Lamar Odom scored 22 points and Brian Cook hit four of the Lakers' 12 3-pointers in perhaps their best game of the season.
Chris Webber and Bobby Jackson scored 20 points apiece for the Kings, whose starters spent the final five minutes sitting on the bench in humiliated indignation.
Isma'il Muhammad scored a team-high 14 points, Jarrett Jack added 13 and third-ranked Georgia Tech rolled over James Madison 72-47 in a non-league tilt at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday.
Anthony McHenry and Will Bynum each netted 10 points for Georgia Tech (7-0), which has won seven straight to start the season. Luke Schenscher added nine points with 10 boards in the rout.
Ray Barbosa paced James Madison with 15 points. Cavell Johnson chipped in 11 for the Dukes (2-4), who have dropped four in a row after starting the season with back-to-back victories.
Wake Forest 85, Elon 67
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Chris Paul scored 14 points and handed out 11 assists to lead sixth-ranked Wake Forest to an 85-67 win over Elon at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
Kyle Visser netted 13 points for the Demon Deacons (8-1), who have won three straight since dropping an 18-point decision at Illinois. Chris Ellis and Eric Williams each chipped in 10 points in the win. Chris Chalko scored a game-high 16 points and Scottie Rice added 15 for the Phoenix (2-7), who have lost seven of their last eight contests.
Wake Forest snapped a tie with a 5-0 run midway through the first half. Williams' three-point play with 8:23 left in the stanza capped the quick surge and made it 22-17.
No. 12 NC State 78,
Louisiana-Lafayette 72
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew Brackman scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half to lead 12th-ranked North Carolina State to a hard-fought 78-72 win over Louisiana-Lafayette at the RBC Center.
Julius Hodge added 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Wolfpack (8-0).
Tiras Wade got 37 points for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-5).
No. 14 Texas 85,
Texas-Arlington 70
In Austin, Texas, P.J. Tucker scored 17 points and grabbed 10 boards to lead 14th-ranked Texas to an 85-70 win over Texas-Arlington at the Frank Erwin Center.
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