Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half as No. 6 Gonzaga avoided an upset bid, outlasting Arizona State 88-80 on Sunday in a nonconference game in Spokane, Wash.

There's a couple worthy Big 12 games down the stretch with playoff and conference title significance including Iowa State-Kansas State, BYU-Arizona State and others, but many of them are moot if ...