CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Foster scored 18 points, Kyle Filipowski added 15 and No. 9 Duke beat No. 18 Michigan State 74-65 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night.
The Blue Devils (2-1) withstood several pushes by the Spartans (1-2) after grabbing an 11-point halftime lead in the first game of a powerhouse doubleheader at the United Center.
Foster scored all but two of his points in the second half. He was 7 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from beyond the arc.
Mark Mitchell and Tyrese Proctor each scored 13 points as the Blue Devils bounced back from a home loss to then-No. 12 Arizona last week.
Tyson Walker led Michigan State with 22 points and Malik Hall scored 18. The Spartans shot 6 of 19 on 3-pointers after going 2 for 31 during their first two games, including a season-opening loss to James Madison.
NO. 4 MARQUETTE 71, NO. 23 ILLINOIS 64
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Kolek shook off an ankle injury to score 24 points and Marquette beat Illinois.
The reigning Big East player of the year, Kolek added six rebounds and four assists. Kam Jones scored 15 for the Golden Eagles (3-0), and Oso Ighodaro had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Kolek turned his ankle in Friday night’s 95-65 win over Rider.
Terrence Shannon Jr. had 21 points for Illinois (2-1). It was his 13th consecutive game in double figures, a streak that dates to Jan. 31. Marcus Domask added 18 points and Luke Goode had 13.
NO. 5 UCONN 87, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 53
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Cam Spencer scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half and UConn beat Mississippi Valley State.
Donovan Clingan added 17 points for the Huskies (3-0), who have won 20 straight nonconference games, all by double digits. Alex Karaban scored 14 points while spending most of the game in foul trouble.
Rayquan Brown had 18 points to lead MVSU (0-3).
NO. 7 TENNESSEE 82, WOFFORD 61
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dalton Knecht scored 18 points to lead Tennessee past Wofford.
The Northern Colorado transfer scored all but four of his points in the second half, helping the Volunteers (3-0) pull away after leading by just five at halftime. Jordan Gainey scored 16 points and Santiago Vescovi added 11 for Tennessee.
Corey Tripp scored 19 points for Wofford (2-1). Chase Cormier added 15 and Jackson Sivills had 10.
NO. 10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 100, EASTERN MICHIGAN 57
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points, Brandon Weatherspoon added 16 while not missing a shot, and Florida Atlantic eased past Eastern Michigan.
Giancarlo Rosado and Brenen Lorient each scored 13 points for the Owls (2-0), who were playing for the first time with last season’s Final Four banner swaying over the court. FAU extended the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 19 games, and shot 63% on the way to finishing with six players in double figures.
Tyson Acuff scored 20 points and Legend Geeter added 13 for Eastern Michigan (1-2), which gave up a 12-0 run in each half. The Eagles fell to 0-26 against Top 10 teams.
NO. 11 GONZAGA 123, EASTERN OREGON 57
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike had 25 points and 11 rebounds in just 18 minutes, and Gonzaga beat Eastern Oregon in a tune-up for the Maui Invitational.
Braden Huff scored 23 points and Anton Watson added 20 as five Gonzaga players finished in double figures. Both of them joined Ike in playing less than 20 minutes.
Nolan Hickman added 12 points and Ben Gregg scored 10 for the Bulldogs (2-0). All 12 Gonzaga players scored and played at least eight minutes.
AJ Huddleston scored 12 points to lead Eastern Oregon (0-4).
NO. 13 TEXAS A&M 79, SMU 66
DALLAS (AP) — Tyrece Radford scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half, Henry Coleman III had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Texas A&M beat SMU in a meeting of old Southwest Conference foes.
Wade Taylor IV, the Aggies’ leading scorer, had 15 points on a rough shooting night in his hometown as the Aggies (3-0) won twice in their first back-to-back true road games outside their conference in 20 years. Texas A&M was coming off a 73-66 victory at Ohio State.
Chuck Harris scored 21 points and Zhuric Phelps had 13 on 3-of-14 shooting for the Mustangs (3-1), who were hosting the Aggies at Moody Coliseum for the first time since 2009.
NO. 22 ALABAMA 102, SOUTH ALABAMA 46
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 17 points and Sam Walters added 16 to help Alabama beat South Alabama.
Nick Pringle added 12 points while Mohamed Wague added 10 for the Crimson Tide (3-0), who have scored 100 or more points in all three games.
Maxwell Land scored 15 points for South Alabama (1-2) and made four of its 14 field goals.
NO. 25 COLORADO 106, MILWAUKEE 79
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 23 points, Eddie Lampkin Jr. had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Colorado rode a torrid long-range shooting performance to a rout of Milwaukee in the opening-round campus game of the Sunshine Slam Tournament.
The Buffaloes (3-0) were 13 of 20 from behind the 3-point line and led by as many as 38 points.
Tristan da Silva and freshman Cody Williams each added 17 points for a Colorado team that returned to the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since 2021.
Zach Howell led the Panthers (1-2) with 15 points. BJ Freeman, who had 33 points in a loss at Providence last weekend, was held to nine.
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