straight.

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Thursday’s scores

» Tennessee State 72, No. 9 Murray State 68

» Gonzaga 73, No. 16 Saint Mary’s 59

» No. 20 Mississippi St. 70, Mississippi 60

» No. 21 Wisconsin 68, Minnesota 61

» No. 23 Indiana 84, Illinois 71

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But the Zags will need somebody to beat Saint Mary’s (22-3, 11-1), which saw its 12-game winning streak snapped. Their last loss was Dec. 22 to No. 6 Baylor.

Rob Sacre and Gary Bell Jr. each added 12 points for Gonzaga. Matthew Dellavedova had 20 points for Saint Mary’s, which shot 38 percent from the field.

Tennessee State 72, No. 9 Murray State 68 • In Murray, Ky., Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State over Murray State, handing the Racers their first loss of the season.

Isaiah Canaan had 31 points and six rebounds for Murray State (23-1, 11-1 Ohio Valley Conference), which was the last unbeaten team in Division I. Murray State has won the last eight meetings against Tennessee State (16-10, 9-4) dating to 2008-09. Covington hit a 3-pointer with 4 minutes left that gave Tennessee State a 65-62 lead.

The Tigers led 69-68 when a turnover gave Murray State the ball with 11.2 seconds to play. Tennessee State stole the inbounds pass. Covington was fouled with 9.7 seconds left but he missed both free throws.

Canaan turned the ball over and committed a foul with 3.5 seconds to play. Kenny Moore made two free throws to make it a three-point lead.