Jerome scores 27 points as Grizzlies improve to 5-0 on road by routing short-handed Raptors 118-102

TORONTO (AP) — Ty Jerome scored 27 points, Cameron Boozer added 22 and the Memphis Grizzlies improved to 5-0 on the road this season by beating the short-handed Toronto Raptors 118-102 on Monday night.

Memphis is the only NBA team without a road loss this season. They’ve also won at Golden State, Sacramento, Utah and Portland.

Jerami Grant scored 17 points and Jaylen Wells had 14 as the Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak and won for the fifth time in six trips to Toronto.

Boozer had seven rebounds and eight assists. Zach Edey had eight points and nine rebounds in his lone regular-season visit to his hometown.

Memphis was without center Isaiah Stewart (right knee) for the second straight game. Grizzlies center Quinten Post left in the first quarter after being elbowed in the face while defending Jamison Battle’s drive to the basket.

Jamal Shead had 20 points and 11 assists for the Raptors, who played without three starters.

Kawhi Leonard (left knee) missed his sixth straight game, while Scottie Barnes (left groin) and Immanuel Quickley (right hamstring) each sat for the second straight.

The Raptors were also without reserve forward Collin Murray-Boyles, who sat out because of an illness.

RJ Barrett scored 19 points for Toronto. Battle and Jakob Poeltl each had 18 and Ja’Kobe Walter added 12.

The Raptors won their opening two games of the season but haven’t won back-to-back games since.

Grizzlies: Host Denver on Wednesday night.

Raptors: Host Boston on Wednesday night.

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Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) dunks on Memphis Grizzlies' Cedric Coward (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Memphis Grizzlies Jerami Grant (3) steals the ball from Toronto Raptors Jamal Shead (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) and Memphis Grizzlies GG Jackson (45) and Zach Edey (14) battle for position during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors Jamal Shead (1) drives past Memphis Grizzlies' Ty Jerome (2) and Cameron Boozer (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Jakob Poeltl (19) grabs the rebound away from Memphis Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis had 26 points and nine rebounds to help No. 7 Texas beat Grambling State 93-62 on Monday night.

Vokietaitis, a 7-foot junior, shot 8 for 12 from the field and made 10 of 12 free throws in 23 minutes. He leads the Longhorns (3-0) in scoring at 21.3 points per game.

Joe Sterling added 13 points and Marcus Spears Jr. had 12, both off the bench. Elyjah Freeman provided 11 points and six rebounds, and David Punch finished with 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Vokietaitis was the only Longhorns player with more than seven field-goal attempts.

Texas, driving and posting up inside, outscored Grambling State 46-18 in the paint. The Longhorns had a 14-0 edge in fast-break points.

Mekhi Fitts led Grambling State (1-1) with 13 points, and Antoine Shannon had 12.

Sterling picked up three fouls in six first-half minutes. But he was productive during that stretch, scoring all 13 of his points and adding three assists and two steals. He went 3 of 4 on 3-pointers.

Another freshman, Bo Ogden, was 2 of 3 from long distance as the Longhorns finished the half at 6 for 12 and with a 55-27 lead.

Grambling was much less efficient on 3s, missing 12 of 17 in the half. Isaiah Miranda, a 7-foot-2 senior, played primarily on the perimeter and missed all six of his 3-point attempts after going 4 of 5 while scoring 29 points in the Tigers' 89-87 win against Northern Illinois a week earlier.

Miranda also had difficulty on defense, picking up three fouls in the first three minutes — two while guarding Vokietaitis inside. The foul trouble restricted Miranda to nine minutes in the half. He finished with eight points in 23 minutes.

Grambling State visits No. 24 Kentucky next Monday.

Texas faces Baylor on Sunday in San Antonio.

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Texas center Matas Vokietaitis (8) scores between Grambling State guard Antonio Shannon (0) and forward Isaiah Miranda (14) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)