NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Imhoff's 16 points and career-best 11 assists Monday led NAIA No. 6 Carroll (Mont.) to a 76-60 men's basketball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.
     The Saints (10-1), the NAIA leader in field-goal and free-throw accuracy, shot 56.8 percent from the floor and 82.1 percent from the line to snap the two-game home winning streak of the Gold Rush (3-7). Carroll made 18-of-19 second-half free throws.
     Imhoff had eight first-half assists, then scored 12 points in the second half without missing a shot. The junior guard finished with three blocks and three steals.
     Zach Taylor scored 14 points, Lorel Johnson 13 and Steven Helm 12 for Carroll.
     Jalen David had 16 points and a career-high four steals for XULA. Mike Williams scored nine points, and Donovan Armstrong had eight assists. Eleven scored for the Gold Rush.
     Carroll led 13-3 in the seventh minute before the Gold Rush rallied to take a one-point lead three times. But the Saints closed with seven consecutive points to take a 32-26 halftime lead, then opened the second period with a decisive 18-4 run. Carroll led by 22 points three times in the final four minutes.
     XULA shot 42.6 percent from the floor and committed 20 turnovers.
     It was XULA's fifth loss of the season against a ranked NAIA opponent and fourth against a top-10 team. The next Gold Rush game will start at 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at Paul Quinn. XULA's next home game will be its Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener at 5 p.m. Jan. 7 against Tougaloo.