DURHAM, N.C.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grayson Allen scored 24 points, Luke Kennard added 20 and fifth-ranked Duke beat Michigan State, 78-69, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Amile Jefferson had 17 points and 13 rebounds while freshman Frank Jackson finished with 11 points and keyed a timely 11-0 run for the Blue Devils (7-1).
They won their fourth straight despite shooting just 27 percent from 3-point range.
Eron Harris scored 14 points for Michigan State (4- 4). Playing their first game as an unranked team since March 2015, the Spartans had 18 turnovers and star freshman Miles Bridges was held to 11 points — six fewer than his team-leading average — on 4-of-13 shooting.
No. 2 Villanova 82, Penn 57
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kris Jenkins hit six 3s and scored 22 points and Josh Hart had 12 points and nine rebounds to lead Villanova past Penn.
The defending national champion Wildcats (7-0) dominated yet again, beating the Quakers for the 14th straight time. The Wildcats also settled in for another round-robin romp: Nova won its record 15th straight Big 5 game. Villanova, Penn, La Salle, Saint Joseph’s and Temple have long had its rivalry games intertwined in the fabric of Philadelphia sports. The Wildcats have spent most of the last decade stomping the other four teams.
No. 4 Kansas 91, Long Beach State 61
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lagerald Vick scored a career-high 23 points on near-perfect shooting, Svi Mykhailiuk had 14 and Kansas rolled to a victory over Long Beach State.
No. 7 Xavier 85, N. Dakota State 55
CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevon Bluiett scored 15 of his 23 points during Xavier’s dominant first half, and the Musketeers remained unbeaten with a victory over North Dakota State.
No. 10 Creighton 93, Buffalo 72
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marcus Foster scored 22 points, Justin Patton had season highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds and Creighton pulled away in the second half for a win over Buffalo.
No. 17 Wisconsin 77, No. 22 Syracuse 60
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ had 24 points and 13 rebounds, zone-busting guard Bronson Koenig scored 20 points and Wisconsin beat Syracuse.
Valparaiso 65, No. 21 Rhode Island 62
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Alec Peters scored 27 points to help Valparaiso knock off Rhode Island.
Fourth in the nation in scoring at just over 25 points per game, Peters scored six points down the stretch and got a piece of Jarvis Garrett’s potential game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
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