Adam Morrison impressed the fourth-ranked Memphis Tigers with his ability to score.
That didn't stop them from shutting him down when it mattered most.
Darius Washington scored 22 points and had 10 assists, and the Tigers held the nation's leading scorer without a point in the final 9:31 in holding off No. 8 Gonzaga 83-72 on Tuesday night in Memphis.
Memphis coach John Calipari said Morrison knew he could score with Tigers senior forward Rodney Carney guarding him in the post. So he asked freshman Shawne Williams to guard Morrison despite having three fouls.
"I said, 'Look man, if we don't stop him right now, we are not winning this game because he will go nuts,' and Shawne Williams went in and stopped him," Calipari said.
Williams also had help from Chris Douglas-Roberts, Robert Dozier and Antonio Anderson in slowing down Morrison. It worked because the preseason All-American didn't score again after his basket put Gonzaga up 62-59 with 9:31 left.
With the victory, Memphis (10-1) continued its best start since 1985-86, winning its seventh straight in the first game between a pair of Top 10 teams involving the Tigers in Memphis since 1985-86.
NO. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE 81, DUQUESNE 69: At Pittsburgh, Craig Smith scored 21 points and held off a late Duquesne comeback bid by scoring on three consecutive Boston College possessions, leading the No. 13 Eagles to victory. Sean Marshall added 13 points and Jared Dudley and reserve Tyrese Rice had 10 each to help the Eagles (9-2) win their third in a row, but it was McLain who got them going during a 16-4 run midway through the second half that built their lead to 15 points at 64-49 McLain played high school basketball in suburban Pittsburgh and, until the Eagles began working the ball inside to Smith late in the game, often looked like the only Boston College player who was very interested in the game. The Eagles' poor free throw shooting — 11 of 25 — also prevented them from pulling away until late despite their obvious advantage in size and talent.
NO. 20 NEVADA 56, NORFOLK STATE 46: At Reno, Marcelus Kemp scored eight of his game-high 15 points during a key stretch in the second half and Nick Fazekas added 14 to help No. 20 Nevada overcome a cold shooting night and beat Norfolk State. Mo Charlo and Kyle Shiloh each had seven rebounds and Ramon Sessions seven assists for the Wolf Pack (9-1), who shot 37.5 percent from the field.