Williamson leads No. 1 Duke in rout
Freshman star sets career high with 30 points for Blue Devils
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Freshman sensation Zion Williamson scored a season-high 30 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke won its first road game of the season by beating Wake Forest 87-65 on Tuesday night.
RJ Barrett finished with 21 points and matched a season high with seven assists, and Cameron Reddish added 10 points during his best game in a month, helping the Blue Devils (13-0, 2-0 ACC) win their eighth in a row.
Freshman forward Jaylen Hoard scored 13 points for the Demon Deacons (7-7, 0-2). No. 3 TENNESSEE 87, MISSOURI 63: In Columbia, Mo., Kyle Alexander had 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Tennessee beat Missouri.
Jordan Bowden came off the bench to score 20 points for the Volunteers (13-1, 2-0 SEC).
Freshman Xavier Pinson scored 13 points for Missouri (9-4, 0-1). No. 6 MICHIGAN STATE 77,
PURDUE 59: In East Lansing, Mich., Cassius Winston shook off a slow start and finished with 23 points to help Michigan State beat Purdue.
The Spartans (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight.
The Boilermakers (9-6, 2-2) won their previous three games by a combined total of 55 points. No. 7 TEXAS TECH 66, No. 23
OKLAHOMA 59: In Lubbock, Texas, Jarrett Culver had his first double-double of the season, leading the Red Raiders to a win over Oklahoma.
The sophomore finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds for his hometown Red Raiders (141, 3-0 Big 12).
Christian James scored 14 points for the Sooners (12-3, 1-2).
No. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 90, No. 15 NORTH CAROLINA
STATE 82: In Raleigh, N.C., Luke Maye scored 21 points to help North Carolina hold off North Carolina State (13-2, 1-1
ACC). Freshman Coby White added 19 2-0). points for the Tar Heels (123, SOUTH STATE CAROLINA 82: In 87, Columbia, MISSISSIPPI stole S.C., the freshman ball and A.J. finished Lawson with seconds an emphatic left in overtime dunk with to seal 13 South upset of Carolina’s No. 14 Mississippi (7-7, 2-0 SEC) State (12-2, No. 0-1). 18 KENTUCKY 85, TEXAS A&M 74: In Lexington, Ky., Tyler Herro had 21 points, Ashton Hagans scored a careerhigh 18 and Kentucky (11-3, 1-1 SEC) overcame a 10-0 deficit before holding off Texas A&M (6-7, 0-2). No. 19 BUFFALO 110, TOLDEO 80: In Amherst, N.Y., Jeremy Harris scored a career-best 34 points in leading Buffalo (14-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) to a rout of Toledo (12-3, 0-2). BAYLOR 73, No. 20 IOWA STATE 70: In Waco, Texas, Makai Mason scored 25 points, including five free throws in the final 38 seconds as Baylor (9-5, 1-1 Big 12) held on to beat Iowa State (12-3, 2-1). VILLANOVA 76, No. 24 ST. JOHN’S 71: In Villanova, Pa., Phil Booth hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the game and scored 23 points to help Villanova (12-4, 3-0 Big East) rally to beat St. John’s (14-2, 2-2). COLORADO STATE 87, AIR FORCE 64: In Fort Collins, Colo., Nico Carvacho scored 27 points, Kendle Moore added 23 and Colorado State (6-10, 1-2 MWC) cruised to a victory over Air Force (5-10, 0-3). SAN DIEGO STATE 84, WYOMING 54: In San Diego, Jalen McDaniels scored 22 points to lead the Aztecs (9-6, 1-1 MWC) to a win over the Cowboys (4-12, 0-3). Women No. 9 MARYLAND 81,
NEBRASKA 63: In Lincoln, Neb., Kaila Charles scored 19 points, eight of them coming when Maryland (14-1, 3-1 Big Ten) broke open the game in the third quarter, and the Terrapins beat Nebraska (7-8, 2-2) for Brenda Frese’s 500th win as a head coach.